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A World In Tension
by Neil Placer & Rob McGarvey
‘A World in Tension’ podcast explores the universal struggles of life. Externally, we encounter conflict with others. Internally, we engage in a constant debate between our hearts and minds. In the depths of our souls we desire answers to the existential questions of life. In this podcast, we thoughtfully and deliberately consider the topic of tension to deliver greater purpose, clarity, and value to life. Come join us as we seek to get comfortable, facing the uncomfortable.Contact: [email protected] Art Concept: Maggie PlacerCover Art Design: Matt Morris
Episodes
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S3 Pause: The Gift & Challenge of Reflection
Co-hosts Neil Placer and Rob McGarvey briefly reflect on their unscripted and unpredictable Season 3 journey. They explain why they are taking a pause, why they believe Season 3 has been a gift, and encourage and challenge the listener to join them for their own season of reflection. Find us at:...
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S3E15: Francis Chan's 'We are Church' Model - TN style
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this episode, the road trip transitions from virtual…
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S3E14: Kingdom or Rage w/ Elizabeth Neumann
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" The lines between religion, politics, and nationalism…
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S3E13: Learning to Disagree w/ John Inazu
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" Do you have trouble seeing other people's perspective?…
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S3E12: The Wisdom Pyramid w/ Brett McCracken
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this leg of the journey we explore how to navigate a...
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S3E11: Finding Hope in our Scars w/ Aimee Byrd
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this episode, we explore a first-hand account of…
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S3E10: Pivoting on Church Culture w/ Scot McKnight & Laura Barringer
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this episode, we explore how to pursue a "Tov" church...
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S3E9: Identity & Listening Prayer w/ Chris Hantla
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this episode, we explore how to more effectively live...
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S3E8: A Praying Church w/ Paul E. Miller
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this episode, we take a deep dive into the world of...
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S3E7: Brain Science w/ Michel Hendricks
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this episode, we explore how brain science enhances…
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S3E6: 2 Pastors, 2 Denominations, 2 Parts of the Same City
Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this episode, we exercise our mental dissonance…
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S3E5: The Great Dechurching w/ Michael Graham
Season 3 - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, as One Continuous Narrative Arc Throughout Season 3, we are focused on answering one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this episode, we seek to explore the state…
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S3E4: Amongst Friends
Season 3 - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, as One Continuous Narrative Arc Throughout Season 3, we are focused on answering one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" When we hear a new or interesting perspective…
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S3E3: The Art of Listening (Street Interview Reflections)
Season 3 - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, as One Continuous Narrative Arc Throughout Season 3, we are focused on answering one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" In this episode, our virtual road trip...
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S3E2: The Magic of Street Interviews
Season 3 - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, as One Continuous Narrative Arc Throughout Season 3, we are focused on answering one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?" We start our journey by first listening to...
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S3E1: Introduction to Season 3
Season 3 - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, as One Continuous Narrative Arc Throughout Season 3, we are focused on answering one primary question. The listener is invited to join us on our virtual road trip as it gradually unfolds as one continuous and connected story. Come join...
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Season 3 Teaser
This is a quick teaser episode about the Season 3 release of ‘A World in Tension’. This season we are focused on answering one big question and doing so in a very unique way. Come check out the details.
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S2 Bonus - The Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim Challenge w/ Jason Blair
Come join us for an exciting bonus episode about our recent trip to Arizona to tackle the Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim (R3) Challenge. Joining us on this episode is our special guest and good friend Jason Blair. The challenge was to go from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon to the North Rim and...
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Season 2 Recap
Come join us for a fantastic recap of Season 2 of ‘A World in Tension’. This season we explored Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions. Whether you have heard every minute or none at all, you won't want to miss this episode. We provide our insights and reflections about all…
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S2E9: The Tension of Jesus' Humanity w/ Robert Row
Welcome to Season 2! Come join us as we explore Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions. Over the course of history, many have studied the unique life, death, and resurrection of Jesus the Christ. He is like no other, fully God and fully man, a true enigma. In our quest to...
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S2E8: The Tension of Aging w/ Dr. Robert Belding
Welcome to Season 2! Come join us as we explore Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions. No matter how hard we try to avoid it, or how we may try to circumvent it, none of us can escape the simple fact that we are all getting older. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Robert...
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S2E7: A Missionary's Story of Surrender w/ Josh Rose
Welcome to Season 2! Come join us as we explore Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions. How do we let go of our finances, our family, and our familiarity to live a life of true surrender? In this episode, we speak with missionary Josh Rose to hear his story of wrestling…
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S2E6: The Tension of Time w/ Kevin Roig
Welcome to Season 2! Come join us as we explore Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions. In this episode, we investigate the tension of time with our special guest Kevin Roig. Our lives are passing by minute by minute, exposing us to the reality that time really is our most...
