Best Jonathan Mendez Podcasts (2024)

Rev. Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean reminds us in her new book, Innovating for Love, that we don’t create new things for the sake of change, for innovation’s sake, but rather so that we can love better. We are always finding new ways to love our neighbors in the ways Jesus calls us to love. Carlos Huerta, the Executive Director of the Center for Community T…

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The Love of God and Love of Humanity is One Love with Jonathan Brooks 48:55

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Pastah J, as his friends and parishioners affectionately call him, is a remarkable testament to the notion that innovating is what happens when you love the people you are with. We often make innovation out to be the next, big, creative, tech, cool thing when really it's about figuring out how to love our neighbors better and how to more deeply and…

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[Bonus] License Revoked 3:45

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A Platform that Empowers People with Moy Mendez 43:18

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Our Locke Innovative Leaders offer a powerful picture of what is possible for the church. They don’t just see a need, they see great potential that exists in that need, and they respond with the next faithful step, always gathering others to help create and build. It’s remarkably consistent. Moy Mendez, a pastor in Chicago and the Executive Directo…

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[Bonus] News Report At 11 2:58

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Is there a serial killer in your neighborhood? Tune in for the full story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Audiohm Media

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Network Building for Outsized Impact with Rev. Dr. Heber Brown, III 52:54

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We are so excited about this season of the Igniting Imagination Podcast as Rev. Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean and Rev. Lisa Greenwood have conversations with four exceptional, innovative faith leaders who are profoundly influencing the way we think about the church’s mission and witness. It’s stunning and inspiring! Our guest this week is Rev. Dr. Heber Br…

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Facing Reality, Claiming Leadership in the Church Today 39:49

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Have you enjoyed Season 10 of our Igniting Imagination Podcast as much as we have?! We started with Margaret Wheatley and we are ending the season with two remarkable innovative leaders, who also happen to be part of our leadership learning and innovation team, Rev. Kathi McShane and Derrick Scott, III. If you haven’t been listening, this conversat…

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Shaping our Biblical Imaginations with Dr. Eric Barreto 47:10

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In this week’s episode of the Igniting Imagination Podcast, we talk with professor Eric Barreto who invites us into a biblical imagination for our work together. We love how he reminds us to keep coming back to the good news of Jesus. Yes! That is what inspires us, forms us, equips and animates us! We hope this conversation gives you a new imaginat…

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Cultivating an Indigenous Worldview with Dr. Randy Woodley 57:15

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Dr. Randy Woodley, professor, scholar, farmer, and indigenous American, speaks of indigenous ways of leading that seem, on the surface, to be counter-intuitive, and yet as we sit with them, we see how resonate with Jesus’ teachings they are. We are so curious what you think as you listen. What do we have to learn from indigenous cultures about lead…

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Living ‘Love Your Neighbor’ in the State House of Representatives with Rep. James Talarico 58:43

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This week’s episode of Igniting Imagination is a bit of a departure for us – for the first time, our guest is a politician! Yep, State Representative James Talarico. We decided that if we are going to do a season on Facing Reality and Claiming Leadership, we ought to directly address the polarization in our country – and where better than Texas pol…

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Nurturing the Possible Through Catalytic Leadership with Rev. Dr. Dave Odom 52:06

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Rev. Dr. Dave Odom, who leads Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, works with hundreds of congregations and leaders from multiple faith traditions across the country. As such, he has a unique vantage point to view the realities of the church and what is needed for leaders today. In this week’s podcast episode, Dave shares that a new kind of suppo…

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Discovering a Way Back to Each Other with Rev. Dr. Amy Butler 44:37

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The Rev. Dr. Amy Butler is a master at facing reality and claiming leadership. In her newly released memoir, Beautiful and Terrible Things: Faith, Doubt, and Discovering a Way Back to Each Other, she weaves together what is real and messy and hard with what is true and hopeful and redemptive, reminding us that the journey of faith is inextricably a…

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Actively Waiting in the Accelerating Age with Dr. Andy Root 1:00:13

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If you are having conversations about innovation in the church, chances are that Andy Root’s name has come up. Writing books like, When the Church Stops Working and The Church After Innovation and The Pastor in a Secular Age, Dr. Andrew Root is leading the way in helping leaders to name and face current reality and lean into new ways of leading. Wh…

