Gravity Commons Podcast

Brad Jersak, author of "A More Christ-Like God" and editor-in-chief at CWR Magazine, shares his personal journey of learning to trust that God is truly love. He challenges the notion that God's love is balanced with wrath, advocating for a theology rooted in kindness and reconciliation. From transformative encounters with marginalized communities to redefining trust through love, Jersak emphasizes the importance of experiential faith. His insights encourage a deeper connection with God, aiming to shift perspectives towards healing and hope.

Aaron Keyes is a songwriter, worship pastor, and founder of Ten Thousand Fathers Worship School. In this episode, we interview Aaron about the difference between a song leader and a worship pastor, what’s broken about worship in the church, and how investing your whole life in others is really the only way to make disciples in the […] The post 034 – Aaron Keyes on Investing Your Whole Life in Others appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Part 7 of our series on what we’re learning about women and men leading together in the church. We interview Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw, who recently moved to Grand Rapids to serve as Pastors of Family and Youth at Vineyard North after spending 15 years serving at Life on the Vine Christian Community in Chicagoland. […] The post 031 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 7: Geoff & Cyd appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Part 6 of our series on what we’re learning about women and men leading together in the church. We interview Derek Radney, a friend of ours and a Presbyterian pastor in North Carolina who sees things a little differently from us on this issue, but we had a generous and generative conversation about what we’re […] The post 030 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 6: Derek Radney appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Part 5 of our series on what we’re learning about women and men leading together in the church. We take a break from our interviews to zoom out just a bit and talk about why we’re talking about this “issue” in the first place. For us, it’s not an minor theological quibble, it’s a front-and-center issue […] The post 029 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 5: 3 Reasons Why appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Part 4 of our series on women and men leading together in the church. We interview married Anglican priests Emily and Ron McGowin on how they lead together. The post 028 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 4: Emily and Ron appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Part 2 of our series on women and men leading together in the church, where we explore in more depth the related Scriptures and our interpretation of them. The post 026 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 2: Scripture appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We start a new series on what we're learning about women and men leading together, sharing some of our journeys into where they're at today. The post 025 – Women & Men Leading Together, Pt 1: Our Stories appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We respond to a listener question about the difference between discipling and developing others in their unique gifting and calling and just trying to clone yourself to get more work done. We talk about the need to be aware of how we are uniquely wired, and also how those we are investing in are uniquely […] The post 024 – Disciple and Develop People, Don’t Clone Yourself appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week Gravity Leadership co-founders Ben Hardman, Matt Tebbe, and Ben Sternke check-in on what’s going on their local church ministries, and end up discussing a common tension in ministry: continuing to invest in a culture of development while feeling the demands of a growing church. We talk about the the typical solutions most of us […] The post 023 – Creating a Culture of Development, Not Excellence appeared first on Gravity Leadership.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gravity-leadership-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy