Summary: <h4> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-ideas-talks/id1333553493?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignnone wp-image-13326 size-full" src="https://www.churchleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts_sRGB_US-1.jpg" alt="Listen on Apple Podcasts" width="195" height="50"></a> <a href="https://www.churchleadership.com/podcast" rel="noopener"> </a><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/lewis-center-for-church-leadership/leading-ideas-talks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignnone wp-image-13410" src="https://www.churchleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/stitcher-banner-728x90-edited.jpg" alt="Hear us on Stitcher" width="306" height="50"></a> <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/I4vmzohrfbzgjecbgi5jia3yel4?t%3DLeading_Ideas_Talks%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignnone wp-image-13325 size-full" src="https://www.churchleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/listen-on-google-play-music.jpg" alt="Listen on Google Play Music" width="136" height="50"></a> <a href="https://www.churchleadership.com/podcast"><img class="alignnone wp-image-13332 size-full" src="https://www.churchleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/listen-to-more-leading-ideas-talks-episodes-2.jpg" alt="Listen to more Leading Ideas Talks episodes" width="160" height="50"></a> </h4> <h4>Does your church have the “church plus” factor? Listen as Lewis Center Director Doug Powe speaks with Tim Shapiro and Kara Faris about their book <em>Divergent Church</em>. They examine innovative, alternative faith communities that combine religious practice with a “church plus” factor — a dedicated focus on some unique aspect of their church’s cultural DNA like gardening, table fellowship, artistic expression, and more.</h4> <hr> <h4>Related Resources</h4> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.churchleadership.com/leading-ideas/the-bright-promise-of-alternative-faith-communities/"><i>The Bright Promise of Alternative Faith Communities</i></a> by Ann A. Michel</li> <li> <em> </em>“<a href="https://www.faithandleadership.com/pcusa-faith-community-takes-flight-celebrating-appalachian-music-and-culture?utm_source=albanweekly&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=faithleadership" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PCUSA faith community takes flight, celebrating Appalachian music and culture.</a>” <em>Faith and Leadership. </em>May 15, 2018.</li> <li> <em><a href="https://www.churchleadership.com/leading-ideas/networks-third-places-todays-mission-field/">Networks and Third Places are Today’s Mission Field</a> </em>by Ken Carter and Audrey Warren</li> <li> <a href="https://www.churchleadership.com/podcast/episode-1-possibilities-fresh-expressions/"><em>The Possibilities of Fresh Expressions</em></a>, a <em>Leading Ideas Talks</em> podcast episode featuring Ken Carter and Audrey Warren</li> </ul> <hr> <p><a href="https://centerforcongregations.org/staff" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="alignleft wp-image-14613" src="https://www.churchleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tim-400-1-150x150.jpg" alt="Tim Shapiro" width="100" height="100"></a></p>
