Bill is a former Denver Public Schools colleague, a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leader, and a professional whom I admire, and he is a man in many roles. He has done and continues to do the work of self-reflecting so that he might honor, be authentic, and work against biases and systemic racism. I love every chance I get to talk to him. His book, Finding The Origination Point, came out in 2019. I highly recommend it if you care to do something personally meaningful to fight bias and systemic ...
Feb 19, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Aaron Burden is a follower of Jesus, son, brother, husband to his wife of 16 years, and parent to a son and daughter. He pastors youth in the church his wife grew up in. He is also a black man in America. Listen in as he talks about sunrise, the recharge that a hobby offers, and all that comes against goodness, truth, and beauty in his life. He talks about how he's changed from 2019 to the present, and what he would share with his fellow church members who are not people of color. He is a godly ...
Feb 12, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Welcome to the first Man in Many Roles Podcast Black History Month installment of 2021. Wade Cook is the first black elder appointed by the Denver Church of Christ, and while we don't directly address race and ethnicity, we do go deeply into HOW to honor people. one by one. Wade is hilarious, magnetic, and loves talking to people. We unpack how to relate to people well as men in many roles. Watch out, there are a LOT of nuggets to live by that Wade offers and that surface organically in this epi...
Feb 05, 2021•55 min•Season 3Ep. 1
I loved having this totally honest conversation with my old buddy Jim Eager, the only man I've ever written a song for. (If I find it, I will post it) I am glad to bring this conversation to you, PG-13 language and all. Jim and I were part of the same spiritual community over a decade ago, shared so much fun, and then the hardest of times hit and he was left stunned, and scrambling to raise his three kids as a single dad after his marriage ended. He found my podcast a few months ago (with a nudg...
Jan 29, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Listen in as my new co-host, Phil Salvador, cover many topics, ask questions of, and just enjoy the presence of Ray Roske. Find out why Ray's nickname is Mayday, how reflection helps you see the mundane as beauty in your life, how you could buy a great meal for someone in need with an app, and enjoy several other nuggets of wisdom he drops. Join us in hoping Ray becomes a regular on the show. What a joy to just listen to and riff off of his stories. Connect with Ray's Creativity: Ray's blog, The...
Jan 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Whether you are a dad, or not, this podcast has some real gems for us a souls in many roles. Phil Salvador is a dad in many roles, just out of a master's program, new fatherhood, married, and former school leader. We both work in Denver as educators, but the content at manyroles.com took our friendship to another level. He loves following Christ and shares vulnerably about his favorite roles and the accusations he fights daily with community, prayer, self-reflection, and practicing presence. Dad...
Jan 15, 2021•55 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Based on my Jan 5, 2021 blog on manyroles.com , and with celebration in my heart on some recent personal success, I offer this podcast on loving in a rare way that every leader and every follower would benefit from--Bold Love. This is just a short celebration and a bit of riffing on loving like the world and loving like a true hero would love. The contrast is stunning, challenging and hopefully inspiring. We can practice bold love the next time we are tempted to give in to revenge or resignation...
Jan 08, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Season 2, Episode 1 kicks off the new year with a new focus on conversations with men in many roles. I start with a conversation with Chris Mendez Johnson. He is an old friend of mine with whom I've shared wonderful conversations, fireside chats, and spiritual fellowship. We are both married fathers of two boys, and because he moved away a few years ago, I'm very glad to share our many roles conversation because we stumbled onto some great nuggets as we caught up. He found Season 1 and my Twitte...
Jan 01, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 1
As 2020 winds down, I recorded this on the evening of Christmas Eve after telling my sons (again) the story of Jesus' birth, but Hope, Joy, Love and Peace is just as relevant in June as it is in December. Based on the four Advent foci of Hope, Love, Peace and Joy, I decided to share a few items from my Heaven Hopes List, which I add to three times per week, thanks to my trusty iPhone alarm that goes off at 8pm. The whole list is based on a hope of Heaven--a new and fully restored heaven and eart...
Dec 25, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Today's podcast is my reading of a short story I wrote 11 years ago shortly before my son, Ian, was born. It is part reflection, part imagination, part worship of God as a Father. If you are a Dad you know the killer pressure to come through when the pressure is on. Joseph, the father of Jesus felt that pressure. His fiance popped up pregnant, he had to work through that, then he had to talk a long journey to another town while she was ready to give birth. Then no place to stay. Then God came th...
Dec 18, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Based on a recent blog post, I'm riffing on a decision I made to bring more peace in my life and relationships, based on an advent bible study plan I'm reading with my wife and sons this holiday season. I will make another podcast or two about the other decisions in the coming weeks. Bible.com and their YouVersion app is a major tool in my roles as a parent, husband, and follower of Jesus. The Advent plan is picked is here: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/22462-bibleproject-advent-reflection...
Dec 11, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Based on two blogs at manyroles.com , this podcast is an encouragement to enter a season of reflection to prepare for the new year rather than participate in hurried and harried life in late 2020 (or whenever you listen to this episode). There's never a bad time to reflect, remember that: your heart matters, questions are good, and desires and hopes are life We will live well in our many roles to the degree we reflect on our roles in the past year to get ready for the next. The Many Roles Matrix...
Dec 04, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
How do we do more than just survive this strange holiday season? What are some ideas to consider to make life more fun, meaningful and joyful? How do I teach my kids to give to others a bit more even as they are just "done" with the changes in their lives this year. Oh yes, and how can I use my phone to grow in gratitude without downloading another app? These questions will be addressed in this podcast, and I hope to inspire you to implement some joyful practices to thrive in the remainder of 20...
Nov 27, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Are you willing to use this strange season in late 2020 (or whenever you read this) to reflect and do some deep inner work? I drafted a Many Roles Matrix you can download for journaling, a conversation, simple reflection, or prayer. This podcast walks through how I used it and how it might benefit you as one soul in many roles. How would it affect you to be more mindful and grounded at the next holiday function, tomorrow at work, in your parenting in your marriage, or in your current relationshi...
Nov 20, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3
On a heart level, there are some critical routines to helping, teaching, and protecting our kids as they grow up. Here I offer 10 routines that will build connections with your children as you implement them with clarity of purpose, and with increasing consistency. These are almost totally free, and they reward our brains, which are -wired- for connection. We crave it. So let's feed our kids some good connection! This is a podcast version of an October, 2020 blog on manyroles.com . There is a co...
Nov 13, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 2
This episode connects the suffering that is job hunting as a man in many roles with our courage, or heart life. Whether you are a man, or love a man who is jobhunting, this episode has vulnerable sharing, advice, some reflections on 2020, and hopefully empathy for all of us who are suffering from a lack of something, be it a job, a relationship... anything that matters to us that we lack. Life is risk. And we risk for what is important to us. We require courage to acquire important and valuable ...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 1
This episode has been years in the making, and represents a leap into the vulnerable act of creation of art that is important to me and connected to my life and desire. Thank you for tuning in, and I hope the podcast's exploration of manhood in all its facets with prove helpful to men and anyone who loves a boy or man. In this "Prepisode" (Why am I so jazzed I made up that word?) I articulate who I am and what I hope to offer as it relates to the seven distinct but overlapping roles we play and ...
Oct 30, 2020•31 min
