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Lamar Hardwick | How Ableism Fuels Racism

What is ableism, and how does ableism relate to racism? And is this important for the church? These questions and more will be answered in our discussion today with Dr...

Krin Van Tatenhove & Rob Mueller | Neighborhood Church: Transforming Your Congregation into a Powerhouse for Mission

To all those who believe their local church can be a vital sign of God's presence in their community, and to those who believe in a right here, right now, in-this-plac...

Kenda Creasy Dean | Innovating for Love

Is innovation just a buzzword, or is there something going on with innovation that Christians should be paying attention to? In today's interview, Kenda Creasy Dean ta...

Andrew Root & Blair Bertrand | When the Church Stops Working

What is wrong with the church? How can we fix it? In this interview, we explore what people think is wrong with the church. Guests Blair Bertrand and Andrew Root sugge...

Khristi Adams | Womanish Theology

What do young Black girls have to teach all of us about God and about living our Christian faith? In today's interview, Khristi Adams explores the unique and invaluabl...

Montague Williams | Church in Color

What's wrong with saying, "I don't see color?" Many have pursued racial color-blindness as if it is a virtue, but in today's episode, Montague Williams, author of "Chu...

Ryan McAnnally-Linz | Life Worth Living

What makes a life worth living? Do we organize our lives around the pursuit of happiness, self-sacrifice, security, power, or wealth? In today's episode, Ryan McAnnall...

Kathleen McShane & Elan Babchuck | Picking up the Pieces: Leadership after Empire

What can spiritual entrepreneurship teach us about what God is doing in the world? In today's episode, Kathleen McShane and Elan Babchuck, co-authors of "Picking up th...

David White | Tending the Fire That Burns at the Center of the World

How do beauty and creativity helps us know God? How does the beauty of God's creation re-enchant the world as we know it? In this episode, David White, author of Tendi...

Debra Rienstra | Refugia Faith

What does Christian faith have to do with creation? As the global climate crisis becomes more and more pressing, Christian communities sometimes flounder in responding...

Douglas Powe & Lovett Weems | Sustaining While Disrupting

Which road do we take when at the intersection of tradition and innovation? Faith leaders and congregants across the country are navigating patterns of change daily in...

Amy Butler | Beautiful and Terrible Things

The first episode of Season 8 begins with an intimate interview with Amy Butler, pastor, educator, and author of "Beautiful and Terrible Things," that examines the dee...

Sarah Barton | Becoming the Baptized Body

Baptism is a foundational practice, and is considered a sacrament in most Christian churches. This ancient practice has been significant since Jesus was baptized in th...

Keri Day | Azusa Reimagined

In the early twentieth century, a series of revival meetings in Los Angeles shocked the nation. They had unsegregated worship services where both women and men spoke i...

Kimberly Wagner | Fractured Ground

Sandy Hook. Uvalde. Pulse Nightclub. Hurricane Katrina. COVID-19. 9/11. For millions of people in our country, these words are shorthand for unthinkable traumatic even...

Victoria Atkinson White | Holy Friendships

What happens when ordinary friendships become something deeper, something more sacred, something—dare we say—holy? On this episode, Victoria Atkinson White shares from...

Jonathan Lee Walton | A Lens of Love

Questions of how the Bible should be read by modern Christians have never been more important than they are today. What does it mean to read the Bible through a socioh...

Alexia Salvatierra & Brandon Wrencher | Buried Seeds

In an age of secularization, church planters face new, unexpected obstacles. Could the key to solving their problems be found in ministries started by marginalized com...

Barbara Brown Taylor | Holy Envy

What does it look like for Christians to live in a pluralistic society? What can be learned from neighbors who practice different religious traditions? In this episode...

Mary Farag | What Makes a Church Sacred?

In the wake of the Jesus Movement’s emergence from the underground, designated worship spaces like churches began to be seen as sacred spaces in and of themselves. How...

Kristin Kobes DuMez | Donald Trump, John Wayne, and Jesus

How did Donald Trump become a hero for so many white evangelical Christians?

Josh Packard | Navigating Uncertainty with Young People

How are young people navigating uncertainty? What does faith have to do with their ability to flourish?

Jamie Eaddy Chism | Journeying with a Death Doula

What is a death doula and how can they be vital partners in helping people come to terms with their imminent deaths? How do we grapple with collective traumas and grie...

John Swinton | Theology and Mental Health

What kind of theology would come to the forefront if we allowed the voices of those with mental health challenges to lead the discussion?

Mark Elsdon | Money and Mission

What if churches and ministries discovered they have more assets than they realize? What if the church could reimagine how to use its resources?

Erin Raffety | A Vision for Disability and Ministry

What are the ways that we as a church can learn from people with disabilities?

João Chaves | How Migration Molds Faith

What are the dynamics shaping the role of immigrant churches in the United States? 

Jacqui Lewis | Radical Love

How might pastors lead multicultural congregations so that the people and their ministries flourish?

Welcome to Season 6

Welcome back to The Distillery for Season 6! Join our new host Sushama Austin-Connor and guest host Shari Oosting for conversations with theological scholars and minis...

Jerusha Neal | Overshadowed by the Spirit of God

What would it mean for preachers to reclaim the full humanity of preaching by moving out from under the shadow of false ideals and be overshadowed by the Spirit instead?

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