Disruptive Dialogues On the Future Of Religion: Recent Episodes
Dr. Heidi Campbell & Troy Shepherd
Join Troy Shepherd and Dr. Heidi Campbell as they interview guests and talk about religion in today's world. This is a place for innovative thinkers and a starting point for critical conversations in the church. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/disruptivedialogues/support
Heidi talks with her research associate, Jennifer Daly, about new research findings on how church's views and uses of technology shifted over the first year of the pandemic.
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Troy and Heidi explore recent statistics on church decline in the SBC and Episcopal churches and reflect on what mindsets may be the root cause of the decline.
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Heidi interviews Wendi Bellar, her co-author of the new book Digital Religion-The Basics on how religion is practiced in digital culture.
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https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Religion-The-Basics/Campbell-Bellar/p/book/9780367528102
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Heidi interviews Dr. Steven Garner on how gamers explore spirituality in different game worlds.
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Heidi interviews Kathy DiSanto on her journey to becoming a "done" which provides insight into why committed Christians are leaving the church.
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Mapping the Rise of the Dones Survey: http://bitly.ws/w9S9
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Troy breaksdown the many ways in which we can creatively give to our own communities during the holidays.
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Heidi interviews Sophia Osteen about their new research study "Mapping the rise of the dones" and what factors may be influencing people's migration journey away from organized religion.
Take the "dones" survey at http://bitly.ws/w9S9
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Troy interviews Hector Ramos about the state of the church coming out of the pandemic.
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Troy and Heidi talk about the implications of the move away from Christianity in the US as predicted by a recent 2022 PEW study.
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2019 report: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/
2022 Report: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/
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Troy and Heidi discuss the coming post-Christian move in the US according to PEW's "Modeling the Future of Religion in America" report.
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What on EARTH is the Church Doing?: A dynamic look at the post-pandemic church in a post-Christian culture
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FC8C9K9
2019 Report:
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/
2022 Report:
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/
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Troy and Heidi discuss communion: what it is, who it is for, and how churches see it differently.
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Are You Spiritual, But Not Religious? podcast: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/eq4mn4
What on EARTH is the Church Doing? by Troy Shepherd: https://www.amazon.com/What-EARTH-Church-Doing-post-Christian/dp/B09FC8C9K9
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Heidi interviews Steve Taylor, theologian and educator, on the topic of the state of the church in New Zealand
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Troy interviews Mark Jordan, a chaplain & congregational care pastor at his local church, about a place called Imagine Diversity. A place where people are valued and unity is appreciated.
Imagine Diversity email: imaginediversityid@gmail.com
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Heidi interviews Grace Jones, a PhD student at Texas A&M University studying history, about their book chapter on posthuman visions of technology and how pastors discussions of online church echo some of these same beliefs.
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Heidi continues her conversation with Dr. Andrew McNeely about how religious organizations' views of race and identity are exposed through their work with the hungry.
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Heidi interviews Dr. Andrew McNeely, director of the Aggie Research Program, on his research about the strategies that religious organizations use when working with the hungry.
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Heidi interviews Scott Thumma, Director of the Epic Project at Hartford International Seminary, on the long-term challenges churches encounter when moving to online services.
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Heidi talks with @conniemerhley about the impact that blessing boxes can have on your community and getting your faith community involved.
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Heidi introduces findings from the Tech In Churches report on the digital divide and its impacts on congregations during the pandemic.
Tech Trend Paper 3: The Digital Divide, Digital Reluctance and Its Impact on Pandemic Churches https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/195938
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Heidi interviews her father, John Campbell about his history with Christianity and his relationship with how he views church today.
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Troy and Chris Liotta continue their conversation on ways to live beyond the walls of the church.
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Troy talks with Chris Liotta, pastor of Rivergate church, about refreshing perspectives on ways to live out church.
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After viewing the Hillsong documentary, Troy and Heidi discuss the complexity of the celebrity pastor role within a church environment.
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We use the recent Hillsong documentary to tackle the true motivations behind volunteerism in the church.
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Troy and Heidi discuss whether innovation in the church has become more important than imitating what God is doing.
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Troy reacts to a study on traits needed to be an effective digital pastor, and whether pastors should take on the role of an entrepreneur.
Embracing Pastoral Entrepreneurship during the Pandemic: Traits needed to be an Effective Digital Pastor:
https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/195453
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Troy interviews William Shaw about an idea called Story Time, which has had an amazing impact on hospital patients at @StJoseph_Health hospital.
Learn more about the Create Kindness Initiative: https://createkindness.mystrikingly.com
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Bala Musa speaks about his thoughts from his chapter Digital Technology and Mediating the Spirit in the book "Ecclesiology for a Digital Church."
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An interview with @johndyer on exploring theological questions raised by doing church online.
Pre-order the book: Ecclesiology for a Digital Church, Theological Reflections on a New Normal
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In this episode, we tackle the question regarding whether the church has bought into a business-focused model and how that is impacting the future of a post-pandemic church.
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Troy and Heidi discuss ways you can use your creativity in your community in the year ahead.
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Heidi continues her reporting on research focusing on the technology background pastors wished they had prior to the pandemic.
Link: https://www.techinchurches.org
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Heidi reports on new findings related to how pastors adapted to the digital transition during COVID-19, and what their stories mean for the church and their future.
Full Report - https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/194959
Executive Summary - https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/194972
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Troy tackles the topic of church attendance and how to determine whether attendance is still furthering the aim of today's churches.
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Heidi interviews Oren Golan, contributor to the new book Digital Religion, 2nd Edition on how ultra-orthodox Jews challenge their conservative stereotype on how they use the internet.
