Episodes
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Ep. 37 - The AND Campaign w/ Justin Giboney
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Thursday Jun 22, 2017
Christians accept a false dichotomy when they believe they must choose between truth and love. This causes compromise in their approach to politics. Justin Giboney, politician and co-founder of the AND Campaign, joins William to discuss faithful Christian engagment. Christians must have a public presence, and this presence should be marked by the compassion and conviction of Jesus Christ.
Check out Justin's 2016 Christianity Today article.
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Friday Jun 09, 2017
Ep. 36 - Building Bridges to Alleviate Poverty w/ Toni Miles
Friday Jun 09, 2017
Friday Jun 09, 2017
Christian denominationalism leaves many believers discouraged about disunity among churches. A local non-profit in Cleveland, TN bridges denominational and organizational divides to bring holistic care to members of their community. The Caring Place’s Director of Organization Advancement, Toni Miles, joins William to discuss their work among the vulnerable of their community. Toni encourages churches, non-profit practitioners, business leaders, and government officials to contribute their expertise in a communal effort to alleviate poverty.
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Friday May 26, 2017
Ep. 35 - Loving God, Renewing the World w/ Dr. Crawford Loritts
Friday May 26, 2017
Friday May 26, 2017
Our levels of passion tend to wax and wane, and this is no less the case in our relationships with God. With William and student guest host, Caleb Montgomery, Dr. Crawford Loritts addresses the need to cultivate intimacy with God even as emotions come and go. Dr. Loritts concludes that a healthy relationship with God will provide a foundation to impact people and transform communities. In this conversation, he pulls from his experience as a pastor to address topics ranging from marriage to creating social change.
Click here to view Dr. Loritts’s full chapel address.
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Friday May 05, 2017
Ep. 33 - Tributaries w/ Dr. Dan Noel
Friday May 05, 2017
Friday May 05, 2017
On this episode, Dr. Dan Noel contrasts the Mississippi River and the Dead Sea to call listeners to both give and receive. Both bodies of water receive from other sources. The Mississippi River flows and pours into other bodies of water, but the Dead Sea does not. Similarly, we, as individuals, need tributaries that pour into us, but to bring life, we must pour into others. Student leaders, Jared Noel and Mannah Berg, ask Dr. Noel questions and weigh in on this conversation.
Click here to view Dr. Noel’s full chapel address.
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Friday Apr 28, 2017
Ep. 32 - Freely in Hope w/ Nikole Lim
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Nikole Lim joins William and Christian to discuss the ways God is present in the midst of suffering and the hope we have in the coming Kingdom of God. Nikole is the Co-founder and International Director at Freely in Hope, an organization working to end the cycle of sexual violence through education, leadership development, and storytelling. There, she advocates for a survivor-led approach to community transformation.
Click here to listen to Nikole Lim's Lee University chapel address.
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Friday Apr 21, 2017
Ep. 31 - Smart Compassion w/ Wesley Furlong
Friday Apr 21, 2017
Friday Apr 21, 2017
Sometimes a "good" thing is not always the best thing, and this can even be the case when serving others. William invites Wesley Furlong to Servecast to discuss Wesley's new book, Smart Compassion: How to Stop “Doing” Outreach and Start Making Change. In this episode, Wesley shares his journey to smart compassion and advocates for being present to others in ways that encourage reciprocity and affirm dignity. In his book, he calls Christians to embody the love of God through healing presence, radical hospitality, and collective empowerment.
Click here to learn more about Wesley Furlong.
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Thursday Apr 13, 2017
Ep. 30 - Rhythms of Service w/ Leroy Barber
Thursday Apr 13, 2017
Thursday Apr 13, 2017
In this episode, Leroy Barber asks, “If God had to come close in the incarnation… what makes us think we can do [Christianity] from afar?” Leroy authored the book Embrace: God’s Radical Shalom for a Divided World and serves as the Executive Director for The Voices Project. Drawing from experience in community development, Leroy explains the way God takes our ordinary and accomplishes the extraordinary. He believes this is most evident when we walk in relationship with others and is best cultivated by establishing rhythms of service in our personal lives.
Click here to view Leroy Barber’s full Lee University chapel address.
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Friday Apr 07, 2017
Ep. 29 - Living in an "Upside Down World" w/ Gabe Lyons
Friday Apr 07, 2017
Friday Apr 07, 2017
Author and Christian thought leader, Gabe Lyons joins William to discuss Christian cultural engagement. Offering insights from his book, Good Faith, and his work at Q, Gabe reminds listeners that we live in an “upside down world,” which at times deviates from Christian faith commitments. In this tension, Gabe believes Christians should engage all spheres of society from a place of conviction and compassion.
Click here to view Gabe Lyons’s full Lee University chapel address.
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Friday Mar 31, 2017
Ep. 28 - Sharpening Iron
Friday Mar 31, 2017
Friday Mar 31, 2017
Dr. William Kamm, Lee University's Director of Graduate Studies in Education, joins Servecast and recounts his time as a school administrator, his first class at Lee University, and the time someone refused to speak to him in the dining hall. Along with William and Tyler, they discuss the importance of teacher figures and the transformational possibilities inherent in every honest conversation.
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Friday Mar 17, 2017
Ep. 26 - The Making of a Leader: A Little Leaven in the Lump
Friday Mar 17, 2017
Friday Mar 17, 2017
Fresh off the road, William interviews fellow leadership guru and President of Leader Labs, Dr. Fred Garmon. Together, they commentate on March Madness and leadership trends in the Information Age. Dr. Garmon perceives a crisis of leadership, but he believes “life/role” leaders can change the world. Whether in the ministry or the marketplace, leadership begins with self-development and tending to your sphere of influence.
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