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the emergedetroit podcast logothe emergedetroit podcast is an ongoing audio conversation with young and emergent-minded Christians from the Detroit, Michigan, area. Episodes include interviews, performances, and book studies about the emergent, missional, Christian life.  Please subscribe with the links below.

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John Daniel Gore and the Wi'am Center

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 John Daniel Gore joins us from Geneva, Switzerland while on a trip away from his missionary placement site at the Wi'am Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center.  Hear him share about Advent in Bethlehem, the apartheid wall in Palestine, and the people of Wi'am.  Music courtesy Purrington.

Danny Schmidt

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Danny Schmidt joins us to talk about his music, the imagery in his lyrics, and what it's like making music today.  You can check out more by heading over to Danny's web site at dannyschmidt.com.  

Dave Law/JSCDC + Catlayst = Magic!

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WSU Catalyst conversation with Dave Law on location at the Joy-Southfield CDC building.  Hear how this free clinic and housing program are working to help the residents of Cody-Rouge, Detroit, MI live healthy and whole lives.  More info at http://www.joysouthfield.org/

Terry Gladstone's Letter from "Kinawind"

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Terry Gladstone, Program Development Specialist at Lake Louise Christian Community (and my Mom!) joins us to talk about a vision for intentional community at the lake.  Listen in as we ask what elements of intentional Christian community can work in both urban and rural settings, and what lessons do each of these settings have to teach each other?  Check out Lake Louise camps and community at: lakelouisecommunity.org

Stories from Ghana with Josh McKamie

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(HINT: audio's just a little slow to start, but it's there!)  Josh McKamie joins the WSU Catalyst crew to tell about his recent missional adventures in Ghana.  He and friend Dan tell of the projects, people, and experiences they pursued during their multi-month trip.  Check out Josh's Ghana Blog for more details on some of the chapters in their journey.

Jim Perkinson 2.0

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 Jim Perkinson joins us for another great evening of mind-blowing Gospel spelunking.  So happy to have Jim bring his poems and thoughts on God's economics of Enough that lead to abundance.  Check out Jim's info and more http://www.etseminary.edu/directory and at  http://www.crosscurrents.org/perkinson0151.htm

WSU CATALYST with Lydia and Melanie

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Conversation with Lydia Lanni and Melanie Wierda of the Wayne State University Catalyst leadership team.  Catalyst is the United Methodist sponsored, service and missional entrepreneurship based campus ministry restart in the City of Detroit.  Check out Catalyst here, Here, or HERE.  If you or your church/organization would like to support WSU Catalyst students by becoming a $100 Seed Grantor, please contact us at 313-718-2275.

Transforming Leaders 2010

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Conversation with the Transforming Leaders 2010 interns from their intentional community house in Warrendale, Detroit. Each year interns spend Summers of Service in the Motor City helping run programs for kids, congregations, and as Motown Mission Experience staff members. If you'd like to come to Detroit for your own summer of mission work, send an email or call - we'd love to talk with you more!

Trey Hall on Urban Village Church

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Trey Hall, co-pastor at the new Urban Village Church in Chicago, joins us to talk about the beginnings of that community. Trey tells the inside story of gathering a new community together and connecting them through rich liturgy, engaging small groups, and a progressive spirit. Check out Urban Village Church at UrbanVillageChurch.org.

The mashup for this episode comes from Sujan Steven's apt "Chicago" and Coldplay's "Clocks." If you know of a worship leader that can work similar magic, please let Trey know!

Jim Perkinson with the Detroit Villages

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Jim Perkinson joined the Detroit Villagers for the November Community Gathering. During the conversation Jim gave some poetry, told about his experience creating Christian community in Detroit, and offered some tips for those practicing community today!

Cash4Jesus and other ideas from the mind of Josh McKamie

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Josh McKamie chats about his ingenious plan to engage students at Wayne State University in a revolution...of serving others. He's making this happen with a textbook by Shane Claiborne, $100 "kingdom assignments," and local guest speakers on topics like:

Detroit History: French Furs, the Automobile, Uprisings, and Exile
Street Crime and Political Corruption, or Murder and Text Messaging
Homelessness and Housing, or 'Detroit, Lift Up Your Weary Head! (Rebuild! Restore! Reconsider!)'

(Can you tell Josh loves Sufjan Stevens?)

Transforming Leaders 2009

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Take six college students, place them in intentional Christian community in Detroit, give them internships with non-profits and church ministries for 8 weeks during a summer and what do you get? This podcast is a wrap up of the Transforming Leaders 2009 program. TL interns give their feedback on the ups and downs, the inspirational and challenging events, and invite other young adults who may be interested in this kind of experience to apply for Summer 2010.

TL09 LINKS
Motown Mission Experience

Ailanthus Community House

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Jeremy, Jess, and Chelsea from the Ailanthus Community House tell us about living the life of a Detroit Villages community. They joined us for an evening at ReMember 2009, a young adult gathering at Lake Louise United Methodist Camp and this recording is from a session they did telling the story of how their community formed, how they live together, what their mission and discernment is like. If you want to visit Ailanthus, stop by on a Wednesday for their great potluck!

