The Afterglow

About The Afterglow

The Afterglow, an Alongsiders podcast, exists to help people stay present to the ongoing work of faith formation and community engagement. Each week different voices will share their process and stories pertaining to what they’re learning, pondering, creating and leaning into. Each episode will offer the listener a diverse perspective and personal insight laced with a light hearted banter. JOIN THE AFTERGLOW.

Publisher

Alongsiders Studio

Category

religion & spirituality · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jun 2024

Latest episode

11 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Jun 2026

   We Are Created to Create - Episode 2: Risk & Failure with Wilson Smith III and Kerhyl Gantt

   Episode 2 of “We Are Created To Create” is here. We welcome back two phenomenally created humans, Wilson Smith III and Kerhyl Gantt. On this episode we dive face first into the companions of “Risk & Failure” - two formational experience in the creative process and execution. Risk is a non-negotiable. And failure — real failure, not the rebranded kind — is somewhere on the road for everyone who tries to bring something meaningful into the world. We hope this episode speaks to you, and please let us know what you think, and make sure to subscribe.

2. 

   29 May 2026

   We Are Created to Create - with Wilson Smith III and Kerhyl Gantt

   Today we’re going to talk about creativity — but not the polished version. We want the unfiltered one. The one that includes the risk that didn’t pay off, the collaboration that cost something, the moment you almost talked yourself out of the thing that mattered most. Because here’s what I believe, and what I suspect our guests know from the inside out: We are created to create. Not just artists. Not just designers. Not just the people with the title or the portfolio. All of us carry something that wants to be made — a life, a business, a relationship, a community, a plate of food, a song hummed in the car. The creative impulse isn’t the property of the gifted few. It’s part of what it means to be human. (This is part one of a two part series.) Wilson W. Smith III spent 41 years at Nike. Forty-one years. Inside one of the most iconic creative institutions on the planet, he designed across everything — retail, footwear, architecture, graphics, experience, apparel, brand. He put his hands on product worn and carried by Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Derek Jeter. Names that don’t need last names. Kerhyl Gantt’s story moves in a different direction — not longer, but deeper. Nike. Amazon. Howard University. The Wharton School. A resume that opens every door. Today she is the founder and creator of Bible Club Jewelry — a brand born from faith, built by hand, worn as a kind of quiet declaration. She is, by her own description, wife, mother, dreamer, builder, believer.

3. 

   26 Nov 2025

   THE AFFECTIONS OF CHRIST JESUS - PART 2

   On this Afterglow episode we are so excited to have Dr. Nijay Gupta on the podcast. Dr. Nijay Gupta is a dear friend, an author of many books, a professor of theology, father, husband, and most importantly a diehard soccer fan. On this podcast we dive into one of Nijay’s  recent books - “The Affections of Christ Jesus: Love at the Heart of Paul’s Theology.” This episode is full of banter and thoughtful discussion centered around this most essential Divine & human interaction - LOVE.

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