Reality San Francisco

Episode 59: A Conversation on Race & Emotional Health with Rich Villodas

Dave Lomas has a conversation with Rich Villodas on the importance of emotional health, both individually and in community, within the context of racial reconciliation.

Rich is the Lead Pastor of New Life Fellowship in Queens, New York.

Episode 58: Balancing Lament & Action

Kevin Cooke offers some practical ways that we can move into action, even as we continue to experience grief and lament.

Kevin is the Marriage & Family Pastor and an Elder at Reality SF.

Episode 57: Embracing Grief & Loss

Jessica Gracewski reflects on the importance of embracing grief and loss, and how it impacts our ability to become spiritually and emotionally healthy individuals and engage in conversations around race.

Jessica is the Leadership Care & Support Director at Reality SF.

Episode 56: How to Talk About Race with Others

Dave Lomas sits down with Tracy and Moses, two members of our Race & Belonging Cohort, to discuss how to have conversations about race and hold space for all the feelings associated with it.

Episode 55: Racism for Beginners

Dave Lomas discusses the social construct and history of race in the world, and the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and racism.

More resources and our previous series "The Gospel & Race" are available at https://bit.ly/2Mhj8rJ 

Sunday Teaching: Christ & Your Emotions

Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 11:28-30 on what our emotions tell us about ourselves and what Christ's emotions tell us about Him (and how He feels about us).

Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2zFeEZD

To watch the video version of this teaching, visit https://vimeo.com/424352848

This teaching is the third in a series called "Reality Remastered," where we're revisiting some of the most formative teachings series in our church. This teaching references our 2014 series "The Emo Church" and 2019 series "Emotionally Healthy Relationships." 

Find "The Emo Church" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/emotionally-healthy-church/

Find "Emotionally Healthy Relationships" teachings at https://realitysf.com/category/series/emotionally-healthy-relationships/

Episode 54: A Critical Conversation on Identity with Janet Ikpa

Dave Lomas has a conversation with Janet Ikpa regarding true identity and how Jesus, faith, being black, and being a woman all connect in this unique cultural moment.

Janet is a faithful member of our church community who regularly serves in multiple capacities.

Episode 53: Identity & Calling

Matt Barrios reflects on the relationship between knowing our identity in Christ and discovering our vocation and calling.

Matt is the Leadership Training & Development Minister on staff at Reality SF.

Episode 52: Become Who You Are

Dave Lomas reflects on what the Scriptures say about who we are, and the process of discovering and becoming who we are.

Scripture references available at https://bit.ly/2XDTJxV 

Episode 51: Identity in Place

Dave Lomas continues our conversation on identity and answers some questions he received in response to Sunday's teaching.

Our past series "A New Identity" is available at https://bit.ly/2ZCLrZG