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The Invitation

The Invitation podcast is a 'little retreat' to help you hear and respond to the God's invitation to a deeper relationship with him. Each episode is a guided prayer and meditation led by Josh Banner, ... Read more

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Ruth Haley Barton at the Dominican Center PartI I No. 37

Ruth Haley Barton at the Dominican Center PartI I No. 37

Part II of our conversation with Ruth Haley Barton is the closing Q & A session that will especially be interesting ... Read more

3 May 2019

1hr 1min

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Conversation #4 Josh Garrels & John Mark McMillan no. 10

Conversation #4 Josh Garrels & John Mark McMillan no. 10

Josh managed to get an hour with recording artists Josh Garrels and John Mark McMillan in the afternoon before they perf... Read more

28 Mar 2017

1hr 9mins

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5 Minute Prayer #26 'Patient Trust' No. 13

5 Minute Prayer #26 'Patient Trust' No. 13

This is prayer exercise #26 from the prayer guide, "40 Ways to Spend Five Minutes with God," available at invitationpodc... Read more

18 Aug 2017

6mins

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Chuck DeGroat & Sr Diane Zerfas - Contemplative Spirituality in the Local Church No. 40

Chuck DeGroat & Sr Diane Zerfas - Contemplative Spirituality in the Local Church No. 40

This is the second in a new collaborative series with the Dominican Center on the role of contemplative spirituality and... Read more

10 Jan 2020

1hr 25mins

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Retreat #7 Sharon Garlough Brown, Mark 1:35-38 No. 35

Retreat #7 Sharon Garlough Brown, Mark 1:35-38 No. 35

Retreat leader, spiritual director, and author Sharon Garlough Brown helps us consider the spiritual disciplines that Je... Read more

26 Feb 2019

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Vulnerability & Poverty, An Advent Meditation w/ Rev. Dr. Denise Kingdom Grier no. 39

Vulnerability & Poverty, An Advent Meditation w/ Rev. Dr. Denise Kingdom Grier no. 39

Advent is a season many churched Christians are relatively numb to. We struggle to enter into the deeper richness of lon... Read more

4 Dec 2019

30mins

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Dying to Comfort Vs Dying of Comfort: A Journey to the Prison - Micah Matthews No. 33

Dying to Comfort Vs Dying of Comfort: A Journey to the Prison - Micah Matthews No. 33

Micah Matthews recently finished and MFA in fiction at Warren Wilson. This episode is his audio essay where he describes... Read more

5 Dec 2018

29mins

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Conversation #5 Nathan Foster no. 12

Conversation #5 Nathan Foster no. 12

In this conversation Josh and Nathan discuss spiritual disciplines, the six streams of spirituality celebrated by Renova... Read more

26 Jun 2017

1hr 19mins

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Deeper Living Space Intro Eph 2 & Matt 6 No. 41

Deeper Living Space Intro Eph 2 & Matt 6 No. 41

This long-format retreat is an audio adaptation of an expanded version Invitation's prayer guide, "40 Ways to Spend 5-Mi... Read more

8 Feb 2020

45mins

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5 Minute Prayer #4 'Listing Your Loves' no. 9

5 Minute Prayer #4 'Listing Your Loves' no. 9

This episode is the first in our new five minute format. This is prayer exercise #4 from the prayer guide, "40 Ways to S... Read more

7 Mar 2017

6mins

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Awakening Series #1: What Can a Sixteen-Year-Old Teach Us? No. 34

Awakening Series #1: What Can a Sixteen-Year-Old Teach Us? No. 34

This is the introductory episode in a new collaboration with The Awakening, a week-long, summer worship and arts experie... Read more

22 Jan 2019

22mins

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Lacy Finn Borgo on Chanting the Psalms Conversation #11 No. 44

Lacy Finn Borgo on Chanting the Psalms Conversation #11 No. 44

In the midst of this bizarre, unsettling spread of covid-19, we invite you to continue on your Lenten journey with this ... Read more

13 Mar 2020

55mins

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5 Minute Prayer #14 'Lion or the Dove' no. 11

5 Minute Prayer #14 'Lion or the Dove' no. 11

This is prayer exercise #14 from the prayer guide, "40 Ways to Spend Five Minutes with God," available at invitationpodc... Read more

20 Apr 2017

7mins

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Re-Release Retreat #5 Lament: To Cleanse Your Spiritual Eyes no. 45

Re-Release Retreat #5 Lament: To Cleanse Your Spiritual Eyes no. 45

In the midst of our current crisis, I'm re-releasing a guided meditation on Ecclesiastes chapter 3 originally released o... Read more

25 Mar 2020

49mins

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Lenten Liturgy & Conversation w/ AJ Westendorp No. 43

Lenten Liturgy & Conversation w/ AJ Westendorp No. 43

We had intended to release an episode on chanting the Psalms next with Lacy Finn Borgo, but this liturgy led by Maple Av... Read more

4 Mar 2020

32mins

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Conversation #10 Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove No. 31

Conversation #10 Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove No. 31

This conversation with Jonathan proves to be a "wild one" in the sense that Jonathan Wilson Hartgrove leads us into the ... Read more

19 Nov 2018

1hr 4mins

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Conversation #10 David Taylor No. 42

Conversation #10 David Taylor No. 42

In episode 42 David Taylor, assistant professor of theology and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, shares from his ... Read more

28 Feb 2020

1hr 18mins

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An Update & Meditation w/ the Desert Fathers: The Podcast is Returning! no. 38

An Update & Meditation w/ the Desert Fathers: The Podcast is Returning! no. 38

This update episode is way overdue. I miss you, so I'm finally reaching out to get you caught up on all that's been happ... Read more

3 Dec 2019

15mins

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Update: A Hasidic Tale & Giving Tuesday! No. 32

Update: A Hasidic Tale & Giving Tuesday! No. 32

In this update episode, a Hasidic tale from Heschel helps us understand the Spirit's invitation to find the treasure rig... Read more

26 Nov 2018

12mins

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Ruth Haley Barton at the Dominican Center Part I No. 36

Ruth Haley Barton at the Dominican Center Part I No. 36

This is Part One of two episodes that document an extended conversation with author, spiritual director, teacher, and re... Read more

29 Mar 2019

1hr 4mins

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