Faith in a Fresh Vibe
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Deconstructing and reclaiming Christianity on the margins. Hosted by Rohadi. Author of "When We Belong"; "Thrive"; and "Soul Coats"; pastor of Cypher Church, entrepreneur, & non-profit developer. Recording on Treaty 7 lands in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. With special guests joining to discuss deconstruction, reconciliation, anti-racism, spirituality, and decolonization.
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Feb 15, 2022
#43 – Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai on Deconstruction and Identity in Progressive Spaces
We end Season 6, a season devoted to the topic of deconstruction with Michiko Bown-Kai (they/them). Michiko is a minister with the United Church of Canada. They grew up in Ontario in the UCC, and later became a minister, currently serving in Cambridge, Ontario.
In Episode 43, we cover a lot of ground starting with an introduction and story of Michiko's path into ministry. We then detour to share stories about our Japanese ancestors during interment. The remainder of our conversation hovers around deconstruction, the importance of identity, and a critique of progressive Christian spaces.
Show Notes
* Intro on Michiko, growing up in the UCC, and the call to ministry.
* A discussion on Japanese internment.
* Deconstruction
* whiteness, identity, and queerness.
* Reclaiming freedom and health in the body.
* What does institutional change look like beyond tokenization?
* Critique of progressive church denominations and deconstruction.
* Picture of what is to come
* Queer Sunday Project
* Mushrooms.
Find Michiko on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queerkenosis/ and visit their website: https://michikobownkai.wixsite.com/ministry
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connections: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
Intro and Outro are tracks courtesy Drew Brown's album, "Hymns for the Architect." http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/.
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Feb 14, 2022
#42 – Deconstruction with the NakedPastor – David Hayward
Episode 42 features David Hayward, a name you may not be familiar with, but whose art you certainly are. Found everywhere as the @nakedpastor, David has a wide array of tools to share his message. In this episode we cover a lot of ground starting with an introduction into David's art ranging from writing, water-colours, to his widely successful cartoons. As the #deconstruction picks up attention around social media, David recounts early moments engaging in deconstruction in thought and practice. We later discuss a shared connection from our pastor days in the Vineyard Church, and end with a hopeful picture for the future. Learn more about the man behind the illustrations.
Show Notes
* Introduction David Hayward
* Examining art in writing and cartoons. The birth of the NakedPastor
* Deconstruction
* Writing on #deconstruction before it was 'cool';
* Examining Derrida and other early thinkers;
* What it looks like to enter a process of deconstruction, on open spaces;
* Questions for everything;
* Challenging religious foundations;
* Vineyard
* When you no longer fit the institution;
* Stories about LGBTQ affirming churches;
* art and themes
* Capturing wide spaciousness
* Freedom
* exploring the language of freedom connected to liberation
* What does community look like moving forward?
Find all of David's links at this website, including his store: https://nakedpastor.com/
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
Intro and Outro are tracks from Drew Brown's album, "Hymns for the Architect." http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/.
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Jan 14, 2022
#41 – Past the Shame – On Deconstruction with Omar Reyes
Emotions of Deconstruction with Omar Reyes is here.
In this episode I invite my friend Omar Reyes to share about his journey through deconstruction. Originally form El Salvador, Omar grew up in the Pentecostal tradition and found himself a pastor for a decade. But then something didn't fit. Listen to Omar's story, his thoughts on deconstruction, moving away from works and shame based faith tradition, and how he thinks of deconstruction through an emotional and connective lens. We often spend a lot of time working out the "right" way to believe when in fact we should consider the right way to be in relationship with one another.
We end our conversation talking about ideas of how Christian gatherings look like in a pandemic age.
Find Omar on Twitter or Instagram.
Show Notes
* Intro 1 mins
* Welcome Omar and start to Omar's story coming to Canada, joining a church, and call to ministry. 2-20mins.
* The catalyst shift and abuelita theology. 24 mins.
* When the wheels fall off 26 mins.
* Leaving pastorate 33 mins.
* On liberation and the emotional avenues of deconstructing Christianity 35 mins
* Deconstructing out of whiteness 45 mins
* On family and the impact of deconstructing on families 50 mins.
* Talking about new ideas on ways forward 60 mins.
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
Intro and Outro are tracks from Drew Brown's album, "Hymns for the Architect." http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/.
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Jan 4, 2022
#40 – #exvangelical Creator Blake Chastain on Deconstruction
#exvangelical and all that
Episode #40 welcomes Blake Chastain who coined the #exvangelical hashtag alongside the launch of the Exvangelical podcast in July 2016. Exvangelical conversations and communities have proliferated online across social networks like Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit.
