The Antioch Podcast

We are stepping away from our regular series on the book of Acts to bring you the audio from our latest live event, White Work: A Conversation About the Antiracism Journeys of White People. This 90-minute live webinar was recorded on Friday, April 23rd in partnership between the Antioch Podcast and Calvin University, the Christian … Continue reading Episode 240: An Antioch Encore “WHITEWORK: Antiracism Journeys of White People.”

We are in the middle of a series where we talk about the values that we have as a podcast team – values which then make it possible for us to have the kinds of conversations we have here every week. This week, we talk about how our team builds community that values diversity – … Continue reading Episode 239: Antioch Podcast Values – “Community and Diversity.”

We are starting a new series on the Antioch Podcast where we talk about the values that we have as a podcast team which make it possible for us to have the kinds of conversations we have here every week. This week, we are kicking off the series with a discussion of how the values … Continue reading Episode 138: Antioch Podcast Values – “Authenticity and Vulnerability.”

Listeners to the podcast know that we are a group of Christian antiracism educators and friends who gather around the mics every week to have a conversation about Biblical antiracism.  Usually when we get together, we block off two hours so that we have an hour to talk together – and sometime during that period … Continue reading Episode 237: The Antioch Podcast Team – “The Pineapple Pizza Episode.”

April is National Stress Awareness month and because of this, I invited two of my therapist colleagues, Araceli Warners and Jennifer Coria in today to talk about managing stress, as well as how to heal from the specific stresses caused by racial trauma. This is a great conversation full of thoughtful points and stories, so … Continue reading Episode 236: Araceli Warners & Jennifer Coria – “Stress and Racial Trauma.”

We are wrapping up our series “Why I Am Still a Christian” today with this final episode. We’ve had a journey as a team asking ourselves, and then a wonderful collection of guests, about why they are still Christians – especially given the climate of today’s churches. We wanted to gather as a team to … Continue reading Episode 235: Reflections on the Series – “Why I Am Still a Christian.”

Rhonda Roorda is an award-winning author, consultant, and thought leader on transracial adoption. Rhonda was adopted out of the New York foster care system at the age of two and into a white American family with Dutch heritage. She was raised with her two non-adopted siblings in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Rhonda has dedicated … Continue reading Episode 234: Rhonda Roorda – “Why I Am Still a Christian.”

Victoria Gibbs is one of the co-founders, trainers, and lead coaches of CORE: Communities Organizing for Racial Equity in Grand Rapids, Michigan where, among her other duties, she participates in facilitating 2 ½ day Understanding Racism Workshops.  Victoria’s area of specialty is helping individuals, groups and organizations understand the impact racism has had on them … Continue reading Episode 233: Victoria Proctor Gibbs – “Why I Am Still a Christian.”

Cindy Lee, author of Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation is a spiritual director, professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and urban explorer. Cindy lived in Beijing and Taipei for six years and currently resides in Los Angeles. She writes about spirituality and spiritual formation, asking important questions about Christianity. In Our Unforming, she asks about what … Continue reading Episode 232: Cindy S. Lee – “Why I Am Still a Christian.”

Rev. Kealani Nunes Willbanks is a third-generation pastor serving a Methodist church in Washington DC. She is a Philopena-American Woman – a self-described “brown clergy woman” – with a story about why she is still a Christian. Her story orbits this theme covering topics of justice, church leadership, and parenting told with humility, bravery and … Continue reading Episode 231: Rev. Kealani Nunes Willbanks – “Why I Am Still a Christian.”