Podcast Episodes
Podcast episodes taking racial struggles to the throne of grace, United? We Pray is a ministry devoted to praying about racial strife—especially between Christians.
Heart Transformation with Nate Brooks
Austin sits down with Nate Brooks to discuss Nate’s new book, Identifying Heart Transformation. We talk about different Biblical frameworks for understanding the inner person and how that informs our view of human transformation. Nate Brooks (Ph.D. Southwestern...
Experience and Reading Scripture
Austin and Isaac talk about what Scripture is and how we read it. What affect does our personal experience have on how we read the Bible? Does our experience change what is true? Watch, listen, and pray with us. Show Notes: Here is the Tim...
RACIAL JUSTICE AND YOUR JOB
Austin and Isaac talk about what Christians can do in their everyday lives and job to build toward greater ethnic unity. Racism has affected many aspects of their world, which means Christians have opportunities for redemptive work in many different walks of life....
The State of the Race Conversation
OVERVIEW: Austin and Isaac sit down to discuss the last five years of ministry for United? We Pray and some of what has happened before and since. We trust that God is still working, even if public attention has drifted away from...
AGENTS OF GRACE, WITH DAN DARLING
Episode Overview: Dan Darling is director of the Land Center at Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary. He returns for the second time this season to talk about his forthcoming book, Agents of Grace. This episode is full of helpful reminders of how Christians can be...
The Stack
Episode Overview: Austin and Isaac discuss five books which have come out over the last two years, which we are calling, “The Stack.” These books work together to build a positive vision for racial unity which is self-consciously different than the most popular...
In Church As It Is In Heaven with Jamaal Williams and Timothy Paul Jones
Episode Overview: Jamaal Williams and Timothy Paul Jones have written a fantastic new book, In Church As it is in Heaven about working toward a redeemed vision of diversity in our churches. They join Austin to talk about it. Links & Show Notes: To...
Life and Ministry with Omar Johnson
Episode Overview: Omar Johnson is a pastor in Maryland, just outside of DC. He shares about his ministry in a difficult context, and how other churches are cooperating to help. Links & Show Notes: Here is the sermon on Psalm 131 that Omar preached at Iron...
The Gift of the Outsider with Alicia Akins
Episode Overview: Alicia Akins is author of the forthcoming book, The Gift of the Outsider. She joins Austin to talk about how reading books by authors of diverse backgrounds leads to greater understanding. Links & Show Notes: Alicia’s new book will be...
International Perspective with Ryan King
Ryan King is a pastor in London, who also spends time in Ukraine. He shares what ethnic prejudice looks like in Europe and how that is similar and different than in the US. Links & Show Notes: Ryan’s article for us on the time he blogged about the lost...