

Gravity Commons Podcast
Gravity Commons
Conversations to help us develop a Christian spirituality rooted in love that fosters resilient faith in everyday life
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Oct 4, 2019 • 50min
Resisting Empire with Sylvia Keesmaat and Brian Walsh
In this BONUS episode, we interview Sylvia Keesmaat and Brian Walsh, who have written an “uncommentary” on the book of Romans, and live in community on a sustainable farm in Canada. A fun conversation about how our social locations affect how we read Scripture. Links from this episode: Pick up their book: Romans Disarmed: Resisting […]
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Oct 1, 2019 • 48min
José Humphreys on Leading By Showing Up and Staying Put
We often want our ministries to move fast and grow quickly, but José Humphreys would rather see a leaders learn how to show up, be present, and stay put.
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Sep 24, 2019 • 50min
Managing Leadership Anxiety with Steve Cuss
Absolutely every leader experiences anxiety. It's not a question of how to get rid of leadership anxiety, but recognizing and managing leadership anxiety.
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Sep 17, 2019 • 55min
Curiosity and Memory in Spiritual Formation with Casey Tygrett
We don't often think about spiritual formation in terms of curiosity and memory, but we should, according to Casey Tygrett. This was a fun podcast episode!
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Sep 10, 2019 • 40min
How to Have Hard Conversations in Church with Chris Smith
In today's highly charged social and political environment, we often don't know how to talk well with other people-especially with people whose backgrounds differ from our own. In this episode we talk with writer, editor, and community developer Chris Smith about: why conversation has become such a challenge in the 21st century, why conversation is […]
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Sep 3, 2019 • 48min
Questioning our Addiction to Accumulation with Chris Nye
We talk with pastor and author Chris Nye about our addiction to accumulation, how it harms our souls, and how to pursue true spiritual abundance instead.
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Aug 27, 2019 • 51min
Church Planting in New York City with Dan and Amanda Sadlier
In this episode, we talk with Dan and Amanda Sadlier about the unique challenges and opportunities of planting a church and doing ministry in New York City (with 6 kids!). Dan and Amanda share some their story, what they’ve learned and experienced, and what it’s like to live in a church planting culture. The Sadliers […]
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Aug 20, 2019 • 40min
A New Way to Connect and Partner with Gravity Leadership
We talk about our new Membership Community on Patreon in this episode! (We also tell a few dad jokes.) Lots of our podcast listeners and coaching clients have been asking us about ways to stay connected to the Gravity Leadership Community and participate more deeply in the ongoing learning we’re all engaged in as we […]
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Aug 13, 2019 • 39min
Mindfulness and Christian Faith with Charles Stone
Have you ever wondered how “mindfulness” intersects with historic Christian faith and living? Many people shun the practices of mindfulness for fear of being led astray from their faith. Turns out, though, that this fear is completely unfounded. Mindfulness merges quite well with the history of Christian faith and spiritual formation. This week we chat […]
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Aug 6, 2019 • 55min
Power Abuse in Intimate Relationships w Jaclyn Houston-Kolnik
So far in our power series, we’ve focused on power abuse in institutional or church settings, but some of the most damaging power abuse show up in our most intimate relationships, and more often than you might imagine. In this episode we interview Jaclyn Houston-Kolnik, who is a community psychologist with over eight years of experience […]
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