CMU Media Archive
Jeff Maeck
Outtatown Guatemala Site Leader 2010-2011
Interview Date: April 25, 2011
In this interview, Jeff tells David Balzer – host of Sunday@CMU radio, about a young man who set out on Outtatown only two weeks after having confessed Christ as Lord.
[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/20120212JeffMaeck.mp3|titles=20120212JeffMaeck]
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Sandy Town
CMU Outtatown South Africa Site Leader
Interview Date: April 25, 2011
In this interview, Sandy Town speaks with David Balzer – host of Sunday@CMU radio, about the tremendous joy she has encountered in people during her time spent with Outtatown.
[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/20120108SandyTown.mp3|titles=20120108SandyTown]
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Brian McLaren’s plenary sessions on Naked Spirituality
Worship always takes place, some place, some where, at some time, in some location… The theme was inspired by the title of a well-known hymn based on Genesis 28:16-17. It reminds us that God is found in surprising places. “This place” is many places, and any place on our planet, wherever people are open to being surprised by God’s presence. And wherever that place is, we are called to live our faith mindful of the culture in which we are located.
Our goal is to recognize the importance of context and culture in our worship, to explore and understand how our culture impacts us, what culture means in our theology, and how worship is embodied in location.
Keynote Speaker: Brian McLaren
An author, storyteller and theologian. Primarily known as a thinker and a writer. His public speaking covers a broad range of topics including postmodern thought and culture, Biblical studies, evangelism, leadership, global mission, spiritual formation, worship, pastoral survival and burnout, inter-religious dialogue, ecology, and social justice.
McLaren’s topic for Refreshing Winds was ‘Naked Spirituality,’ also the title of his next book. He suggested that personal spirituality typically develops in a cycle containing four stages – simplicity, complexity, perplexity, and harmony, which becomes the new simplicity as the cycle continues. For each stage, McLaren provided three spiritual practices that he thinks are particularly valuable in our experience of God. To hear Brian’s talks, listen to the audio files, below.
Thursday, February 3, 2011, 7:00pm
Plenary: Brian McLaren, Naked Spirituality, Stage 1: Simplicity
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[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/110203BrianMcLaren1.mp3|titles=110203BrianMcLaren1]
Friday, February 4, 2011, 9:00am
Plenary: Brian McLaren, Naked Spirituality, Stage 2: Complexity
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[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/110204BrianMcLaren2.mp3|titles=110204BrianMcLaren2]
Friday, February 4, 2011, 7:00pm
Plenary: Brian McLaren, Naked Spirituality, Stage 3: Perplexity
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[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/110204BrianMcLaren3.mp3|titles=110204BrianMcLaren3]
Saturday, February 5, 2011, 9:00am
Plenary: Brian McLaren, Naked Spirituality, Stage 4: Harmony
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[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/110205BrianMcLaren4.mp3|titles=110205BrianMcLaren4]
Saturday, February 5, 2011, 4:00pm
Plenary: Brian McLaren, Naked Spirituality, Part 5: Conclusion
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Sponsored by CMU’s Institute for Theology and the Church
In advance of MCAC championship volleyball playoffs March 4 -5, “On the Sidelines” hosts Dr. Richard Tapper and Buck Pierce interview CMU Women’s Volleyball Coach Andrea Charbonneau and athlete Clare Schellenberg. Audio clip provided courtesy of SPORTS RADIO 1290.
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Jarem Sawatsky
Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Transformation Studies
Interview Date: February 19, 2011
In this interview, Jarem speaks with David Balzer – host of Sunday@CMU Radio, about what it means for him to mentor and inspire students.
