All Episodes
Find Your Next Calling — 100 episodes
Catherine Meeks – “Bridging the Rivers of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in Resistance“
Liza Rankow – “Soul Medicine for a Fractured World: Healing, Justice, and the Path of Wholeness“
“Black Prophetic Patriotism: Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Jr.’s Message, Ministry, and Legacy”
Lillian Daniel - "Defrocked: Good News from a Bad Pastor for a Better Church"
Angie Wright - “Loving My Enemies & Other Outlandish Pursuits“
Jan Rivero - "From Trauma to Trust: A Spiritual Journey"
Amar D. Peterman – “Becoming Neighbors: The Common Good Made Local“
Karynthia Glasper Phillips - “Press Pause: Making Time for God in an Overscheduled Life“
Terri Hord Owens - "Staying at the Table: Being the Church We Say We Are”
Cody Sanders – “A Brief Guide to Ministry with LGBTQIA Youth, Updated Edition“
Kathleen Long Bostrom - “See What God Made!: A Creation Story Lift-the-Flap Book”
Marilyn McEntyre “Start with a Word: On the Craft and Adventure of Writing”
L. Daniel Hawk – “Undoing Manifest Destiny: Settler America, Christian Colonists, and the Pursuit of Justice“
Lorna Rande – “Promises in the Garden“
Katherine M. Douglass and Brittany M. Tausen – “Love Your Neighbor: How Psychology Can Enliven Faith and Transform Community“
Dr. Randall Balmer for "Bad Faith" and "Saving Faith"
Holly Berkley Fletcher – “The Missionary Kids: Unmasking the Myths of White Evangelicalism”
Patricia Raybon - how the grief journey can liberate writing truth and courage
Amy Butler and Dawn Darwin Weeks: “Holy Disruption: A Manifesto for the Future of Faith Communities“
Brian Kaylor: “The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power“
Jessica Miller Kelley – “Growing in God’s Love: A Family Devotional“
Kate Murphy – “Lost, Hidden, Small: Finding the Way of Jesus Where We Never Think to Look“
William J. Kole - "IN GUNS WE TRUST: The Unholy Trinity of White Evangelicals, Politics, and Firearms"
Brian McLaren - "The Last Voyage" (a sci fi novel)
Jeff Crosby - “World of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading”
Todd Korpi - “AI Goes to Church: Pastoral Wisdom for Artificial Intelligence”
Andrew DeCort - “Reviving the Golden Rule: How the Ancient Ethic of Neighbor Love Can Heal the World”
Wes Granberg-Michaelson - “The Soulwork of Justice: Four Movements for Contemplative Action”
Nathan Smolensky - “Common Ground from the Ground Up: How rethinking politics can help us feel heard, heal relationships, and fix our democracy”
Terence Lester - “From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice”.
Jennifer Grant - "Consider the Birds"
Shannon T. L. Kearns - “Come and See: Your Invitation to a Radical Encounter with Jesus”
Kathleen Norris - “Rebecca Sue: A Sister’s Reflection on Disability, Faith, and Love”
Phil Christman – “Why Christians Should Be Leftists"
Dorena Williamson - “Every Breath, Every Blessing: Finding Hope on Tough Days”
Ellen Corcella – “Walk with Me: A Journey through the Landscape of Trauma“
"Kingdom Racial Change: Overcoming Inequality, Injustice, and Indifference” by Michael A. Evans, David L. McFadden, and Michael O. Emerson
Curtiss Paul DeYoung - “The Risk of Being Woke: Sermonic Reflections for Activists”
Dawne Moon and Theresa W. Tobin - “Choosing Love: What LGBTQ+ Christians Can Teach Us All About Relationships, Inclusion, and Justice“
Matt Sturtevant and Timothy Bonner - “From Distrust to Trust
Julie Maxland - “Financial Literacy for Young Adults"
Howie Singer - "Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry"
Carey Wallace - “The Discipline of Inspiration: The Mysterious Encounter with God at the Heart of Creativity”
Brandan Robertson - “Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table”
Suzanne Nadell - “Wired to Lead: Being the Leader the Church Didn’t Think You Could Be”
Lamar Hardwick - “How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church”.
Sarah Griffith Lund - “Blessed Minds: Breaking the Silence about Neurodiversity”
Angela Denker - “Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood”
Topher Endress - ”Accompanying Disability: Caretaking, Family, and Faith”
Yolanda Pierce - “The Wounds Are the Witness: Black Faith Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing”
Kyle Norman - “Alive, Loved, & Free: Finding Jesus when Faith is Hard”
Brian McLaren - Reading Hope in Trying Times
Cliff Goins IV - “Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together”
Stephen Waldron - Reading Hope in Trying Times
Cristina Rathbone - “The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border”
Catherine Meeks - "The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning"
Michael R. Fisher Jr. - "Confronting Racism and White Supremacy in the US"
Lisa Sharon Harper - Reading Hope in Trying Times
Malcolm Foley for “The Anti-Greed Gospel"
Chuck DeGroat - "Healing What's Within"
Patricia Raybon - Reading Hope in Trying Times
Alex Regets - “Abandon the Orderly House: Good News for Skeptics & Burned Out Believers”
Guy Leschziner - “Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human”
Preston Shipp - “Confessions of a Former Prosecutor: Abandoning Vengeance and Embracing True Justice”
Andrew DeCort - “Blessed Are the Others: Jesus’ Way in a Violent World“
Evelyn Taylor - “In and Out of Seasons, Thriving in Life’s Transitions”
Carly Fauth - “Pray for the Bear: An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Unlocking Extraordinary Personal Strength“
Deborah Roof - “Words, Wonder, and the Divine in You”
David Gushee - "The Moral Teachings of Jesus: Radical Instruction in the Will of God"
Patricia Raybon - “Truth Be Told” and finding your next calling
Prasanta Verma “Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging“
Nicole Parker, author of a children’s book series called “Tales of the Exodus”
Chanté Griffin - “Loving Your Black Neighbor As Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us“
Lesa Engelthaler - "Joan of Art"
Kathy Izard - “Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace“
Ann Cavera interview
Catherine Owen - writing books and finding your next calling
Larry Jordan - "The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World"
Therese Taylor Stinson - “Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter”
Dale Hanson Bourke interview
Margot Starbuck on book proposals
Brenda Salter McNeil - “Empowered to Repair”
Cassidy Hall - “Queering Contemplation”
Grace Ji-Sun Kim - “When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity”
Brian McLaren - “Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart"
Eddie Pate and Jonathan Stutz - "Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging"
Jennifer Grant - Finding Your Next Calling
Jim Wallis - “The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy”
J. Dana Trent - “Between Two Trailers: A Memoir“
John Pavlovitz – “Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty Is Trending“
Amanda Udis-Kessler interview
An interview with Bruce Reyes Chow - March 2024
Terence and Zion Lester interview for “Zion Learns to See: Opening Our Eyes to Homelessness”
Kate King - “Shine Your Light: 77 Blessings to Clear Your Energy and Claim Your God-Given Calling”
Nancy Gavilanes - "God-Given Dreams"
Susan K. Williams Smith interview
Parker J. Palmer - Feb 2024
Sarah Bessey - “Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith“
Mark A. Bannon – “The Boy from the Cave: A Soul-Stirring Journey from Hopelessness to Faith” and a conversation about finding your calling
Jeffrey Munroe – “Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding healing and hope in sharing our sadness, grief, trauma, and pain” and how he found his new calling