Executive Director Mark Ramsey speaks with Heather Brown and the Rev. Barrett Payne (James Island Presbyterian Church, South Carolina) about the centrality of forgiveness to Christian identity, the problem with a "checkbox" approach to faith, and what personal and communal crises reveal about the witness of the church.

Pilgrimage Formation Curator Ryan Bonfiglio speaks with the Rev. Dr. Albert Russell (Grace Community Church, Millbrook, AL; Tuskegee University)  and the Rev. Leon Bell, Jr. (St. Joseph Baptist, Mobile, AL; Hope for All Gulf Coast) about the tension between forced dislocation and the practice of spiritual dislocation, the challenge of rest for multi-vocational pastors, and their reflections on our South Africa immersion experience.

Program Director Adam Borneman continues his conversation with Marthame Sanders (Mudeif Productions) and Terrence Smith (Kill Pride Club) about their current perspective as "lay people", the need to move away from seeing ministry through the lens of "return on investment", and why traditional and non-traditional ministries need each other.

Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Terrence Smith (Kill Pride Club) and Marthame Sanders (Mudeif Productions) about their transition from congregational pastors to alternative forms of ministry, the connection between intuition and disruption, and how the institutional church cannot contain the fullness of the gospel.

Pilgrimage Formation Curator Ryan Bonfiglio speaks with the Rev. Jamie Butcher (Covenant Presbyterian, Atlanta) and the Rev. Kelly Chatman about the push and pull of dislocation, the connection between belonging and accountability, and their reflections on our Northern Ireland immersion experience.

Program Director Adam Borneman continues his conversation with Elizabeth Lynn (Lake Institute on Faith and Giving) and Andrew Yeager about the disruptive power of parables, the important tension between prescriptive and open interpretation, and how stories can help preachers engage their congregations.

Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with Andrew Yeager and Elizabeth Lynn (Lake Institute on Faith and Giving) about our cultural fragmentation, the challenge of the attention economy, and their view from the pew as active laity.

Program Director Adam Borneman continues the conversation with Esther Sanders and the Rev. Morgan Burge (Roswell Presbyterian, GA) about how to be in community with those who are unlike us, the underlying issue of shame, and the role of fear in church and society these days.

Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with the Rev. Morgan Burge (Roswell Presbyterian, GA) and Esther Sanders about the assumptions that churches make, what small groups can - and can't - do, and how important it is to be known.

Program Staff Adam Borneman and Beth Daniel speak with Katie Garrison and Dee Bibbs (Narrow Gate) about mirroring the methods of Jesus, reproducing disciples, and Beth's recent blog post on doing the "little things."

Read Beth's blog post here.