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Body, Bride, Boat Selected Readings Exploring the Meaning of Church Experience the truth and invitation of historic symbols for the Church, and find fresh ways of envisioning and expressing the glorious reality of being his…

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Ted, Thomas, and a Letter to a Local Church In this pastoral letter, Ted Harro imagines what Quaker philosopher Thomas Kelly might say to his home congregation.

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Analog Church Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age Analog Church grapples with the ramifications of a digital church, from our worship and experience of Christian community to the way we engage Scripture and…

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Ted Harro — The Renew Campaign

August 1, 2025

Nathan Foster sat down with Renovaré's president Ted Harro to discuss bold new ministry initiatives at Renovaré that will carry our founding vision forward to…

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Image Bearing · Exploring Church Traditions · Stability in Times of Discontent

November 21, 2022

The Podcast hosts dig into questions about what the term "image bearer" means, how to experience and appreciate other Christian denominations, and what to do…

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Discipleship vs Formation · Transforming Thoughts · The Role of Rootedness

February 28, 2022

In this month’s episode of Friends in Formation, Nate, James, and Richella answer listener questions about the difference between spiritual formation and…

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Spiritual Practices for Busy People · Why Go Back to Church · Judging Family Members

November 22, 2021

In this month’s episode of Friends in Formation, Nate, Richella, and James answer listener questions about practices to help keep centered on Christ with a…

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Treasures · Struggles With Church · Accountability Without Legalism

August 30, 2021

In this episode, Richella, Nate, and James address honest listener questions about treasures and issues of the heart, issues with the Church, and how to have…

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Cris Rogers — Prayer In Action

April 15, 2018

"Ours is a church on mission, not a church with a mission. It's a very uncomfortable place to be consumeristic." Cris Rogers is Rector of All Hallows' Church…

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C. Chris Smith — Slow

January 22, 2017

Chris Smith is editor of The Englewood Review of Books, and a member of Englewood Christian Church, a church which helped spark Chris' book Slow Church. Nathan…

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Kent Carlson & Mike Lueken — Renovation of the Church

July 31, 2016

What happens when a seeker sensitive church embraces spiritual formation? In this episode Nathan talks with Kent Carlson and Mike Lueken, co-pastors who took…

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Giff Reed — Local Church Flowing in the Streams

July 10, 2016

What does it look like for a local church to intentionally participate in all the streams that Jesus flowed in? Nathan's search for such a church turned up Red…

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Mimi Dixon — Life Together on the Narrowing Way

February 21, 2016

In part 2 of their conversation, Mimi Dixon shares with Nathan Foster wisdom from her 30 years of pastoring the same church.

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Valerie Hess — Worship as Spiritual Formation

February 7, 2016

Nathan talks with author, church musician, and instructor Val Hess about worship as spiritual formation and how we might re-shape our worship gatherings.

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Boat An Image for the Church In an essay from Renovaré's new booklet Body, Bride, Boat, Grace Pouch explores a metaphor for the Church that helps us understand how to be the community of…

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Bride An Image for the Church In an essay from Renovaré's new booklet Body, Bride, Boat, Julia Roller explores some of the historical, modern, and biblical characteristics of the Bride…

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One Body in Christ We must “fearlessly practice” unity in the Body, writes Kokichi Kurosaki in this excerpt warning against divisions in the Church.

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Body An Image for the Church In an essay from Renovaré's new booklet Body, Bride, Boat, Drew Dixon introduces the Body metaphor for the Church and offers questions to help us reflect on…

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The Significance of the Hour "For centuries, the church has been judged by its creeds and confessions, but today it is being judged by its deeds." This sermon by Reverend Adam Clayton…

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In Christ Sri Lankan pastor Daniel Thrambajaya Niles reminds us that with-God life is not solitary. We enter a family of fellow believers. And in Christ, we are to…

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Rejoice, Y’all Christianity isn't a solo venture. Marva Dawn explains why "we need the whole Body of the people of God."

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The Digital Dilemma excerpt from Analog Church Pastor and author Jay Kim explores how spiritual formation happens best in "tactile ways through personal relationships and the profound simplicity of studying…

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Are All Doctrinal Arguments About Doctrine? Chris Hall offers helpful words of caution to Christians, and particularly to pastors and teachers: Guard against a polemical spirit.

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Heart to Heart May 2006 Creating Communities That Focus on Life-Long Discipleship In this May 2006 pastoral letter to the Renovaré community, Richard Foster lays out the characteristics and principles of spiritual formation based…