[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/20120219JaremSawatsky.mp3|titles=20120219JaremSawatsky]
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J.J. Thiessen Lecture Series
October 19-20, 2010 From Desert Christians to Mountain Refugees: Fierce Landscapes and Counter-Cultural Spirituality
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Belden Lane, Saint Louis University
Lecture 1: October 19, 2010 11:00 AM
Places on the Edge: The Power of Desert/Mountain Terrain in Christian Thought
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Lecture 2: October 19, 2010 7:30 PM
The Counter-Cultural Spirituality of the Desert Fathers for Today
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Leture 3: October 20, 2010 11:00 AM
Fire in the Desert: Learning from the Desert Mothers
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Lecture Topic: In the history of Christian spirituality, desert and mountain terrain has often been the source (and refuge) of counter-cultural movements. The Desert Christians in the fourth century went into the desert beyond the Nile, reacting after Constantine to the church’s support of a prosperity theology, gospel of success, and militarism. In sixteenth-century Switzerland, Anabaptists hid in barns and fled to caves in the Jura Mountains, questioning the magisterial Reformation in similar ways. These lectures will explore some ways in which the appeal of fierce landscapes in the Christian life is closely related to its prophetic witness to the dynamism of faith on the margins.
Winter Lectures Series
January 25-26, 2011 Resonance, Receptivity and Radical Reformation
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Romand Coles, McAllister Chair in Community, Culture, & Environment at Northern Arizona University.
Lecture 1: January 25, 2011, 11:00 AM
The Wild Peace (not) of John Howard Yoder
[audio: http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/audio/110125romandcoles1web.mp3]
Lecture 2: January 25, 7:30 PM
Mirror Neurons, Receptive Resonance,and Radical Democracy
[audio: http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/audio/110125romandcoles2web.mp3]
Lecture 3: January 26, 11:00 AM
Radical Education Reform: Resonance and Engaged Pedagogical Practice
[audio: http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/audio/110125romandcoles3web.mp3]
Dr. Romand Coles Biography: Romand Coles is the Frances B. McAllister Endowed Chair and Director of the Program for Community, Culture, and Environment at Northern Arizona University. After teaching political theory for twenty years at Duke University, driven by Adorno’s claim that ‘to want utopia is to want substance in cognition’, Coles ventured to NAU in a last-ditch effort to learn how to think in relation to many of the specific challenges, opportunities, and peoples in his new home on the Colorado Plateau. He is the author of many books and articles at the intersection of political theory, philosophy, theology, and political practice. Among his works are, Self/Power/Other: Political Theory and Dialogical Ethics; Rethinking Generosity: Critical Theory and the Politics of Caritas; Beyond Gated Politics: Reflections for the Possibility of Democracy; and (with Stanley Hauerwas) Christianity, Democracy, and the Radical Ordinary: Conversations between a Radical Democrat and a Christian.
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“About meeting Jesus in the Holy Land”
This interview aired originally in February 2010 on the Sunday@CMU radio program, just prior to Gordon’s sixth tour to the Holy Land. See the tour blog http://cmustudytour.blogspot.com. Gordon’s next Study Tour will take place in April-May 2012 (exact dates TBA).
Dr. Gordon Matties is Professor of Biblical Studies & Theology.
Gordon grew up in Abbotsford, B.C. He studied at Briercrest Bible Institute; the University of British Columbia; Regent College in Vancouver; and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, where he earned his M.A. and Ph.D.
Gordon and his wife Lorraine have two children. The family attends River East Mennonite Brethren Church, where Gordon serves on the Faith and Fellowship Commission. He is also a member of the Editorial Council of the Believers Church Bible Commentary.
Contact: gmatties@cmu.ca
[audio: http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/audio/100207gordonmatties1.mp3]
“Ancient stones, living stones: The Holy Land in perspective”
This interview aired originally in February 2010, just prior to Gordon’s sixth tour to the Holy Land. See the tour blog http://cmustudytour.blogspot.com. Gordon’s next Study Tour will take place in April-May 2012 (exact dates TBA).
Dr. Gordon Matties is Professor of Biblical Studies & Theology.
Gordon grew up in Abbotsford, B.C. He studied at Briercrest Bible Institute; the University of British Columbia; Regent College in Vancouver; and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, where he earned his M.A. and Ph.D.
Gordon and his wife Lorraine have two children. The family attends River East Mennonite Brethren Church, where Gordon serves on the Faith and Fellowship Commission. He is also a member of the Editorial Council of the Believers Church Bible Commentary.
Contact: gmatties@cmu.ca
James Dyck
Outtatown Guatemala participant (2009-2010)
Interview Date: April 4, 2010
James Dyck was reached via cellphone in the highlands of Guatemala. Enjoy this “live” storytelling of the experiences of our Outtatown students.
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