Shifting Culture

In this episode Kat Armas shares her story and how that informs her faith, and we talk about centering the marginalized, how to embody faith, healing the trauma of our past, and more.

Kat Armas is a Cuban American writer and podcaster from Miami, FL. She holds a dual MDiv and MAT from Fuller Theological Seminary where she was awarded the Frederick Buechner Award for Excellence in Writing, and is currently pursuing a ThM at Vanderbilt Divinity School.

Her first book, Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us About Wisdom, Persistence and Strength, sits at the intersection of women, decolonialism, the Bible, and Cuban identity. She also explores these topics and more on her podcast, The Protagonistas, which centers the voices of Black, Indigenous, and other women of color in theological spaces.

Kat is currently living in Nashville with her spouse and new baby while working on her second book, Sacred Belonging: A 40-day Devotional on the Liberating Heart of Scripture.

Kat's Website:
www.katarmas.com

Kat's Recommendation:
The Last of Us

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In this episode Brandon Wrencher talks about the black prophetic tradition, the importance of embodying the truth, practicals around community organizing for the common good, people receiving the power they have that is given to them by God, transformation to hope, peace, and joy, and more.

Brandon is a minister, community organizer, teacher and facilitator. He works across faith, higher education, and nonprofit sectors at the intersections of decolonizing church, contemplative activism and local presence to build beloved communities.

Brandon's Books:
Liberating Church
Buried Seeds

Brandon's Recommendation:
Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò

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In this episode Jesse Roberts talks about Poor Bishop Hooper, the EveryPsalm project, getting the word of God in the heart of people through music and song, the importance and power of beauty, small expressions of church, living with others, and being formed by Jesus.

Jesse Roberts is one half of the duo Poor Bishop Hooper. Jesse writes, records, and performs with his wife Leah. Their latest project is EveryPsalm, which they began January 1, 2020, in which they wrote, recorded, and released a new song based on a Psalm each week. You can go, search for Poor Bishop Hooper and listen now.

Jesse's website:
www.poorbishophooper.com

Jesse's Recommendations:
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Poet Priest by Andy Squyres

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It's episode 100! Thank you for going on this journey with me. It's been an amazing ride.

In this episode, Sara Billups talks about her new book Orphaned Believers, the cultural components of white evangelical culture of the 80s and 90s, how we are formed - whether it be by the culture around us or into the image and likeness of Jesus, and the importance of love as the antidote to fear.

Sara Billups is a Seattle-based writer and cultural commentator whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Christianity Today, Ekstasis, and others. Sara writes Bitter Scroll, a monthly Substack letter. She is completing her Doctor of Ministry in the Sacred Art of Writing at the Peterson Center for the Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary.

Sara's Book:
Orphaned Believers

Sara's Recommendations:
Doing Nothing Is No Longer an Option by Jenny Booth Potter
All Creatures Great and Small
The Chosen Season 3

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In this episode Ed Khouri talks about being God's favorite, receiving grace and joy in recovery from addictive behavior, becoming a face of grace for others, lectio and scripture reflection as a group, the repair of broken things, and more. 

For more than 40 years, Ed Khouri has served churches, communities, and hurting people worldwide. 

He worked with substance abusers and their families in diverse settings. As a pastoral counselor, trainer, and writer, Ed’s work has encompassed outpatient counseling, jails, transitional housing for homeless addicts, and all residential treatment phases. He supervised all therapeutic services and staff daily in a 96-bed state-licensed substance abuse treatment program. Ed has been sober since 1978.

Ed is passionate about helping churches, leaders, and small groups develop thriving, healthy communities rooted in grace, joy, and peace. He is the small group coordinator at his church, serving as an Elder. 

As an experienced trainer, Ed leads workshops in churches and ministries worldwide, equipping workers to serve hurting men and women in their communities. He regularly trains and collaborates with ministries, including Thrive Today, The International Substance Abuse and Addiction Coalition (ISAAC), and Youth With A Mission’s Addictive Behavior Counseling School. 

Ed is also an author. 
• Working with Dr. Jim Wilder, he co-authored the Restarting and Belonging Modules of the Connexus Program. 
• He is also the co-author of Joy Starts Here: The Transformation Zone. 

Ed is the author of: 
• Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationships with God and Others 
• Beyond Becoming: A Field Guide to Sustainable, Transformational Communities 
• The Weight of Leadership: How Codependency and Misplaced Mercy Undermine Life and Ministry.

Ed has a B.A. in Behavioral and Social Sciences. He completed his Ministry Training Program in 1987, focusing on addictions and trauma recovery. He was ordained in 1988 and is the president of Equipping Hearts for the Harvest. 

He lives with the love of his life, Maritza, in Conover, North Carolina.

Ed's Recommendation:
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

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In this episode Daniel Grothe talks about the power of place, stability, and rootedness. And how the family of God can help re-family the world. Along with ways in which we can help bring Kingdom flourishing to a place and community.