Blake Chastain is host of the Exvangelical and Powers & Principalities podcasts, and writer of The Post-Evangelical Post newsletter. He is also writing a book with Convergent, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
"Exvangelical" functions as both a way to find others who have left white evangelical beliefs and communities behind, as well as a helpful frame for criticizing white evangelical institutions and practices. It is not a wholesale replacement of evangelicalism, but a shared starting point--it acknowledges that we are rooted in similar experiences, and celebrates the new and diverse ways people find to flourish.
Show Notes
* Rohadi's Intro
* Welcome Blake and a brief history of #exvangelical (4:00 mins)
* Story out of white evangelicalism. (13 mins)
* Processing I.D. and leaving toxic church traditions (33 mins)
* Giving new life to new ideas (37 mins)
* Deconstruct where does Jesus fit? (43 mins)
* Community in a deconstructed age (52 mins)
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
Intro and Outro are tracks from Drew Brown's album, "Hymns for the Architect." http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/.
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Dec 30, 2021
#39 – Trash, Keep, Reclaim, On Deconstruction with Rohadi and Drew Brown
Drew and Rohadi conclude a three part series on deconstructing Christianity. In this episode they talk about their list of items from contemporary church traditions they would trash, keep, and reclaim. Listen in as both share their stories and paint a picture of what Christian community can look like moving forward.
Show Notes:
* Intro of Part 3 -
* Dealing with your hurts (6:00 mins)
* Deconstruction catalyzed by the longing to belong (7:00 mins)
* When things get weird for people on the margins. (16:00 mins)
* What does reclaiming Christianity look like? (17:00 mins)
* Rapid fire questions on deconstruction.
* What would you trash?
* What makes Christianity unique? (24 mins)
* What would you keep? (25 mins)
* Rohadi's turn, what do you reclaim, trash, and keep (35 mins)
* What does wholeness look like; (46 mins)
* What does reclaimed community look like? (54 mins)
* Rohadi talks about giving up his pastoral credentials (59 mins)
* You're not alone in this.
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
All of Drew Brown's links on his website: http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/. Intro and Outro are tracks from his album, "Hymns for the Architect."
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Dec 13, 2021
#38 – Deconstructing the Christian Worship Industrial Complex – Rohadi and Drew Brown (Part 2)
Deconstructing the Christian Worship Industrial Complex with Rohadi and Drew Brown (Part 2). Continuing our series on deconstruction, Drew and Rohadi discuss major pillars in deconstruction. In this episode they tackle worship, or Christian music, and the ways it has formed Christian churches in good and bad ways. They discuss their experience, how they determined mainstream Christian music wasn't going to work, and end with some ideas for deeper/better.
Show Notes
3:oo - Intro, up-to-speed on the world. Discussing anti-vaxx people and the church response. Pastoral implications and the weirdness of COVID-19.
10:00 - What are the pillars of deconstruction that you keep, discard, or reclaim?
12:00 - Drew intros Christian worship as the catalyst to his own deconstruction. Worship, music, and running up against the massive engine we call Bethel.
23:00 - Rohadi shares his ideas on deconstruction, what has to go from Christian worship. Chats on 1990s and 2000s worship market.
26:00 - What does it look like for people on the margins to see themselves reflected in worship and in church? Where are the laments?
32:00 - What does deeper look like? Both share new ideas on re-imagining worship in a modern context.
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
All of Drew Brown's links on his website: http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/. Intro and Outro are tracks from his creation, "Hymns for the Architect."
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Dec 8, 2021
#37 – Have You Heard About Deconstruction? – Part 1 with Rohadi and Drew Brown
Have you heard about deconstruction?! It's all the rage. Season 6 will include multiple episodes on deconstruction.
Drew and Rohadi challenge white hegemony in the realm of Christian deconstruction by offering their take. Part 1 examines the root cause of the deconstruction movement that's not always obvious--white supremacy. Both share their stories growing up in different churches, making sense of a Christianity that pushes certain bodies to the margins, and outline their own journeys through deconstruction.
Divesting from institutional whiteness needs different voices speaking to new realities--a new imagination--surrounding faith and belonging. Here are two.
Show Notes
* Intro [1:00-3:00mins]
* Have you heard about deconstruction? Discussing current contemporary trend rooted in whiteness and white supremacy. [3:00-6:00 mins]
* Summarizing experiences in deconstruction. [6:00-13:30mins]
* Defining deconstruction in our own words. [13:30-23:00mins]
* Interrogating white church formation and contribution to deconstruction. Divesting from whiteness. [24:00-33mins]
* Other intersections of deconstruction. [33:00-36:00mins]
* Deconstruction as an absence of full belonging in white churches.
* Coming full circle. [43mins]
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
All of Drew Brown's links on his website: http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/. Intro and Outro are tracks from his creation, "Hymns for the Architect."
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Nov 26, 2021
On Deconstruction – Introduction to Season 6
We BACK! Get yourself prepared for SEASON 6 of Faith in a Fresh Vibe Podcast on DECONSTRUCTION.