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Reimagining an Established Institution with Dr. Aaron Kuecker 48:21

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Our guest is Dr. Aaron Kuecker, President of Trinity Christian College in Chicago. We can’t wait for you to hear what they are doing at Trinity Christian to tend to the wellbeing of their students. It is intentional and generous and nothing short of life-changing – from their approach to the funding model to how they are protecting the mid-week “We…

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Stewarding Ambiguous Loss with Dr. Pauline Boss 55:24

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This conversation with Dr. Pauline Boss, author of Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief, is hope-filled, encouraging, validating, and motivating. Her insights manage to be both practical and weighty. She reminds us that we live in a mastery culture – that is, we want to be in control, have the answers, and win – which is, of cours…

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Analyzing Nieuwhof’s Church Trends That Will Disrupt 2024 46:16

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Jump into 2024 with a special Bonus Episode of Igniting Imagination! We have invited two of our most frequent (and beloved) guests, Rev. Rachel Billups and Rev. Matt Rawle, to engage with Carey Nieuwhof’s list of 7 Church Trends That Will Disrupt 2024. Matt and Rachel reflect that this year’s list seems particularly spot on. From the endangered sta…

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Hope in Doubt? Are we addicted to hope? 56:17

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Read Rev. Dr. Paul Escamilla’s response to the Wheatley episode on our website here. In this episode, you’ll hear us: Discuss of Wheatley’s unsettling insistence that we are ‘addicted to hope’ (9:19) Consider what the notion of “islands of sanity” means for local congregations (13:55) Analyze becoming vs. gaining (22:34) Interpret Wheatley’s Two Lo…

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Restoring Sanity with Dr. Margaret Wheatley 1:06:14

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Dr. Margaret Wheatley has greatly influenced our leadership ministry work over the past several decades. We have given her book Who Do We Choose to Be? Facing Reality, Restoring Sanity, Claiming Leadership to many leaders. Meg’s foundational idea that “conversation is the currency of change” is at the heart of everything we do. The Two-Loop Theory …

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Holy Friends Pursue Higher Truth with Rev. Kathleen McShane and Rabbi Elan Babchuck 46:05

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Rev. Kathi McShane, a retired United Methodist pastor, and Rabbi Elan Babchuck, a millennial, experienced an immediate connection when they met, a Spirit connection that made them fast friends from the beginning. In this episode, they share how their friendship naturally manifested in Picking Up the Pieces: Leadership After Empire. They discuss the…

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Our New Spooky Series: Young's Infinite City 44:35

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Just in time for Friday the 13th and spooky season comes our brand new twisted sci-fi adventure: Young's Infinite City. Rosalind Young is the most influential person on the planet... And she’s just gone missing within the barricaded walls of the most mysterious place on Earth -- a miles-long abandoned city that's rumored to be haunted by ghosts. Ch…

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Holy Friends Bridge Deep Divides with Dr. Cleve V. Tinsley IV and Rev. Dr. Matt Russell 1:00:29

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The guests in this episode became friends through a common commitment to activism and social justice. Dr. Cleve V. Tinsley IV and Rev. Dr. Matt Russell became best friends both by cultivating their common ground and exploring the very real differences between their perspectives and experiences. They share how their friendship has profoundly shaped …

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Holy Friends Bear Witness over Time with Bishop Laura Merrill and Bishop Janice Huie 45:42

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The guests in this episode are ‘all in’ with the church; they are dear friends of our host, Rev. Lisa Greenwood, who also happen to be Bishops in the United Methodist Church, Bishop Laura Merrill, and Bishop Janice Huie. In their conversation the three of them explore what has been meaningful about their friendship and how their friendship has impa…

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Holy Friends Become Healthier Leaders with Rachel Billups and Matt Rawle 46:00

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This episode features two “besties” talking honestly and openly about their friendship of many years and how it has deeply nourished them, even though they’ve never even lived in the same state. They discuss being fully present in real friendship, giving each other accountability, compassion, love, and care. They engage with the challenges that all…

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Holy Friendships with Rev. Dr. Victoria White Victoria White 38:46

