Inhabit

We had the delightful opportunity to chat to our friend Joel McKerrow who has just released a book called 'Woven: a Faith for the Dissatisfied'. In this season of episodes on self-awareness, there are few guests we can think of who could speak better into this than Joel does. This conversation is filled with powerful stories, deep truths and grace for all who find themselves walking through difficult seasons of faith.

You can grab the book here: https://www.joelmckerrow.com/woven-book

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

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You might have heard people talk about the Enneagram. Maybe you're sick of hearing about it. Maybe you wonder what all the hype is about? Maybe this is your first time ever seeing this strange looking word.

Whatever your experience has been, for both of us the Enneagram has been an incredibly helpful tool for developing self-awareness and learning what our lives look like in greater health and unhealth, integration and disintegration.

So. Join us for a basic overview of this ancient personality profiling system, and hear why we are both big time Ennea-fans.

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

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Hosts: Will Small & Benj Gould

Music: Josh Corkill

Dr. Rod Pattenden has spent his life at the intersection between theology and the arts.

He's an artist, art historian, and educational facilitator interested in the connection between spirituality and the arts. He has written and lectured widely on these aspects of the arts and creativity in Australia and overseas. He's also a minister at Adamstown Uniting Church.

In our season on self-awareness, this conversation is a great example of bringing together seemingly disconnected spheres and finding a 'whole of life' approach to spiritual formation.

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

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Hosts: Will Small & Benj Gould

Music: Josh Corkill

Carolyn Corkill & Ian Berry are two great humans who both know firsthand what it feels like when faith changes. When it moves through pain, doubt, joy, confidence, confusion and everything in between. So Benj and I asked them to join us for a conversation. It also happened to be in a tent with a crowd of friends. There was some real wisdom and beauty in this conversation. So join us in the tent.

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

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Hosts: Will Small & Benj Gould

Music: Josh Corkill

We were lucky enough to speak with the amazing Jo Saxton, leadership coach, host of Lead Stories podcast and author of multiple books, most recently 'The Dream of You'.

Jo shared so openly and generously with us around the lessons she has learned about the significance of self-awareness, and what holistic leadership looks like. We're so grateful we got to have this chat. It's full of gold. Enjoy.

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

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greenhousechurch.online

Hosts: Will Small & Benj Gould

Music: Josh Corkill

So often when we try to improve our selves or our lives we want to start with a renewed burst of will-power and motivation, or the latest and greatest book, TED talk, diet etc....

There's nothing wrong with this stuff. But the way of Jesus leads us to confront the darkest parts of who we are. Our shadow side. And sometimes coming to the end of ourselves is really just another beginning. In this episode we talk about coming face to face with our limitations, our shadows, our self-sabotaging tendencies, as well as the liberation and new life that is offered when we are so radically honest with ourselves.

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

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greenhousechurch.online

Hosts: Will Small & Benj Gould

Music: Josh Corkill

Life changes whether we like it to or not. What worked yesterday may not work tomorrow. How can we move through seasons of life and stages of faith well?

In this episode we talk about when things fall apart. About deconstruction. About the hard seasons of faith. But we also talk about what's on the other side if we do the work. Renewal. Reconstruction. Growth.

We'd love to hear your stories. What's helped you through these changes? What's been your experience of moving through stages of faith? Hit us up on instagram: @benjgould and @williamsmall

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

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Hosts: Will Small & Benj Gould

Music: Josh Corkill

We're back again. With a complete disregard for our previously scripted intro.

When we were trying to work out what to discuss in our third season of inhabit, we realised that all the habits we could choose to focus on (eg. prayer, meditation, study etc...) have one thing in common. We practice them as a unique self. With a unique story. And set of assumptions. And shadow. And strengths. So, we're going to dive into developing the habit of self-awareness....this season we'll be asking questions like:

•How do we become more self aware?

•How do we follow Jesus as a unique self?

•How do we work through our 'shadow side' and how do we lean into our strengths?

•How do we move through different stages of growth and development, rather than getting stuck and failing to grow beyond where we are right now?

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

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greenhousechurch.online

Hosts: Will Small & Benj Gould

Music: Josh Corkill

In our final episode of Season 2 we talk about one of the major obstacles we face to creating rhythms of sabbath and rest in the world today - our 24/7 technology, and the billions of dollars being spent to keep our eyes looking at screens all the time.

We invited our good friend Larissa Jones to share some of her story as a small business owner who both relies on social media for her income, while consciously and intentionally resisting the urge towards excess.

We all share our practical tips and ideas on how to use technology constructively while keeping it in its right place in our lives.

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

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greenhousechurch.online

Hosts: Will Small & Benj Gould

Music: Josh Corkill

Do you know the feeling of trying to rest or relax and being interrupted constantly by the thought of unticked items on your to-do-list? Or feeling like you're missing something important? Does it have to be like this?

We believe how we engage in work has a huge impact on how well we set ourselves up for rest. So this episode is a practical conversation about the systems and practices we have implemented in our own lives to keep work at work when it's time to rest.

In particular, we talk about David Allen's 'GTD' system: https://gettingthingsdone.com/ If you're interested in this stuff, it's worth reading David's book or perusing the resources on his website.

Inhabit podcast is a collaboration between Narara Valley Baptist Church and Greenhouse Church, Long Jetty.

nvbc.info

greenhousechurch.online

Hosts: Will Small & Benj Gould

Music: Josh Corkill