Bringing the often excluded marginalized voices to the centre, we take a deep dive into the past, present, and future chase in deconstruction. Who's we? From the Prairies to the Great Lakes, Rohadi and Drew Brown combine for bulk of episodes in this season. Check in on this intro and sneak peak on what's in store.
This season also features the brilliance of Drew Brown's, Hymns for the Architect, available wherever fine music is sold.
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Aug 9, 2021
#36 – Anger, Enemies, and Dismantling Congregational Whiteness with Melissa Florer-Bixler
Episode #36 Featuring Pastor and Author, Melissa Florer-Bixler
In the final episode of the summer season 5 edition of Faith in a Fresh Vibe, we welcome pastor Melissa. This insightful episode offers a number of interesting and pragmatic ways to re-think Christian formation. Ranging from leadership formation for predominantly white congregations seeking racialized justice, to to tangible ways to access and unlock scripture in new and exciting ways. Find Melissa online at her website: https://www.melissaflorerbixler.com/. Also her social media links on Twitter and Instagram. Here's a bio:
Melissa is the pastor of Raleigh Mennonite Church, and a graduate of Duke University and Princeton Theological Seminary. She spent times studying in Israel/Palestine, Kenya, and England. Much of her formation took place in the L'Arche community of Portland, OR. Now she prefers the Eno River and her garden in Raleigh, NC. She is the chair of L'Arche North Carolina and a steering committee member in broad-based organizing in her county. Melissa's writing has appeared in Christian Century, Sojourners, Geez, Anabaptist Witness, The Bias, Faith&Leadership, and Anabaptist Vision. From time to time she publishes academic writing. She and her spouse parent three children.
Show Notes
* Intro (4 mins)
* A bit about Melissa's vocation in the Mennonite church (7 mins)
* Building communities of argument (10 mins)
* Forms of narrative justice (8 mins)
* How majority white congregations do work of racialized justice (12 mins)
* Formative practices to dismantle whiteness in congregations (15 mins)
* How to embody practices of appreciation vs. appropriation (19 mins)
* On 'Fire by Night', what do we do with violence in the OT? (23 mins)
* Ways to read scripture in new ways (32 mins)
* On 'How to have an Enemy' (37 mins)
* Imagining pathways to healing and justice in the here and now (48 mins)
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
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Aug 8, 2021
#35 – Starlette Thomas and the Raceless Gospel
On deconstruction and picturing what is to come....
It's often challenging to picture a world after deconstruction and following old formation from institutional Christianity. In this episode, Starlette paints a picture of what is to come. An idea, a vision, the possibilities, of rooting our faith in the Kingdom coming. "There's another way things are supposed to be!" Starlette also reframes identity outside of racialized distinctions. Here's more about Starlette Thomas:
Starlette Thomas is an author, activist, visual artist and race abolitionist. She is the founder and director of The Raceless Gospel, LLC, a non-profit para-church teaching ministry dedicated to leading didactic dialogues on race and its progeny, which empower Christian believers, leaders and thinkers to passionately, pastorally and prophetically speak about the sociopolitical construct of race and the myriad injustices that intersect in their churches, communities and country.
A womanist in ministry, Starlette is graduate of both Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and Buffalo State College. She has served as an associate and interim pastor as well as a denominational leader. She regularly preaches and teaches in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region and her sermons have been featured by Sojourners.Â
She has written for Herald, a publication of Baptist News Global, Baptists Together, a publication of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and Formations, a publication of Smyth & Helwys Publishing Company. She is a contributing correspondent with Good Faith Media and writes on the intersections of race, faith and politics. Starlette is a contributing author for the book Faith Forward: A Dialogue on Children, Youth & a New Kind of Christianity.
An unrepentant academician and bibliophile, she is presently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., studying ecclesiology, the intersections of gender, politics and race and their interplay for a transformative spirituality.
Find her online at her website: https://racelessgospel.com/; Twitter; Instagram; and her links.
Show Notes
* Welcome
* Intro about Starlette Thomas (4 mins)
* Growing up in the African American church
* Pushing back on patriarchy and cultural malaise
* Theological gigolos
* On unhealthy church leadership and consumer culture
* Who are your people? What does community look like in a deconstructed universe?
* Deconstructing whiteness and race towards the 'raceless' Gospel (20 mins)
* Cultural gaslighting, abuse, and the preservation of power
* White Jesus (24mins)
* Dropping racialized identity for ethnic identity (26 mins)
* On kinship and reconciliation (29 mins)
* Can the institution steeped in whiteness change? (33 mins)
* Pathways of deconstruction and imagining something better (37 mins)
* Race creates a mask vs. dying to self (40 mins)
* Race as conversion--dying to your cultural identities in exchange for power.
