Table & Well Podcast

"(Elders remind us)...we can do this. We can stay at the table a little bit longer than we think we can... We are going to push ourselves, (to stay present) a little bit beyond what we thought we could do, and that's enough..." ~ Amy Glaser 

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

Join Tennison & Ginelle conclude their conversation with Amy Glaser. Amy is the Director of Development with Alive & Well. She is also the Director of the Alive & Well Leadership Community and the creator of Journey Groups. Amy is also the Co-author of Relational Skills in the Bible with Chris Coursey.

In this episode listen in as they talk about what it looks like to repair and grow at the same time. discover ways elders can help communities remain stable in the middle of really hard things.  Also, hear Amy's dream for healthy community.

Book Resources:

• Relational Skills in the Bible: A Bible Study Focused on Relationships Brown, Amy & Coursey, Chris Deep Walk International, 2019

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
To start on your journey to relational health go to: tableandwell.org
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"The reason a lot of that stuff, (trauma), happened in our family is because we didn't know how to build joy, how to quiet together, or keep our relational circuits on.... (To start healing this relationship)... So how about I go back and do what I can to build joy with my adult children without them taking on my regret... " ~ Amy Glaser 

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

Join Tennison & Ginelle continue their conversation with Amy Glaser. Amy is the Director of Development with Alive & Well. She is also the Director of the Alive & Well Leadership Community and the creator of Journey Groups. Amy is also the Co-author of Relational Skills in the Bible with Chris Coursey.

In this episode listen in as they talk about what it looks like to practice becoming elder, the process of healing relationships with adult children and why it seems so much easier to connect with other young adults that are not your children. Learn what you can do to create, build, and maintain safety and connection as you are repairing these relationships.

Book Resources:

• Relational Skills in the Bible: A Bible Study Focused on Relationships Brown, Amy & Coursey, Chris Deep Walk International, 2019

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
To start on your journey to relational health go to: tableandwell.org
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"Whenever two people come into a relationship or any situation, they are meeting history to history and nerves system to nerves system... only a small part of what seem to be happening in this external thing is about what is happening right now." ~ Amy Glaser 

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

How can Elders remind us of who we are and what God (Immanuel) sees in the community when ruptures happen? What are some of the unique skills they bring to communities? 

Join Tennison & Ginelle as they answer these questions with their guest Amy Glaser. Amy is the Director of Development with Alive & Well. She is also the Director of the Alive & Well Leadership Community and the creator of Journey Groups. Amy is also the Co-author of Relational Skills in the Bible with Chris Coursey.

Book Resources:

• Relational Skills in the Bible: A Bible Study Focused on Relationships Brown, Amy & Coursey, Chris Deep Walk International, 2019

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
To start on your journey to relational health go to: tableandwell.org
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"Jim Wilder says...'You can tell the health of the community by looking to see whether their daughters are hopeful to be moms.'" ~ Marlene Allen

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

Join Tennison & Ginelle as they conclude their conversation with Marlene Allen, Executive Director of Life Model Works. In this episode they will discuss the relational differences of warm climate and cold climate communities, how individualism has effected our lives, churches, and communities. Also, listen in a Marlene talks about her dream for what a growing, healthy community looks like. 

Book Resources:

• Growing a More Human Community Volume I - Growing Me: Becoming a Child. Wilder, Jim. Fast Track Press, 2024.
• Growing a More Human Community Volume II - Growing Us: Becoming an Adult. Wilder, Jim. Fast Track Press, 2024.
• Growing a More Human Community Volume III - Growing We the People.Wilder, Jim. Fast Track Press, 2024.

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
To start on your journey to relational health go to: tableandwell.org
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"It's a steady joyful presence,  I'm glad to be with you. It's the listening ear, with attunement not judgement.." ~ Marlene Allen

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

True Elders are looking for transformation in their community, and they carry the 'weight' of the community on their shoulders. 

In this episode Tennison and Ginelle continue their conversation with Marlene Allen, and discuss how elders can prevent, protect, and even heal individuals from church hurt. Also, what does it look like to be an Elder in the Kingdom.

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
To start on your journey to relational health go to: tableandwell.org
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"(Elders)... they are not running, they are this steady force,...whenI speak to you,...I am not going anywhere.  You might run off, but I will be right here waiting for you when you come back...That's what Elders get to do. They are creating space for people to be there best self." ~ Marlene Allen

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

True Elders bring stability, shade, and strength to their communities. Elders who are deeply rooted, know who they are and can see those around them through the eyes of heaven are invaluable in their community.  But what happens when Elders pull up their roots and try to replant themselves in a different community? Can they ever regain the depth of connection? Can they grow taller and stronger? Will their branch provide the covering they once did? If so, how?