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One of God’s greatest gifts to us is friendships, especially what our guest Rev. Dr. Victoria White calls “holy friendships.” These are the friendships that not only make life more enjoyable and more creative, but they are also core to who we are and who we become. They are “mutual and sacred relationships formed in God’s love,” and they help us be…

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Season 9 Trailer 2:13

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In a world of surface-level connections, true friendship is a divine experience. Friendship forms us and allows us to show up as our true selves. Join us as this season as we delve into the power of sanctifying friendship.By Wesleyan Impact Partners

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Hire Me - Carley Hauck - Director of Learning & Leadership 12:51

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Meet Carley Hauck. She is a director of learning, leadership, and organizational development. She leads strategy for learning, leadership, and team development while managing teams that develop and implement global professional, management, leadership, and team solutions at scale. Additionally, she is a skilled innovator, facilitator, executive and…

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Hire Me - Sandi Buhlman - Learning & Development Training Manager 10:17

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If you are looking for a Training Manager who will bring energy and passion into your department, you need to meet Sandi Buhlman. As a Certified Professional in Training Management (CPTM), Sandi understands the core responsibilities of the training department and how they should strategically align with the needs of the business. She has experience…

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Hire Me - Jonathan Akinwale - Business Development Professional 10:12

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Today's guest is Jonathan Akinwale, Business Development Professional Jonathan Akinwale's background has focused on the customer experience, specifically in retail pharmacy. Transitioning from retail into sales, Jonathan completed a tech-sales BootCamp where he learned about the Software Sales industry and what it takes to be an outstanding Sales R…

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Hire Me - Shae Noble - Head of People & Culture 11:07

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Today's guest is Shae Noble, Head of People & Culture. Shae Noble is a Global HR leader bringing strategy & innovation in her 15+ years experience optimizing and transforming multi-national businesses through cultivating employee experience, and common sense best practices. She specializes in modernizing business practices, trauma-informed leadersh…

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Hire Me - Chris Seideman - Learning & Development Professional and Coach 14:47

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Today's guest is Chris Seideman - Learning & Development Professional and Coach. Across his work in IT Services, Education, and Human Services, Chris Seideman has always been driven by one thing: investing in people and enabling them to thrive. A servant leader through and through, Chris uses his skills in professional coaching, talent and organiza…

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Hire Me - Samrajnee Pathare - Client Services Professional 10:23

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Today's guest is Samrajnee Pathare, Client Services Professional. Samrajnee Pathare has more than 10 years of extensive experience in the financial services industry. She is a client services professional with a focus in balancing books and accomplishing customers' needs- from the smallest to the most complicated requests. She enjoys a good convers…

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Season 5, Episode 2 - Michael Barrett, University of Pretoria, South Africa 24:51

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Meet our 2024 TMEA All-State Conductor Michael Barrett on Texas State Choirs Today! Michael talks about the University of Pretoria Choir, including their travels, membership, and local events. We also discuss Dr. Barrett's activity as an arranger of South African folk music.By Jonathan Babcock

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Season 5, Episode 1 - Rosephanye Powell, Auburn University 34:39

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Composer, conductor and singer Rosephanye Powell talks about her life as an artist, an educator and performer. Featured recordings: Songs of Separation: If you should go William Grant Still Gospel Trinity - III. Holy Spirit, Come Rosephanye Powell; Rosephanye Powell, soloist To sit and dream Rosephanye Powell; California State University-Long Beach…

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Hire Me - Stella DaCruz Arduser - Educator and Leader 11:01

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Today's guest is Stella DaCruz Arduser, Educator and Leader. Stella DaCruz Arduser is an educator and leader who resides in Gainesville, FL, and currently serves as a district supervisor over instructional materials in the Alachua County Public Schools system. She is dedicated to the work of reaching and teaching every child through teacher empower…

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Hire Me - Hady Mendez - Founder of Boldly Speaking 13:06

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Today's guest is Hady Mendez, Founder of Boldly Speaking Hady is the founder and CEO of Boldly Speaking LLC, a company that aspires to expand the conversation around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB). Through her role as a speaker and facilitator, Hady encourages employees and leaders to play an active role in creating more inclusiv…

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