Episodes 134
Avg. Duration 48m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 4.9 (25)
Since Feb 2021
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Every movement for change starts with a generative conversation. The Igniting Imagination podcast features rich conversations with leaders across the church landscape that invite you into new possibilities for yourself, your church, and your community. Each episode offers inspiring ideas to spark the Spirit within you as a leader and inspire courage and innovation to bring about human flourishing grounded in love, generosity, and belonging.

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S18E4 Worship, Justice, and the Next Generation with Rev. Sandra Van Opstal

Apr 08, 2026 46m

What does it look like when worship and justice are no longer separate categories, but the same lived reality?This week on the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Dr. Aaron Kuecker…

S18E3 Economic Dignity and Collective Flourishing with Rev. Matt St. Pierre

Apr 01, 2026 48m Transcript

What if faith communities saw themselves not as distant helpers, but as neighbors, woven into the lives, struggles, and dreams of the people around them?This week on the Igniting Imagination®…

S18E2 Repair, Restore, Rebuild: Abolitionist Sanctuary with Rev. Dr. Nikia Smith Robert

Mar 25, 2026 44m Transcript

Faith communities everywhere are asking: How do we take responsibility for justice in today’s world?This week on the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Dr. Aaron Kuecker explore…

S18E1 Sanctuary in Motion: Immigrant Justice and the Church with Rev. Lea Matthews

Mar 18, 2026 1h 3m Transcript

Welcome to the Season 18 premiere of the Igniting Imagination® podcast with host Rev. Lisa Greenwood and this season’s co-host Dr. Aaron Kuecker.In this opening conversation, Lisa and Aaron sit down…

S17E7 The Questions We’re All Asking About Tech with Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson

Mar 11, 2026 48m Transcript

This week on the season finale of the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood, Rev. Sue Phillips, and Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson reflect on the insights shared by guests throughout this…

S17E6 Redesigning Superintendency with Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth

Mar 04, 2026 45m Transcript

This week on the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Rev. Sue Phillips welcome Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth, Residential Bishop of the Greater Northwest Episcopal Area, to explore…

S17E5 Beyond Credentials: The Expertise of Real Life with TeRay Esquibel

Feb 25, 2026 43m Transcript

This week on the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Rev. Sue Phillips sit down with TeRay Esquibel, Executive Director at Purpose Commons and a visionary social entrepreneur…

S17E4 A Tech Startup with a Soul with Tiffani Jones Brown

Feb 18, 2026 56m Transcript

This week on the Igniting Imagination® podcast, we explore the powerful crossroads of technology and spirituality, reimagining religious leaders as some of our most important, and often overlooked,…

S17E3 Faithful Experimentation in a Fast-Changing World with Rev. Canon Lorenzo Lebrija

Feb 11, 2026 54m Transcript

This week on the Igniting Imagination® podcast, we explore the delicate interplay between faith and technology, asking how innovation can illuminate, not replace, the human spirit. Joined by Rev.…

S17E2 Real Space, Real Grace: Designing Digital Community with James Kang and Rev. Nathan Webb

Feb 04, 2026 54m Transcript

What does it mean to cultivate spiritual presence in a world increasingly connected by screens? This week on the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Rev. Sue Phillips explore this…

S17E1 Ancient Tools for a Desperate Age with Rev. Sue Phillips

Jan 28, 2026 52m Transcript

What if ministry could be understood as a form of technology?On the Season 17 premiere of the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood, Rev. Sue Phillips, and Rev. Dr. Blair Thompson…

Analyzing 2026 Disruptive Church Trends with Anna Del Castillo and Dr. Josh Packard

Jan 22, 2026 58m Transcript

This week on the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood steps into the fault lines shaping the future of faith with Anna Del Castillo, co-founder of Our Own Deep Wells, and Dr. Josh…

S16E9 Remapping the Religious Landscape: What We See Now with Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle

Dec 30, 2025 39m Transcript

In the season sixteen finale of the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle reflect on the cultural shifts that are reshaping the ways people search for meaning,…

S16E8 The Captivity and the Possibility of the American Church with Rev. Bill Lamar IV

Dec 17, 2025 1h 3m Transcript

In this episode of the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle explore the powerful intersection of faith, justice, and public life with the Rev. William "Bill" H.…

S16E7 Sacred Listening and the Faithful Futures of Young People with Dr. Josh Packard and Kris Jordan

Dec 10, 2025 54m Transcript

Faith is evolving, and so must the ways we understand and engage with it. In this episode of the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle sit down with Dr. Josh…

S16E6 Congregations in a New Religious Landscape with Rev. Tim Shapiro

Dec 03, 2025 53m Transcript

What if the future of faith communities isn’t about holding on tighter, but about opening our hands?In this episode, Rev. Tim Shapiro, President of Indianapolis Center for Congregations, joins Rev.…

S16E5 After Unbundling: How We Rebuild Community with Casper ter Kuile

Nov 19, 2025 50m Transcript

How do we rebuild deep belonging in an age of fragmentation?In this episode of Igniting Imagination, Casper ter Kuile, Co-Founder and Principal of Sacred Design Lab, Rev. Lisa Greenwood, and Rev. Dr.…

S16E4 Technē of the Spirit with Rev. Sue Phillips

Nov 12, 2025 51m Transcript

This episode of the Igniting Imagination podcast invites us to linger on a provocative question: What if religious leaders are, in essence, technologists? Our guest, Rev. Sue Phillips, co-founder of…

S16E3 The Holy Work of Belonging with Rev. Jen Bailey

Nov 05, 2025 51m Transcript

What does spiritual leadership look like in a world where meaning is no longer confined to church walls? In this episode, co-hosts Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle sit down with Rev. Jen…

S16E2 Meaning Making Beyond the Church with Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle: Part 2

Oct 29, 2025 40m Transcript

In part two of our introduction to Season 16, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Rev. Dr. Gil Rendle invite us to reimagine what it means to flourish as individuals, as communities, and as spiritual beings in a…

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