Gravity Commons Podcast

We interview Carlos Rodriguez of Happy Sonship and Happy Givers NPO about the dynamics of following Jesus in an increasingly polarized world, and how his work in Puerto Rico among the poor and marginalized has informed his perspective. It was a really fun, helpful conversation! Links and resources: Connect with Carlos on Twitter. Support Carlos’ work […] The post 046 – Carlos Rodriguez on Following Jesus in a Polarized World appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chris Moerman is our guest on the podcast today. Chris is the pastor of Grace Capital City in Washington, D.C. We talk specifically about his insight into discipling and leading millennials (a.k.a. young people), and quite a few other things! Links and resources: Grace Capital City We talked about N.T. Wright’s book Simply Christian: Why […] The post 045 – Discipling and Leading Millennials with Chris Moerman appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A very special Christmas episode, in which we simply proclaim a Christmas sermon from St. Gregory of Nazianzus. And it’s only 6 minutes long. Glory to God in the highest! Links and resources: Who was St. Gregory of Nazianzus? We found the sermon on the Laughing Bird Liturgical Resources site (an awesome resource!) Gravity Leadership […] The post 044 – St. Gregory of Nazianzus on the Glory of Christmas appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What does the gospel have to do with “social justice?” Despite some recent public statements, it turns out that the gospel has a LOT to do with social justice! Jeff Hancock of International Justice Mission joins us to talk about the connection between the gospel, the church, and justice for the poor. Links and resources: […] The post 043 – What Does the Gospel Have To Do With Justice? appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

“People don’t abandon faith because they have doubts. People abandon faith because they think they’re not allowed to have doubts.” Austin Fischer is a pastor who almost stopped believing in God a few years ago because of his doubts. He documented his journey and his discoveries about doubt in his book Faith in the Shadows: Finding […] The post 042 – Austin Fischer on Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When we start believing that Jesus shows us what God is really like, it sets off a theological revolution for most of us. All kinds of old frameworks and scripts have to be jettisoned, and it’s often a scary experience. Chris Green joins us to talk about what this shift has looked like in his life, […] The post 041 – Rediscovering God in the Face of Christ with Chris Green appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Church funding has been declining for 30 years, and most of us have no idea why it’s happening or what to do about it. Josh Schuler of Newfire Giving joins us to talk about the history of funding churches (it’s way different than we thought), the difference between “tithing” and giving, and share some best practices for […] The post 040 – Why the Church is Facing a Funding Crisis appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jim Lyon is the general director of Church of God Ministries in Anderson, Indiana. We’ve partnered with the Church of God for a couple years now to provide coaching, consulting, and training opportunities to their pastors and churches. We had a great discussion with Jim about leading change without becoming a coercive, manipulative leader. In essence: […] The post 039 – Jim Lyon on Leading Change Without Coercion appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Advent is just around the corner: December 2nd is the first Sunday of Advent. But what is Advent? And why would anyone celebrate it? Is this just some hipster nonsense, or is there something important here to pay attention to? Our friend Shawn McCain joins us for this episode. Shawn is an Anglican priest in Austin, Texas, […] The post 038 – Advent: Why, What, and How with Shawn McCain appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Leading like Jesus means moving from a posture of being an expert and answerer to being a learner and a listener. In this episode, Ben Sternke and Matt Tebbe talk about how a “dust-up” about racism on Matt’s Facebook page reveals some of the essential posture shifts necessary for leading and living like Jesus. Specifically, how […] The post 037 – Leading By Learning and Listening appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy