Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Or watch the video: Episode Description: Too many of us have experienced abuse of power from pastors in our churches. This happens in churches that have allowed for a culture of toxicity. To resist toxicity, we need to restore goodness in our churches. The Hebrew word translated “good” is tov. Scot McKnight and his daughter Laura Barringer have written A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Or watch the video: Episode Description: How do we invite God into our everyday work lives? We spend most of our time not at church or in a quiet place, but at work! How do we find God there? In a new book, Working in the Presence of God: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Work (Hendrickson Publishers in partnership with the Theology of Work Project, 2019), co-authors Denise Daniels and Shannon Vandewarker help... Read more
It must be first stated that CRT is not a fully unified school of thought. It started in the late 1970s as legal scholars like Derrick Bell, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Richard Delgado were trying to understand how American law perpetuated and exasperated racialization in the United States. They argued that racism and white supremacy were foundational elements of the American legal system despite the language of the Constitution claiming “equal protection.” It wasn’t until the late 1980s that Kimberlé Crenshaw... Read more
There has been a battle in evangelicalism that’s been going on for over seventy years! There are those who believe that the Gospel is strictly about how the cross of Christ provides the gift of salvation for individuals. And there are those who believe that the Gospel is much more holistic, dealing with both personal salvation and cosmic redemption from systemic evil. Back in 1974, The First International Congress on World Evangelization was convened in Lausanne, Switzerland, led by Billy Graham... Read more
– Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Or watch the video: Episode Description: Are you a recent college graduate, or an upper-classman in college, or have a loved one in that stage of life? It is an anxious time, transitioning out of college. New careers, new places to live, new relationships. A lot is changing. Today’s guest has lots of practical wisdom and tools to help with the transition. Erica Young Reitz is the principal and founder... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Or watch it on YouTube: Episode Description: What does it take for Christians to pursue “shalom” in every corner of society? How can churches be a blessing to their communities in practical ways to actually make life better for those who live there? Our guest is Dr. Amy Sherman, the author of several books, manuals, and over 80 articles and essays. Her last book, Kingdom Calling: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good... Read more
I often joke that I went into ministry because I understood that there would be no math. So, if my calculations are wrong, blame Google because that’s where I got this number… There are 168 Hours in a week. I often do this thought exercise with people: If we were to chart the number of hours that we devote to the various things we do every week, how many hours are given to each task? Let’s say we average about... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Or watch it on YouTube: Episode Description: How do we actually reintegrate our faith with our work? Not just theologically or theoretically, but actually work in a way that is impacted by our faith? Is there no practical connection between Sunday worship and Monday work? Our guest is Dr. Matthew Kaemingk. His latest book, co-authored with Calvin Seminary professor Cory Willson, is Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy (Baker Academic).... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Episode Description: What does it look like to be a Christian at work? How can we be healthy and whole people who are better able to contribute? What is our mission in the workplace? How can we be agents of justice in and through our work? Our guest on this episode of the Reintegrate Podcast is Lisa Slayton. Lisa is the founder of Tamim Partners where she comes alongside leaders and their... Read more
Listen to the podcast on your favorite app: Or watch it on YouTube: Episode Description: What is the greatest need for Christians who have leadership roles in their companies or institutions? Our guest today is Suzi Lantz, a senior consultant with Giant Worldwide, training leaders to increase their leadership skills, communicate effectively, and excel at work (and life). Suzi believes that the greatest need is for leaders to become healthy themselves, to know themselves to lead themselves, for the sake... Read more
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