What Richard talks about

This discussion speaks directly to people who haven’t rejected church so much as quietly avoided it, often without fully naming why. Richard describes the subtle calculations many people make before e…

This conversation is for listeners who worry that difference automatically leads to division, especially in religious spaces. Richard reflects on visiting communities where beliefs, culture, and pract…

Richard eventually joined a nondenominational Christian church with an exclusively Black congregation. Yes, it is a “Black” church culturally, but they taught him that they are the same and related to…

This conversation is for people who already attend or lead churches and care deeply about what community is supposed to feel like. Richard reflects on what he noticed by repeatedly entering congregati…

Richard admits you might be able to learn more about faith by attending school, joining a study group, or reading on your own. Alternatively, you can attend church by viewing services online. However,…

This conversation serves anyone who has ever hesitated to enter a church because they felt they wouldn’t fit. Richard shares how, in places where he stood out most-racially, culturally, or socially-he…

This conversation is for listeners who are curious about faith but wary of crossing lines they think they’re not supposed to cross. Richard talks about walking into unfamiliar houses of worship not as…

This topic resonates with churchgoers and leaders who sense that community doesn’t grow through force or messaging alone. Drawing from what he observed across many congregations, Richard describes chu…

This conversation is for listeners who are curious about faith but unsure where they belong, whether belonging even matters anymore, or where to start. Richard describes the experience of visiting a d…