The Surge Network Podcast

The Surge Network Podcast

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The Surge Network Podcast episodes

  • Surge Lunch - April 2017 - Creativity vs. Consistency

    Creativity vs. Consistency

    One of the most significant tensions that leaders must manage is that balance between creativity and consistency. On one hand, we were created in the image of a creative God who invites us to engage the complex problems of the world with creativity. On the other hand, God is faithful, unchanging, and consistent. We display his character when our work is marked by a long obedience in the same direction. 


    For the April Surge lunch, we will explore the tension between creativity and consistency, we will address questions such as: 

    • When do you choose creativity? When do you choose consistency?  
  • How do we cultivate a creative mindset in life and leadership?
  • How can we approach problem-solving with greater imagination?
  • How does the Gospel sustain faithfulness in a world that esteems newness? 

    • Join us for a free meal, time of fellowship, panel discussion and an important conversation about the tension between creativity and consistency. 

     

    Speaker: Ken Wytsma

    Ken Wytsma is a leader, innovator, and social entrepreneur respected for his insight and collaborative spirit. He is the president of Kilns College, where he teaches courses on philosophy and justice. He is the founder of The Justice Conference—an annual international conference that introduces men and women to a wide range of organizations and conversations relating to biblical justice and God’s call to give our lives away.

    Ken is a consultant and creative advisor to nonprofits and a sought after speaker on justice, church, and culture. A church planter and lead pastor at Antioch Church, Ken lives in Bend, Oregon, with his wife, Tamara, and their four daughters.
    Ken’s is the author of, Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things, The Grand Paradox: The Messiness of Life, the Mystery of God and the Necessity of Faith, and Create vs. Copy: Embrace Change. Ignite Creativity. Break Through with Imagination.

    53 min
  • Surge Lunch - March 2017 - Leading in Lament with Dr. SOONG-CHAN RAH
    When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
    his first full sermon series was a six-week exposition of the book of
    Lamentations. Preaching on an obscure, depressing Old Testament book was
    probably not the easiest way to launch a church. But it shaped their
    community with a radically countercultural perspective.
    Lament is a missing, essential component of prayer that can be found
    throughout the Bible, but is often absent from our communities. It
    recognizes struggles and suffering, that the world is not as it ought to
    be. Lament challenges the status quo and invites us to cry out for justice.
    Soong-Chan Rah will help us understand the importance of lament and how we,
    as leaders in our communities, can create space for the church to lament
    the brokenness of the world.
    1 hr 20 min
  • Surge Lunch - Jan. 2017 - Merely Human - Zack Eswine
    As pastors and church leaders, we desire to “do great things for God.” This
    seemingly good desire can actually lead to lives that are imbalanced and
    affections that are grossly misplaced. Do our lives point to the fact that
    we are “not the Christ”? Are we comfortable when people around us see that
    we are merely human? If we’re honest, there is a very real temptation to
    portray ourselves as super-human–priding ourselves on our ability to be
    everywhere at once, fix every problem, and know everything.
    1 hr 5 min
  • Surge Lunch - Dec. 2016 - Words of Life
    We live in times where the Bible is undervalued and undermined both inside
    and outside of the church. For this December’s Surge lunch Pastor Tyler
    Johnson addressed Scripture as the means in which churches, communities,
    and individuals will experience the abundant life Christ promised. Tyler
    talked about tangible ways to personally, congregational, and culturally
    engage the Word of God.
    1 hr 10 min
  • Surge Lunch - Nov. 2016 - Politics, Citizenship, and the Gospel Imagination
    As the election season continues to intensify, America is facing an
    unprecedented wave of cynicism, discouragement, and polarization. Many
    people are ready to give up on politics.Some are struggling to understand
    how the Gospel should shape their political engagement. Other people
    struggle to know how to tangibly get involved with politics beyond the
    election in November.
    Our churches are filled with people who are weary, frustrated, and
    confused. But, what if we could imagine a different way?
    1 hr 24 min

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