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S2E5: Loving Neighbor vs. Loving Self w/ Rainer Bantau
Welcome to Season 2! Come join us as we explore Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions In this episode, we investigate the tension of loving neighbor vs. loving self with our special guest Rainer Bantau. Rainer shares how he wrestles with this tension on a daily basis as…
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S2E4: Fear of God vs. Fear of Man w/ Drew White
Welcome to Season 2! Come join us as we explore Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions In this episode, we investigate the tension of the fear of God vs. the fear of man with our special guest Drew White. Drew recounts his constant pursuit to keep up public appearances and...
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S2E3: Worldy vs. Godly Success w/ Dan LaRock
Welcome to Season 2! Come join us as we explore Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions In this episode, we investigate the tension of worldly vs. Godly success with our special guest Dan LaRock. Dan shares his personals stories of how he pursued and acquired a life of…
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S2E2: God's Plans vs. Our Plans - Our Confessions
Welcome to Season 2! Come join us as we explore Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions In this episode, we investigate the tension of God's plans vs. our own. Before we get too far down the guest list in Season 2, we thought it would be appropriate for us to share some of…
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S2E1: Community vs. Solitude w/ Rebecca Dragoo
Welcome to Season 2! Come join us as we explore Stories of Tension: Real People, Real Stories, Real Solutions In this episode, we investigate the tension of community vs. solitude with our special guest Rebecca Dragoo. Rebecca recounts her personal struggles of being broken by solitude as an...
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S1Bonus: Season 1 Recap - Feedback, Freeform, and Future Direction
This is a no-frills bonus episode recapping our first season of ‘A World in Tension’. Come join us as we share an uncut, inside look at the podcast. We get into listener feedback, share our key reflections about Season 1, and lay out a future plans and direction for Season 2.
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S1E9: Applied Surrender - The 3 Essential Ingredients of Surrender
Throughout this podcast we talk a lot about tension and surrender. We often say that our fundamental tension is between our desire for control and our need to surrender. In other words, surrender to God is the ultimate remedy to the tensions of life we all experience. That sounds great in theory,...
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S1E8: Parenting – My Approach Is the Truth, the Way, and The Life
Parenting is filled with tension. On a daily basis we wrestle with questions related to schooling, sports, social media, and how much space to grant our children. As we seek out the “right” way to parent our children, we often find guiding principles rather than prescriptive answers. We explore…
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S1E7: King Solomon - The Wisest & Greatest Hedonist of All Time
King Solomon’s life embodies the concept of tension. The magnitude of his wisdom, wealth, and extravagant lifestyle are hard to top. Solomon’s profound reflections of life are captured for us in the book of Ecclesiastes. We explore helpful insights that can be gleaned from a man that stretched…
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S1E6: Politics in the Church - Activism vs. Avoidance
Should political issues be so contentious, especially amongst those who share a common faith? When it comes to politics, it is easy to find ourselves polarized between activism and apathetic avoidance. We explore practical ways to pursue unity within a local church body and how a small shift in...
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S1E5: King David - An Adulterous Murderer After God’s Own Heart
As we learn more about the life of King David, we encounter a confounding paradox. God declares David as a man after God’s own heart, yet the Bible recounts several less than honorable stories about David. What are we to make of these glaring contradictions, especially as it pertains to such a...
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S1E4: A Classic Christian Tension – Disarming Faith vs. Works
One of the classic Christian tensions is the struggle between faith and works. Beyond the theological differences, finding a proper balance between faith and works in our daily lives can be challenging. As we seek to find the perfect balance, we are often left feeling anxious and restless. We…
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S1E3: Three Layers of Tension – Clarity Through Categories
Whenever we are seeking to think more critically about a topic, categorization can be a very helpful tool. Categories provide us with the needed structure to explore topics in a more focused and systematic way. Come join us as we uncover the three primary layers of tension. Credits · Hosts – Neil...
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S1E2: The Origin of Tension – Insights from Genesis
The book of Genesis is a foundational location for discovering the origins of many topics, and tension is no exception. By examining how tension began, we can make a clearer connection to its work in our lives today. We ask provocative questions and seek to uncover key insights as we explore the...
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S1E1: Introducing Tension – What it is and Why it Matters
In this inaugural episode we will introduce the topic of tension. Tension involves the confusing and frustrating struggles of life which we all experience. Tension is messy and painful and often leaves us wondering why so much of life is filled with it. We explore why we believe tension exists…
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Neil and Rob provide a few additional details about who they are and why they are doing this podcast.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
‘A World in Tension’ podcast explores the universal struggles of life. Externally, we encounter conflict with others. Internally, we engage in a constant debate between our hearts and minds. In the depths of our souls we desire answers to the existential questions of life. In this podcast, we thoughtfully and deliberately consider the topic of tension to deliver greater purpose, clarity, and value to life. Come join us as we seek to get comfortable, facing the uncomfortable.Contact: [email protected] Art Concept: Maggie PlacerCover Art Design: Matt Morris
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Neil Placer & Rob McGarvey
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‘A World in Tension’ podcast explores the universal struggles of life. Externally, we encounter conflict with others. Internally, we engage in a constant debate between our hearts and minds. In the depths of our souls we desire answers to the existential questions of life. In this podcast, we...
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