“It takes as long as it takes and it’s okay to be unfinished. God is not surprised at your process.” Those are just a few of the wise words Aundi Kolber has to offer you. If the world feels too fast, too heavy or too much, this episode will help you find your own pace so you can honor your mind, body and soul. Take what you need in these soft words for hard days.

Figure out your attachment style in one of Aundi’s guided journals: Strong Like Water: A Compassionate Path to True Flourishing or Try Softer: A Soulful Companion to Healing.

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What’s the story of Becoming Church? What happened to Naeem Fazal as the co-host? And what makes this different from every other church podcast out there?

Naeem is back to turn the mic on Kristin as she celebrates 100 episodes. Find out what makes a bad guest, what’s ahead for the future of Becoming Church and how you can be more involved in the conversation.

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Was Mary Magdalene Jesus’ secret wife? Is she the same Mary who anointed Jesus with oil? Why are there so many Marys in the Bible and how are we supposed to know which is which?!

Award-winning church historian and theologian Jennifer Powell McNutt unpacks scripture and explains the context of history so we can better understand who Mary Magdalene was - and who she wasn’t. This episode is for both men and women looking for some inspiration in their own discipleship as followers of Jesus.

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What started as taking baked goods to a strip club has evolved into a new ministry, The Ministry of Presence. And it’s awaiting your participation, no matter who you are, where you live or what kind of margins surround you.

Mindy Summers is an advocate for marginalized people groups facing various types of injustice and she will help you do the same, in your own way. Whether it’s sex workers, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, Palestinian people, the unhoused or other vulnerable people near you, the margins are closer than you think. It’s time to get proximate so we can fight racism and systems of injustice with compassion and the restorative love of God.

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Your brokenness does not point to a deficit in who you are. It’s in those very places that God reveals the beauty of your story, which started when you were created good.

If you’ve ever asked the question “Is there something wrong with me?” or “Will I ever move past the pain to experience healing?” this conversation will give you the hope and tools you need to get unstuck from the patterns in your life and find healing that lasts.

Tori Hope Petersen is a leading advocate for foster care and a general lover of people. She will help you do the hard work of breaking the patterns that have broken you so you can see who you truly are - good, safe and loved.

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Watch Kristin’s message on Jeremiah 18, that will show you what God sees in a dried up, cracking, fragile, on the verge of breaking faith.

For more on being a disrupter - as a good thing - listen to Episode 55 with Cheryl Nembhard: Power in the Church.

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The foundation of the Christian faith is belief in a story. But what about the other stories that get tangled with Christianity? Everything from the big conspiracies of QAnon and End Times prophecies to pop culture claims of Taylor Swift and Wicked indoctrinating our children with witchcraft and evil. Unverifiable claims of stolen elections, hidden agendas and people in power who can control the weather are modern ideologies that pervade our current timeline. As Christians, how do we know who to believe and what’s true? How do we live in the world but not of it? When does belief in a story become holy paranoia? And how do we keep from getting sucked into it?

Theologian and ethicist Jared Stacy is here to help us understand why conspiracy theories are so prevalent among people of faith and why, as Christians, we need to pay attention to them. Let’s look at digital media and fact checking through a Christian lens.

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The Bible is weird so you should have questions. Author and podcaster Erin Moon is inviting anyone who feels iffy, conflicted or just downright devastated by a lack of curiosity in the church to lean in. Her book, “I’ve Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having it Out with God” will help you reclaim what you once loved about your faith and finally release what doesn’t make sense.

If you’ve felt alone in your deconstruction or your rejection of “clear, black and white” extremism, you will find empathy and hope in this episode. If you’ve felt that still small voice calling you to explore your faith origins for deeper meaning or to see God in a new light, you will find permission and encouragement here.

Your questions are welcome and healthy.

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MORE GOODNESS FROM ERIN:

Esther’s melodrama series on Faith Adjacent
Justice for Judas
The Swipe Up (come for the Friday memes, stay for the incredible insight)

RELATED LISTENS:

Wandering in the wilderness with Sarah Bessey

How The Chosen is reimagining scripture with Elizabeth Tabish

Caring for the men in your life with Rasool Berry
Why we don’t get Heavenly gold stars for being right with Kimberly Stuart

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In 2022, Pastors Naeem Fazal and Kristin Mockler Young started a podcast as a discipleship tool for Mosaic Church. The goal was to help people take ownership of their personal relationships with Jesus and start to develop their own faith practices. Mosaic Church exists to reclaim the message and movement of Jesus. While we value the importance of gathering together on Sundays, we also believe Jesus’ call for his (Big “C”) Church is to exist outside of sanctuaries and buildings. The goal is not just for us to become Christians, but to become His Church.

Becoming Church transformed from a sermon series to this podcast, helping people across the United States and 25 other countries to unlearn toxic theology and relearn what it really means to be a follower of Jesus in every area of their lives.

As the host, Kristin has started wrapping up each episode with the question “What can people listening do to become the church to the people around them?” As a fun bonus episode, here are a few of her favorite answers from these guests, in this order:

Elizabeth Tabish, Mary Magadlene from The Chosen
Dave Gibbons, The Shape of My Eyes and New Song Church
Sarah Bessey, Fieldnotes for the Wilderness
Jami Nato, This Must be the Place
Rich Villodas, The Narrow Path and New Life Fellowship Church
Jess Connolly, Tired of Being Tired and Bright City Church
Marty Solomon, The BEMA Podcast
KJ Scriven, award winning songwriter and vocalist
Sarah Stewart Holland, Pantsuit Politics
Beth Silvers, Pantsuit Politics
Joel Muddamalle, Humble Theology and The Hidden Peace
Bri Stensrud, Start with Welcome and Women of Welcome
Sheila Gregoire, She Deserves Better
Jemar Tisby, The Spirit of Justice
Kayla Craig, Every Season Sacred
Shannan Martin, Start with Hello and The Minsitry of Ordinary Spaces
Rasool Berry, The Whole Man and Juneteeth, Faith & Freedom
Alexandra Hoover, Eyes Up
Evan Dodson, Faith Adjacent Podcast
Cheryl Nembhard, On the Path and and See Hear Love

You can find all of these episodes in their entirety on Apple, Spotify, YouTube and at BecomingChurch.tv

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If your happy holidays are hitting more like stressful situations, this conversation will remind you what true peace is about, where it comes from and how you can find it’s presence. Dr. Natalie Atwell is a licensed therapist who will help you find peace on earth in a season where you might be seeing it in the holiday decor more than you’re actually feeling it.

As a Christmas gift just for Becoming Church listeners, Dr. Natalie is offering her online “Mental Warrior” course at a discount of only $150. You get 5 video modules and guided lessons, downloadable resources and related activities to help you figure out how spiritual warfare might be playing a part in your mental health.

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It’s the week between Christmas and New Years. No one knows what day it is, what time it is or what you should be doing. Your kids are feral, having likely been out of school for days on end. There’s extra sugar, extra stimulation, extra affection from relatives but less structure and routine. How do you survive this week and - more impossibly - how are you supposed to parent through it?!

Wendy Snyder is your Parenting Coach for the holidays. She will help you be firm but kind and replace punishment with natural consequences. You can change your family dynamics by shifting your parenting goal to connection with your child instead of controlling their behavior.

Also, we will be discussing Santa in the first part of the episode so please grab some headphones or ensure there are no little listening ears nearby for spoilers.

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