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Praise Hands Podcast

Mar 21, 2022

“I have always believed that the music of the church has the power to shape the message of the church.” Robby Valderrama

Church attendance is down. Awareness of racial inequality is up.  Many families are struggling to make ends meet, all while the music of the church is slowly but surely learning to embrace diverse...


Oct 28, 2021

“People sometimes have strong criticisms of contemporary worship without actually knowing it.” - Glenn Packiam

Glenn Packiam is a songwriter, a theologian, and an Anglican priest pastoring at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. His recent books Worship And The World To Come and The Resilient Pastor are helpful...


Apr 29, 2021

“We are not establishing some new morality that is an over-realized understanding of heaven on earth. Reparations are love of neighbor.” - Duke Kwon

Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair is a brand new book from Pastor Duke Kwon and cultural educator Gregory Thompson that’s sending shockwaves...


Apr 15, 2021

“The perception that Christianity is a ‘White man’s religion’ is the single greatest obstacle to the Gospel in the world.” -Vince Bantu

Vince Bantu is an assistant professor of Church History and Black Church Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and a director of the Meachum School of Haymanot, a seminary...


Apr 1, 2021

“There is a mysticism to life with God. If we believe that God is present with us, how can there not be?” Rich Villodas

 

Some of the most ancient practices of the church, like contemplation and silence, still have much to teach us in our always-on, always-connected world. In his book, The Deeply Formed Life,