Journey NOW

In a recent Sunday gathering, we practiced naming the people and groups toward whom we hold contemptuous judgment. God transforms our hearts when we are honest before Him, and He can empower us to love and stay in relationship with some of the people we whom we most disagree. On this special Journey Now episode, Suzie Lind talks with Lamont Turner. He shares his story growing up in the predominately white community of Franklin, Tenn. and building bridges with people to move the Kingdom and our communities forward. Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 and join the conversation.

We are all in “vocational ministry,” regardless of our profession, with a calling to love and serve Jesus through our work. So, if we're all on staff for the Big-C Church, what does that look like as we meet in community and live out our individual lives? Join the conversation and let us know about your staff position in Jesus' Church. Is it to raise kids? Work in health care? Marketing? Are you a songwriter? A teacher? Text us at 615-861-9503 or email us at journey@journeytn.com and share your calling with us. We would love the privilege of praying for you and blessing you in your work.This week we wrap up our round table conversations on what it means to be a Follower of the Way.

How does the rest of our culture regard the Church? What attracts them to our movement, and what drives them away? Special guest Silas Lind joins the regular NOW roundtable panel to explore how the world engages Christ followers. As a high school senior, Silas brings a unique generational perspective to how the Church is perceived. We’d love to hear your thoughts and questions. Join the conversation by texting us at (615) 861-9503 or emailing journey@journeytn.com.

The NOW roundtable team reflects on the parable of wheat and weeds and why Jesus told his followers to care for the field instead of taking it upon themselves to start uprooting plants. What does that look like for us as a community? Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 and join the conversation.

What do we miss--and who do we marginalize--when we misread the Bible? In a recent Sunday gathering, we learned how scripture describes the Church as a radical restructuring of the ideal Roman household and society. This week's Journey NOW roundtable panel asks what it means to live out that ideal. And, they reflect on the damage caused when famous passages such as Ephesians 5 are read as instructions for Christian families instead of as a model for the Church. Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 or email journey@journeytn.com and join the conversation.

Do we misunderstand scripture when we apply modern, Western, individualist ideas to it? Journey NOW's roundtable panel discusses Suzie Lind's Sunday message on The Bride of Christ. How should we understand that phrase, and what does it mean for all of us to be the bride? Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 and join the conversation.

The Journey Roundtable kicks off a new season today discussing the corporate identity of "The Body of Christ." As followers of the way, our hope is to look at these snapshots of how the New Testament conceives of our gathering together (not just in church) and places us in the world.  Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 and join the conversation.

Justice. Social Justice. There are so many buzz words that trigger Christians one way or another out of concern for forsaking the gospel. Around the table today, the panel discusses what justice is and isn't and how we can thoughtfully engage in the current conversations and work around bringing shalom. Then, Suzie Lind chats with Laura Day about what it's like to be a person with disability in community. Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 and join the conversation.

Hypocrisy. Fallen leaders. Broken trust. The invasion of politics into religion. Despite all the reasons for people to reject Christian institutions, Journey NOW’s roundtable panel talks about their hope for the Church as God’s temple. Then, Carla Hendricks joins Suzie Lind in our interview segment to discuss her work as a volunteer advocate team leader for the non-profit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children in Nashville. You can volunteer or learn more about CASA’s work with foster children in Nashville. Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 and join the conversation.

How many Jesus followers actually believe in loving all our neighbors? How many of us practice that? In this special, extended roundtable edition, Anthony Hendricks joins the panel to talk about his upcoming Journey class, Beyond Race. Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 and join the conversation. Registration is now open online for Anthony's class, which begins October 3. Got comments or questions? Text us at (615) 861-9503 and join the conversation.