Rohadi Nagassar
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Whole & Human. Forty Meditations for Liberating Body and Spirit.
Awaken your senses to a life beyond survival
In an age of conflict, disparity, and uncertainty, do we really need more church practices built around self-denial, grief, suffering, penance, and fasting? For individuals and communities on the margins, we don’t need weekly or daily reminders about grief—we have enough already. Instead, we need traditions that oppose death and decay with resurrection and triumph. We need to shout “Increase!” for access and collective participation with the deep and wide ethic of radical love.
40 meditations on our relationships with land, body, spirit, and justice with invitations to engage life-giving spiritual practices rooted in the five senses await inside. In this guide for spiritual cultivation, we’re not ignoring the hard times or any losses. But in the midst of heavy things, we can learn to counter daily challenges with restorative possibilities that help us not only survive calamity but thrive toward a new way of life.
It’s time to nourish our bodies instead of denying them. It’s time to cherish simple and beautiful moments, reengage our curiosity, amplify our wonder, pursue justice, and most of all seek ways to love ourselves and one another well. One day at a time.
When We Belong. Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins
Searching for language to describe a faith where you can be your whole self? I’ve got a couple ideas. Step into a journey toward liberation, and belonging
We need belonging to survive and thrive. For Christians who know the pain, isolation, and loss of identity that comes with the ongoing struggle to be seen in churches and institutions full of barriers to belonging, you are not alone. Sometimes it can feel easier to walk away from faith completely. But there is another way. When it feels as though there’s no place left to belong, Jesus invites us into a love that knows no bounds and a community that truly liberates.
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“Well researched and passionately argued, this should be required reading for justice-minded churchgoers.” – Publishers Weekly
About Rohadi
Rohadi is a writer and speaker. Most of his attention is spent engaging the topics of decolonizing and deconstructing Christianity. Check out the podcast: Faith in a Fresh Vibe for more.
Rohadi lives in Canada, on Treaty 7 Lands, in the city of Calgary. He holds a Business Certificate from Mount Royal College, a BA in Economics from the University of Calgary, and a Master of Divinity from Canadian Theological Seminary. Read his full bio including bylines and guests appearances on the About Page.
Recent Entries From the Blog
Closed to Mission: Predictions for the Asian Churches in North America
In my book, "Thrive." I explore how the contemporary church can live out its mission in a post-Christian society. Despite culture having pushed the church from the center to the fringes, underlying church culture has remained largely the same. Churches continue...
My second book, “Thrive” hits the shelves
After three long years my second book (actually the first) is done and available wherever books are sold! Visit my book page for details on ordering. In this age of publishing, more and more authors are controlling their properties rather than giving them away to...
Thrive. Ideas to lead the church in post-Christendom.
It's FINALLY Here! 3 years in the making, 9 drafts, 3 re-writes, and a world of learning, my first words book is done. I remember starting this project in the Summer of 2015, as a way to process ideas I was posting on my blog. The vague ideas combined for an initial...
Time to Decenter Preaching
Do Christians Even Want 40 Minute Opinions Expositions? Updated May 7th, 2018; Updated February 20th, 2010. Some churchgoers think that the sign of a good church is the quality of the preaching. I've heard, "there's no community to speak of, but the preaching is top...
The Future of Ministry is Bi-Vocational
Bi-vocationalism means having different sources of income rather than one single job. 4 years ago I wrote this blog post on the topic challenging the notion that ministry should be full-time work (proponents are largely unaware what a privilege full-time ministry is)....
Evangelicalism is dead and can’t be saved
Early this year I asked the question, what will replace evangelicalism. I think evangelicalism the movement is dead (or approaching death) because the brand has been catastrophically destroyed. I am connecting labels and brands because outsiders consider them...
On the Decisive Derision of the Nashville Statement
I wish I didn't have to spend the time to respond to something so odious as the Nashville Statement (link at the bottom). I wish instead evangelicals spent their time embodying the character of Jesus. A character that would produce statements cherishing the brown...
Charlottesville
I can't add to the churning plight emerging in Charlottesville. It's there where the pent up racist rage building in America is tangibly emptying itself unto the streets for the country to watch. I, like many of you, am stunned with these pictures over the past day....
Planting a Church in Two Months: Pioneering in Canada – Cypher Church
You haven't heard a lot from me so for this year. That's mostly because I've been working on selling my adult colouring book (it's been a tough slog to get it into Christian bookstores, particularly in the USA, if you are a retailer let me know and I can get you your...
How White Evangelicals ‘Won’ the Election & Destroyed the Church
'Destroyed' is such a powerful word but it aptly describes what is and will happen to evangelicalism in post-Trump America. The brutal indictment against the movement will remain for generations, one where they're unlikely to ever recover. Why? This is a long post,...