Transformational Social Innovation / Renewing Christian imagination

Community Economic Development and Church of the Messiah (Dave Kresta & Barry Randolph)

Local churches act not only as places of worship, but can be engines for community and economic development as a means of pursuing the Call to Shalom. Dr. Dave Kresta and Pastor Barry Randolph share the importance of Community Economic Development and how the Church needs to learn to think holistically. Show notes: * Jesus on Main Street: Good News Through Community Economic Development [https://jesusonmainstreet.com/] * Church of the Messiah  [http://churchofthemessiahdetroit.org/]

Pathways of Racial Repair Part 2

In this second of two episodes on the theme of racial repair, Pastor James David Gailliard and Dr. Lakeesha Walrond discuss how a theology of repentance and repair around race in America must be central to how Christians answer the Call To Shalom in our time. We discuss what biblical justice means for racial repair in practice, including facing up to the brokenness of truth-telling and how we can repair institutions by repairing souls. With guest host: Bruce Grady, NC Thrives Director at Ormond Center.

Pathways of Racial Repair Part 1

Pathways of Repair Part 1 explores the Christian call for both repentance and repair.  Guests Nicole Martin and Greg Thompson discuss the brokenness of racism, the Biblical call to repair racial brokenness, and offer a vision for the journey towards healing and wholeness amongst the Church and people of faith. With guest host: Bruce Grady, NC Thrives Director at Ormond Center.

Eugene Peterson / The Quest to Becoming Fully Human

Winn Collier shares about Eugene Peterson’s quest to be fully human, and why he has given so much of his life devoted to this pastor. Learn about spiritual geography, the holiness of words, and discovering how becoming more like God means becoming more truly human. Winn tells how we need women and men to sift after the scent of the Spirit with courage and boldness, to go out ahead in darkness, their capacity to sift after the scent of the Spirit with courage and boldness. Winn serves as the Director of The Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary. Winn loves the church and beauty and all the things that make up being human in God’s verdant, sacred world. A pastor for over 25 years, Winn was the founding pastor of All Souls in Charlottesville, Virginia, and also serves as the founding director of The Genesis Project, a community providing circles of friendship and contemplation for pastors and writers. The thread through all of his work is delight in the God who exists as the blazing center of everything that is good, beautiful and true.

Transformational Social Innovation / Renewing Christian imagination

Calling all frustrated philanthropists and repentant bankers. Long-time friends Kim Tan and Greg Jones discuss the role of innovation in the Christian story and what counts as transformational work and how to know when you see it. Learn about virtuous cycles, Tikunn Olam, and faith-driven social impact investing. Greg Jones currently serves as President of Belmont University in Nashville, TN. He is the former Dean of Duke Divinity School. Greg is a United Methodist elder in the Western North Carolina Conference. Kim Tan is the co-founder of the Transformational Business Network, a group that seeks to catalyze purpose-driven entrepreneurs, build impactful businesses, and unlock investments in emerging and frontier markets.