When it comes to the church, we often talk about the hard and holy, but do we talk about the hope and holy? Natalie Runion from Raised to Stay is on today’s podcast to talk about all of this and so much more! Natalie is a pastor’s kid who went on to serve on church staff for many years. She experienced what many of us have experienced: hurt, betrayal, pain, confusion, exhaustion. But instead of turning her back on the Church, she leaned in to see what the Lord had for her in the midst of the suffering. Natalie’s story is one of surrender and we know you will be encouraged by it.

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Time Stamps:

:40 - About the Good News, Great Joy Family Devotional

1:51 - About Natalie

5:38 - The brutal beauty of being raised in the Church

7:41 - How to think and talk about deconstruction

15:07 - How to decide whether to stay or go

21:13 - Hard and hurt, hope and holy

23:46 - Why Natalie forgave the church

28:41 - What does it mean to stay with the Church?

31:45 - What the gospel has changed for Natalie

Resources mentioned in this episode: 

Good News, Great Joy Family Devotional

Raised to Stay: Persevering in Ministry When You Have a Million Reasons to Walk Away

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