The Hope Podcast
The Hope Podcast
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Uncomfortable Conversations about Racism in the Church #5: With Dorena Williamson
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Many of us avoid and struggle with conversations about race because they make us feel uncomfortable. But as followers of Jesus we’ve been invited to step up and be a powerful witness to a world that needs to see our love and our oneness as a reflection of the power of the gospel.
My guest today is a longtime racial bridge builder, speaker and author, Dorena Williamson, and she will help us get a biblical understanding of how to love and lead multicultural communities.
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Uncomfortable Conversations About Racism In The Church #4: With Dr. Carl E. Lambert, Jr.
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
As followers of Jesus we have a biblical duty to lead the world in reconciliation and love. To be able do so we need to be willing to engage in tough conversations, ask difficult questions, recognize our blind spots, decenter ourselves, actively seek to raise our consciousness about racism and take action when we see injustices being done.
My guest today, Dr. Carl Lambert, Jr., will help us navigate some difficult topics in the conversation about racism in the church, and encourage us in our pursuit of racial reconciliation and justice.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Uncomfortable Conversations About Racism In The Church #3: With Reggie Kee
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
On today’s “Uncomfortable Conversation” my guest Reggie Kee will share about his experience with racism and help us get a better understanding about the challenges that our black brothers and sisters are facing. Together we’ll address some difficult topics like systemic racism, who’s supposed to do the work of reconciliation, microaggressions, how to find hope in the midst of racial tensions in the church, and more.
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Uncomfortable Conversations About Racism In The Church #2: With Taija Sparkman
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Today’s “Uncomfortable Conversation” will shed some light on offensive things white people say or do without knowing they are offensive, as well as offer suggestions about practical things we can do to communicate and love our black brothers and sisters better.
My guest: Taija Sparkman
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Leadership #20: Five lessons I’ve learned as a woman in ministry
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
We’re coming to the end of the leadership edition of The Hope Podcast! As the grand finale of this leadership series I wanted you to listen to a sermon I gave not long ago to women leaders based on Elijah's story from 1 Kings 19. I believe this episode will be both instructive and convicting.
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Leadership 19: Three things I wish I’d been told about leadership
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Don’t you wish you had a roadmap for what you should know and what you need to become a great leader? As I’m considering my leadership journey, there are three things I want to share with you in the hope that they will help you become all that God intends for you to be.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Leadership #18: Timing in leadership - how to deal with closed doors
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
More often than we’d like to, we will be faced with closed doors in life and leadership.But closed doors do not mean that it’s the end of the road for you. They do not mean that God has stopped caring for you. Quite the opposite. Closed doors often have to do with God’s timing in your life, his work in you, and his purposes for you.
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Leadership #17: Loneliness in leadership
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Leadership is lonely. It might not look like it from the outside because a leader is often surrounded by others, but every leader knows that in order to lead, well, you typically lead from the front – alone. In today’s podcast we’ll discuss three principles that will help us navigate loneliness successfully.