The Grey Pages with Brave Cities

After their time together in Orlando for the Exponential conference, the crew came back together to reflect on the role of prophetic practitioners in todays gatherings such as the conference. It's fascinating to hear Taylor and Hugh share about their experience talking about Brave Cities with the gathering of church planters they got to connect with.

Lance Ford, servanthood expert, discusses leadership dynamics in mission communities, importance of language in leadership roles, navigating identity in community settings, empowering emerging leaders, and redefining leadership paradigms in a kingdom ecosystem.

This is a really fun conversation about the call go to hell.

Dr. David Fitch, gospel expert, discusses the immeasurable gospel's significance, moving beyond personal salvation. Topics include power dynamics in churches, living a kingdom life, and promoting change through Jesus' reign in communities. Emphasizes a broader understanding of faith, relational evangelism, and the non-coercive nature of God's presence.

This brother is a builder! Hugh came back from a visit to Lance's ecosystem and told the team that we had to get him on and hear his story. In this episode we did just that. Lance has built so much and we are so excited to be able to share this conversation with you here.

This is a kind of part 2 of the convo we began about the poor in episode 14

In this this episode Taylor and Jon wrestle with questions of God's heart from the poor and the place of the poor in our communities and in the kingdom itself. Taylor kinda takes the posture of interviewer in an effort to get Jon riffing on some of these ideas. Next weeks episode is will be a continuations of this conversation with Hugh and Joel. You can consider this episode a part 1.

Rodney Fickas, the founder of Soulcraft Makerspace in Ferguson, Missouri, shares his inspiring journey from traditional ministry to community engagement through woodworking. He discusses the power of hands-on work in building meaningful relationships and fostering social change. The conversation highlights the importance of inclusivity and personal connections in revitalizing communities. Rodney also reflects on the sacredness of craftsmanship and how authentic work can embody kingdom values, emphasizing service and hospitality.

After tragedy and crisis struck the Halter's and their community in Alton, Hugh offered to share about the experience and unpack suffering a bit with the guys. This episode is an exploration of the power of suffering and it's value to each of us and our communities.

In the episode the crew is wrestling with a concept that would end up leading to the subtitle of the Brave Cities book. Like all of these episode, they are grey pages because in them we are actively exploring the ideas rather than just reporting on some finding. This episode explicitly uses the image of a beaker that we are putting different ingredients into as an experiment and it serves as a good reminder for all of us that this is the intended posture of each and every one of these conversations.