Podcasts Index

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.

Join Jesus Collective as we explore how to make disciples in our post-Christian culture. We will be learning from Ken Shigematsu, pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver. Ken is author of Survival Guide for the Soul: How to Flourish Spiritually in a World that Pressures Us to Achieve. Ken has a long track record of connecting the person of Jesus with our deepest human needs / brokenness through spiritual practices and training in transformation.

We just love Jesus-y people like MaryKate Morse. MaryKate has a proven track-record of teaching Christian leaders how to skillfully lead in the way of Jesus while practicing the way of Jesus deeper into their own inner lives. We all can be guilty of having a great Jesus-centred theology, yet, that same theology may not impact how we lead staff, structure our organizations, and influence the leadership cultures we create in our churches. Pull up a chair and let’s chat with MaryKate about how a Jesus-centred approach makes a difference in how we lead church as mission, a body of believers, and an organization.

Greg Boyd shares why now is the time to unite a Kingdom movement.

Efrem Smith joins the conversation as we talk about how our movement can become racially diverse, and how to move towards multi-ethnic diversity within our churches.