Can AI make a disciple?
Each technological leap forward has led humans into existential reflection. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its increasing impact on our lives is no different. While it takes over most of our global systems, lingering in the background of our chats,...
Decolonize Your Power Paradigm
It is time for us to interrogate our power paradigms.
Gen Z Observations: An interview
The conversation started with a question about what reflections the group had about their generation. Instead of telling them who they were, I wanted them to tell me who they were.
Affirming Our Allegiances
A Ketubah is a marriage covenant in Judaism. It is an agreement between the two partners on who they will be for one another, and what they will need from one another. As the Bride of Christ, we have such an agreement with Jesus. But in our day, we are coming to...
Apostolic Birthing
Birthing ministries There are three facts about me which underlie the whole of my life and story. These three facts name my past, my present, and my future. They shape my destiny and I cannot escape them. The first is that I am female, in both body and soul. The...
Pulpit, power, and the brain
Power dynamics are all around us. No person or community is insulated from them, including those connected as a family of faith. Power dynamics underlie what language we use or the tone we take. They impact who inspires us, our social media habits, and when we feel...
One more thing the pandemic will keep from us
Living a Shame Free Life
In this episode we talk to Jessie Cruickshank, a Neuro-Ecclesiologist about faith and trust in God as an avenue to living a shame free life. We touch on brain science, roller derby, being formed through community, and much more. Jessie is a nationally recognized...
Finding Truth in a Post-Truth World
It is worth acknowledging that whole books have been written on this topic by philosophers and theologians. As a neuroscientist who studies the beautiful limitations of the mind and cares about the soul, I want to remind us, in the midst of our necessary...
Did I Hear God?
Disrupted, Not Destroyed
https://vimeo.com/473599911/87bce29588
Church Defined
Jessie Cruickshank will share scripture and a little brain science on how the local church is still defined as a miraculous mind-changing community.
Apples and oranges: What SHOULD we be measuring in ministry?
It would be inappropriate to have Jeff Bezos determine what it means to be a successful small business and provide the solutions to get there. Likewise, it is inappropriate for large church leaders in urban areas to coach and set the measures of success for a small church in a rural town of 30,000. It is apples to oranges.
My Great Hope, on a random Friday
Even in this dark hour, I can’t help be hopeful at what we could do…
Faith Development Theory Part 3
https://youtu.be/V3bzh7RX8hM
Faith Development Theory Part 2
https://youtu.be/hLhGpZuAVgs
Faith Development Theory Part 1
https://youtu.be/_UAaKytojFE
How to understand a prophetic sense
If you have a dream, vision, or gut sense, how do you know what God is saying? In this video I break down the three parts of understanding a prophetic sense and how to make sure you are hearing what God wants you to hear.