* Anti-race discipleship (42 mins)
* Living into regeneration
* The challenge of living it all out in community.
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
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Aug 5, 2021
#34 – To Multi-Ethnic People feat. Chandra Crane and her Book ‘Mixed Blessing’ (Part 2)
Part 2 of this 2 part series. We dig into Chandra Crane's book, Mixed Blessing. Embracing the Fullness of Your Multi-Ethnic Identity. To the multi-ethnic listeners out there, you're up, you're not a mistake!, your time is now.
About Chandra:
"So what are you?" Chandra Crane knows what it's like to get that question. She has a Thai birth father, an European American mother, and an African American father who adopted her when she was five. With this mixed multiethnic and multicultural background, she has keenly felt the otherness of never quite fitting in. Where do people of mixed ethnicity belong?
Those of us who have multiethnic backgrounds may have pain surrounding our mixed heritage. But we also have the privilege and potential to serve the Lord through our unique experiences, if we root ourselves in him. Crane explores what Scripture and history can teach us about ethnicity and how we can bring all of ourselves to our sense of identity and calling.
You can discover the fu…
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Aug 4, 2021
#33 – Pulling Back the Layers of Multi-Ethnic Identity vs. Assimilation with Chandra Crane (Part 1)
So what are you? Ya, that's a question I've grown up fielding. Chandra Crane has a thing or two to say about that. Two fantastic episodes you don't want to miss. Devoted to multi-ethnic people, we dig into identity and the superpowers we have. Most often overlooked, multi-ethnic/multi-racialized people are finally coming to the forefront. As we learn to live and own our bodies and beliefs, great things can happen. Everyone can enjoy this episode, but we keep that focus on folks like us. Check out the show notes for details about this episode.
Chandra Crane has a Thai birth father, a European American mother, and an African American father who adopted her when she was five. With this mixed multiethnic and multicultural background, she has keenly felt the otherness of never quite fitting in. Where do people of mixed ethnicity belong?
Those of us who have multiethnic backgrounds may have pain surrounding our mixed heritage. But we also have the privilege and potential to serve the Lord t…
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Aug 3, 2021
#32 – the_decolonized_christian on deconstruction
In this edition, deconstruction at its finest. A story about coming out of fundamentalism, and into a journey of deconstruction. We mark pathways out of white supremacy and white evangelicalism. My guest, @the_decolonized_Christian from Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_decolonized_christian/. This account exposes the church's colonial past from an anti-colonial perspective; amplifying postcolonial voices. He is a guest on St??:lo?--Coast Salish territory. You can find more link details here: https://linktr.ee/TheDecolonizedChristian
Show Notes
* Intro of the_decolonized_christian
* Unpacking shared stories on deconstruction.
* Noticing and experiencing the cracks in religious formation (11 mins)
* Facing the crossroads; to leave or stay in church and faith (13 mins)
* Unpacking the white evangelical church experience and power (18 mins)
* Marking points along the journey of deconstruction (22 mins)
* Catalysts to deconstruction (25 mins)
* Tools and ide…
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Aug 2, 2021
#31 – Terence Lester – When We Stand and Public Policy Making
Episode #31 Featuring Terence Lester
SPEAKER, ACTIVIST, AUTHOR, AND THOUGHT LEADER IN THE REALM OF SYSTEMIC POVERTY. Find him online @imTerenceLester (Twitter) and https://linktr.ee/imterencelester.
He's known for nationwide campaigns that bring awareness to issues surrounding homelessness, poverty, and economic inequality. His awareness campaigns have been featured on MLK50, CNN, Good Morning America, TVONE, Creative Mornings, USA Today, NBC, AJC, Black Enterprise, Rolling Out, Upworthy, and have been viewed by millions of people worldwide.
In 2013, Terence founded the non-profit Love Beyond Walls and has helped hundreds of individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty rebuild their lives. In 2019, Terence launched the first museum in the U.S. representing homelessness out of a shipping container called Dignity Museum.
Terence has written six books, and his new book, When We Stand: The Power Of Seeking Justice Together, was released May 18, 2021. We also talk about…
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Aug 1, 2021
#30 – Rohadi Announces his Next Book and Intros Season 5 Guests
Welcome to Season 5!
How about a quick intro into the latest season of the Faith in a Fresh Vibe podcast? Guests include Terence Lester, Starlette Thomas, the_decolonized_christian, Melissa Florer-Bixler, and Chandra Crane. I open this season, however, with an inside look at my forthcoming book, When We Belong. Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins. You get an exclusive preview inside as I share direction and the heart of why I am writing a story on deconstruction and decolonizing Christianity. It's part my story, and part a pathway forward unto liberation. Don't miss out on this short episode!