Link: https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Religion-Understanding-Religious-Practice-in-Digital-Media/Campbell-Tsuria/p/book/9780367272364
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Heidi interviews Gregory Price-Grieve, key author in the new book Digital Religion, 2nd Edition on how his understanding of religion has evolved in a digital age.
Link: https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Religion-Understanding-Religious-Practice-in-Digital-Media/Campbell-Tsuria/p/book/9780367272364
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We tackle the hard reality of communal sin of racism within the white Christian church and consider how we should respond.
Link to new book release: https://amzn.to/3yR5f9w
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Heidi interviews Zachary Sheldon on their research looking at the stories COVID-19 pandemic memes tell us about the church and its relationship to culture.
Hint: It's a mixed message.
Article link: http://tiny.cc/atviuz
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In this episode, Troy Shepherd introduces us to his new book, What on EARTH is the Church Doing? and gives us an inside glimpse as to how post-Christian trends in culture are impacting the church and why the church needs to take notice of this.
Book link: https://amzn.to/3yR5f9w
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In this episode, we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the podcast by reflecting on what it means to engage in a constructive disruptive dialogue on religion. We illustrate this by unpacking a recent Twitter conversation debating whose rights come first in American Christianity.
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Heidi interviews co-editor Dr. Ruth Tsuria on a forthcoming book "Digital Religion, 2nd Edition" about how religion continues to blur online and offline context as well as sacred and secular forms in contemporary society.
Book Link: http://tiny.cc/xephuz
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Here we highlight some of the roots of Christianity's PR problem and how we can promote a culture of kindness through faithful engagement in culture.
Also, check out the Create Kindness Initiative website discussed in this episode: https://createkindness.mystrikingly.com
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We explore the extent that religion becomes associated with selfishness and a culture of meanness and what impact this has on the church.
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Heidi Campbell interviews Sophia Osteen on her reflections from editing and co-authoring the newest eBook, Revisiting the Distanced Church.
The Distanced Church: https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/187891
Revisiting the Distanced Church: https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/193368
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Description: An interview with Dr. Heidi Campbell, editor of the eBook, Revisiting the Distanced Church. She reflects on the follow-up eBook, The Distanced Church, a year after, revealing what pastors and scholars have learned about technology use and the ups and downs of online ministry.
Links:
Access to all eBook: https://www.drheidicampbell.com/e-resources
The Distanced Church: https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/187891
Revisiting the Distanced Church: https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/193368
What Should Post-Pandemic Religion Look Like? https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/192408
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Heidi and Troy explore a recent Twitter conversation reflecting on reasons that pastors are leaving or resigning from their churches.
Link to Twitter Thread: https://twitter.com/danwhitejr/status/1389001708290859016
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In the final part of a 4 part series, we discuss the difference between public faith and private faith in a post-Christian world. Does public faith equate predominately to civil religion or nationalism, and is private faith the sole responsibility of the church?
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In part 3 of a 4 part series, we tackle the question of how churches may be ignoring outreach opportunities. We challenge the idea of digital ministry being focused around doing church online while thinking about what it would look like to be an outreach community that also does services in a digital age.
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Second episode of a 4 part series exploring whether the church has lost its mission and the understanding of the Great Commission.
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First episode in a series of 4 looking at notable trends impacting the church. Here we deal with changes related to church membership.
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This week, we are talking about Dr. Heidi Campbell's latest book release, "Digital Creatives and the Rethinking of Religious Authority." Heidi and Troy help listeners understand what digital creatives are, and how they are challenging traditional understandings of religious authority.
Link to Book: https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Creatives-and-the-Rethinking-of-Religious-Authority/Campbell/p/book/9781138370975
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A conversation with Kathleen Phillips from Middleway Urban Monastery
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In this episode, we discuss 2 of the chapters from our newly published FREE e-Book, which can be downloaded here.
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Heidi interviews Aneya Elbert, reflecting on how a church or religious groups can reach out to those who are spiritual but do not hold to traditional religious methods.
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Our conversation today is with William Shaw, a senior elder on the leadership team of a local Church, and we are talking about whether leaders can still lead as effectively when society has so many options and so many influences about whom or what to follow.
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With Christian nationalism becoming a prominent topic, Dr. Heidi Campbell helps listeners understand how Christian nationalism is defined, what parameters characterize it, and how to guide one's own reflection and responses to it.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many lessons the Christian church should have learned that will help their primary mission. Troy and Heidi each discuss 3 lessons the Christian church should have learned during the pandemic of 2020.
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In this episode, we examine practical ideas that the Christian church can do right now to help those in their community who are in need.
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How does religious freedom differ from religious privilege?
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Is religion in America synonymous with the evangelical Christian platform and is this problematic?
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An interview with Chaplain Mark Jordan on how racism and the church intersect.
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Dr. Felipe Hinojosa joins us for an interview about Race, Religion, and Latinx Culture.
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Today's episode features an interview with Rebecca Hankins, a Wendler Endowed Professor at Texas A&M University. Join us as we talk about race, religion, and the African American Muslim's experience.
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Troy and Heidi continue the conversation talking about whether church attendance as we have seen it over the last half century is in jeopardy of extinction.
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This podcast provides an introduction for the new eBook, Digital Ecclesiology: A Global Conversation, by introducing one of the book's essay authors. Dr Florian Höhne reflects on what a Theological Agenda for the Church and its engagement with technology might look like in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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This podcast provides an introduction for the new eBook, Digital Ecclesiology: A Global Conversation, by introducing one of the book's essay authors. Dr Florian Höhne reflects on what a Theological Agenda for the Church and its engagement with technology might look like in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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