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they begin a new conversation with Life Model Works Executive Director, Marlene Allen. She is an author, teacher, mentor, networker, licensed minister, and joy-starter. Her passion for teaching spiritual principles to young people led to a forty-plus-year journey of serving in schools and churches. Marlene is called ‘Momma Marlene’ by most, and she truly is and 'Momma' to all.

Listen in as Marlene talks about her own journey of up rooting and replanting. Discover how she continued to be 'Momma Marlene' in her new community. 

You don't want to miss out on the wisdom and joy that explodes through this podcast.

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
To start on your journey to relational health go to: tableandwell.org
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"(Elders)... they are not running, they are this steady force,...whenI speak to you,...I am not going anywhere.  You might run off, but I will be right here waiting for you when you come back...That's what Elders get to do. They are creating space for people to be there best self." ~ Marlene Allen

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

True Elders bring stability, shade, and strength to their communities. Elders who are deeply rooted, know who they are and can see those around them through the eyes of heaven are invaluable in their community.  But what happens when Elders pull up their roots and try to replant themselves in a different community? Can they ever regain the depth of connection? Can they grow taller and stronger? Will their branch provide the covering they once did? If so, how?

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they begin a new conversation with Life Model Works Executive Director, Marlene Allen. She is an author, teacher, mentor, networker, licensed minister, and joy-starter. Her passion for teaching spiritual principles to young people led to a forty-plus-year journey of serving in schools and churches. Marlene is called ‘Momma Marlene’ by most, and she truly is and 'Momma' to all.

Listen in as Marlene talks about her own journey of up rooting and replanting. Discover how she continued to be 'Momma Marlene' in her new community. 

You don't want to miss out on the wisdom and joy that explodes through this podcast.

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
For more information about Table Experiences go to: tableandwell.org/tables
To start on your journey to relational health go to: Connection Cure
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"Attachment is the 'pipe' that maturity is passed from one vessel to another" ~ Michel Henricks

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

Secure attachment is needed for healthy relational maturity to be passed from one generation to the next. What happens when the attachment styles is insecure and skilled are being passed down? How can Elders help communities in this area? A gift that is under rated is the presence of different cultures within the community. Every culture has strengths and weaknesses and left to themselves the weakness grow and become more obvious. However, if we all live in the same community, the strengths of us all get amplified.

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they conclude their conversation with Michel Hendricks and discuss how elders help the community grow with secure attachment and model how to live. As elders also share stories of how it is for us to act, they create safety and security for the community at large. 

Book Resources:

The Other Half of Church: Michel Hendricks & Dr. Jim Wilder, Moody Publishers. 2020

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
To start on your journey to relational health go to: tableandwell.org
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"Maturity is like Swiss Cheese, our maturity has holes... When we only stay with people inner same age group, the community has all the same holes,... Multigenerational community is important because elders can see the holes and fill them. So as a community the block of cheese is one solid block..." ~ Michel Henricks

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they continue their conversation with Michel Hendricks and discuss how elders help the community suffer well and remind us of who we are in the mist of the suffering. Elders also fill the holes in the community that arise because of the immaturity that is present. 

Book Resources:

The Other Half of Church: Michel Hendricks & Dr. Jim Wilder, Moody Publishers. 2020

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
To start on your journey to relational health go to: tableandwell.org
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co

"Elders by definition have a really well developed right brain skill set...they know how to model a secure attachment,...attune to others emotions even if they don't agree with what happened,...very good at seeing the gold in a person that is not readily apparent,...they are not worried about defending their image,...and they naturally act like themselves rather people are happy about that or not." ~ Michel Henricks

Elders are so important in building relationally healthy communities. Without them we are missing a key part and it's nearly impossible. What is the role of elders in community? What does healthy community look like? How do we glean their wisdom? In this new series, Wisdom Keepers: The Role of Elders in Building Relationally Healthy Community not only will these questions and many more be answered, the answers will come directly from Elders.

The role of Elders in building healthy communities is incredibly important. They impact the life, health, and growth in ways that you may not even realize. So having healthy, mature elders is a must if the community is to thrive. But how do  we recognize them when we see them? What do they look like? 

Join Tennison and Ginelle as they begin a conversation with Michel Hendricks, Director of Life Model Consulting, and co-author of The Other Half of Church.  In this episode they discuss the characteristics of elders and how these characteristics enrich and develop the communities that they are a part of.

Book Resources:

The Other Half of Church: Michel Hendricks & Dr. Jim Wilder, Moody Publishers. 2020

If you have been impacted by what you have heard in this podcast and would like to support us in our mission to help people experience healthier & deeper relationships with God, themselves, and others, go to: tableandwell.org/#support
To learn how we can help develop your community, family or team: Schedule Interest Call
To start on your journey to relational health go to: tableandwell.org
To watch this and other Podcast go to our YouTube Channel: Table & Well co