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Cocreation Credentials

Kathy Khang on the "un-credentialed."

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Lanecia Rouse Tinsley

Artist, theologian, and healer.

TWOTP represents a new era of wonder-filled Christianity, that is of the people and not from the usual company men.
Richard Rohr, Franciscan & internationally known speaker.

Compelling and artistic explorations of some of the deepest questions about God, faith, and common human destiny.
Miroslav Volf, Founder, Yale Center for Faith and Culture.

TWOTP wades into the hard issues, shows why they are important, and provides ways to think faithfully about them.
Walter Brueggemann, Author, poet & Old Testament dude.

Congratulations Travis and The Work Of The People! You are doing wonderful work!
Jean Vanier, Prophet and L'Arche Community founder.

They get it that we're all in this together, drawing on the same aquifer of the Spirit.
Parker J. Palmer, Writer, speaker, and activist.

Work of the People to be the most important, sacred project on the web today.
Glennon Doyle Melton, founder of Momastery and author of NYT Bestseller- Carry On, Warrior

I cannot imagine this time without your work.
Ann Voskamp, Writer

I think your work is critically important, soulful and beautiful.
Brené Brown

The Work of the People models the authentic faith that spiritual pilgrims are seeking.
Pete Enns, Author and Theologian

So many of us are grateful for Travis' creativity, his faith and his joy.
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

Seeing Differently

How does experiencing beauty and delight nurture hope?

Healing Justice

The struggle to be whole.

At the Table

A Table benediction.

Welcome The Stranger

"He is known to them in the breaking of the bread." Parker Palmer on welcoming the stranger.

Migratory God

An immigration benediction.

Violence and Travail

Walter Brueggemann Advent prayer.

Christ Be With Me

Music by The Brilliance

Deny Yourself

Does our addiction to militarism, consumerism and entertainment reflect Jesus' call?

Dismantling Patriarchy

Salvation is never understood apart from justice.

Are You Living?

Thoughts on living from Anthea Butler.

Hoarding Love

Emilie Townes on the cultural production of evil.

Soong-Chan Rah

Professor and author.

Sara Miles

Author and Jesus Freak.

Kallistos Ware

One of the best-known Eastern Orthodox theologians.

We Bow Before the One

Saint Paul's Prayer.

A Joyful Noise

A prayer for shared liberty.

Life in the Spirit

Acts 2

At One Ment

Dave's thoughts on the atonement.

But Not Held

A prayer by Walter Brueggemann.

Preserve and Serve

Ellen Davis on food and salvation.

Rowan Williams

Archbishop, writer, scholar and teacher.

Visual Liturgy

A visual expression of the church calendar - Visual prayers, visual poems and benedictions, interpretive and contemplative pieces as well as looped visual imagery for worship.

Maggy Barankitse

Opus Prize-winning humanitarian.

Table Memory

Table fellowship leads to resistance.

Preferential Option for Freedom

How do you measure freedom?

Back From The Dead

Life is hard because love is hard.

As If

Jesus' invitation to imagine.

in this Newborn Light

A prayer from John Philip Newell.

Mayra Macedo-Nolan

Latina-Jesus-follower, wife, mom, neighbor, and leader.

A Constant Outgoing Love

Kallistos Ware's thoughts on Christ's love.

System Conditioned

Theologian and missiologist René Padilla discusses Christian loyalty and the Confessing Church during Nazi Germany.

Your One Wild and Precious Life

A benediction that opens us to the power of gratitude and how it can shape our one wild and precious life.

In You Alone

In your living, dying, and rising, I AM.

Lisa Sharon Harper

Speaker, author and Director of Mobilizing at Sojourners.

Brene Brown

Speaker, author and professor.

A Huge Shift of Epoch

Mercy, not sacrifice.

Story Is Love

Brené Brown on the courage to own and tell your whole story.

Father Greg Boyle

Founder, Homeboy Industries.

Look at Jesus

NT Wright on what he'd say to his children on his death bed.

Marlon Hall

Author, pastor, artist and Kingdom entrepreneur.

Glennon Doyle Melton

Mom, wife, sister, author, addict and truth-teller.

Shauna Niequist

Author & hospitality junkie.

Rene Padilla

Preeminent Latin American theologian.

A Prayer for Guidance and Deliverance

A Psalm 25 visual prayer.

Parker Palmer

Writer, speaker, and activist.

The Fresh Radiance of Christ

Alexander John Shaia on Advent.

Rudy Rasmus

Pastor, author, and global humanitarian.

Acknowledge the Dark

Fleming Rutledge on Advent.

Walter Brueggemann

Old Testament theologian and poet.

The Big Box

Kathy Khang on what we can find in our differences.

Barbara Brown Taylor

Beloved author and professor.

Out of Tune

Kathy Khang on what the white church needs to be liberated from.

NT Wright

Author. Theologian. Smart.

Esther's Voice

Kathy Khang talks about how Esther, the biblical character, helped Kathy grow into her own voice.

Richard Rohr

Franciscan and internationally known speaker.

Let Them Dance

Kathy Khang on why the Church doesn't seem to be the most fertile space for nurturing voices.

Claudio Oliver

Friend and Prophet.

Building Empires

Kathy Khang on what the dominant, white, Western, Christians learn from marginalized voices.

Shane Claiborne

Author, activist and new monastic, peace dude.

Communal Suffering

Kathy Khang on that concept of Han and communal suffering and lament.

Kathy Khang

Writer, speaker, and yoga teacher.

Through A Woman

Kathy Khang on the role of women in the church.

Ron Rolheiser

Catholic priest and theologian.

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