Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Steve Macchia is founder of Leadership Transformations, an organization that focuses on spiritual formation for leaders. In this episode he talks with Nathan about his book Broken and Whole, and the freedom and beauty of being vulnerable.

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Trevor Hudson is an author and speaker who teaches at the Renovaré Institute and internationally on spiritual formation. He joins Nathan to talk about life in South Africa, his new book Beyond Loneliness, and friendship with God. Trevor is facilitating his new book in this year's Renovaré Book Club which begins in October (more at renovare.org/bookclub).

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Justine Olawsky is the voice you'll hear if you call Renovaré. In this episode Nathan helps us get to know her. Along the way we learn a bit about the Renovaré Institute, Latin, and G.K. Chesterton.

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Nathan talks with Carolyn Arends, Renovaré Director of Education, about how books shape us, different modes of reading, and the upcoming Renovaré Book Club. Learn more at renovare.org/bookclub

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---What we think about God determines how we approach life with God. James Bryan Smith, author and professor at Friends University, talks with Nathan Foster about those God-narratives and about how to approach spiritual formation holistically.

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Author, teacher and spiritual director Lacy Borgo returns to talk with Nathan about her Life With God children's curriculum, and how parents, pastors and teachers can make room for children to deepen friendship with God. Learn more at gooddirtministries.org

Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken, co-pastors, discuss the process of integrating spiritual formation into their mega-church and the challenges they faced. They explore the interconnectedness of spiritual formation, mission, and community and reflect on their experiences as co-pastors. They also discuss the church's response to their book and offer advice on integrating spiritual formation into community life.

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Donn Thomas is an African American songwriter, theologian, professor, worship leader and long-time Renovaré ministry team member. Nathan talks with him about the similarities between the Psalms and hip-hop culture, and how to lovingly discuss race-related topics.

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---What does it look like for a local church to intentionally participate in all the streams that Jesus flowed in? Nathan's search for such a church turned up Red Door Church in Bloomington, Indiana. Giff Reed, a pastor at Red Door, is this week's guest.

Registration is now open for the Renovaré Book Club: renovare.org/bookclub.---Nathan Foster talks again with author, playwright, professor and former pastor Paul Patton about the recurring story of brokenness and redemption found in film, and about how to "steward the stirrings of the soul" through memorization.