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Register for our event with Michael Wear: https://www.wellspringca.org/post/join-us-for-a-unique-wellspring-eventMichael Wear is the Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution based in the nation’s capital with the mission to contend for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the public good. For well over a decade, he has served as a trusted resource and advisor for a range of civic leaders on matters of faith and public life, including as a White House and presidential campaign staffer. Michael is a leading voice on building a healthy civic pluralism in twenty-first century America. He has argued that the spiritual health and civic character of individuals is deeply tied to the state of our politics and public affairs.

In part 4 of the "Lies Pastors Believe" series, Richard and Chris discuss deconstruction.

This is part two of our new “mini-series” on our podcast around “Lies Pastors Believe”.  We’re surfacing some of the flawed ideas that we’ve found in ourselves and other pastors, and we believe that naming and exploring these flawed stories will help us gain clarity about our calling and point us in a healthier direction. 

Pre-order How to Walk into a RoomOrder The Next Right ThingEmily P. Freeman is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of five books, including The Next Right Thing: A Simple Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions. With a masters degree in Spiritual Formation and Leadership from Friends University where she serves as a Residency Lecturer, her most important work is to help create soul space and offer spiritual companionship and discernment for anyone struggling with decision fatigue.Emily has been a featured speaker for Renovaré, Anglican Mission in the Americas, Faith and Culture Writers Conference, and The Apprentice Gathering. Her writing has been featured in Today Parents, Christianity Today, and Patheos.Her nationally ranked podcast, The Next Right Thing, has more than 24 million downloads and she regularly offers perspective and clarity for her more than 120K followers on Instagram. Emily lives in North Carolina with her husband and three teenagers.

Andy has lived in Santa Cruz, California, for over 25 years. He has an MA in Theology from Western Seminary and served as a youth pastor, college speaker, and college pastor before he became Lead Pastor at Faith Community. He's also a woodworker and plays in a Johnny Cash cover band called “Man In Black.” He's been married to his wife Aleta for 30 years, and they have three amazing children: Cassidy, Michael, and Josh.

Get A Different Way: Recentering the Christian Life Around Following Jesus. Christopher A. Hall is a member of the Renovaré Ministry Team. He served as president of Renovaré from 2015-2022.Hall is author of a four volume set on the Church Fathers: Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers, Learning Theology with the Church Fathers, Worshiping with the Church Fathers, and Living Wisely with the Church Fathers, all published by IVP Academic. He also was associate editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (29 volumes: published by IVP Academic).Chris previously served at Eastern University for twenty-four years in several roles, including chancellor, provost, dean of Palmer Theological Seminary, dean of the Templeton Honors College, distinguished professor of theology, and director of academic spiritual formation.Dr. Hall possesses a B.A. from UCLA in history, an M.A. in biblical studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from Regent College, and a Ph.D. from Drew University. He has served in the pastorate overseas (France, 5 years) and in Canada (British Columbia, 2 years). He has also served as Director of Pastoral Care at New Jersey’s only state gero-psychiatric hospital.Dr. Hall has ministered in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, the Middle-East, Canada, and the United States. He served on the editorial board of Christianity Today. He has published articles and book reviews in Christianity Today, Catalyst, Christian History, inMinistry, Books and Culture, Christian Scholars Review, Modern Theology, and Crux.He and his wife Debbie reside in Philadelphia and have three children and two grandchildren.

Trevor Hudson returns to discuss his latest book, Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard

Dr. Alison Cook is a psychologist and the author of two books, including her new book, The Best of You (Thomas Nelson 2022) and Boundaries for Your Soul (Thomas Nelson, 2018). For 20 years, Alison has helped women, ministry leaders, couples, and families learn how to heal painful emotions, develop confidence from the inside out, forge healthy relationships, and fully live out their God-given potential.Order Alison Cook's latest, The Best of You here.

James K. A. Smith is professor of philosophy at Calvin University, where he holds the Gary & Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview. Trained as a philosopher with a focus on contemporary French thought, Smith has expanded on that scholarly platform to become an engaged public intellectual and cultural critic. An award-winning author and a widely traveled speaker, he has emerged as a thought leader with a unique gift of translation, building bridges between the academy, society, and the church.

Prayer WalksBreath Prayer WalkLife Lesson WalkSix Step Prayer Walking ExercisePersonal Encounter Prayer WalkAdam Peacocke is a lifelong Santa Rosa, CA resident who has been a passionate leader in the recovery efforts from the 2017 October wildfires that devastated Santa Rosa and surrounding Sonoma County. Out of the devastation, Adam saw the potential for his county to find new, more effective ways of providing disaster relief. After pastoring for 15 years, Adam resigned to found Rebuilding Our Community Sonoma County, a 501(c)(3) non-profit ministry designed to help local churches increase the effectiveness of their service and giving to their community and connect non-profits and faith community groups to offer practical assistance and hope. ROC Sonoma County has established and maintained a collaborative network connecting faith-based, non-profit, governmental, business, and other organizations to provide coordinated disaster recovery efforts. Adam and his wife, Jo, have four children.

Daniel Stid is the former Program Director of U.S. Democracy at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, leading the foundation’s grantmaking to support the key values and institutions of U.S. democracy–in particular Congress, the first branch of government–in our polarized age.Previously, Daniel was a partner at The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit consultancy, where he helped coordinate the organization’s work with federal, state, and local government agencies and advised nonprofit and foundation clients supporting children, youth, and families. Daniel began his career as a political scientist teaching at Wabash College and served as a Congressional Fellow on the staff of the House Majority Leader. He is the author of The President as Statesman: Woodrow Wilson and the Constitution.A graduate of Hope College, he holds an MPhil in politics from Oxford University and a doctorate in government from Harvard University. Daniel is proud to have been commissioned an honorary Kentucky Colonel for his service to the Commonwealth.Additional Resources/ReadingOne America MovementBraver Angels OrganizationDaniel Stid Article:Upcoming Article from the AtlanticRussell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum article on partisanship

For the past 11 years, Anthony was the Executive Director and Pastor for the Center Ministries at Peninsula Covenant Church (PCC) in Redwood City. Prior to joining the PCC staff, he spent nearly 21 years in high tech as an enterprise software sales executive and as a marketing executive. Anthony joins the Wellspring team as the new executive director. This is his SoulCARE story.