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  • Cynthia Hale: Faithful Reinvention
    2024/11/25

    In the fifth and final episode of our third season, Prince talks with Cynthia Hale, the founding and senior pastor of Ray of Hope Christian Church in Decatur, Georgia.

    Discussion topics include:

    - How Cynthia's leadership has changed over 38 years at Ray of Hope

    - Cultivating other leaders

    - Practices to sustain health and wellbeing in ministry

    - And more!

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    45 分
  • Gary Simpson: A Pastor's Pastor
    2024/11/18

    In the fourth episode of our third season, Prince talks with Gary Simpson, the senior minister of Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, New York.

    Discussion topics include:

    - How preaching differs from other forms of communication

    - Finding your authentic voice

    - Can preaching be taught?

    - And more!

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    42 分
  • Reggie Blount: New Approaches to Christian Formation
    2024/11/11

    In the third episode of our third season, Prince talks with Reggie Blount, who serves as the Murray H. Leiffer Associate Professor of Formation, Leadership and Culture and director of the Center for the Church and the Black Experience at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

    Discussion topics include:

    - What pastors need to understand about learning and formation

    - Being innovative in developing curriculum

    - The seven spiritual yearnings of young people

    - Technology and Christian education

    - And more!

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    36 分
  • John Witvliet: What Are We Doing in Worship?
    2024/11/04

    In the second episode of our third season, Prince talks with John Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and Professor of Worship, Theology, and Congregational Ministry Studies at Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary.

    Discussion topics include:
    - How worship leaders can balance maintaining tradition and being innovative
    - Creating opportunities for pastors and musicians to learn together
    - Involving youth in worship
    - And more!

    Find show notes and the transcript for this episode here.

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    29 分
  • Peter Cha: The Gift of Immigrant Congregations
    2024/10/28

    In the first episode of our third season, Prince talks with Peter T. Cha, director of the Thriving Immigrant Congregations Initiative (TICI) and professor of practical theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

    Discussion topics include:

    - Misconceptions about immigrant congregations

    - Building healthy intergenerational relationships in the church

    - Challenging churches to embrace younger generations

    - And more!

    Find show notes and the transcript for this episode here.

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    33 分
  • Anna Carter Florence: Living with the Text
    2024/05/07

    In the final episode of our second season, Prince talks with Anna Carter Florence, the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia.

    Discussion topics include:

    - What theatre and preaching have in common

    - Why storytelling is central to preaching

    - Entering scripture “verbs-first”

    - Practices for growing as a preacher and theologian

    - And more!

    Find show notes and the transcript for this episode at https://alban.org/2024/05/09/anna-carter-florence-living-with-the-text/

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    40 分
  • Otis Moss III: Thriving in Turbulent Times
    2024/05/02

    In this episode, Prince talks with Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois.

    Discussion topics include:

    - Adapting to different leadership contexts

    - Thriving in times of unrest

    - The importance of love and justice in Christian leadership

    - How leaders can take care of themselves

    - And more!

    Find show notes and the transcript for this episode at https://alban.org/2024/05/02/otis-moss-iii-thriving-in-turbulent-times/

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    34 分
  • David Armijo: Invest in Your People
    2024/04/25

    In this episode, Prince talks with David Armijo, Chief of Programs at Hispanic Access Foundation. As Chief of Programs, David oversees Hispanic Access Foundation’s health, conservation, federal internship (MANO) and special initiatives.

    Discussion topics include:

    - Managing conflict on teams

    - Having courageous conversations with volunteers

    - Hallmarks of strong teams

    - Practical strategies for team communication

    - And more!


    Find show notes and the transcript for this episode at https://alban.org/2024/04/25/david-armijo-invest-in-your-people/

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    37 分