Faith in a Fresh Vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Mar 11, 2021
#29 – “Wild Land”: Longing for Spiritual Fulfillment with Lisa Delay
Rohadi interviews author and spiritual formation director Lisa Colón DeLay in this hour long episode. The two venture through a conversation on spirituality and where the church fits in a modern world in formation. They spend time unpacking some features in the first book from Lisa Delay, "The Wild Lands Within". The landscape around culture, religion, and spirituality is shifting, and how we can engage in our own formation changes with it. Learn new insight on ways to grow personally and spiritually.Â
The Wild Land Within is an invitation to explore your own
flyover country. This book serves as a companion to search
the inner and unseen but very real territory of yourself. As we
attend to this land within, our journey will involve some issues
you may know little or nothing about. There are places of rough
and even terrifying terrain. We will learn what makes spiritual
growth unnecessarily difficult or extra confusing. To explore
this land within means encountering climate and st…
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Feb 25, 2021
#28 – On Church Planting Multi-ethnic Churches and Raising Marginalized Voices with Rev Dr Dennis Edwards
On Centering Marginalized People: Might from the Margins with Rev Dr. Dennis Edwards. Dr. Edwards is Professor of NT at Northpark Theological Seminary. He's also an ordained minister with the Evangelical Covenant Church. In this episode, Rohadi interviews Dr. Edwards and his early days church planting and leading multi-ethnic churches. We ask, can white evangelicalism become more inclusive and multi-ethnic? We then transition to talk about his book, Might from the Margins. Dr. Edwards shares his insight on diaspora people from his work in the NT. Listen as we unpack his teaching around justice, church planting, and building new spaces of faith for tomorrow.
Connect and find more info about Dr. Edwards online. Visit his bio at Northpark: https://www.northpark.edu/faculty-staff-directory/dennis-edwards/ and follow him on social media including: Twitter and Instagram. His latest book, "Might from the Margins: The Gospel's Power to Turn the Tables on Injustice " is now available.
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Feb 25, 2021
#27 – On The Great Belonging and How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other with Charlotte Donlon (Part 2)
Recorded days after the 2020 American inauguration, Rohadi welcomes author and spiritual formation director, Charlotte Donlon. In this part two, Charlotte unpacks her book and her story. "The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other" offers vignettes on facing loneliness and vulnerability in the bid for freedom and belonging. I value her story as she shares her own journey with fragmentation, depression, and the search for safe space to be. Welcome, settle in for a time of storytelling.
Connect and find more about Charlotte online Visit her website: https://charlottedonlon.com/ and follow her on social media including: Twitter and Instagram. Her latest book, "The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other" is now available.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Feb 25, 2021
#26 – Loneliness, Vulnerability, and Surviving the South – Charlotte Donlon (Part 1)
Recorded days after the 2020 American inauguration, Rohadi chats with author and spiritual formation director, Charlotte Donlon. This two part series begins with Charlotte's introduction, a bit about her people, and then what it's like to live Birmingham, Alabama. The heart of white Christian evangelicalism and its cultural grip on the region comes with challenges. We discuss bearing witness in a time of disconnection and start to unpack the question of vulnerability in faith.
Connect and find more about Charlotte online Visit her website: https://charlottedonlon.com/ and follow her on social media including: Twitter and Instagram. Her latest book, "The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other" is now available.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Feb 24, 2021
#25 – Decolonize and Decenter Whiteness – Hope for the Church w/ Robert Monson (Part 2)
Recorded days after the 2020 American election, Rohadi chats with musician, author, activist and advocate Robert Monson. We share a conversation about decentering whiteness in faith and practice. What does radical revival in the church look like and what does that shift look like? What does decolonizing and faith look like individually and collectively? Who do you read? Who informs your life? What does a renewed Christian ethic look like? We discuss new metrics, new ways of gathering, and embracing the marginal voice at the centre.
Go find Robert online. You can find his book online at: https://www.subcultureinc.org/product-page/subversive-stillness-1. Follow him on social media including Twitter and Instagram.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Feb 24, 2021
#24 – Subversive Stillness and Decolonizing the Faith with Robert Monson (Part 1)
Musician, author, advocate, meet Robert Monson. Currently in Colorado and sharing wisdom from his latest book, "Subversive Stillness". Rohadi and Robert talk about Robert's work in a form of campus ministry, and then talk about his book--a devotional that directly engages the practices of decolonizing the Christian faith. Well worth the listen in this Part 1 as we build towards a renewed reality for the Christian faith.
Find Robert's book online at: https://www.subcultureinc.org/product-page/subversive-stillness-1. Follow him on social media including Twitter and Instagram.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Feb 24, 2021
#23 Domesticated Jesus Featuring Dr. Drew Hart (Part 2)
In this episode, Dr. Drew Hart, a professor of theology at Messiah University in PA, joins Rohadi to talk about his two books including, Trouble I've Seen, and the latest, Who Will be a Witness? In part two of a two-part series they discuss:
* Dive into his latest book, "Who Will be a Witness? Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance";
* Decolonizing white Christianity and white supremacy;
* Rejecting domesticated white Jesus;
* Unpack what the church of the future can look like for marginalized people and all.
