Shifting Culture
We have conversations about the culture we create and the impact we can make. With different guests each episode, we have in-depth interviews with leaders into what it looks like to live in the Kingdom of God, embody Jesus and impact the culture around us. We long to see the body of Christ look like Jesus.
Episodes
297 episodes
Ep. 296 Mary Marantz - Underestimated
There's a geography of limitation that exists not on any map, but in the quiet territories of our own making. Stories that whisper: this is as far as you'll go. Today, we are talking with Mary Marantz - a woman who understands that our beginnin...
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Ep. 295 David Zahl Returns - The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World
Today, we’re getting into the raw, unvarnished terrain of human longing - that aching space where despair meets unexpected grace. I’m excited to welcome back David Zahl on the podcast. He isn't here to offer another self-help platitude, but to ...
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Ep. 294 Jared Brock Returns - Right-Sizing the Devil: Who is He Really?
Today, we're having a conversation that will challenge what you think you know about the devil, evil, temptation, and spiritual warfare. Jared Brock is back with us - if you remember our last incredible conversation about Jesus, where we unpack...
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Ep. 293 Sister Monica Clare - From the Ad Agency and Stand-Up Comedy to Becoming a Nun
Today, we're diving into the journey of Sister Monica Clare - a woman who went from working in advertising and doing stand-up comedy to becoming a nun. Her story is a powerful testament to finding who you truly are and discovering a deeper conn...
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Ep. 292 Isaac Villegas - Migrant God
We live in a world often defined by borders, fear, and division, but what if we could reimagine migration not as a threat, but as a sacred journey? Today, we're diving into a conversation that challenges what we think we know about immigrants, ...
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Ep. 291 John Kasich - How Faith Communities are Building Hope From the Bottom Up
Today, we're sitting down with John Kasich, former Governor of Ohio and a passionate advocate for community-driven change. In his new book 'Heaven Help Us', Kasich explores how faith institutions can be powerful catalysts for solving local prob...
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Episode 291
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Bonus: Joshua Johnson on Follow 2 Lead
We have a bonus episode for you today. I was recently on the Follow 2 Lead podcast hosted by Tony Miltenberger. And Tony was recently on Shifting Culture, so we decided to give you a glimpse of each other's shows by airing our episodes. So, enj...
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Ep. 290 Aimee Byrd Returns - Unmasking the Faces We Hide Behind
Today, I'm talking with Aimee Byrd—an author who often pushes us to question norms we usually take for granted. If you've ever felt the pressure to put on a mask or hide parts of who you really are, you'll find this conversation meaningful. In ...
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Episode 290
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Ep. 289 Tony Miltenberger - Intentional, Relational, and Reproducible Disciple Making
In today's episode, we're diving deep with Tony Miltenberger - a bi-vocational pastor, executive coach, and passionate disciple maker who's on a mission to transform how we understand disciple making in the modern world. Tony isn't just talking...
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Episode 289
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Ep. 288 Liz Walker - How Community Helps Us Heal
Look, we've all got pain. We've all got stories we're afraid to tell. But what if there was a space where you could actually share those stories without judgment, without fear, and find healing in the process? Today, I'm sitting down with Liz W...
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Ep. 287 Sheila Gregoire - The Marriage You Want
Today we're talking about marriage - specifically, how Christian marriages might be missing the mark. I'm sitting down with Sheila Gregoire, a researcher who's spent years studying what actually makes relationships work. And here's something in...
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Episode 287
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Ep. 286 Carey Wallace - Inspiration from Beyond: Encountering God in Creativity
Today, we're diving into something profound: how creativity connects us to the divine. I'm talking with Carey Wallace about inspiration—not just as an artistic concept, but as a spiritual practice. What if art isn't something we manufacture, bu...
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Episode 286
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Ep. 285 Zach Meerkreebs - The Asbury Outpouring and the Cultivation of Humility
What if humility isn't about shrinking, but about seeing clearly? Zach Meerkreebs knows something about unexpected transformations. A Jewish kid from the East Coast who became a Christian pastor, he found himself at the epicenter of the Asbury ...
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Ep. 284 Jeff Chu - Cultivating Good Soil: What Composting Reveals About Transformation
In a world that often feels overwhelming, where systemic challenges can paralyze us into inaction, I sat down with Jeff Chu - a journalist, preacher and storyteller who understands that transformation happens through small, beautiful acts of gr...
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Ep. 283 Kara Powell - Future-Focused Church
Today, I'm sitting down with Kara Powell, researcher and co-author of "Future Focused Church," to talk about the challenges and opportunities facing churches right now. We'll explore how churches can better connect with younger generations, wha...
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Ep. 282 Ross Douthat - Why Everyone Should Be Religious
In a world that often feels fragmented, uncertain, and spiritually empty, what if belief isn't just possible - but essential? Today, I'm sitting down with Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and one of our most nuanced cultural thinkers, to ...
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Episode 282
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Ep. 281 Beth Allison Barr - Becoming the Pastor's Wife
Today, we're exploring the hidden history of women in ministry through the lens of the pastor's wife role. Historian Beth Allison Barr takes us on a journey that challenges everything we think we know about women's leadership in the church. We'...
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Ep. 280 Andrew Root - Hope Beyond the Failed Promise of Happiness
In our current moment of cultural fragmentation and existential anxiety, the traditional frameworks of engagement feel increasingly inadequate. Andrew Root's latest work, “Evangelism in an Age of Despair” isn't just a theological treatise, or a...
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Episode 280
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Ep. 279 Matthew Bates - What Does the Bible Really Say About Salvation?
Matthew Bates joins us today to work out salvation. What is it? What have we got wrong? In our contemporary moment, we find ourselves wrestling with a profound misunderstanding of the gospel - a narrative that has been truncated, individualized...
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Episode 279
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Ep. 278 John Eldredge - Experience Jesus. Really.
John Eldredge joins us today. We're living in a moment where most people report either a lack of or no experience of Jesus in their daily lives. The war right now is for your attention. Every algorithm, every notification, every distraction is ...
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Episode 278
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Ep. 277 Alissa Wilkinson - We Tell Ourselves Stories
This conversation with Alissa Wilkinson is a fascinating exploration of how the stories we tell ourselves - through Hollywood, through politics, through the media - shape the very fabric of our culture and our history. Wilkinson's work on the i...
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Episode 277
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Ep. 276 Reward Sibanda - Why and How We Should Fast
My conversation with Reward Sibanda is a deep dive into the spiritual practice of fasting. Reward grew up immersed in fasting as a cultural and religious tradition in Zimbabwe. But it wasn't until later that he grasped the profound theological ...
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Ep. 275 Adam Young - Make Sense of Your Story
Today, we dive into the power of reckoning with our personal stories - the formative experiences and wounds from our past that shape who we are today, often in ways we don't fully understand. My guest, Adam Young, has spent years helping people...
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Ep. 274 Nijay Gupta - Love at the Heart of Paul's Theology
When we think of the Apostle Paul, we often picture a stern, unyielding figure - the finger-wagging scold, laying down the law for the early Christian communities. But my guest today, Nijay Gupta, is here to shatter that perception and reveal t...
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Ep. 273 Derwin Gray - Lit Up With Love
There's a crisis of good news in our world today. The message of the gospel - the radical, transformative love of God poured out through Jesus Christ - has become muted, obscured by the noise of culture wars and the bitter taste of Christendom'...
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