The Center for Transforming Engagement Podcast
Center staff hosts conversations about changes that serve a common good — and a higher good.
We talk with ministry leaders, counselors, academics, practitioners, and more to learn about how change happens as we pursue transforming engagement. Each season explores a single aspect of transforming engagement.
Youth & Campus Ministry Burnout with Reverend Amanda Rigby & Dr. Elizabeth Watters | Podcast Season 05, Episode 03
In our country, the undeniable truth is that a mental health crisis is profoundly affecting youth and families. What if there was a more robust connection between youth ministry leaders and mental health professionals? Could this create a supportive environment for...
Youth & Campus Ministry Burnout with Charlie Conder | Podcast Season 05, Episode 02
We’re pleased to welcome Charlie Conder, Lead Coach for the Youth Cartel, an organization dedicated to encouraging and challenging adults who minister to youth through holistic professional coaching. Charlie led a large youth ministry; in fact, her middle school...
Youth & Campus Ministry Burnout with Matt Wiggins | Podcast Season 05, Episode 01
Welcome to a brand new season of Transforming Engagement, the Podcast! This time, we're diving deep into a topic that's been a long time coming – Youth and Campus Ministry Burnout. We open this season with a special guest, Matt Wiggins, who sparked our journey into...
Church After Mars Hill Season Epilogue | Podcast Season 04, Episode 09
Catch the final episode in this season of Transforming Engagement, the Podcast, where we’ve been considering Church After Mars Hill and using The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill as a case study. We’ve considered a number of aspects of that story: Patriarchy and...
Church After Mars Hill with Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer | Podcast Season 04, Episode 08
We’re joined this week by father-daughter team, Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer, co-authors of A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. Their book was inspired by the events at Willow Creek Church,...
Church After Mars Hill with Dr. Chelle Stearns | Podcast Season 04, Episode 07
In this episode of "Church After Mars Hill," host Joel Kiekintveld is joined by Dr. Chelle Stearns to focus on the intersection of art, expression, and theology within the modern Western church. Many churches invest heavily in elements like worship teams, video...
Church After Mars Hill with Dr. Dwight Friesen | Podcast Season 04, Episode 06
In this episode, we explore a new perspective on church with Dr. Dwight Friesen, who asks us: "How do I start where I am? Wherever I am, how do I discover being church here?" Instead of viewing church as a megachurch attracting distant members, we shift our...
Church After Mars Hill with Doug Shirley, EdD | Podcast Season 04, Episode 05
As we continue to examine the case study that is Mars Hill Church, we’re asking a couple of questions in this conversation: First, how do we create faith communities that know what abuses of power look like and call those behaviors out? And second, how do we build...
Church After Mars Hill with Dr. Joel Aguilar | Podcast Season 04, Episode 04
Mars Hill Church pastor Mark Driscoll was known to portray Jesus as a warrior or an “ultimate fighter” in his teachings. He wasn’t the only one. In the Western church, our society’s obsession with violence and militarism has found its way into our theology in...
Church After Mars Hill with Dr. Ron Ruthruff | Podcast Season 04, Episode 03
As we continue our conversation about “Church After Mars Hill,” host Joel Kiekintveld is joined by guest Dr. Ron Ruthruff, Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at The Seattle School of Psychology and Theology. When examining the story of Mars Hill, there exists...