Professors, In Rooms, Getting Coffee

Justin and Stephen talk about the upcoming Season of Profs in Rooms. Stephen asks whether he still qualifies to be on the podcast, and Justin considers the question of the most consistent element of the podcast. We have show notes for you at profsinrooms.com and bonus material on Patreon! To donate to production costs, visit profsinrooms.com or become a patron. Resources from this episode: • Unterwegs, the En Route Podcast, is our sister podcast. In it, Stephen and Jennie have recurring series in which they discuss their transition to Berlin, Germany. Those conversations are based on Stephen’s book Transitions Across Cultures: Bookshop.org or Amazon

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In this brief episode, Justin and Stephen talk through highlights, lowlights, and insights for the last couple of weeks as they wrap up Season 2. Watch for the longer meta-conversation Justina and Stephen had thinking through Season 2 on the Profs in Rooms Patreon. It is available at this link. We have show notes for you at profsinrooms.com and bonus material on Patreon! To donate to production costs, visit profsinrooms.com or become a patron. Resources from this episode: • Resources related to today’s episode: ◦ Unterwegs, the En Route Podcast, which Stephen mentioned at the beginning of today’s show. The first two series of the show chronicle the cross-cultural transition journey that Jennie and Stephen are on as they prepare to move to Berlin - more series later as they arrive and adjust to their new home! ◦ Stephen’s book Transitions Across Cultures: Bookshop.org or Amazon ◦ Videos and other resources for transitions: traxcultures.com ◦ Justin and Stephen’s Season 2 wrapup.

Credits: Regular Theme Music by Josiah Enns. This episode was recorded on the land of the Wahpekute, Anishinabewaki, and the Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux). We may receive commission from Amazon or Bookshop.org for purchases made through some of our links. Those commissions do not reduce authors’ royalties. Thank you for your support.

In this episode, Rachel Pieh Jones joins Justin and Stephen again to discuss her new book Pillars: How Muslim Friends led me Closer to Jesus. She shares more about what her Muslim friends have taught her, especially about prayer and giving. Rachel also talks about what she wished American Christians understood about Muslims, and what brings her delight as she walks through life with her Muslim friends. Also in this episode, Justin and Stephen discuss end of year transitions - especially within academics, doing good for its own sake, and Stephen’s upcoming move. as they talk through their highlights, lowlights, and insights for the week. We have show notes for you at profsinrooms.com and bonus material on Patreon! To donate to production costs, visit profsinrooms.com or become a patron. Resources from this episode: • Resources related to today’s episode: ◦ S2. E.18 Profs in Rooms podcast conversation with Rachel Pieh Jones ◦ Rachel’s website ◦ Find Rachel on social media: ▪ Instagram: @rachelpiehjones ▪ Facebook ▪ Twitter: @rachelpiehjones ◦ Rachel’s book: Pillars: How Muslim Friends led me Closer to Jesus: On Bookshop.org | On Amazon ◦ Rachel’s book: Stronger than Death: How Annalena Tonelli Defied Terror and Tuberculosis in the Horn of Africa: On Bookshop.org | On Amazon About Rachel Pieh Jones Rachel Pieh Jones moved to Somaliland in 2003 and has lived in Djibouti since 2004. She and her husband run a school in Djibouti and she writes about life at the crossroads of faith and culture. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Christianity Today, Runners World, and more. Her writing is influenced by living in the Horn of Africa, raising Third Culture Kids, and adventurous exploration of the natural world. She is the author of Stronger than Death: How Annalena Tonelli Defied Terror and Tuberculosis in the Horn of Africa and her newest book, just out in April is Pillars: How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus.

Credits: Regular Theme Music by Josiah Enns. This episode was recorded on the land of the Wahpekute, Anishinabewaki, and the Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux). We may receive commission from Amazon or Bookshop.org for purchases made through some of our links. Those commissions do not reduce authors’ royalties. Thank you for your support.

