Shifting Culture

In this episode, Dennae Pierre talks about solidarity in the church, engaging cross-culturally, and radical obedience to Jesus. Dennae Pierre is one of the co-Directors for the Crete Collective and leads the Surge Network in Arizona. She also serves as one of the Co-Directors for City to City North America. She has her MA from Covenant Theological Seminary and DMin from Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan). Dennae self-published her first book in 2020– Healing Prayers to Resist a Violent World. She is married to Vermon, the lead pastor at Roosevelt Community Church, a multiethnic church in downtown Phoenix. Dennae and Vermon have five children.Dennae's Recommendations:CommunityThe Creative Encounter by Howard ThurmanConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcast Support the show

In this episode, David Broodryk shares his story and what it takes to catalyze movement and to have faith that is obedient to God despite the consequences.David has been pioneering God Movements and mentoring leaders on every continent for over 30 years.The result has been thousands of new churches and disciples that bring life-giving transformation to their communities.He currently serves as the Strategic Director for Accelerate Global, Director of Southern Africa and Global Urban Ministry for New Generations and Executive Director of Twofoureight in South Africa.David is married to Michelle and they have two adult children. He is a bad golfer, average photographer and self-confessed coffee addict.  David’s primary role is coaching leaders to launch, lead and multiply God Movements globally.David's Recommendation:The Book of ActsThis episode was sponsored by:All Nations Kansas CityThe mX PlatformConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcast Support the show

In this episode, Tod Bolsinger helps us navigate through an unknown future with leadership that brings adaptive change and transforms the world around us. With humility and the posture of a learner, Tod inspires us to think differently around what it's going to take to navigate the world ahead of us.Tod Bolsinger is Co-Founder and Principal of AE Sloan Leadership and the Exec Director of the Church Leadership Institute at Fuller Seminary. Tod's Books:Amazon Author PageTod's Recommendation:Think Again by Adam GrantThis episode was sponsored by:All Nations Kansas CityThe mX PlatformConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcast Support the show

Oneya Okuwabi talks about race, gender, and power dynamics in the church and leads us to a path that will reveal equity to the body of Christ. Oneya Fennell Okuwobi is a sociologist at Rice University’s Reigion and Public Life Program. Her research interrogates how diverse organizations impact racial inequality. She serves as teaching pastor at 21st Century Church, a church plant in Cincinnati, OH. She is also co-author of Multiethnic Conversations: An Eight-Week Journey toward Unity in Your Church, a personal devotional and small group study on multiethnic life and church designed for people in the pews. Oneya is a graduate of the University of Virginia (B.A., Economics), Regent University (M. Div., Practical Theology), and The Ohio State University (Ph.D. Sociology). She is married to Dele Okuwobi and they have one daughter, Cadence. You can find Oneya @Ookuwobi or Oneyaokuwobi.com.Oneya's Recommendations:The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James ConeI Bring the Voices of my People by Chanequa Walker-BarnesThe Very Good Gospel by Lisa Sharon HarperMulti-Ethnic Conversations by Mark DeYmaz and Oneya OkuwabiRed SkiesThis episode was sponsored by:All Nations Kansas CityThe mX PlatformConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcast Support the show

In this episode, Michael Frost shares about how the church can look more like Jesus, shuttling the sheep out of the pen, and the importance of knowing and applying contextual clues.Michael Frost is an internationally recognised Australian missiologist and one of the leading voices in the missional church movement. His books are required reading in colleges and seminaries around the world and he is much sought after as an international conference speaker.Since 1999, Dr Frost has been the founding director of the Tinsley Institute, a mission study centre located at Morling College in Sydney, Australia. He has also been an adjunct lecturer at various seminaries in the United States.He is the author or editor of nineteen theological books, the best known of which are the popular and award-winning, The Shaping of Things to Come (2003), Exiles (2006), The Road to Missional (2011) and Surprise the World! (2016). Frost’s work has been translated into German, Korean, Swedish, Portuguese and Spanish.For twelve years, he was the weekly religion columnist for the Manly Daily, and has had articles published in the Washington Post, The Tennessean, the Charlotte Observer, Le Monde, and other publications.He was one of the founders of the Forge Mission Training Network and the founder of the missional Christian community, smallboatbigsea, based in Manly in Sydney’s north. He is also well known for his protests against Australia’s treatment of refugees, some of which have resulted in his arrest by the NSW police, as well as his advocacy for racial reconciliation, foreign aid, and gender equality.Mike's Website:mikefrost.netThis episode was sponsored by:All Nations Kansas CityThe mX PlatformConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcast Support the show

