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.
To join the conversation, email servecast22@gmail.com
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 02, 2018
Ep. 53 - Simply Jesus w/Noah Herrin
Friday Feb 02, 2018
Friday Feb 02, 2018
William invites local college pastor Noah Herrin to Studio 22 to offer insights about faith, leadership, and service from a Millennial perspective. Noah serves as the College Pastor at North Cleveland Church of God where he leads The Gathering. In this episode, William and Noah talk about demystifying the Bible, the transformational power of mentorship, and the simplicity of following Jesus in service to others.
Click here to learn more about the Gathering 2018.
To join the conversation, email questions and comments to servecast22@gmail.com.
This episode was recorded in November 2017.
Music by bensound
Friday Jan 05, 2018
Ep. 51 - The Greatest Assignment w/Tom Madden & MacKenzie Clinton
Friday Jan 05, 2018
Friday Jan 05, 2018
As humans, many of us have the urge to live for something more. As Christians, we believe that God directs us to fulfill a purpose within God's Kingdom. Tom Madden, the Administrative Bishop for the Church of God in North Georgia, calls the purposes we fulfill our "assignments." He encourages listeners to trust God with the assignment and to focus on hearing God's voice. He describes his part in founding and leading a successful annual youth conference, known as Winterfest, and the role listening to God played in that assignment. MacKenzie Clinton, a Lee University alum, tells how she decided to commit to 12 months in Cambodia teaching English with People for Care and Learning. Tom's and MacKenzie's stories offer sources of encouragement for those seeking to follow God and hear God's voice.
Click here to view Tom Madden's address in Lee University Chapel.
Music by bensound
Friday Oct 13, 2017
Ep. 45 - The Church in the World w/ Dr. Terry Cross Pt. 2
Friday Oct 13, 2017
Friday Oct 13, 2017
In the second part of Servecast Live 2017, Chris Absher, Chelsa Flanary, and D'Metri Mattocks join Dr. Cross and William to address questions about the nature of the Church's presence in the world. Together, they discuss their hope for the Church in the world answering questions about the relationship between relevance and faithfulness. Dr. Cross urges listeners to remain faithful to the Church, which is the global Body of Christ, and the panelists reiterate this by encouraging individuals to locate themselves within Christian community.
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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 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
Contact Servecast at servecast22@gmail.com
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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