Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is Dr. Jim Altizer. In this episode Jim talks about three different avenues of worship, and several different analogies that help us understand each avenue. (6:31) Make sure your speakers are turned on and your volume is turned up. If you’d like to contact Jim, learn more about [...]

Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is Dr. Mel Lawrenz. In this episode Mel talks about a significant moment of change in his life, and the role of spiritual influence in difficult situations. (7:13)  Make sure your speakers are turned on and your volume is turned up. If you’d like to contact Mel, learn [...]

Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is Dr. Ron Sider. In this episode Ron continues his discussion about Christians and killing; he talks about the hopeful outcome of his book Christians and Killing; and he unpacks a little a bit of what Evangelicals for Social Action do. (11:55) Make sure your speakers are turned [...]

Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is Dr. Walter Brueggemann. In this episode Walter talks about how consumerism and militarism shape society, the need for transformative rather than curative messages, being present with people in their pain, and escaping the seduction of “relevance”. (11:10) Make sure your speakers are turned on and your volume [...]

Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is David Trotter. In this episode David talks about the documentary Mother India and the experiences they had making the film. (8:49) Make sure your speakers are turned on and your volume is turned up. If you’d like to learn more about David’s ministry, purchase his books, or [...]

Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is Brian McLaren. In this episode you’ll hear Brian talk about the unavoidable diversity that exists today, a certain characteristic that most religions share, and the possibility of embracing differences without creating division. (7:54) Make sure your speakers are turned on and your volume is turned up. If [...]

Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is Dr. Kimberly Franklin. In this episode Kim talks about some unique approaches to worship practiced in Antiochian Orthodoxy, and how people in her life have responded to her move to Antiochian Orthodoxy. (9:28) Make sure your speakers are turned on and your volume is turned up. If [...]

Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is Dr. Brian Stiller. In this episode Brian talks about what he believes is important for the church and Christian organizations moving forward, the global trend of growing religiosity, and how mainline and evangelical churches can improve their communication. (10:48) Make sure your speakers are turned on and [...]

Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is Dr. Mel Lawrenz. In this episode Mel talks about his background and the formative experiences that have shaped his views on God as a father figure, inter-generational ministry, and dealing with loss. (9:34) Make sure your speakers are turned on and your volume is turned up. If you’d like [...]

Provoked to Newness Podcast Episode Our interview guest is Rupen Das. In this episode Rupen talks about church as a social institution, the shift that’s happened in his thinking, the Arab Spring, and what single change he hopes to participate in. (13:19) Make sure your speakers are turned on and your volume is turned up.