Find Dr Hart online at this website: https://drewgihart.com/. Follow him on social media including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Feb 24, 2021
#22 – Featuring Dr. Drew Hart on Anti-Racism, Justice, and Protest (Part 1)
In this episode Rohadi introduces Dr. Drew Hart who is a professor of theology at Messiah University in PA. He is the author of two books including, Trouble I've Seen, and the latest, Who Will be a Witness? In part one of a two-part series we discuss:
* His work at a predominantly white institution;
* Decentering whiteness in institutions;
* Power analysis and ushering in change for white institutions;
* The white blessing
* Chasing justice and upsetting systems and economies;
* Organizing and activism in our present age.
This is a must listen to learn new formation on Christian ethics and spirituality. Don't miss it!
Find Dr. Hart online at this website: https://drewgihart.com/. Follow him on social media including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Feb 23, 2021
#21 – You Are Enough – Renewing Spirituality with Jonathan Puddle and Rohadi
Welcome to Season 4 of the Faith in a Fresh Vibe podcast! This is the AUTHOR'S EDITION, where I invite my friends to come and share the books they have authored in the past year. To open the season, Rohadi invites fellow Canadian Jonathan Puddle to chat about his book, "You Are Enough". In this episode we take a dive into spiritual formation, why contemporary Christianity has struggled to deal with emotions, and practices of contemplative spirituality.
Here's a look at Jonathan's book:
Featuring 30 daily readings that are easy to understand, with
practical exercises and guided audio and video meditations to
help readers:
â— Love their body and embrace the space they take up.
◠Discern God’s presence and feel safe with their creator.
â— Get to know their emotions and inner life.
â— Encounter love in the most scarred, scared, and sacred
places of their hearts.
â— Love their whole self the way God does, with gentleness
and compassion.
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Oct 22, 2020
#20 – On Belonging for BIPOC Christians and other Marginalized People Too (Part 2 of 2)
We close Season 3 with this final episode centering the voices of BIPOC Christians and other marginalized people too. Rohadi talks about assimilation as the typical way marginalized people can belong in contemporary churches. In search of a better path, Rohadi unpacks his book project coming out in 2021. Live out the fulness of your humanity by embodying your gifts and abilities in your own skin. Finding your liberation is tied to belonging to community that sees you for you. Don't give up on Jesus, belonging is out there.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Oct 22, 2020
#19 – Change the Story – The Start of the Journey Towards Anti-Racism with Rohadi (Part 1 of 2)
We close Season 3 with a final two part series. Part 1 discusses the work behind justice and becoming (more) anti-racist. Rohadi shares two pathways to consider in the lifelong journey of reconciliation. Building off of the free 6 chapter e-book, "Change the Story, A Small Resource on Dismantling Racism in Canada and the Church", available on www.rohadi.com. 2020 is a year of profound change and movements towards justice. What do we need to sustain the efforts? This intro episode will help white people and those just starting the work of anti-racism.
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Oct 20, 2020
#18 – Black History in Nova Scotia and How to Leave Your Church to Belong with Chad Lucas
Canada has slavery? Yes. Learn your history. Chad Lucas is an 8th generation Nova Scotian and provides us a glimpse into the rich history of Nova Scotia courtesy of the Black community. We talk about history, current white supremacy activity, and then switch gears into what it takes to belong. Chad left his church of 20 years after the denomination (same one I left) made a final statement to preserve the traditional definition of marriage. Listen in.
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Find Chad Lucas for all his book announcements on Twitter.
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Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Oct 20, 2020
#17 – On Justice, Anti-Racism, and the Effects of White Churches on Black and Brown Bodies with Drew Brown (Part 3 of 3)
Drew and I continue our conversation deconstructing white evangelicalism and contemporary worship by describing our own experiences and when we determined white churches have no space for BIPOC folks. Listen in for an honest and vulnerable talk on race trauma, doubt, and why you're not alone in the search to belong in your own skin.
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Find Drew Brown in all locations. That includes his website: http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/. Social media including SPOTIFY, Twitter and Instagram.
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Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Oct 20, 2020
#16 – Deconstructing White Church Experience from Black and Brown Bodies with Drew Brown (Part 2 of 3)
Drew and I continue our conversation deconstructing white evangelicalism and contemporary worship by describing our own experiences and when we determined white churches have no space for BIPOC folks. Listen in for an honest and vulnerable talk on race trauma, doubt, and why you're not alone in the search to belong in your own skin.
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Find Drew Brown in all locations. That includes his website: http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/. Social media including SPOTIFY, Twitter and Instagram.
