What's it like to fail? How do we respond when we do? This podcast features honest conversations with cultural and religious leaders about failure, reslience and perseverance.
Episodes
Friday Jul 28, 2017
Friday Jul 28, 2017
Brian McLaren is one of the most influential Christian voices in the faith world today. In addition to his numerous books, he was at one time a church planter and pastor and reflects on his failures in those worlds, but he also talks about how the church is failing in our world today by not using its collective voice more effectively.
His website is www.brianmclaren.net.
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Alicia is the founding executive director of Chicago Run, an influential nonprofit in Chicago whose mission is to promote the health and wellness of Chicago children through innovative, engaging, and sustainable running programs. Currently, Chicago Run is in 43 schools throughout the city and 17,500 students participate in the program. Alicia has won numerous awards for her work including the 2016 President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition Community Leadership Award. In this podcast, Alicia shares some really interesting stories about what it takes to start a non-profit, what her response was when Chicago Public Schools closed several of the schools she worked with, and the connection between social justice and childhood obesity.
Wednesday Jul 12, 2017
Wednesday Jul 12, 2017
My guest in this podcast is one of the most notable leaders in The United Methodist Church. Adam Hamilton is the founder and senior pastor of The Church of the Resurrection located in the Kansas City area. COR is the largest UMC in the U.S. and Adam’s many books and his own leadership have had a profound impact on our denomination. In this podcast, Adam shares from his own successes and failures in ministry and also reflects on the future of The United Methodist Church.