This season, we are sharing conversations about the five adaptive muscles the church must strengthen to be fit, agile, and ready for God’s now. We believe every movement for change starts with conversation. We hope the conversations in these episodes might invite you into new perspectives and possibilities, inspire you with an idea, give you insight about your next faithful step…and further equip you to engage in the conversations in your context that can lead to deep change.
The second muscle is Discerning Purpose. Susan Beaumont is well known for her groundbreaking work in organizational leadership dynamics. In this conversation, Susan reflects on the difference between discernment and decision-making.
The fourth muscle is Distributing Power. Join Joerg Rieger as he reminds us that distributed power is at the heart of Jesus’ ministry and the ministry of John Wesley and the people called Methodists.
In this conversation, Amy connects imagination with the life and ministry of Jesus and the work of the early church. She invites us to see curiosity as a spiritual practice so we can have the discipline to explore what God might be imagining...
The first of five muscles is Grieving Well. Suzanne Stabile, a well-known expert on the Enneagram, offers remarkable insights about grief and what grieving well looks like for congregations and communities.
This season, we are sharing conversations about the five adaptive muscles the church must strengthen to be fit, agile, and ready for God’s now.
The “Five Muscles” are Grieving Well, Discerning Purpose, Walking Alongside / Neighboring, Distributing Power, and Expanding Imagination. In this episode, our hosts give an overview of each of the five muscles.
The third of five muscles the church needs to strengthen in order to be fit, agile, and ready for God’s now is Walking Alongside. In this conversation, Coté Soerens beautifully and powerfully offers a picture of what it means to walk alongside.
Musician
Mark Miller has a passion for building community through music and believes that everyone is a Child of God. He also adheres to Cornel West’s belief that “Justice is what love looks like in public.” Mark is Associate Professor of Church Music, Director of Chapel, and Composer In Residence at Drew University in Madison NJ, and is a Lecturer in Sacred Music at Yale University. He is also the Minister of Music of Christ Church in Summit, New Jersey.
