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Field Notes with Gravity Congregational Transformation is all about descending into the particulars of ministry, where theological reflection and practice get real. In each episode, our host, Seth Richardson, interviews a leader about what it’s like to wrestle with how the Spirit of God is working in their context. As you listen, pay attention to how these stories provoke your imagination and illuminate your ministry context. This podcast is a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the kind of work we do at Gravity Congregational Transformation. Reach out to us, so we can make a journey of discovery and transformation with you, too.
Episodes
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
I’m delighted that Luke McFadden is capping-off this season. His ministry in Waukegan IL at Christian Neighbors Church embodies the best of the profound simplicity and subtle revolutionary possibility that has characterized the stories in our Field Notes this season.
Bonus: Luke is also a talented artist. Check out his art here
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
In today’s episode, we dive with Kimberly Deckel into an under-addressed but crucial question, how do you know when it's time to end a church plant and how do you end well? We’ll also hear Kimberly reflect on how the relationship between ethnic identity, gender, and denominational tradition shapes her posture as a pastor.
Kimberly also serves on the leadership team for The Surge Network
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
In today’s episode, we’re dropping behind the scenes with the Rev. Dr. Jin Cho in the early stages of a church plant. Even though he has decades of experience planting and pastoring churches, we’re listening to Jin “in process” - without having everything figured out. Jin is planting with a co-pastor in Southern California, in what he calls a “vanilla” culture, right in the heart of where the attractional mega church movement was launched. Let’s dive into all the preliminary work with Jin as he wrestles through what it means to cultivate a deeply integrated space.
Jin also leads the Revelation 7:9 Task Force
Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
How does the past shape and inform the present? In a city that bears the scars of colonialism and white-body supremacy, what would it mean to lead a church beyond the past without ignoring or perpetuating the brokenness that extends into the present? Pastor Fred Liggin describes the tensions and hope that come with leading a community into radical social reorientation around Christ’s table.
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
We all carry in our bodies complex stories, histories, and perspectives that we bring into leadership. How does the way your identity has been shaped in turn shape the way you lead? Have you ever reflected on the "context of the self"? On this episode, Shawn describes how he understands his mestizo identity, how the liturgy at Rez Austin gets expressed as "fiesta," and how the community he leads is moving into the future by remembering the past.
Contact Seth: seth@teloscollective.com
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
On the episode, we get a glimpse into the past and future of an Emergent church (remember that movement?). We hear about renewing toxic leadership structures, deconstruction that leads reconstruction, and how congregational change usually happens at the speed of imagination.
Contact Seth: seth@teloscollective.com
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
What does it look like when a female leads within a denomination that does not ordain or title women as "pastors"? How can contemplation and justice be brought together through lament?
Contact Seth: seth@teloscollective.com
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
Intro reflection from Seth, plus bonus interview at the end with Shawn McCain