With this episode we are returning to the City Within A City series which chronicles the black freedom struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This episode, entitled “A Black Child’s Burden”, tells the story of how busing was implemented and resisted, in the attempt to achieve a racial balance in Grand Rapids Public Schools. Pastor Reggie … Continue reading Episode 53: “A City Within A City” – A Black Child’s Burden

Today’s episode of the Antioch Podcast is titled EMPIRE AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD: A Power Analysis of the Temple and the Contemporary Church, comparing the center and margins of power from the past to the present. Using a power analysis is a useful way to learn who serves and is served by systems and … Continue reading Episode 52: Empire and the Kingdom of God – “A Power Analysis of the Temple and the Contemporary Church.”

Today’s episode of the Antioch Podcast is titled EMPIRE AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD: A Power Analysis of the Temple and the Contemporary Church, comparing the center and margins of power from the past to the present. Using a power analysis is a useful way to learn who serves and is served by systems and … Continue reading Episode 52: Empire and the Kingdom of God – “A Power Analysis of the Temple and the Contemporary Church.”

This episode of the Antioch Podcast features Pastor Adam Edgerly, and his message “Third Culture Calling” which he gave at Madison Church’s North Campus earlier this month. Adam Edgerly is an interculturalist and the CEO of Culture Consultants, working to help senior executives achieve peak performance through executive coaching and leadership training. He also has … Continue reading Episode 51: Pastor Adam Edgerly – “Third Culture Calling.”

This episode of the Antioch Podcast features Pastor Adam Edgerly, and his message “Third Culture Calling” which he gave at Madison Church’s North Campus earlier this month. Adam Edgerly is an interculturalist and the CEO of Culture Consultants, working to help senior executives achieve peak performance through executive coaching and leadership training. He also has … Continue reading Episode 51: Pastor Adam Edgerly – “Third Culture Calling.”

On this episode of the Antioch Podcast, we will be exploring the rise of black youth protest in Chapter 4 of A City Within A City. For those of you just joining us, we have been looking at the black freedom struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan from the first Great Migration to the present. Grand … Continue reading Episode 50: “A City Within A City” – The Mustache Saga

On this episode of the Antioch Podcast, we will be exploring the rise of black youth protest in Chapter 4 of A City Within A City. For those of you just joining us, we have been looking at the black freedom struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan from the first Great Migration to the present. Grand … Continue reading Episode 50: “A City Within A City” – The Mustache Saga

This episode of the Antioch Podcast is a deep dive into how the process of redlining affected people living in Grand Rapids. Redlining, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, refers to the “red lines” drawn by the Home Owner’s Loan Corporation on Residential Security Maps indicating the desirability of neighborhoods. These … Continue reading Episode 49: “A City Within A City” – The Origins of Segregated Space

This episode of the Antioch Podcast is a deep dive into how the process of redlining affected people living in Grand Rapids. Redlining, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, refers to the “red lines” drawn by the Home Owner’s Loan Corporation on Residential Security Maps indicating the desirability of neighborhoods. These … Continue reading Episode 49: “A City Within A City” – The Origins of Segregated Space

This episode is an interlude between the chapters of the City Within a City series. We will return to Chapter 3 in the next episode of the Antioch Podcast. Chapter 3 tells the story of how redlining affected people in Grand Rapids, Michigan. So before we tell this story, we will hear the stories of … Continue reading Episode 48: Jackson Beelen & Natalie Wierenga – “The City Within a City Interlude.”