In this episode JR Woodward discusses the fruit of coaching, the importance of the spaces of belonging, and how the powers and principalities affect our imitation of Christ and effectiveness of discipleship.JR Woodward has been passionately planting churches on the East and West Coast that value tight-knit community, life-forming discipleship, locally-rooted presence and boundary-crossing mission for over 30 years. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester (UK), and a Masters of Art in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of Creating a Missional Culture (IVP, 2012) and co-author of The Church as Movement (IVP, 2016). His coming book, The Scandal of Leadership: Unmasking the Powers of Domination in the Church, is expected to be released in the Fall of 2022. This book is based on his experience and Ph.D. research. He co-founded the Missio Alliance and currently serves as the National Director for the V3 Church Planting Movement. He is the co-founder of the Praxis Gathering, writes for numerous websites and journals, and serves on numerous boards. He loves to surf, travel, read, skateboard as well as meet new people. He enjoys photography and film and tries to attend the Sundance Film Festival whenever he can.JR's Recommendations:Walter WinkRene GirardWilliam StringfellowSarah CokelyOscar RomeroThis episode was sponsored by:All Nations Kansas CityThe mX PlatformConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcast Support the show

In this episode, Denny Heiberg shares about his journey from running an institution to becoming a disciple maker that empowers others to become disciple makers. We talk about what it looks like to make Jesus Lord of everything in our life. We also discuss what it's like to disciple grandchildren. Denny Heiberg is an elder in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church where he pastored Grace at Fort Clarke UMC in Gainesville, FL from 1994-2012. He currently serves with TMS Global as a member of their Ministry CoServe Group focusing upon Discipleship Training and Member Care. Denny also serves on The National Leadership Team as the Director of International Representatives with The Bonhoeffer Project, a discipleship initiative that trains leaders in the global Church to become disciple-making leaders. Denny graduated from Columbia International University with a BA in Biblical Studies and Christian Education. He also earned an MA in Biblical Studies, an M. Div., and a D.Min. from Asbury Seminary. Denny and his wife, Cindy, live in the Nashville, TN area where he serves in their local church developing disciples. His passion is mobilizing the next generations of leaders who will develop disciple-making cultures in their context of ministry.Denny's Recommendations:Undistracted by Bob GoffA Better Way: Make Disciples Wherever Life Happens by Dale LoschThis episode was sponsored by:All Nations Kansas CityThe mX PlatformConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcast Support the show

In this episode Steve Addison speaks about movements, disciple making, identity & calling, and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit. As you listen, you will be inspired to be rooted in your identity and empowered to simply make disciples that multiply.Steve Addison is a catalyst for movements that multiply disciple and churches, everywhere. He is an author, speaker, podcaster, and mentor to movement pioneers.Steve began his research into Christian movements in the late 1980s while planting a church in Melbourne, Australia. He carried that interest into his Doctor of Ministry with Fuller Seminary.He is the author of four books on movements:The Rise and Fall of Movements: A Roadmap for Leaders (100M 2019)Pioneering Movements: Leadership that Multiplies Disciples and Churches (IVP 2015)What Jesus Started: Joining the Movement, Changing the World (IVP 2012)Movements that Change the World: Five Keys to Spreading the Gospel (IVP 2009)Your Part in God’s Plan: 40 Days from Genesis to Revelation (Easter 2021)Steve and Michelle lead MOVE, a mission agency dedicated to multiplying disciples and churches. Everywhere.Steve and Michelle live in Melbourne, Australia. They have four children and two and a half grandchildren.Steve loves walking, historical novels, Shakespeare, anything written by G K Chesterton or C S Lewis, Sunday afternoon naps, watching Australia beat the Poms at cricket, and the Kiwis at Rugby and supporting the Collingwood Football Club.Steve's Recommendations:Revelation by Craig KeenerThis episode was sponsored by:All Nations Kansas CityThe mX PlatformConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcastSupport the show (https://allnations.kindful.com/?campaign=329535)  Support the show

