Join Tennison and Ginelle as they begin this conversation and this series with Dr. Jim Wilder,  neurotheologian, psychologist, and author whose groundbreaking work in relational brain science has shaped the way we understand community, joy, and emotional health and the reason Table and Well is doing the work they are.

Discover the importance of having God-sight for you community as elders, and how connection with Holy Spirit is essential for the health and life of your community.

In this conversation, we’ll talk about how elders can serve as relational anchors, how spiritual maturity and emotional health go hand-in-hand, and how communities can better recognize and respond to the wisdom in their midst.

Whether you’re stepping into elderhood yourself or learning to receive from those who have gone before you, this episode will inspire you to reimagine what’s possible when generations walk together in wholeness.

"(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

"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." ~ Amy Glaser

"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

Listen in as Marlene talks about her dream for what a growing, healthy community looks

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?

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.