Faith Meets Academia

About Faith Meets Academia

Welcome to Faith Meets Academia! Struggling to connect your faith with everyday life, career ambitions, or academic pursuits? Hosted by a university professor and ordained minister, Dr. Adrian Reynolds, this podcast will help you translate your faith-based values into personal growth, professional development, and academic success. Faith Meets Academia emphasizes that faith and work can forge a mutually sustaining partnership. Each episode breaks down complex academic concepts into everyday language and connects them with timeless spiritual principles for transformational learning and development. By the end of each episode, you will be equipped with practical tools to set the tone for a purposeful, productive week. Join the journey today! Your host, Adrian Reynolds (Ph.D.), is an ordained minister, learning coach, and assistant professor of medical education at an R1 university. He is on a mission to merge educational innovation with biblical wisdom. Dr. Reynolds brings over two decades of teaching experience across the educational continuum: from working with underserved, high school students as a state-certified instructor of Spanish to coaching students in graduate and professional degree programs in evidence-based teaching skills and the science of learning. Dr. Reynolds’ work is located within the rapidly growing field of applied learning sciences and is driven by both socio-cognitive and sociocultural approaches to learning and teaching. His preventive model of academic coaching has been published in journals such as Medical Teacher and Clinical Teacher. He has held over 1,000 (one-on-one) academic coaching sessions with medical students, residents, fellows, and pre-med students. Dr. Reynolds has developed numerous peer-teaching programs for medical students in addition to courses in the science of learning for residents, pre-med and high school students. Dr. Reynolds has been preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ for over 10 years both nationally and internationally. He has long been recognized to seamlessly intertwine academic concepts with biblical principles: His approach to preaching and teaching the word of God is centered around growth mindset (Philippians 4:13), transformational learning (Romans 12:2), and reflective, mindful practice (Philippians 4:8, Joshua 1:8, Psalm 119:97). As a missionary ambassador, Dr. Reynolds has embarked on transformative journeys that bridge cultures and continents, bringing tangible support and hope to those in need. Most recently, in the fall of 2023, his dedication to humanitarian causes led him to Mozambique: From the bustling streets of Maputo to the serene countryside of Inharrime, through the unwavering support and sponsorship from faith-based leaders and communities, Dr. Reynolds has played a pivotal role in the allocation of humanitarian aid and educational resources, providing essential support to elevate community wellbeing. Earlier that year, he engaged in a mission focused on cultural exchange and relationship-building in the Maputo province to better understand and address local challenges. Through these missions, Dr. Reynolds exemplifies the true essence of a missionary ambassador, integrating service, education, and faith into impactful action.

Publisher

Dr. Adrian Reynolds

Category

education · religion & spirituality · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Mar 2024

Latest episode

31 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

81 episodes in the feed.

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   31 Aug 2026

   Episode 58: What You Have Is Not Who You Are

   Send us Fan Mail The way someone looks at you can change in seconds once they hear your title, your degree, or where you work, and that shift reveals something we all have to face: we are tempted to assign human worth based on social status. We take that head-on with a clear message for anyone navigating professional life, school, ministry, or relationships: what you have is not who you are. We start with Jesus’ warning in Luke 12:15 that life is not measured by the abundance of posses...

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   26 Aug 2026

   Episode 57 - How to Handle Workplace Communication Conflict: Your Toolkit for Success (Part II)

   Send us Fan Mail A tense tone at work can feel personal fast, but what if it is not actually about you? I’m back with a simple, memorable toolkit for workplace communication conflict that helps you stay calm, clear, and Christlike without becoming a doormat or matching someone else’s bad attitude. I start by revisiting the “mirror trap,” that reflex to expect others to communicate the way we do and to read difference as disrespect. From there, I walk through grace-based listening and communi...

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   6 Jan 2026

   Episode 56: How to Handle Workplace Communication Conflict

   Host Dr. John Smith explores the Mirror Trap in workplace communication, revealing how differing data processing styles cause conflict and offering strategies to prevent it.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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Quality

67

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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