Find Your Next Calling conducts interviews, with a focus on (1) individuals who have launched their own business, (2) role models and subject matter experts, and (3) authors of books relevant to our work. Click on the person’s “video” link to view their interview, or click on “podcast” to hear it.
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- Brandan Robertson – (video) (podcast) – “Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table“
- Suzanne Nadell – (video) (podcast) – “Wired to Lead: Being the Leader the Church Didn’t Think You Could Be“
- Lamar Hardwick – (video) (podcast) – “How Ableism Fuels Racism: Dismantling the Hierarchy of Bodies in the Church”
- Sarah Griffith Lund – (video) (podcast) – “Blessed Minds: Breaking the Silence about Neurodiversity“
- Angela Denker – (video) (podcast) – “Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American Boyhood”
- Topher Endress – (video) (podcast) – “Accompanying Disability: Caretaking, Family, and Faith”
- Yolanda Pierce – (video) (podcast) – “The Wounds Are the Witness: Black Faith Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing“
- Kyle Norman – (video) (podcast) – “Alive, Loved, & Free: Finding Jesus When Faith is Hard“
- Brian McLaren – (video) (podcast) – Reading Hope in Trying Times
- Cliff Goins IV – (video) (podcast) – “Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together”
- Stephen Waldron – (video) (podcast) – Reading Hope in Trying Times
- Cristina Rathbone – (video) (podcast) – “The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border”
- Catherine Meeks – (video) (podcast) – “The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning“
- Michael R. Fisher Jr. – (video) (podcast) – “Confronting Racism and White Supremacy in the US: Twenty-First-Century Theological Perspectives“
- Lisa Sharon Harper – (video) (podcast) – Reading Hope in Trying Times
- Malcolm Foley – (video) (podcast) – “The Anti-Greed Gospel: Why the Love of Money Is the Root of Racism and How the Church Can Create a New Way Forward“
- Chuck DeGroat – (video) (podcast) – “Healing What’s Within: Coming Home to Yourself–and to God–When You’re Wounded, Weary, and Wandering“
- Patricia Raybon – (video) (podcast) – Reading Hope in Trying Times
- Alex Regets (video) (podcast) – “Abandon the Orderly House: Good News for Skeptics & Burned Out Believers“
- Guy Leschziner (video) (podcast) – “Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human“
- Andrew DeCort (video) (podcast) – “Blessed Are the Others: Jesus’ Way in a Violent World“
- Evelyn Johnson-Taylor (video) (podcast) – “In & Out of Season: Thriving in Life’s Transitions“
- Carly Fauth (video) (podcast) – “Pray for the Bear: An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Unlocking Extraordinary Personal Strength“
- Deborah Roof (video) (podcast) – “Words, Wonder, and the Divine in You”
- David Gushee (video) (podcast) – “The Moral Teachings of Jesus: Radical Instruction in the Will of God“
- Patricia Raybon (video) (podcast) – “Truth Be Told (An Annalee Spain Mystery)”
- Prasanta Verma (video) (podcast) – “Beyond Ethnic Loneliness: The Pain of Marginalization and the Path to Belonging“
- Nicole Parker (video) (podcast) – “Tales of the Exodus” (7 book series)
- Chanté Griffin (video) (podcast) – “Loving Your Black Neighbor As Yourself: A Guide to Closing the Space Between Us“
- Lesa Engelthaler (video) (podcast) – “Joan of Art”
- Kathy Izard (video)(podcast) – “Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace“
- Ann Cavera (video) (podcast)- “Ride a Summer Wind” and solopreneurship at age 81
- Catherine Owen (video) (podcast) – writing books and finding your next calling
- Larry Jordan (video) (podcast) – “The Way: Meaningful Spirituality for a Modern World”
- Therese Taylor Stinson (video) (podcast)- “Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman: Public Mystic and Freedom Fighter” and finding your next calling
- Dale Hanson Bourke – (video) (podcast) – “Embracing Your Second Calling: Find Passion and Purpose for the Rest of Your Life”. and “Strong Girls, Strong World: A Practical Guide to Helping Them Soar – and Creating a Better Future for Us All”
- Margot Starbuck on book proposals (video) (podcast)
- Brenda Salter McNeil – (video) (podcast) – “Empowered to Repair: Becoming People Who Mend Broken Systems and Heal Our Communities“
- Cassidy Hall – (video) (podcast) – “Queering Contemplation: Finding Queerness in the Roots and Future of Contemplative Spirituality“
- Grace Ji-Sun Kim – (video) (podcast) – “When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity“
- Brian McLaren – (video) (podcast) – “Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart“
- Eddie Pate and Jonathan Stutz – (video) (podcast) – “Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging“
- Jim Wallis – (video) (podcast) – “The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy”
- J. Dana Trent – (video) (podcast) – “Between Two Trailers: A Memoir“
- John Pavlovitz – (video) (podcast) – “Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty Is Trending“
- Amanda Udis-Kessler – (video) (podcast) – “Abundant Lives: A Progressive Christian Ethic of Flourishing”
- Bruce Reyes-Chow – (video) (podcast) – “Everything Good About God Is True: Choosing Faith”
- Terence and Zion Lester – (video) (podcast) – “Zion Learns to See: Opening Our Eyes to Homelessness”
- Kate King – (video) (podcast) – “Shine Your Light: 77 Blessings to Clear Your Energy and Claim Your God-Given Calling”
- Susan K. Williams Smith – (video) (podcast) – In this interview we discuss Susan’s books and her career change from pastor to solopreneur – author and new projects leader
- Nancy Gavilanes – (video) (podcast) – In this interview we discuss Nancy’s new book “God-Given Dreams” and talk about how she discerns her new callings
- Parker J. Palmer – (video) (podcast) – “Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation” and “On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old” and how they can help in one’s discernment and finding your next calling.
- Sarah Bessey – (video) (podcast) – “Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith” and a conversation about finding your next calling
- Mark A. Bannon – (video) (podcast) – “The Boy from the Cave: A Soul-Stirring Journey from Hopelessness to Faith” and a conversation about finding your calling
- Jeffrey Munroe – (video) (podcast) – “Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding healing and hope in sharing our sadness, grief, trauma, and pain” and how he found his new calling
- Tambry Harris (video) discusses launching her own business and her book “Awakening the Light: A Survivors to Thrivers Going-Forward Story” and “Stop the Silence: Thriving After Childhood Sexual Abuse”
- David Shirey (video) for his book “It Don’t Get Any Better Than This: Stories From a Small-Town Church“
- Michael Ashford – (video) – finding your calling, the psychology of conflict communication, and how journalism can change to be more effective
- Jennifer Grant – (video) – we discuss helpful steps for discernment, tools and habits, overcoming the Imposter Syndrome, and more
- Jeff Crosby – (video) – “The Language of the Soul: Meeting God in the Longings of Our Hearts”
- Brian Allain -(podcast) – Ann Cavera interviews Brian as part of her “Speeding Past 80” podcast; we talk about plans for Find Your Next Calling
- Paul Angone – (video) – “Listen to Your Day: The Life-Changing Practice of Paying Attention”
- Tambry Harris – (video) – Going Forward: Survivors to Thrivers