In this episode, David Garrison discusses the importance of identity and calling and leaving our hands open to following God's leading in our lives. He also dives into church planting movements, movements amongst Muslims, and reaching unreached people groups through global gateway cities.David Garrison, PhD University of Chicago, is a pioneer in the understanding of Church Planting Movements among unreached people groups. He is the author of several books including "Church Planting Movements" and "A Wind in the House of Islam". Dr. Garrison serves as executive director of Global Gates, a ministry seeking to reach the ends of the earth through global gateway cities.David's Books:Church Planting MovementsA Wind in the House of IslamDavid's Recommendations:Hagarism by Patricia CroneMeccan Trade and the Rise of Islam by Patricia CroneTom Holland's Youtube Videos on IslamJay Smith's Videos on IslamThis episode was sponsored by:All Nations Kansas CityThe mX PlatformConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcast Support the show

Mark DeYmaz talks about diversifying income streams for greater community impact, creating multi-ethnic teams and church, and incarnational missions. A thought-leading writer and recognized champion of the Multiethnic Church Movement, Mark planted the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas (mosaicchurch.net) in 2001 where he continues to serve as Directional Leader. In 2004, he co-founded the Mosaix Global Network (mosaix.info), with Dr. George Yancey, today serving as its president and convener of the triennial National Multi-ethnic Church Conference. In 2008, he launched Vine and Village (vineandvillage.org) and remains active on the board of this 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on the spiritual, social, and financial transformation of Little Rock's University District.Mark has written seven books including his latest, The Coming Revolution in Church Economics (Baker Books, 2019); Disruption: Repurposing the Church to Redeem the Community (Thomas Nelson, 2017); and Multiethnic Conversations: an Eight Week Guide to Unity in Your Church (Wesleyan Publishing House, 2016), the first daily devotional, small group curriculum on the subject for people in the pews. His book, Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church (Jossey-Bass, 2007), was a finalist for a Christianity Today Book of the Year Award (2008) and for a Resource of the Year Award (2008) sponsored by Outreach magazine. Other works include, re:MIX: Transitioning Your Church to Living Color (Abingdon, 2016); Leading a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church (formerly Ethnic Blends; Zondervan, 2010, 2013), and the e-Book, Should Pastors Accept or Reject the Homogeneous Unit Principle? (Mosaix Global Network, 2011). In addition to books, he is a contributing editor for Outreach magazine where his column, "Mosaic" appears in each issue. He and his wife, Linda, have been married for thirty-two years and reside in Little Rock, AR. Linda is the author of the certified best-seller, Mommy, Please Don't Cry: There Are No Tears in Heaven (Multnomah, 1996), an anointed resource providing hope and comfort for those who grieve the loss of a child. Mark and Linda have four adult children and three grandchildren. In 2019, Mark launched an academic partnership with Wheaton College (wheaton.edu/mosaix) through which students seeking to earn an M.A. in Ministry Leadership with an emphasis on establishing healthy multiethnic and economically diverse, socially just, and financially sustainable churches. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Charlotte Campus) and at Phoenix Seminary, where he earned a D.Min. in 2007.Mark's Recommendation:Beyond Racial Division by George YanceyMosaix.infomosaixconference.comFind Joshua at:All Nations Kansas City5QCentralThe Mx PlatformConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcast Support the show