Daniel Grothe is the associate senior pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he’s been for eighteen years. He’s the author of Chasing Wisdom and The Power of Place. Daniel and his wife, Lisa, live on a hobby farm outside of Colorado Springs with their three children—Lillian, Wilson, and Wakley.

Daniel's Books:
Chasing Wisdom
The Power of Place

Daniel's Recommendations:
Madam Secretary
Streams in the Wasteland by Andrew Arndt

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In this episode Pete Greig talks about the paradox of the Kingdom, serving the Good Shepherd and the bleeding Lamb, finding diverse perspectives in the church, the importance of prayer, and hope for what can come out of Waverley Abbey.

Pete Greig is the increasingly bewildered founder of 24-7 Prayer an international, interdenominational movement of prayer, mission and justice which has been praying night-and-day for more than twenty years, and has reached more than half the nations on earth. He and his wife Sammy, a professional counsellor, serve as Senior Pastors of Emmaus Rd, a church with congregations in Guildford, Woking and Aldershot, England. Pete co-hosts the Lectio 365 daily devotional, is a Director of Waverley Abbey Trust, is an Ambassador for the NGO Tearfund, and a member of The Order of the Mustard Seed. His award-winning books include Red Moon Rising, God on Mute and How To Pray. Pete and Sammy split their time between a barge on the River Wey, south of London, and an island retreat off the south coast of England where they host and mentor leaders.

Pete's Books:
How to Hear God
How to Pray
God on Mute
Dirty Glory
Red Moon Rising

24-7 Prayer
Lectio 365
The Lectio Course

Pete's Recommendations:
The Dropout
Ronald Rolheiser
Surrender by Bono

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In this episode Lucy Peppiatt talks about how theology has shaped her life and leadership, and how it affects the practical mission of the church. We also talk through the authority of Jesus and the given authority we have as Christ-followers and the implications of that practically through healing, deliverance, women in leadership, and more.

Lucy Peppiatt is the Principal of Westminster Theological Centre (WTC) in the UK. She lectures in Christian doctrine and in spiritual formation and has written on discipleship, Christ and the Spirit, Paul and Women, 1 Corinthians, and charismatic theology and practice among other topics. Lucy also oversees a small network of community churches in Bristol and London. She is married to Nick Crawley and they have four married sons.

Westminster Theological Centre

Lucy's Recommendation:
Jesus and the God of Classical Theism by Steven J. Duby

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In this episode Beth Paz talks about incarnational work, her journey with Jesus and moments of changing her mind. She shares her journey through the valley of grief and desolation during her divorce and finding that Jesus - the one who suffered - was with her through it all.

Beth has dedicated her life to mobilizing young people to be the next generation of leaders to live out the Gospel and join God’s mission of justice and righteousness.

Growing up in the state of Washington, Beth wanted to be an international missionary, but God redirected her to pursue inner-city neighborhood transformation in Fresno, California. She invested 11 years in leadership development and incarnational ministry with InterVarsity’s Fresno Institute for Urban Leadership, and served 3 years as the Director of High School Ministry at First Presbyterian Church in Fresno, CA.

Beth has traveled to over 35 countries and served as a North American delegate for the Lausanne Movement’s 2016 Younger Leaders Gathering in Jakarta, Indonesia. She is a passionate communicator of the Gospel and preaches at conferences and churches across the United States and internationally. During her time at Fuller Theological Seminary (MDIV 2019) she was the 2018 recipient of the Hooper – Keefe Preaching Award and the prestigious Parish Pulpit Fellowship (2019-2020) where she lived internationally in Guatemala and Albania.

Beth co-founded The PreacHER Academy in 2021, an online synchronous Seminary-level learning community for developing female preachers. Its international participants are empowered for the pulpit in communication of the Gospel.
Beth is thriving in singleness post-divorce, she loves CrossFit, reading and cross-cultural community. She pastors at Lake Avenue Church and lives in Pasadena, where she continues to cultivate and build the Kingdom of God.

preacHER academy

Find Beth on Instagram: @sojournerpaz

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In this episode Josh Buck talks about his latest book Everyday Activism, Kingdom flourishing, and engaging in social change and the good of others in a way that is practical and sustainable.

J.W. Buck is a church planter, filmmaker, teacher, and faith-based entrepreneur. With undergraduate degrees in biblical studies and ministry, J.W. has his PhD in intercultural studies, with a focus on the problem of racial violence. He is a cofounder of Pax, a Christian organization designed to inspire and equip the next generation through slow, beautiful, Jesus-centered content created by people of color. He and his wife, Sarswatie, live in Tucson, Arizona, with their three children.

Josh's Book:
Everyday Activism

Josh's Recommendation:
The Violence of Love by Oscar Romero

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