Center for Congregations Podcast
Your congregation is important. And we know that leading and serving in congregations is hard work. Join Shellie Riggs Jordan, McKenzie Scott Lewis, Ben Tapper, Matt Burke and other Center for Congregations consultants as they interview thought leaders and experts to encourage, inspire and help you find the right information and resources to address your congregation's needs. Center for Congregations staff will share what they're learning through work with congregations. Speakers, authors and congregational practitioners will share their stories and best practices to help your congregation thrive.
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S5 E20: Marketing: The Art of Knowing Your Audi...
Tyler Harden shares the impact of knowing who you are as a congregation and who you want to reach.
52 min
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S5 E19: Wholeness through Brokenness
Dr. Nii Addy discusses how neuroscience can inform understanding mental health.
48 min
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S5 E18: The Liturgy of Politics
Kaitlyn Schiess discusses her book The Liturgy of Politics and how congregations can better engage in political spaces.
62 min
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S5 E17: There Has To Be A Better Way: Mental He...
Aaron and Janell Lane discuss mental health and how congregations can serve in this area.
47 min
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S5 E16: Multivocational Ministry Can Be Healthy
Dr. Jessica Brown discusses the challenges of multivocational ministry and how to thrive in it.
65 min
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S5 E15: Understanding Generational Differences
Rev. Dr. Marcus Carlson discusses how we can better understand generational differences in order to strengthen our congregations.
53 min
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S5 E14: Focusing on Health, Not Size
Dale Sellers from 95Network discusses the specific challenges and wonderful opportunities of small- to mid-size congregations.
62 min
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S5 E13: Becoming Culturally Intelligent
Dr. David Livermore discusses cultural intelligence and it's value for congregations.
69 min
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S5 E12: So What Have We Learned?
Reflecting on the first half of 2023.
40 min
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S5 E11: It Takes a Village: Foster Care and Ado...
Michelle Jackson shares about how congregations can support foster care.
65 min
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S5 E10: Telephone Poles Passing by the Window
Rev. Greg Pimlott discusses self-care for leaders.
53 min
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S5 E9: Hybrid Congregations: You Can Be in Two ...
Jason Moore spends time with McKenzie and Matt to discuss hybrid congregational experiences.
54 min
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S5 E8: Laughing Our Way to Perfect Humanity
Dr. Jason Deuman discusses comedy and congregational life.
49 min
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S5 E7: The Weight of Grief and Loss
Patrick Riecke shares from his experience as a clergy leader and chaplain on how we can support the grieving in congregations.
44 min
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S5 E6: Ministering to the Whole Person
Dr. Jessica Brown joins Shellie and Matt to discuss mental health in congregational life.
54 min
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S5 E5: Bringing Good Things to Digital Spaces
Digital Marketing Strategist and all-around great guy Tim Campbell-Smith discusses social media and congregations.
56 min
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S5 E4: You Are Welcome Here
Shellie and Matt talk with Dr. Winterbourne Harrison-Jones about the intersection of the arts and congregational space.
55 min
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S5 E3: Am I Allowed to Come In?
Marketer and Millennial Kaeli Sweigard discusses her path into congregational life.
44 min
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S5 E2: What Do YOU Mean by Community Ministry?
Aimee Laramore joins the Center for Congregations podcast to talk about community ministry.
44 min
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S5 E1: Conversations about Race are Hard
In this crossover episode, Ben and Matt have a candid conversation with the Shades of Hope podcast hosts Pastor Jeff Krajewski and Rev. Dr. Clarence Moore.
52 min
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S4 E23: Ghosts of Congregations Past, Present a...
Center staff discuss what issues arose for congregations in 2022 and discuss what the future may hold.
38 min
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S4 E22: Building Relationships: What We Can Lea...
Ben and Matt talk with Pastor Emmanuel Musinga about the experiences of Congolese Christians.
53 min
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S4 E21: The Next Faithful Step: Discernment in ...
54 min
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S4 E20: Cultivating the Edges: Belonging and Ra...
Listening to Those on the Margins
48 min
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S4 E19: Keeping it Beta: Innovation and Congreg...
Rev. Dr. Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes discusses how to maintain innovation in your congregation.
52 min