{"id":29349,"date":"2022-10-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/podcast\/andrew-arndt-finding-spiritual-renewal-with-the-desert-fathers-mothers\/"},"modified":"2022-10-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T14:00:00","slug":"andrew-arndt-finding-spiritual-renewal-with-the-desert-fathers-mothers","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/podcast\/andrew-arndt-finding-spiritual-renewal-with-the-desert-fathers-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Arndt: Finding Spiritual Renewal With the Desert Fathers &#038; Mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What if our exhaustion, burnout, and pain are an invitation into a more vibrant faith? We talk with Andrew Arndt about how Christianity got co-opted by power and privilege, and how we can find our way back to the radical way of Jesus by learning from the desert fathers and mothers, who needed to learn the same things we do: to live radically, humanly, and beautifully in a spiritually desolate and confusing time.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew&#39;s most recent book is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/75288\/9781641584517\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers &amp; Mothers.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrew Arndt\u00a0<\/strong>is the lead pastor of New Life East, one of seven congregations of New Life Church in Colorado Springs. Prior to joining New Life\u2019s team, he served as the lead pastor of Bloom Church, a network of house churches in Denver. He is the host of the\u00a0<em>Essential Church\u00a0<\/em>podcast, a weekly conversation designed to strengthen the thinking of church and ministry leaders. Andrew received his MDiv from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is currently working on his DMin with Western Theological Seminary. He has written for\u00a0<em>Missio Alliance<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Patheos<\/em>,\u00a0<em>The Other Journal<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>Mere Orthodoxy<\/em>. He is the author of\u00a0<em>Streams in the Wasteland\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>All Flame<\/em>. Andrew lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Mandi, and their four kids.<\/p>\n<h2>Connect with Gravity Leadership<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/survey\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Leave us a message or ask a question<\/a>\u00a0about this or any other episode and we&#39;ll answer it on a future episode.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/join\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Join our online community<\/a>\u00a0for free to get a curated list of interesting and edifying links each week, plus all kinds of other goodies.<\/li>\n<li>Check out the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/commons\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gravity Commons<\/a>, a place to connect and learn with others in the Gravity community.<\/li>\n<li>Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gravitycommons.com\/es\/find-your-center\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gravity Leadership Academy<\/a>, our 12-month training intensive for Christian leaders who want to bring lasting transformation to their culture.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Are you interested in advertising on the Gravity Leadership Podcast?<\/strong>\u00a0Contact Gino Curcuruto at gino@gravitycommons.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Sponsors:<br \/>* Check out HelloFresh: http:\/\/hellofresh.com\/50gravity and use code 50gravity to get 50% off plus 15% off the next two months.<\/p>\n<p>Support this podcast at \u2014 <a rel='payment' href='https:\/\/redcircle.com\/gravity-leadership-podcast\/donations'>https:\/\/redcircle.com\/gravity-leadership-podcast\/donations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https:\/\/redcircle.com\/brands'>https:\/\/redcircle.com\/brands<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Privacy &#038; Opt-Out: <a href='https:\/\/redcircle.com\/privacy'>https:\/\/redcircle.com\/privacy<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if our exhaustion, burnout, and pain are an invitation into a more vibrant faith? 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