In this episode, Rachel Pieh Jones joins Justin and Stephen to discuss her new book Pillars: How Muslim Friends led me Closer to Jesus. Rachel shares her inspiration for the book, and talks about how discovering the core of her own faith allowed her to work on rooting out unhelpful beliefs, while also opening her to be more deeply present with people who are different from her. Rachel also talks about the unique joys of being a Christian in a place where Jesus-followers are in the minority, and what she has learned as she has deconstructed the idol of safety. In Episode 19, Justin and Stephen talk more specifically with Rachel about what she has learned from her Muslim friends. Also in this episode, Justin and Stephen discuss parenting and the way that memories are connected to material items as they talk through their highlights, lowlights, and insights for the week. We have show notes for you at profsinrooms.com and bonus material on Patreon! To donate to production costs, visit profsinrooms.com or become a patron. Resources from this episode: • Resources related to today’s episode: ◦ Rachel’s website ◦ Find Rachel on social media: ▪ Instagram: @rachelpiehjones ▪ Facebook ▪ Twitter: @rachelpiehjones ◦ Rachel’s book: Pillars: How Muslim Friends led me Closer to Jesus: On Bookshop.org | On Amazon ◦ Rachel’s book: Stronger than Death: How Annalena Tonelli Defied Terror and Tuberculosis in the Horn of Africa: On Bookshop.org | On Amazon ◦ Justin, Stephen, and Rachel discuss household help in more detail, on Patreon (for subscribers). About Rachel Pieh Jones Rachel Pieh Jones moved to Somaliland in 2003 and has lived in Djibouti since 2004. She and her husband run a school in Djibouti and she writes about life at the crossroads of faith and culture. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Christianity Today, Runners World, and more. Her writing is influenced by living in the Horn of Africa, raising Third Culture Kids, and adventurous exploration of the natural world. She is the author of Stronger than Death: How Annalena Tonelli Defied Terror and Tuberculosis in the Horn of Africa and her newest book, just out in April is Pillars: How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus.

Credits: Regular Theme Music by Josiah Enns. This episode was recorded on the land of the Wahpekute, Anishinabewaki, and the Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux). We may receive commission from Amazon or Bookshop.org for purchases made through some of our links. Those commissions do not reduce authors’ royalties. Thank you for your support.

In this episode, Dr. Holly Beers helps Justin and Stephen develop better understanding about women’s experiences in biblical studies, higher education, and ministry. Holly talks about the process of discerning call, and what professors could know and do differently to help women students thrive. Holly also discusses how she pastors students working through deconstruction of faith, and how the local church is central to the work of God in the world today. Justin and Stephen discuss gun violence, and personal growth and change, as they talk through their highlights, lowlights, and insights for the week. We have show notes for you at profsinrooms.com and bonus material on Patreon! To donate to production costs, visit profsinrooms.com or become a patron. Resources from this episode: • Resources related to today’s episode: ◦ Part One of the conversation with Holly Beers (S2. E16) ◦ Holly Beers’ Westmont College faculty page ◦ A Week in the Life of a Greco-Roman Woman, by Holly Beers: On Bookshop.org | On Amazon ◦ The Making of Biblical Womanhood, by Beth Allison Barr, on Bookshop.org or Amazon. ◦ Jesus and John Wayne, by Kristin Kobes Du Mez, on Bookshop.org or Amazon. ◦ The Great Sex Rescue, by Sheila Wray Gregoire, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach and Joanna Sawatsky, on Bookshop.org or Amazon ◦ Justin and Stephen discuss gun violence in more detail, on Patreon (for subscribers). ◦ Stephen asks Holly about mentorships across genders, on Patreon (for subscribers, posts 4/21). About Holly Beers, Ph.D. Holly Beers is an associate professor of religious studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, where she teaches New Testament and Greek courses. She loves to research and write, though her primary passion is teaching and mentoring students in their various stages of faith development. She sees her academic work as her primary way of serving the church and believes passionately in the local church as the hub of God's kingdom work in the world. Holly is married to Max and they have three elementary-aged children with Old Testament, rather than New Testament, names: Noah, Moses, and Eden.

Credits: Regular Theme Music by Josiah Enns. This episode was recorded on the land of the Wahpekute, Anishinabewaki, and the Očeti Šakówiŋ (Sioux). We may receive commission from Amazon or Bookshop.org for purchases made through some of our links. Those commissions do not reduce authors’ royalties. Thank you for your support.