Gravity Commons Podcast

We talked with Juanita Campbell Rasmus about her journey of understanding her depression and meeting God in that darkness. Her book, Learning to Be:Finding Your Center After the Bottom Falls Out is a travelogue of how to navigate those dark places in our lives to mine out God’s treasures. Juanita is a pastor, spiritual director, and […] The post Juanita Campbell Rasmus: Learning to BE in the Midst of Chaos appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Church planter Gino Curcuruto tells his story of spiritual abuse and trauma in the church, which unfortunately mirrors so many other stories we’ve heard. If you’ve experienced spiritual abuse, you’re not alone. Gino is is our Community Liaison at Gravity Leadership, a chiropractor, and a co-vocational church planter in Philadelphia (The Table Philly), where he […] The post Walking Through Spiritual Abuse and Trauma with Gino Curcuruto appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We continue our series on race, gender, and power in the church with Dr. Diane Langberg. Dr. Langberg joined us on the podcast to talk about her new book, Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church. She framed the systemic sin of power abuse in biblical categories, reclaiming a helpful theological framework for […] The post Dr. Diane Langberg: Naming Abuse and Redeeming Power in the Church appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Our series on Race, Gender, and Power in the Church continues with a conversation with Aimee Byrd to discuss her book Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. Aimee shared the story that led up to her writing the book, and, upon the release of the book, the fallout she experienced from those whom she critiqued. […] The post Aimee Byrd: Recovering From Biblical Manhood and Womanhood appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode we talked to Dr. Scot McKnight about the book he co-authored with his daughter, Laura Barringer, entitled, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Our conversation is a part of our series on race, gender, and power in the local church. Scot has […] The post Scot McKnight: Church Abuse and Where We Go From Here appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We talked with Dennae about her involvement in multi-ethnic church planting in Phoenix, AZ, the turbulent season for her church before and right after the 2016 election, and how the last four years have led them to a much deeper solidarity together. She’s written a book, Healing Prayers and Meditations to Resist a Violent World, […] The post Dennae Pierre: Learning to Lead and Pray in the Midst of Racial Injustice appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today we introduce Christy Penley, who will be helping us as a new co-host on the Gravity Leadership Podcast! Christy is a Gravity veteran who has led many people through our discipleship process in her local context. We’ve known Christy for a long time, we trust her, and we’ve asked her to bring her voice […] The post A New Co-Host For the Gravity Leadership Podcast: Christy Penley appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Timothy and Madai McCain are evangelists who travel and proclaim the gospel all over the world. We spoke with them about their experiences being a Black man and Latina woman in mostly white church spaces as a part of our series on power and how race and gender contribute to dynamics many of us cannot […] The post Timothy and Madai McCain: People of Color Preaching in White Spaces appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We start a new series today on Power, Race, and Gender in the Church. If you’ve kept track of the news for the past few weeks, you’ll know that we Christians have some big problems in these areas, and this series is a way for us to explore together how to repent and respond in […] The post Esau McCaulley: How the Black Church Helps Us Read the Bible Better appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Pastor and author Andrew Arndt joins us to talk about the enthralling vision we receive from the ancient church fathers and mothers: a life fully immersed in the life of the Holy Trinity. Andrew shares how we can follow their wisdom today and learn to participate more fully in God's life. Andrew is a Lead […] The post Andrew Arndt: Learning to Live in the Trinity With the Ancient Church appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy