I’ve been producing the Antioch Podcast since 2016, and a lot has changed since those early years. Today, I wanted to take a moment to share a few thoughts from a talk I gave about six months ago. This talk, called “12 Lessons I’ve Learned from Producing the Antioch Podcast” has a little to do … Continue reading Episode 204: Eric Nykamp – “Lessons from Producing the Antioch Podcast.”

It is impossible to work towards systemic change without working within an institution. Staffing, decision-making, writing and passing policies are these slow, incremental processes that seem like they take forever, and yet when they happen they can make life so much better for so many people. Policy change is where justice happens, and so when … Continue reading Episode 203: Disappointment – “When Institutions Disappoint Us.”

Last episode we talked about discernment – looking at telling the difference between what we can’t do, don’t want to do, and shouldn’t do. It was a great conversation, so if you didn’t get to listen to that, go back one episode and listen to our conversation. You might remember at the end of the … Continue reading Episode 202: Recovering – “What We Can’t Do, Don’t Want to Do, and Shouldn’t Do (part 2).”

Ever have one of those moments when you are trying to decide if you should say something or not, say yes to something – or not, or maybe get involved with something … or not. Sometimes these decisions can be hard, maybe even tug at our heart-strings or run circles in our minds, wearing down … Continue reading Episode 201: Discernment – “What I Can’t Do, Don’t Want to Do, or Shouldn’t Do.”

This is our 200th episode of the Antioch Podcast, and our team gathered around the mics today to look back at what we’ve learned over the years leading up to now. We started as a podcast way back in the last few months of the Obama presidency in 2016, and so much has changed in … Continue reading Episode 200: Our 200th Episode! – “What We Have Learned So Far.”

This is part 2 of our two-episode conversation called Antiracism vs. Compositional Diversity: Why seeking justice matters to have true unity in Christian spaces. This live conversation was part of the Unlearn program offered at Calvin University through the Center for Intercultural Student Development. During this week, students, faculty, and the community are invited to … Continue reading Episode 199: Antiracism vs. Compositional Diversity Part 2 of 2

Unlearn week is a yearly program offered at Calvin University through the Center for Intercultural Student Development. During this week, students, faculty, and the community are invited to educational events and forums to learn and have conversations designed to unlearn biases and promote Biblical antiracism. The Antioch Podcast team was invited to participate in this … Continue reading Episode 198: Antiracism vs. Compositional Diversity part 1 of 2

For the past few years, the Antioch Podcast has partnered with the Christian Reformed Church of North America’s Office of Race Relations, Calvin University, and the YWCA in their annual Stand Against Racism events, as well as some other antiracism education livestream events. For the next several weeks, we will bring you encore episodes of … Continue reading Episode 197: White Work II – “Understanding Whiteness and Rightness.”

For the past few years, the Antioch Podcast has partnered with the Christian Reformed Church of North America’s Office of Race Relations, Calvin University, and the YWCA in their annual Stand Against Racism events, as well as some other antiracism education livestream events. For the next several weeks, we will bring you encore episodes of … Continue reading Episode 196: White Work – “Antiracism Journeys of White People.”

There have been hearings in recent weeks about the insurrection that took place on January 6th, 2022 when self-described white nationalists and others – some waving Christian flags – broke in to the capitol building. It was a time when for a while we had bipartisan condemnation of this attack on the nation’s capitol… a … Continue reading Episode 195: An Antioch Encore – “Before Unity – January 6, 2020”