Shifting Culture

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/shiftingculturepodcastSubscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com 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/shiftingculturepodcastSubscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com 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/shiftingculturepodcastSubscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com 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/shiftingculturepodcastSubscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com 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) Subscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com 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/shiftingculturepodcastSubscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com 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/shSubscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com Support the show

In this episode, Rowland Smith talks about missional living, contextualizing the gospel, micro church, and the future of the church. It's a great conversation that presents really good ideas to bring about Kingdom flourishing in neighborhoods and cities.Rowland is National Director for Forge America Missional Training Network, where he gives vision and direction for Forge training and support of their hubs and partners in the United States. He also has a staff position at Pulpit Rock Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he directs missional discipleship and helps oversee The Pando Collective, a micro-church network launched and supported by their church community. Rowland has experience in church-planting, coaching churches in missional culture, and business-as-mission through a coffee shop he and his wife launched as a Kingdom presence in their city. He is a Doctoral Candidate and part-time faculty at Fuller Seminary in areas of missional theology and intercultural studies. Rowland has authored Life Out Loud: Joining Jesus Outside the Walls of the Church, and is the creator and general editor/curator for Red Skies: 10 Essential Conversations Exploring Our Future as the Church, both published through 100M Publishing. He and his wife Kitty Smith have four adult children, one grandchild and an active house with three dogs. They live at the edge of the Rocky Mountains, enjoying both urban, missional living and the outdoors. You can find out more about Rowland and keep up with his work at www.rowlandsmith.net.Rowland's Recommendation:ReJesus: Remaking the Church in Our Founder's Image by Michael Frost & Alan HirschFind 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/shiftingculturepodcastSubscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com Support the show

In this episode we have a conversation with J.D. Payne around apostolic imagination, missions, and church planting. J. D. Payne serves as professor of Christian Ministry at Samford University.  Prior to this, he was the pastor for church multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama.  Before moving to Birmingham, he served for ten years with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and as an Associate Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism in the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, where he also directed the Center for North American Missions and Church Planting.Over the years, he has written numerous articles and reviews in the area of missions and evangelism and church growth.  He is the host of Strike the Match, a podcast that addresses missions, innovation, and leadership.J. D. speaks frequently for churches, denominations, networks, and mission agencies/societies. Believing that every believer is supposed to be a “fruit-bearing” disciple in a local church, he is passionate about seeing the Body of Christ grow as local congregations work to carry out the Great Commission.He is married to Sarah, a physician in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics with Christ Health Center in Birmingham, Alabama. They have three children:  Hannah, Rachel, and Joel.  He may be contacted at jd.payne@samford.eduJ.D.'s books:Amazon Author PageApostolic ImaginationJ.D.'s recommendations:Effective Intercultural Evangelism by Jay Moon and Bud SimonSharing Jesus without Freaking Out by Scott HildrethEvangelism in a Skeptical World by Sam ChanGo 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/shiftingculturepodcastSubscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com Support the show

In this episode, Jessica Schrock-Reingenberg talks about the importance of patience in the Kingdom of God. Patience was a distinctive of the early church that helped it thrive during the Roman Empire. She takes that seed and makes it practical for our daily lives.Jessica is a pastor, professor, speaker, and business owner, but mostly an "APE." Currently she is the director for the Center for Anabaptist Leadership and Learning at Hesston College. She lives in Excelsior Springs, Missouri with her husband and three children.Jessica's Recommendations:The Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan KreiderStrengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Burton The New Leadership Literacies by Bob JohansenThe Politics of Jesus by John Howard YoderGo 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/shiftingculturepodcastSubscribe today at shiftingculture.substack.com Support the show