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Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Oct 20, 2020
#15 – On Neighbourhoods and Deconstructing Crappy Christian Worship with Drew Brown (Part 1 of 3)
Braaap. Episode 15 begins with the first of THREE parts with 12-time Dove Award winner, Drew Brown. (How many times can we say 12 time Dove Award winner?!?! LOL). In this episode we talk about living a Christian faith in the local parish context. Neighbourhoods rule and you need to listen to discover why. We then pivot to talk about defunding white churches (also LOL), and more importantly we start a conversation on re-imagining the lacklustre world of contemporary Christian music. Get on in!
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Find Drew Brown in all locations. That includes his website: http://www.drewbrownmusic.com/. Social media including SPOTIFY, Twitter and Instagram.
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Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Oct 19, 2020
#14 – Dismantling White Supremacy in the Church and anti-Racism Movements with Bernadette Arthur – Part 2
Listen in to Part 2 as we discuss powerful metaphors to describe and explain white supremacy in white institutions. This is part 2 of 2 with Bernadette Arthur (she/her). We discuss her recent work in a predominantly white denomination, justice, the work of anti-racism in white institutions, and whether or not the institution can be saved. We also discuss the recent calls for justice surrounding anti-Blackness, and pave a sense of hope for BIPOC folk moving forward.
About Bernadette
Bernadette Arthur spent over 15 years studying and working in the social services sector. She took a leap of faith and shifted into doing work that more aligned with her values and practices. She stumbled upon the work of John McKnight and grassroot practitioner like Dr. John M. Perkins, which lead her to embark on a self-directed journey to learn more about Asset Based Community Development (ABCD).
One of the results of that journey was her becoming a vetted Community Advancement Coach for a North Amer…
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Oct 19, 2020
#13 – Deconstructing Religion and Finding Safe Space Feat. Bernadette Arthur – Part 1
WELCOME TO SEASON 3!
This season is the BIPOC edition with voices from across Canada. To launch things off I welcome a fellow Trini into the mix, Bernadette Arthur, in a two part series. In this first edition, Bernadette shares about her journey of faith, what it looked to deconstruct her experience in both Black Caribbean and Seventh Day Adventist traditions, and putting together the pieces into a new way forward.
About Bernadette
Bernadette Arthur spent over 15 years studying and working in the social services sector. She took a leap of faith and shifted into doing work that more aligned with her values and practices. She stumbled upon the work of John McKnight and grassroot practitioner like Dr. John M. Perkins, which lead her to embark on a self-directed journey to learn more about Asset Based Community Development (ABCD).
One of the results of that journey was her becoming a vetted Community Advancement Coach for a North American network of ABCD coaches and practitioners. F…
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Jul 29, 2020
#12 – Racialized Trauma, Protest, and the Hope for Future Justice with Dr. Monetta Bailey
We cap off Season 2 with this episode where Dr. Monetta Bailey, professor of sociology at Ambrose University, and I share our thoughts on racialized trauma and protest. We also ask, is there hope for change in the face of anti-racist protests? Is justice available to all? We drill down on the issue of cultural and corporate prejudice and share a candid conversation about our experience with racism, why we're hopeful (or not), and where that leaves us going forward.
Dr. Bailey can be found on Twitter at: @baileymonetta
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Jul 29, 2020
#11 – Critical Race Theory and Deconstruction with Dr. Monetta Bailey
In this episode Dr. Monetta Bailey, professor of sociology at Ambrose University, speaks on the topic of critical race theory. What is it, why is it useful, and how can it inform our perspectives and cultural narratives? We then consider how re-imagining our worldview goes through a process of deconstruction when we encounter new ideas or problems. The waves of anti-Blackness protests, along with COVID, have pulled society into a moment of introspection where both trauma and change are happening at a rapid pace. Navigate the shift and the work of de-centering whiteness with this conversation.
Dr. Bailey can be found on Twitter at: @baileymonetta
Faith in a Fresh vibe connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Jul 29, 2020
#10 – On Reconciliation and Re-Imagining Christianity With Tony Snow (Part 2)
In this episode a closer look at reconciliation. It's a word that's thrown around a lot but what does it mean to embody it in practice? I invite my guest Tony Snow to share his wisdom from an Indigenous perspective, to offer us concrete direction in the search for racialized justice and wholeness for the people, nation, and land.
Tony Snow is the Rights Relations lead at Hillhurst United Church in Calgary, and a member of the Stoney Tribe located East of Banff. He shares some of his work and challenges in the church in the pursuit of reconciliation.
Note: This episode was recorded in the Summer of 2019.
Connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Jul 29, 2020
#9 – Indigenous Spirituality and History with Tony Snow (Part 1)
A re-education to the land is one of the strategies towards a decolonized theology and history. Did you know that on Treaty 7 Lands, before it was Treaty 7, the Stoney people had a positive relationship--initially--with the first missionaries to the region. Listen in for the story and deeper insight on the role indigenous spirituality has with the Christian faith.
