Episodes
Friday Mar 23, 2018
Ep. 56 - Get off Your Donkey w/Dr. Carlton Byrd
Friday Mar 23, 2018
Friday Mar 23, 2018
Dr. Carlton Byrd, the Senior Pastor at the Oakwood University Church, returns to Lee University and to Servecast. In this episode, Dr. Byrd and William pull from the parable of the Good Samaritan and use the metaphor of ditches to discuss dealing with pitfalls in our personal lives and using our gifts to help others as they struggle in their own.
Follow this link to learn more about the Oakwood University Church, or call their office at 256-929-6460.
Click here to check out Breath of Life.
Follow this link to view Dr. Byrd's address in Lee University Chapel.
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This episode was recorded on February 20, 2018.
Music by bensound and LeeU Worship
Reflection song: Move by LeeU Worship
Friday Mar 02, 2018
Ep. 55 - YES! w/ Garrett Graveson
Friday Mar 02, 2018
Friday Mar 02, 2018
Author of 10 Seconds of Insane Courage, Garrett Graveson joins William to imagine what our lives and the world would look like if we said "yes" more. Garrett shares from his personal and professional experience to encourage leaders to overcome the parralyzing scope of challenges they face.
Links
How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clay Christensen
Follow Garrett on Instagram @ggworldwide
To join the conversation, email servecast22@gmail.com.
Music by bensound
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Ep. 54 - The Test of Faith w/Noel Castellanos
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Friday Feb 16, 2018
Following his debut in Lee University chapel, Noel Castellanos returns to Servecast and challenges Christians to move beyond the practice of faith as privatized piety. In this episode, Noel and William discuss the language used in the immigration debate, and Noel calls followers of Jesus to wrestle with the social implications of the Gospel.
This episode was recorded on November 28, 2017.
To join the conversation, email questions and comments to servecast22@gmail.com.
Music by bensound
Friday Jan 19, 2018
Ep. 52 - Full Circle Grace: Ending Human Trafficking w/Jerry Redman
Friday Jan 19, 2018
Friday Jan 19, 2018
Modern day human trafficking statistics are staggering. The World Health Organization believes this 150 billion dollar industry enslaves 45 million people worldwide. Despite the magnitude of this pandemic, Jerry Redman and his team at Second Life believe that, together, we can eradicate this assault on human dignity. In conversation with William, Jerry calls for leaders to engage this issue, speaks to how his faith connects to this fight, and shares stories of hope in which ordinary people mobilize to rescue victims of human trafficking.
If you believe you have witnessed an instance of human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888. For local Servecast listeners living in Tennessee, you can also call 855-558-6484 to reach the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
To join in on this conversation or others, email questions and comments to servecast22@gmail.com.
Music by bensound
Friday Sep 01, 2017
Ep. 42 - A Swan Song
Friday Sep 01, 2017
Friday Sep 01, 2017
In this episode, the Servecast crew covers it all! They discuss the eclipse, Servecast past and present, and what to expect in coming epsiodes. William introduces a new Servecast team member. Grayson, "the tech guy," reminisces on his start in the Leonard Center. Tyler shares his views on faith and calling, and in the closing segment, William breaks down leadership. All this and more on Servecast!
Music by bensound
Friday Aug 18, 2017
Ep. 41 - How to Love Your Neighborhood w/ Dr. Shawn Duncan
Friday Aug 18, 2017
Friday Aug 18, 2017
Focused Community Strategies (FCS) has decades of expereince serving in Atlanta, and they recently founded the Lupton Center to share what they have learned. Dr. Shawn Duncan, Director of the Lupton Center, joins William to discuss the work of community development and the philosophy FCS employs. In this episode, Dr. Duncan offers a distinction between traditional charity models and the work of community development.
Click here to learn more about the Lupton Center and their training offerings, including their e-course Seeking Shalom.
Contact Servecast by emailing servecast22@gmail.com.
Music by bensound
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Ep. 40 - Where the Cross Meets the Street w/ Noel Castellanos
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Faithful Christian mission includes more than preaching. In his book Where the Cross Meets the Street, Noel Castellanos describes his dissatisfaction with the proclamation-only approach and looks at the life of Jesus for a more holistic way to engage our neighborhoods. He believes in the cross God enters our suffering and cares for the vulnerable, and the Christian's duty is to do the same. This entails moving into the neighborhood, engaging both proclamation and formation, demonstrating compassion, seeking restoration and development, and confronting injustice where it may be found. In this episode, Noel joins William to discuss how the radical story of the cross should shape the Church's presence in our communities.
Noel serves as the President of the Christian Community Development Association.
Pick up a copy of Noel's book, Where the Cross Meets the Street: What Happens to the Neighborhood When God is at the Center.
Music by bensound
Friday Jul 07, 2017
Ep. 39 - Be You. Do Good. w/ Jonathan David Golden
Friday Jul 07, 2017
Friday Jul 07, 2017
We all want to know our purpose in life. Christians often speak of this as “our call.” Author and social entrepreneur Jonathan David Golden says we should stop obsessing over missing that purpose and start doing what we can where we are. In conversation with William, Jonathan encourages listeners to consider their strengths, understand their story, and make a difference wherever they may be in life.
Check out Jonathan’s book, Be You. Do Good.: Having the Guts to Pursue What Makes You Come Alive.
Learn more about Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Co. and the Bwenda Water Project.
Music by bensound
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.
Music by bensound
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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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