Faith in a Fresh Vibe Podcast
On decolonizing and deconstructing Christianity.
Let’s re-imagine Christianity towards collective liberation. Conversations around the Christian faith including: deconstruction, reconciliation, liberation, mental health, and spirituality. Hosted by Rohadi Nagassar. Author of “When We Belong”; “Thrive”; and “Soul Coats”; co-pastor of A Beautiful Table, social entrepreneur, & non-profit developer. Recording on Treaty 7 territory in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Rohadi Nagassar
Rohadi writes and speaks on the topics of decolonizing, liberation, and deconstructing Christianity. 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.
He has co-launched three churches including A Beautiful Table (online) and an inner-city multi-ethnic expressions called Cypher Church. He has written extensively in the areas of missions and church leadership, including his book, “Thrive. Ideas to lead the church in post-Christendom”. Find Rohadi’s latest publication, “When We Belong. Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins.”
His experience includes non-profit work in both governance and organizational development. He is the past-chair of ACT Alberta, one of the largest anti-human trafficking NGOs in Canada, and a current director with Mosaic Ministries. Rohadi’s private sector experience includes twenty years running a marketing and communications consultancy firm.
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Recent Episodes
#79 – “Othered”, Navigating Toxic Church Environments to Reclaim Agency, Liberation, and Renewal
A conversation around themes explored in Jenai’s book “Othered,” focusing on her experiences navigating toxic church environments and the subsequent journey toward healing and liberation. Jenai and Rohadi dissect the dynamics of gaslighting and DARVO within these contexts, shedding light on the emotional turmoil and internal fractures caused by oppressive systems.
#78 – Beyond Ethnic Loneliness with Prasanta Verma
Prasanta Verma's debut book, Beyond Ethnic Loneliness, is the topic for our conversation. If you're not white then you have at some point or another, maybe even recently, have fielded the question, "so what are you?" or "where are you really from?" Trying to fit into...
#77 – How Ableism Fuels Racism with Lamar Hardwick
One of the top books for Christian non-fiction in 2024, Lamar Hardwick joins Rohadi on the show to talk about his latest book and the topic: How Ableism Fuels Racism. This eye opening connection between disability and racism will shift paradigms for listeners. This...
#76 – Rohadi with Trey Ferguson on his debut book, Theologizin’ Bigger
Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly. Title pique your interest? Pastor Trey returns to the Faith in a Fresh Vibe podcast for the second time. His first interview was so nice that we had to do it twice. We discuss expanding our imagination...
#75 – T.C. Moore on the Chosen Family and his Book “Forged”
Forged: Following Jesus into a new kind of family. That's TC Moore's book title. We talk about what it looks like to redeem the language around family given so many have bad experiences in their own families, and in churches that use that type of language. You may be...
#74 – On Family, Ethnicity & the Sacred Work of Belonging with Tasha Jun
Season 10 continues with a season of authors and their (mostly new) books. Rohadi invites author Tasha Jun to the show to chat about, Tell me the Dream Again. Reflections on Family, Ethnicity & the Sacred Work of Belonging. This episode discusses themes from her...
Bonus: Advent 4 – Advent and the Blues
The Blues and Advent Advent is a rhythm of waiting. Waiting for deliverance from a darkness. That can mean different things for each of us meandering through various seasons and life. In the Christian tradition this observance awaits liberation ushered in by a...
Bonus: Advent 3 – Peace Makers
Give Peace a Chance? I've been thinking about this a lot lately following the violence in Gaza and Israel. What unique thought can I possibly add to the corpus of material and calls to action already online? Nothing really. I also think about how we ought to respond....
Bonus: Advent 2 – Joy from the Margins
I've often wondered if noticing beauty is a practice. We often say some folks have, "an eye" for things that strike us as beautiful. I think we all have it. And it's something we can cultivate--an intention to spot and create beauty. In fact, finding beauty is an act...
Bonus: Advent for the Deconstruction Crowd
Welcome to the first Sunday of Advent. Grab a blanket and cup of something warm and hot and settle in…. This first Sunday of Advent will look at hope and annunciation.
#73 – Expanding Theological Imagination with Matt Downey and Rohadi
I (Rohadi) have had the pleasure to endorse a number of books in 2023 and that includes Go Wide. Reimagining the Landscape of Theology. If we take seriously the notion of decolonizing and deconstructing Christianity, that journey needs signposts along the way to help...
#72 – The Scandalous Way of Christ – On Church Leadership with JR Woodward (Part 2)
Leaders either become a scandal to those they lead or embrace the scandalous way of Christ. Part 2 of 2 featuring JR Woodward. We discuss his latest book, an iteration of his recent dissertation, on the Powers and church leadership. The Scandal of Leadership is now...
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