Tony Snow is the Rights Relations lead at Hillhurst United Church in Calgary, and a member of the Stoney Tribe located East of Banff.
Note: This episode was recorded in the Summer of 2019 and completed in May 2020.
Connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Jul 29, 2020
#8 – Lamentation in Anti-Blackness and COVID-19
Why do many Christians and churches have difficulty lamenting? Just look at the songs. Corporate lament is absent in many churches in a time when we desperately need the honestly. Lament is in fact a way to truth tell about what we see and feel in the world around us, and what a world it is. Anti-Blackness protests, pandemic, chaos, the list goes on. Do you feel it in your body? Let's talk about the need for lament.
Here are the links to the additional articles on lament: https://sojo.net/articles/lamentation-over-individualism and https://www.asianamericanchristiancollaborative.com/article/truth-telling-in-corporate-lament
Connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Jul 29, 2020
#7 – Public Policy and Re-imagining Community in Calgary and Beyond with Deborah Mebude
Season Two of the Faith in a Fresh Vibe Podcast launches with Episode #7 featuring Deborah Mebude. Her experience is in public policy and she is an entrepreneur working primarily in non-profits. In this episode we discuss anti-Blackness, protest, public policy, and re-imagining community. We also start with a conversation about names and identity. Have a listen and welcome to Season Two!
You can find Deborah and her work online. Twitter @deborahmeb. She is on the Advisory Board for Leading in Colour, and just launched a magazine called Trad.
Other connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Apr 18, 2020
#6 – Indigenous Spirituality with Tony Snow
Episode 6 features Tony Snow. Tony comes from the line of hereditary chiefs from the Stoney Nakoda Nation. Tony is now a pastor with the United Church of Canada, and completing his Master at the Vancouver School of Theology. In this episode we talk about indigenous spirituality, the unique story of the Stoney people and their relationship with the early missionaries to the land, and the work of decolonizing the Christian faith. It's a longer episode, but well worth the listen.
Connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram
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Apr 17, 2020
#5 – Art and Faith with Professional Illustrator Riley Rossmo (Part 2)
Episode #5 - FAITH IN FRESH VIBE PODCAST featuring Riley Rossmo. Riley is a professional illustrator who is currently working with DC Comics on such projects as Batman, Wonder Woman, and Martian Man. In Part II we start to track the exploration of faith. What's interesting about Riley's journey and inquiry is how little the church played a role. Faith is out there, and it will find you in the most unusual places.
Connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Riley Rossmo
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Apr 17, 2020
#4 Art and Faith with Professional Illustrator Riley Rossmo (Part 1)
Episode #4 - FAITH IN FRESH VIBE PODCAST featuring Riley Rossmo. Riley is a professional illustrator who is currently working with DC Comics on such projects as Batman, Harley Quinn, Wonder Woman, and Martian Man. It's easier if you just visit the DC page to see how many books he's recently completed. His past projects with Image Comics include Green Wake, Rebel Blood, Proof, Drumhellar, and Cowboy Ninja Viking. The last one is the movie option we talk about mid-way.
In this episode we begin by tracking the career of Riley and analyze the process of making it big.
Connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Riley Rossmo
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Apr 17, 2020
#3 Smashing Patriarchy with Nikayla Reize
Pastor and professor Nikayla Reize joins me on the FAITH IN FRESH VIBE PODCAST. In this episode we smash the patriarchy, ask some tough questions about scripture, and track her story through conservative evangelicalism. If you know anything about conservative Christianity, women aren't not permitted to hold the same positions as men. Listen to how Nikayla navigated the minefield. Follow Nikayla on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NikaylaReize
Connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Apr 17, 2020
#2 Pandemics and Identity with Rohadi (Part 2)
Episode #2 - FAITH IN FRESH VIBE PODCAST featuring Rohadi. In this episode we continue to work though all of the weird of COVID19. The world has changed and it's never going back to the way things were. What makes matters worse is how we used to cope, by being busy, is no longer at our disposal. When it comes to identity, we often wrap ourselves around our work. But what happens when that's taken away? When you're defined more by your doing rather than your being?
Connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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Apr 17, 2020
#1 Introductions & Pandemics – Faith in Fresh Vibe Podcast (Part 1)
Welcome, the inaugural episode of the FAITH IN FRESH VIBE PODCAST! It's been a long time coming but let's get started with the topic du jour--COVID19. Life has altered and many of us are hanging by a thread in more ways than one. In this episode I say hi, introduce the podcast and myself (Rohadi), and talk about balancing grief with the new life we all have before us. Stay safe out there.
Connect points: Rohadi.com | Twitter | Instagram | Cypher Church
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