Sounds of Jerusalem

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This week, an auditory trip through the Holy Land. Sounds from Carl's recent pilgrimage and thoughts on the realities of Israel/Palestine. Edited together on Good Friday, this is a reminder to us all that these events we re-tell this weekend have a real place in which they occurred. Sound selections feature singing, prayers, found audio from around the Old City, and clips from some of the various international groups traveling alongside the Methodist group during their ten days in country.

Essential Conversations with Ann Delisi

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Ann Delisi has been a fixture of Detroit radio for many years. Her work on 93.9 The River, 96.3 The Planet, and now 101.9 WDET FM has put her at the forefront of Detroit-connected music. Today we ask Ann to give us her insight into the music of the Motor City. You can find more info on Ann's new show "Ann Delisi's Essential Music" at wdetfm.org/

Music for the podcast today comes from a great Michigan band, The Great Lakes Myth Society. Check them out!

Early Monasticism and the New Monastics - Lecture #2

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Second in the series of online lectures from Paul Perez. Today Paul gets into The Rule of the monastic communities, St. Benedict's in particular. Issues arise like mutual obedience and mutual leadership. Also, what happens to Christianity when persecution and martyrdom end, and imperial powers claim the faith? What will Christian communities do today to claim a distinct rule together?

Early Monasticism and the New Monastics - Lecture #1

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In an attempt to better understand the current New Monasticism movement Paul Perez takes us back into the writings, teachings, and sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. This online lecture was originally broadcast as a part of the "Early Monasticism and the New Monastics" class for http://beadisciple.com If you'd like to join us for the next and final online lecture, surf to http://emergedetroit.org/live at 7pm on Tuesday, March 17.

[For those looking for monasticism-themed clothing, T-shirts celebrating the Abbas and Ammas can be found at http://www.printfection.com/emergetees]

SLAM! Jeff Nelson 2

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More selections from Jeff Nelson along with music gleaned from a recent worship service at City Church of East Nashville.

SLAM! Jeff Nelson, and Puddle Jumping

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Jeff Nelson started writing poetry with the birth of his son Casey and has built up a collection of poetry that pulls from his life, his faith, his family, and the cultural landscape of the City of Detroit. Visit him online at http://www.youtube.com/user/caserj and drop a note in the comments on which poem moved you.

Advent Hymn #5: No More Turning From the Child [Reprise]

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Perhaps a fitting song for this day after Christmas. It speaks of our tendency to turn away from Jesus soon after celebrating his birth, to look for him in the wrong places. The truth of the incarnation is that Jesus comes not through the seats of power, and yet overpowers those seats anyway. Of course his is a power unlike any other which not so much coerces and transforms those that it touches.

No More Turning From The Child
word by Charles Wesley, music by Carl Thomas Gladstone

Where is the holy heaven-born child,
Heir of the everlasting throne,

Advent Hymn #6: Heaven Cannot Contain

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This song brings the mystery of the incarnation into real personal imagery. Jesus our brother. God is born. Part of this dust. And even though the the recording is a little rough, I hope it is a song that helps us remember the great paradox of the season - God among us. Pdf chord chart available over on the Local Liturgy. Please download and share!

Heaven Cannot Contain
Words by Charles Wesley, Music by Carl Thomas Gladstone

Glory be to God on high,
And peace on earth descend;

When Cultures Collide, We Are Given

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Daniel Stanka (email) talks about his time as a visiting seminary student to the Motor City. Daniel and his family spent about 4 weeks here this summer traveling and doing an internship for Daniel's seminary studies in Germany. Paul opens up the conversation with a book about cultural clash and difference and the challenges and joys of such a setting.

Advent Hymn #5: Shepherd's Hymn

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I didn't realize how fond of the shepherds was CW until working with this text and noticing the ones around it. It seems that all of his songs claim solidarity with these "regulars." You do get the vague sense that Charles saw shepherds as somehow lowlier than himself, "even shepherds..." is the usual context. But if we strip away what might be latent class-ism, we get song texts about the moment when God's angels make the announcement of Jesus' birth to the most normal of folk.

Shepherds' Hymn
words by Charles Wesley, music by Carl Thomas Gladstone

Advent Hymn #3: Jesus Will Not Refuse the Song [Reprise]

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Advent and Christmas are known for the music that we sing in worship services and on caroling trips. In this song Wesley confirms the tendency to sing about such a joyful time. Maintaining his solidarity with the shepherds Wesley acknowledges that not all of our music-making will be professional done. But, he says, Jesus as our shepherd knows, understands, and loves us anyways. (Get the chart on the Local Liturgy page!)

Jesus Will Not Refuse The Song
Words by Charles Wesley, Music by Carl Thomas Gladstone

Advent Hymn #2: Away With Our Fears [Reprise]

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This song captures the inscrutable reality of the Divine taking up residence among the mundane. The Father present as Child. God's holiness revealed in this human. The Christmas season might beg the question, "Why this way God?" Wesley helps us remember that even in this mystery we can find beauty, hope, and an end to fear if we will let God enter as God plans.

Away With Our Fears
words by Charles Wesley, music by Carl Thomas Gladstone

Immanuel’s birth
Immanuel's birth
What triumph on earth!
Yet could it afford
Yet could it afford