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• 110. Ben Cremer - Politics and Faith, Extending Grace, and a Church Fused with Empire

  Benjamin Cremer is a pastor who spends his time these days in the online space in the intersection of Christianity and politics. Having grown up in white Christian nationalism in the U.S.A. Ben now gracefully explores how faith in Jesus offers a critique to policies and ideologies that many Christians actively support. We talk about his upbringing, the changes in his faith, the costs of those changes on relationships, and how his more open understanding of God has given him the ability to better love others. We also discuss how he interacts with people by challenging their beliefs and ideas, while still holding grace for them, even when he feels their beliefs are causing harm, which makes it an encouraging, but also very challenging, conversation. Check out Ben's weekly newsletter, Into the Gray, and find him on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and BlueSky.___Connect with me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠downtoearthconversations.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or at:Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Strahan:Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strahan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/StrahanMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/commonerscommunion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@strahanmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@commoners_communion⁠

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• 109. Kate & Alex - Common Grace, Collective Action, and Māori Wards as a Matter of Justice

  Kate and Alex are the co-founders and co-directors of Common Grace Aotearoa. Common Grace is an organisation doing advocacy work and organising the church around key justice issues. While the Church is involved in much justice work at the coal face, there is also a need to work towards changing systems that oppress and marginalise, systems that cause some of the problems we then see. Common Grace Aotearoa is working at that systems level, striving for change.Kate and Alex and I talk about how they became passionate about this kind of advocacy and campaigning, what the focus of Common Grace Aotearoa is, and how they connect with the wider church to train and equip people for action. We also spend a bit of time talking about the upcoming referendums around Māori wards in local government, and why they see this as a matter of justice. Check out Common Grace Aotearoa at commongrace.nz or find them on Instagram or Facebook ___Connect with me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠downtoearthconversations.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or at:Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by Strahan:Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Strahan⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/StrahanMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/commonerscommunion⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@strahanmusic⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠@commoners_communion

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• 108. Phillipa Hunt - Environment, Food Justice, and Satisfy Food Rescue

  Phillipa Hunt is a wife, mum, engineer, and the founder and chairperson of Satisfy Food Rescue. We talk about the environment, food poverty, Satisfy, working to our strengths, partnering with others, and where faith fits into all that for her. Check out Satisfy Food Rescue on their website, on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. ___Connect with me at ⁠⁠⁠downtoearthconversations.com⁠⁠⁠ or at:Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Music by Strahan:Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠Strahan⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/StrahanMusic⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/commonerscommunion⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@strahanmusic⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠@commoners_communion

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• 107. Cathy & Steven - Faithfully Questioning, Listening, and the Changes Ahead

  Cathy Marston and Steven Goulstone, the hosts of the Changes Ahead Podcast, a Baptist New Zealand podcast hosting conversations that discuss the changes the church needs to think about if it is to have a meaningful presence in the future. We talk about the unheard voices of our church communities, the desire to be faithful by keeping things the same, when perhaps faithfulness demands change, hearing people's stories rather than discussing theology abstractly, and why the church might be worth changing to save. If you like this conversation then make sure you check out the Changes Ahead podcast wherever you get your podcasts.Follow them on Facebook or Instagram. ___Connect with me at ⁠⁠downtoearthconversations.com⁠⁠ or at:Facebook: ⁠⁠facebook.com/downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@downtoearth.conversations⁠⁠Email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Music by Strahan:Spotify: ⁠⁠Strahan⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠facebook.com/StrahanMusic⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠facebook.com/commonerscommunion⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@strahanmusic⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠@commoners_communion

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• 106. Sharon 'Rocky' Roggio - Homosexuality, The Bible, and '1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture'

  Sharon 'Rocky' Roggio has spent years in the film and television industry, working in a variety of roles on many well known shows (e.g. House of Cards, Parks and Recreation) and films. In this conversation we discuss her directorial debut film, '1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture'. The film has won over 25 awards at film festivals around the world. The film documents the first time the word homosexual was included in a Bible translation (as recently as 1946), the subsequent decision by that same committee to take the word out again in their next revision, looking at how and why the committee came to those decisions. The film features personal stories of the key characters which makes it compelling to watch. Rocky and I discuss her career, why and how the film came about, why she included a storyline of her own journey with her dad, who believes very differently to her, and what she is hoping for as people watch this film. Spoiler alert, we obviously discuss elements of the film in the episode, so if you want to see the film before listening, head to ⁠1946themovie.com⁠Find more from Rocky and the team on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok___Connect with me at ⁠downtoearthconversations.com⁠ or at:Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/downtoearth.conversations⁠ Instagram: ⁠@downtoearth.conversations⁠Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Music by Strahan:Spotify: ⁠Strahan⁠Facebook: ⁠facebook.com/StrahanMusic⁠ or ⁠facebook.com/commonerscommunion⁠Instagram: ⁠@strahanmusic⁠ or ⁠@commoners_communion

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