Reports from the Spiritual Frontier

Reports from the Spiritual Frontier


Latest Episodes

Elaine Heath and Wayne Jacobsen In Dialogue
July 25, 2020

Join us for a dialogue between Elaine Heath and Wayne Jacobsen, as they dialogue about the common ground and meaningful differences in their understandings of what it means to be part of authentic spiritual community.

[Updated] Wayne Jacobsen – Finding Community Beyond Congregational Christianity
July 23, 2020

Join us for a post-pandemic, updated conversation with Wayne Jacobsen, as he shares his journey out of congregational Christianity into a different way of being church and what these last few months have taught him about God and being in community with...

[Updated] Elaine Heath – Renewing the Tradition Behind the Tradition
July 21, 2020

Join us for an updated conversation with Elaine Heath of the Missional Wisdom Foundation and the Community At Spring Forest, as she shares about what COVID-19 and protests around racial injustice have taught her about spiritual community; as well as ab...

[Announcement] The Summer (Re-)Series for Reports
July 08, 2020

Ben has a quick announcement about new(ish) episodes coming out for the podcast starting next week. Take a minute (yes, literally one minute) to hear more!

Kenda Creasy-Dean and Paul Nixon: The Future of Faith Communities After COVID-19
June 17, 2020

Join us for a recording of Ben’s conversation with Kenda Creasy-Dean of Princeton Seminary and Paul Nixon of the Epicenter Group for a frank discussion of the future of faith communities after COVID-19. This is the finale for our series, “Creativity,

[Coronavirus] Kapya John Kaoma – Pandemic in Perspective
June 07, 2020

Join us for a conversation with activist, scholar, and pastor Rev. Dr. Kapya John Kaoma about what we can learn about resilience and joy in times of uncertainty and suffering from our sisters and brothers in the global south.

Casper Ter Kuile: Religious and Non-Religious Spirituality During COVID-19
May 17, 2020

Join us for a conversation with Casper Ter Kuile of The Sacred Design Lab about religious and non-religious spirituality during our pandemic, including what it means to create meaning and mark time in moments of spiritual disorientation.

[Coronavirus] – Let’s (Not) Return to Normal
May 09, 2020

Join us for a conversation highlighting our host, Ben Yosua-Davis, and Dr. Elizabeth Parsons as featured guests on a recording of the BTS Center’s Zoom Meetup, “Let’s (Not) Return to Normal”, exploring what this pandemic has revealed about our country ...

[Coronavirus] Melissa Yosua-Davis – Weathering a Pandemic on an Island
April 24, 2020

Join us for a conversation between Ben (our host!) and Melissa (his spouse!) as they talk about what it’s like to weather a pandemic while living on an island. This continues our series, “Creativity, Compassion, and the Coronavirus”,

[Coronavirus] Andrea Lingle – Parenting During COVID-19
April 09, 2020

Join us for a conversation with Andrea Lingle, mother of four and staff writer with the Missional Wisdom Foundation, about parenting during COVID-19. This continues our series, “Creativity, Compassion, and the Coronavirus”,