

Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast
Renovaré
A place for honest and unhurried conversations about interactive life with God. Hosted by Nathan Foster from Renovaré, a nonprofit that offers resources, events, and learning communities to help people become more like Jesus. Learn more at renovare.org.
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Jul 17, 2017 • 31min
Brian Morykon — Meet Renovaré's New Director of Communications
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Renovaré's new Director of Communication and Special Projects, Brian Morykon, talks with Nathan about worship, living full-time in an RV, and learning to swim in the charismatic stream.

Jul 10, 2017 • 44min
Dallas Willard — The Heart of Worship
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---What is worship, why do we do it, and how can we enter more fully into worship on Sunday and everyday? Dallas Willard answers those questions with his characteristic wisdom and gentleness in this archive interview with John Ortberg at Menlo Park Church.

Jun 26, 2017 • 36min
Linda Gist — A Safe Place for Lonely Leaders
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Having worked several years with churches in France and Switzerland, Linda Gist knows first-hand how lonely and isolating ministry can be. After graduating the Renovaré Institute she started Rhythms of Grace, a retreat ministry for pastors. She joins Nathan to talk about the importance for leaders to have a safe place to be vulnerable and find rest.

Jun 19, 2017 • 36min
Andrew Ranucci — Time and Attention
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Nathan recently spoke at a conference in Australia hosted by Coast Community Church. The pastor of that church, Andrew Ranucci, joins Nathan again to talk about the positive effect retreats have on everyday life, the importance of giving God time and attention, and the "three divinas."

Jun 12, 2017 • 35min
Joshua Banner — Spiritual Direction in Prison
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Joshua Banner is a spiritual director, a retreat leader, and creator and host of The Invitation Podcast. Nate talks with Josh about his contemplative prayer outreach in prisons.

Jun 5, 2017 • 30min
Jon Bailey — Practical Simplicity
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---In this episode Jon Bailey, co-founder of Lightstock.com and current Renovaré board chair, shares with Nathan some practical ways to pare down in order to free up the heart and mind for God.

May 29, 2017 • 36min
Robert Moore-Jumonville — C.S. Lewis On Prayer
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Professor and author Robert Moore-Jumonville (MoJo) joins Nathan again, this time to talk about C.S. Lewis and prayer. They dive deep, covering topics like how to reconcile yielding to God (Thy will be done) with praying by faith (cast this mountain into the sea). Further up and further in!

May 22, 2017 • 31min
Judy Villanueva — It Is What It Is
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Writer and spiritual director Judy Villanueva shares with Nathan Foster on how to listen for God in the smallest of things. Along the way, Nate learns "it is what it is" isn't so much a statement of defeat as a way of making peace with the reality God has and is for us.

May 15, 2017 • 33min
Robert Fryling — Shaping How We Lead by Who We Are
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Nathan talks with Bob Fryling, author and former publisher of InterVarsity Press, about how to find a truly authentic, integrated way to lead—from both our internal relationship with God and our external relationship with others.

May 8, 2017 • 31min
Richard Foster — How You Gave For Richard's Birthday
Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---For his 75th birthday Richard Foster asked the Renovaré community to consider giving $75 to someone in need or 75 minutes to someone lonely. In this episode Nate Foster shares with his dad stories of how you did it.