Reports from the Spiritual Frontier

Reports from the Spiritual Frontier


Latest Episodes

Nicole Reilley – Spiritually Flourishing on the Titanic
June 19, 2019

Join us for a conversation with Nicole Reilley of Valencia United Methodist Church.   Episode Highlights Include: How to spiritually flourish on the Titanic Mindfulness Meditation and Christian Formation Releasing Institutional Expectations (and Instit...

Kenda Creasy-Dean [Bonus] Surviving Shipwreck
June 13, 2019

Join us for a little more of our conversation with Kenda Creasy Dean of Princeton Theological Seminary and Ministry Incubators, where she talks about how communities survive shipwreck. If you haven’t heard it yet,

Kenda Creasy-Dean – Youth Spirituality and the Advent of A New Church
June 06, 2019

Join us for a conversation with Kenda Creasy Dean of Princeton Theological Seminary and Ministry Incubators. Episode Highlights Include: Why mainline Christians suck at spiritual formation The difference between good action and holy action How formatio...

[Bonus] Allen Buck: Smudging and Other Ways of Worship
May 29, 2019

Hear Allen Buck of Great Spirit United Methodist Church in Portland, OR share a little bit with us about his community’s particular worship practices, including what smudging is and how it’s used. To hear the rest of our conversation with Allen,

Allen Buck – Healing and Wisdom at Great Spirit UMC
May 22, 2019

Join us for a conversation with Allen Buck of Great Spirit United Methodist Church in Portland, OR. Episode Highlights Include: Allen’s journey from Oklahoma to Portland, Oregon. Native American ministry nested in American Christianity What it means to...

Bonus: Randy Evans on Worship and Advocacy With Walking Tall
April 24, 2019

Join us for a conversation with Randy Evans of Walking Tall in Wilmington, NC Episode Highlights Include: Why you should quit using the word “Homeless” How Randy learned that the Christian way of life “is not a means to an end” Why church volunteers st...

Randy Evans: Walking Tall With Our Unhoused Friends
April 17, 2019

Join us for a conversation with Randy Evans of Walking Tall in Wilmington, NC Episode Highlights Include: Why you should quit using the word “Homeless” How Randy learned that the Christian way of life “is not a means to an end” Why church volunteers st...

Chris Jenkins – Restoring Hope (and Houses)
April 03, 2019

Join us for a conversation with Chris Jenkins of Hope Restorations in Kinston, North Carolina, as he shares his journey from personal grief to community transformation. Hear him tell the story of how they’re restoring hope and houses in his rural commu...

Greg Moore B-Side: Friendship and New Spiritual Communities
March 27, 2019

Join us for a little more of our conversation with Greg Moore, Executive Director of New Faith Communities for the North Carolina Annual Conference, as he shares more about what it means to center friendship in spiritual community (and measure whether ...

Greg Moore – Spiritual Community At the Rate of Friendship
March 21, 2019

Join us for a conversation with Greg Moore, Executive Director of New Faith Communities for the North Carolina Annual Conference, as he shares about cultivating spiritual community at the rate of friendship.