Faith Formation: ...with Adults

Understanding Christian Nationalism: An invitation to explore the movement shaping American politics

Diana Butler Bass's three-essay exploration of the history, theology, and social movement that has brought us to where we are, today. Read all three. Study with others. Discussion questions are included in this post.

“What Makes Christian Social Innovation Christian?” featuring Kenda Creasy Dean

JUN 29, 2022

To heal ourselves, we must remember that we are a small part of a much greater whole.

Rev. Dr. Michael Piazza wonders: You HAVE received power. What are you doing with it?: Testing the Limits of Inclusion

Diana Butler Bass offers essential insights in New Old-Time Religion: Shall the Fundamentalists Win This Time?

Listen to her Ruining Dinner podcast, co-produced with Tripp Fuller of Homebrewed Christianity.

“We need public rituals of confession … of lamentation.”

Krista Tippet with Rev. Phil Jackson

Father Richard Rohr encourages us to consider our relationship with Compassion in Contemplation Creates Compassion and Compassion as Steadfast Love, and more...

GoodDocs offers high quality streaming video documentaries and speakers covering a range of topics through diverse lenses.

1- to 3-year subscriptions are available for congregations.

See our Great Idea for one way to incorporate documentaries/speakers into congregational life and outreach.

Rev. Dr. Cameron Trimble encourages using The Subversive Way of Love when engaging in social justice efforts.

The Kaleo Center offers this excellent resource on Sevenfold Social Transformation: excellent reading for vision, mission, and identity discernment; outreach and organizing discussions; and community engagement decisions.

USC's Center for Religion and Civic Culture and KALW's The Spiritual Edge podcast shares its first season, Sacred Steps: intimate profiles of activists and humanitarians challenging the status quo. From a COVID ward in Boston, to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, each episode connects listeners to the struggles and hopes of individuals giving everything for the wellbeing of others. Listen to the trailer here.

An Interactive Journal on Christian Social Justice

Their Racial Justice, LGBTQIA+, Gender and Environment pages are updated regularly with articles reflective of current events, issues, and practices.

[ ] Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power. The language can be raw, but the conversations will fuel small group discussions.

Episode 58: The Neoliberal Optimism Industry may be a good place to start (see transcript here).

Confronting 3 Crises: Pandemic, Racial Reckoning, and Political Violence

The Our Angry Eden Discussion Guide is perfect for church groups, book clubs, and individual study.

CONVERGENCE offers numerous leadership and community development webinars on-demand or in a cohort:

• 1.5 Day Teach-In with Diana Butler Bass

• Transforming Church Conflict

• Courageous Church Summit: Reimagining Our Common Ground for the Collective Good

• How to Use Your Church Campus As a Tool for Neighborhood Revitalization

• Preaching Advent: Hope. Peace. Joy. Love. and Justice

• Courageous Faith Summit - a virtual gathering of people of faith and moral conscience

• Your Congregation As a School of Love (with Brian McLaron)

• Radical Welcome: Help Your Church Fully Embrace the Other

• Curating Change in Your Church (with Brian McLaren)

• Worship Matters: Creating Liturgical Alignment (with Brian McLaren)

Sparkhouse's Dialogues On: The Refugee Crisis