Podcast Episodes

Part of David Kantor's Structural Dynamics which suggests there are 4 main speech acts in any conversation.

Ep 17 The 4 Player Model

We're back with a second series to look at some more frameworks and lenses but this time we're looking at the frameworks we already use but that are "internalised" or unconscious. How can stepping back to see how we view the world help us in our self awarenss? Here is the new video series I mention in the episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hSrgv6w_hw&list=PLO18pafvcP831NZKOndA4_uX4B5xw0Ha5.
And here is the 9 dot problem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq3ta6SvlTo

Series 2 Intro

A new podcast series exploring the future of the Christadelphian community. This intro episode touches on a brief history of Christadelphian origins.
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From The Platform

Intro Episode

Episode one of From The Platform. We consider the appropriateness of defining the spectrum of opinions within a church community and how Moral Foundations Theory is a useful tool in understanding the background to other peoples perspectives on topics where opinions may differ.
I get the email wrong in the recording its: fromtheplatformpodcast@gmail.com

Episode 1 The Moral Matrix

This episode looks at how our innate fears contribute to how we explore the unknowns presented by challenging topics.
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From The Platform Episode 2 Fear of the unknown

In this episode we talk about why cultural context can help us out, but also get us in a muddle... do we pick and choose? Ignore all of it? or try and let it inform the conversation?
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From the Platform Episode 3 - Cultural Context Y/N?

After preparing an exhort on Job for this Sunday - I remembered how much its all about how (not) to be humble when having a discussion.
Most of the ideas are from John Pople's work "To Speak Well of God'
Audio book and paperback here: www.bit.ly/SpeakWellJob
WCB School Talks: http://bit.ly/PopleTalks
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From the Platform Episode 4 Job & the pride in being right

Jesus gives us instructions on how to rebuke or correct someone that has wronged you, how do we approach this and does it relate to how we talk about challenging topics?
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Episode 5 Rebuke and Friendship

In this episode we look at the listening technique and role play it in a CYC/Youth group situation. But whats in place for adults with questions in our community, especially now we are exposed to and have access to far more information online? What do we need to help members filter through these newly presented ideas?
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Episode 6 The Listening Technique

In this episode, I look at a tool for helping us see what level we are talking at within a debate Micro, Relative, Macro and Meta.
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Episode 7 Levels Of Abstraction

This podcast attempts to map the head-coverings passage of 1 Corinthians 11 to the Levels of Abstraction.
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Episode 8 Head Coverings

In this episode we look at the effect of groups/tribes on how we balance our thinking and our search for truths/facts.
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Episode 9 Tribes

In this episode we look at the big 5 character traits and our genetic predisposition to become who we are...

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Episode 10 Personality

In this episode we look at two frameworks used in couples therapy and see how they apply to church discussions.
We talk about this video during this episode and recommend watching the series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKNyFSLJy6o&t=257s

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From The Platform intro music

Episode 11 Transactional Analysis

In this episode we look at culture and how it changes through history and across church environments and how as we personally develop we find homes in each.
This episode probably answers some of the key questions in the very first intro episode of this podcast series

Episode 12 - Cultural Development

In this two part episode we talk about inclusion with regards to race and gender, part one addresses race, we talk about how a higher level of listening is required in order to connect with others.

Episode 13 Inclusion Pt. 1

Continuing our conversation on inclusion we discuss how we can dismiss or gloss over instances of abuse and violence towards women in the Bible when we don't give enough gravity or weight to the female perspective on those stories.

Episode 13 Inclusion Pt2

This episode recaps the Levels of Listening from Otto Scharmer's Theory U and looks at where Marshal Rosenburg's Non-Violent Communication fits in.

Ep14 NVC & The Levels of Listening

Continuing with our 4 levels of listening we discuss Generative Listening and how it ties into Iain McGilchrist's findings on the hemispheres of the brain and the attention they bring to the world.

Episode 15 Generative Listening

In this episode we consider aspects of nuance drawing on a recent BBC4 radio series you can find here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000qlsk