Podcasts Index

Professor and church planter Brian Ross equips us in how to preach and teach to those who are secular and unconvinced of the relevance and power of Jesus’ story. Brian shares ten helpful insights into how increasing our understanding of culture and Jesus can impact how we translate the Gospel in our cultural moment.

Failure, burnout, and withdrawal have become the norm for Christian leaders, but it’s not meant to be this way. Join our conversation with Robynn Bliss, spiritual director & author, and Aaron White, author & National Director of 24/7 Prayer. Together, we discuss how Jesus-centred leadership provides sustainable insights & rhythms for a completely different story.

Join pastors Rici Skei & Paul Eddy as we explore the radical implications of living our lives and forming our theology with Jesus at the centre. Rici & Paul unpack assumptions of secular and religious cultures and work through five aspects of Jesus-centred living that just might get Jesus and his followers killed today.

What's the "Third Way" all about? Join our conversation with Mark Baker, PhD, as he walks us through attitudes, theology, and discipleship practices that self-described Third Way churches are living out. Together, we learn practical strategies for forming disciples and navigating polarization around the most divisive issues of our day.

Political polarization in U.S. church communities has never been greater, and the whole world is watching with uncertainty at what will unfold in the wake of the November 2020 election. In this live podcast, we converse with two pastors leading churches in North Carolina and Arizona, both highly polarized swing states. We discuss practical ways to talk about politics and explore strategies and experiential ways to keep Jesus at the centre of discipleship and mission.

Listen in as thoughtful leaders of colour within the Jesus Collective community share this important conversation about white privilege, systemic racism, and reconciliation, with Jesus at the centre. Pastors Shawna Boren (St. Paul, MN) and Hank Johnson (Harrisburg, PA) provide perspective from American communities deeply impacted by the recent chain of events, and Denley McIntosh (Oakville, ON) adds insights from a Canadian context.

At our recent UNITE | ONLINE event, we created space to imagine what the landscape might be like after the Pandemic, what the church will be known for, and how we can be evolving, preparing, and innovating as we follow Jesus into the significant opportunities that lie ahead. Listen in as Jon Hand hosts this timely and engaging conversation with pastors Mandy Smith and Jeremy Duncan.

Pastor and church planter Rici Skei shares how her church has learned to serve the marginalized in their community during this crisis and inspires us with ways all of us can apply a hands-on approach to engaging the marginalized in our own context. She also shares her unique insights on our vulnerabilities as leaders in this time, and offers ways we can pastor ourselves while caring for and leading others.

We were able to engage with pastors from churches in some of the hardest hit areas, and heard from others who are working to mobilize their churches to do what love requires of us in this time.

New to Jesus Collective? Listen to the first 10 minutes to learn more about who we are. Keep listening to hear the interactive conversation featuring two churches that are taking different approaches to welcoming and including the LGBTQ+ community in the life of the church. We’ll learn together through conversation with Jeremy Duncan of Commons Church in Calgary, AB, and Jeremy Jernigan of Abundant Life Church in Portland, OR. These two churches are both seeking to keep Jesus central to everything they do, yet land in two different places in how they love and disciple LGBTQ+ persons.