“You can belong before you believe” is a phrase found on many church websites. But is believing the right things really enough? Or does belonging require a change of behavior as well? And what exactly is the difference between change and transformation, especially within the church?

Your friendly neighborhood episcopal priest, Joseph Yoo, is here to talk about what the true belonging of Jesus looks like, who it’s available to and how we can (and should) be extending that welcome to our neighbors.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Grab “When the Saints Go Flying In: Stories About Faith, Life and Everything in Between” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!

More on Van Gogh’s Starry Night as an inditement of the church and what it means for us as followers of Jesus today.

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There are a lot of difficulties in the Bible. Whether it’s women, the end times, or a centering of particular people, contextual study is not a way to sanitize scripture and make it an easier read. However, you can read between the (literal) lines on the page when you learn how to read in context.

Savannah Locke invites you to ask good questions so you can better understand what you read historically and critically. If you’re afraid of believing harmful, toxic interpretations, context is the Paul Hollywood handshake of your discipleship.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Get Kristin & Savannah’s favorite study bible.
The Baylor Annotated Study Bible
The Jewish Study Bible (Kristin uses this one, too!)
The New Interpreters Study Bible with the apocrypha

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Faith doesn’t live in sanctuaries and sermons. It’s in skincare, Taylor Swift lyrics, Knives Out and all the pop culture things we don’t expect to be holy.

If you like to laugh while you’re wresting with your beliefs, Jamie B. Golden is here to educate you on things that entertain and do matter. As the host of The Podcast, Faith Adjacent and Shelf Respect, she’s an expert at discovering where faith is hiding in books, movies and even celebrity PR relationships. You’ll love her perspective of humor, uncomfortlablehonesty, authentic weirdness and critical thinking.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Listen to Faith Adjacent with Jamie, Erin Moon, Evan Dodson and Knox McCoy

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It’s that season where we all start thinking about next year and the habits that make us the people we are and the people we want to become. Pastor Tara Beth Leach will help us end the year well and get ready for 2026 resolutions with her book (and bible study) on revolutions.

There is no pressure here to come up with New Years Resolutions, to create a vision board or to chart new goals for a new you. But in your pursuit of becoming more like Jesus, we’re grateful to be a helpful resource in your pocket.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Grab “The Great Morning Revolution: Daily Spiritual Practices for Meaningful Moments with God” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Sign up for an online Bible Study at Faith Gateway.

God Bless You: Mosaic’s series on the beatitudes.

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What happens when an Evangelical Pastor’s daughter (who raised in purity culture) moves to NYC to deconstruct her beliefs on sex? She also ends up reconstructing who she is as a person.

Mattie Jo Cowsert shares the real ties that sexuality - and the way we’re often taught to think about it in Christianity - have to identity and the way we see ourselves. This episode will bring healing to people who can relate to this 80s and 90s upbringing. It will also educate parents who are trying to navigate raising their own kids with a healthy view of relationships.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Grab “God, Sex and Rich People: A Recovering Evangelical Testimony” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Come as You Are by Emily Nagoski, Ph.d

Episode 83 with Sheila Gregoire (if not purity culture… what?)

She Deserves Better (Raising Girls) by Sheila Gregoire

Episode 59 with Marty Solomon (conversation on people being created good)

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We’re all figuring out parenting as we go. But if you came from a broken home without a heathy role model, how do you learn what it means to be a good dad? This conversation won’t be a parenting handbook, but it will help you heal your inner child so you can show up as the father (or mother or grandparent) your family deserves.

Glen Henry and Kristin Mockler Young also candidly speak about the way race and stereotypical assumptions lead to parenting differences across families of various cultures. You’ll hear first hand how what we believe about Black fathers, for example, impacts more than just the children in that household.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Grab “Father Yourself First: Everything You Need to Become the Father Your Family Deserves” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!

Follow: @beleafmel | @kristinmockleryoung | @mosaicclt

Who can you trust on social media? How do you know who to listen to? If the voices influencing you are you making you feel shame about your current level of Christianity, it might be time to curate your feed. If the Christian leaders you’re hearing quoted are more focused on naming an enemy or keeping anger stirred up in your spirit, there is another corner of Christianity on social media where people are doing it differently.

Tim Whitaker, founder and creative director of The New Evangelicals and host of The Tim and April Show, doesn’t shy away from hard topics. But he brings the words of Jesus to his posts about justice, scripture, politics and what it looks like to be a Christian on the internet and in real life. If you’ve only experienced one room in the house of faith, Tim will help you explore what else is out there.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Check out any of the 100+ books featured on this show on our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!

Learn more about The New Evangelicals at TNE Connect.

Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to help other people find the show!

Follow: @timwhitakerspeaks | @kristinmockleryoung | @mosaicclt

Are there certain topics where “agree to disagree” doesn’t apply? What should you do when people you love have bought into extreme views and seem to be controlled by cult language? Is it really possible to see both sides of an argument or to understand someone else’s perspective without judgement?

Joshua Triplett stepped off the Hollywood set to help us navigate conversations with family members, friends and coworkers who believe, and live, differently.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Grab “I Think You’re Wrong but I’m Listening” and “Now What? How to Move Forward when we’re Divided on Basically Everything” by Sarah Steward Holland Beth Silvers from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!

Listen to Beth, Sarah and Kristin talk about the intersection of church and state on episode Episode 76 and how to navigate political conversations on Episode 77 of Becoming Church.

Learn more about 47 Days with Jesus.

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Tattoos? Botox? GLP-1s? Where is the line when it comes to what Christians can put in their body temples? How have diet culture and unrealistic beauty standards creeped into Christian culture? And what do we do about the negative self-talk?

Author, Bible teacher and ministry coach Lisa Whittle will help us understand how our bodies and souls are connected with the concept of Whole Body Theology. While she doesn’t promise an escape from our humanity, Lisa does believe you can change the way you see yourself. Find freedom from food, exercise and unhealthy habits that try to control you.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Grab “Body & Soul: A Biblical Look at the Whole Person God Created You to Be” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!

Additional Resources:

Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly
The Body Keep the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
When Food is Love by Geneen Roth

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How do you hear from God when the world is so noisy? How do you discern Holy Spirit’s still and quiet voice among the loud ones? Dr. Nijay K. Gupta is here to help us sift through the headlines and social media hot takes so we can replace knee-jerk reactions with thoughtful response and digital loneliness with true spiritual connection.

Whether you have a heart for people on the outside or you want to know the heart of God, this conversation will help you become the church the world needs in a healthy way.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Grab “Slow Theology: Eight Practices for Resilient Faith in a Turbulent World” by Dr. Nijay K. Gupta and A.J. Swoboda from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!

Leave a review on Apple Podcasts to help other people find the show!

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