Gravity Commons Podcast

We talked with Dr. Jeff McGee about his book, One Human Race: Five Stages to Empower Transformative Change. Dr. McGee shared with us his Cross-Cultural Model of Collaboration, which provides a theoretical method for Christian leaders to dismantle systemic racism within their churches and organizations. Dr. Jeff McGee is a published author and thought leader […] The post Jeff McGee: How to Foster Cross-Cultural Collaboration appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After recording our last podcast episode with MelindaJoy Mingo, she suggested that we have a subsequent conversation where she could ask us some questions to get to know us better. We suggested recording it as a bonus podcast episode so people could hear MelindaJoy model the kind of listening and learning in conversation that she […] The post BONUS: MelindaJoy Mingo Models Listening and Learning in Conversation appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

MelindaJoy Mingo talks with us about the importance of making friends across difference, in the midst of all the forces that seek to keep us at odds with each other, and some of the practices necessary to facilitate the deep healing and deep reconciliation we all need. MelindaJoy writes about all of this in her […] The post MelindaJoy Mingo: Connecting With Each Other Across Difference appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mark Scandrette joins us to chat about his new book The Ninefold Path of Jesus: Hidden Wisdom of the Beatitudes, a modern contextualization of Jesus’s beatitudes in Matthew 5. Mark is the executive director of Reimagine: A Center for Integral Christian Practice and has created resources for churches to use his new book in groups. […] The post Mark Scandrette: The Beatitudes For Today appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

(Note: the original version of this podcast episode had an audio error. This is the corrected version of the episode.) Do you feel at ease with God? Or do you anxiously try to keep closeness? Do you lean more on academic theology than real connection? Do you worry about being judged or punished? Do you […] The post Krispin Mayfield: Understanding Spiritual Attachment Styles (CORRECTED) appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Do you feel at ease with God? Or do you anxiously try to keep closeness? Do you lean more on academic theology than real connection? Do you worry about being judged or punished? Do you feel unworthy of God's love? Therapist and author Krispin Mayfield helps us understand “spiritual attachment styles,” and shares on what […] The post Krispin Mayfield: Understanding Spiritual Attachment Styles appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

David Eaton talks with us about the challenges and opportunities of cultivating ongoing, life-giving connections and conversations with parents and teens about faith and culture. David co-founded Axis, an organization that provides resources for parents who want to better connect with the teenagers. You can find more resources and info from Axis on their website. […] The post David Eaton: Connecting Parents and Teens in a Disconnected World appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Pastor and professor Jin S. Kim talks with us about the vital but difficult work of decolonizing Christian leadership and theological education, a prophetic task he embodies through his work with Church of All Nations and Underground Seminary in Minneapolis. Dr. Kim is the founding Pastor of Church of All Nations and chief cultural architect […] The post Jin S. Kim: Decolonizing Christian Leadership & Theological Education appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our friend Geoff Holsclaw joins us to chat about the intersection of neuroscience and discipleship. We zero in on Attachment Theory as a helpful tool to assess our relationships with God and others. Our ability to love God and love others is greatly enhanced by secure attachments, and a sober reckoning of our dominant (insecure) […] The post Geoff Holsclaw: How Attachment Theory Helps Us Live Our Faith appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For many of us, for too long, Christianity has been unhelpfully entangled with Western culture. Pastor and author Mandy Smith teaches us that the way forward is to embrace childlike faith again. In her new book Unfettered: Imagining a Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western Culture, she lays out a model of learning that […] The post Mandy Smith: Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western Culture appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy