The Dauntless Grace Exchange

We brought returning guest Reverend Ginger Coakley to the pod today to discuss how she engages politically as an enneagram 5!

We also define what we mean by politics, social justice, and the role the church is called to play.

Deedra (enneagram 1) and Megan (enneagram 4) talk about how they engage in conversations during the election season, and what things hold them back and what spur them forward.

This summer, we are featuring stories from diverse perspectives in order to stir curiosity and compassion for others. While we don’t necessarily endorse every stated view, we stand by each guest as a fellow image-bearer and a human of inherent value. We invite you to listen with an open mind and open heart as you hear the pain, struggle, and triumph of other children of God.

Taylor Cassidy is an Emmy nominated host and Streamy award-winning content creator who gained notoriety from her online series “Fast Black History” which taught Black history to her audience of millions accompanied by her quick wit and strong passion. She is part of the 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30 class and has been featured in Teen Vogue’s 2021 21 under 21 list. Taylor is currently a correspondent on Nickelodeon’s Nick News and became the first youth speaker at the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. She attends New York University for Film and TV where she is studying to be a television screenwriter. Generous with sharing motivation and good energy online, she is fervent in encouraging others to dream bigger for themselves.

Follow Taylor Cassidy on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.

This summer, we are featuring stories from diverse perspectives in order to stir curiosity and compassion for others. While we don’t necessarily endorse every stated view, we stand by each guest as a fellow image-bearer and a human of inherent value. We invite you to listen with an open mind and open heart as you hear the pain, struggle, and triumph of other children of God.

Courtney says, "I’m a writer, a social worker, and a solo mom to two extraordinary teenage girl humans. I love being active outdoors, being helpful in my community, and inspiring healthy relationships at work and at home."

This summer, we are featuring stories from diverse perspectives in order to stir curiosity and compassion for others. While we don’t necessarily endorse every stated view, we stand by each guest as a fellow image-bearer and a human of inherent value. We invite you to listen with an open mind and open heart as you hear the pain, struggle, and triumph of other children of God.

Pastor Kari Morris-Guzman has been an ordained elder in the Free Methodist Church for 24 years. She is currently serving at The Avenue Church in Riverside, CA as a volunteer pastor. She is beginning a certification program in August to become a spiritual director. She has a bachelors degree in pastoral ministries from Greenville (College) University, and a Master’s of Divinity from Azusa Pacific University.

This summer, we are featuring stories from diverse perspectives in order to stir curiosity and compassion for others. While we don’t necessarily endorse every stated view, we stand by each guest as a fellow image-bearer and a human of inherent value. We invite you to listen with an open mind and open heart as you hear the pain, struggle, and triumph of other children of God.

Shayla Sandberg is a mama of two and a preschool teacher in the St. Louis Metro-east. She is an enneagram three, track coach, and big believer in personal growth.

This summer, we are featuring stories from diverse perspectives in order to stir curiosity and compassion for others. While we don’t necessarily endorse every stated view, we stand by each guest as a fellow image-bearer and a human of inherent value. We invite you to listen with an open mind and open heart as you hear the pain, struggle, and triumph of other children of God.

Dani Wilson is a creative compassionate who tries to see and expose the light in the world and our connections to one another. They are a transmasculine nonbinary person who identifies as bisexual and holds a graduate degree in public health from Saint Louis University. These things, along with their history of attempting to fight for the places of the underprivileged in their former church community, have fostered a lifelong passion for fighting for the disadvantaged and overlooked. Currently, Dani works as a research specialist at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health and focuses their energy on engagement with youth and other underserved populations.

This summer, we are featuring stories from diverse perspectives in order to stir curiosity and compassion for others. While we don’t necessarily endorse every stated view, we stand by each guest as a fellow image-bearer and a human of inherent value. We invite you to listen with an open mind and open heart as you hear the pain, struggle, and triumph of other children of God.

Joani and her husband pastored at a West County Church in St. Louis for 18 years. During this time they also led short term mission trips around the world with teams from their church. In 2004 the Lord opened their eyes to what was happening in the city of St. Louis Refugees from the wars going on in the Middle East and Africa were pouring into our city only 20 minutes from their house.

After visiting with some of these families their needs were pretty evident. The Lord directed them to leave their positions at the church. By miraculous intervention they bought a building in South City by Bevo Mill in 2006 and started reaching out and loving and helping the new refugees that were coming into the city.

Some of the help Oasis provides: furniture, household items, clothing, baby showers for new moms, English and Citizenship classes, monthly community BBQ's, help in finding jobs, utility and rental assistance, good neighbor program.

Since January 2024, 820 families have walked into Oasis for some kind of assistance, 183 families from 33 countries received furniture or household items.

Aseel Thamer and her family are refugees from Iraq and now proud citizens of the United States. She met Joani through Oasis and now works for them and for Youth in Need, all in St. Louis.

You can also find Oasis International and Youth In Need on Facebook or Instagram.

This summer, we are featuring stories from diverse perspectives in order to stir curiosity and compassion for others. While we don’t necessarily endorse every stated view, we stand by each guest as a fellow image-bearer and a human of inherent value. We invite you to listen with an open mind and open heart as you hear the pain, struggle, and triumph of other children of God.

Pastor Kristen is passionate about hope, loves Scripture (especially the Old Testament!), and in her free time can be found exploring God's creation, reading, cooking, or thrift-store-shopping. She and her husband have been married 27 years, and together they have 10 children. Their family has been blessed and grown through the miracles of 3 birth children and 7 internationally adopted children from Haiti, Ukraine and Russia.

Pastor Kristen completed her DMin at Northern Seminary with Scot McKnight, focusing on the context of the New Testament. Her MDiv is from Portland Seminary where her studies focused on Ministry Leadership and Spiritual Direction. Kristen also has an MEd in Higher Education Administration, a BS in Chemistry, and a BA in German, all from the University of Idaho. She has authored and contributed to three books ("The Scriptures of Jesus and the Early Church: A Fresh Engagement of the OT" and "The Second Scriptures: The Scriptures about Jesus and the Early Church" - available through the Free Methodist Light + Life Bookstore) and loves mentoring new leaders. You can follow her blog at KristenMarble.com.

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This summer, we are featuring stories from diverse perspectives in order to stir curiosity and compassion for others. While we don’t necessarily endorse every stated view, we stand by each guest as a fellow image-bearer and a human of inherent value. We invite you to listen with an open mind and open heart as you hear the pain, struggle, and triumph of other children of God.

Larissa Malone, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Foundations of Education in the Watson College of Education at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Before joining UNCW, she was an Associate Professor and Chair of the Teacher Education Department at the University of Southern Maine and an Assistant Professor at Greenville University. Dr. Malone earned a doctorate in Cultural Foundations of Education at Kent State University, a MA in Education from Walsh University, and a BA in International Studies from Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Malone also holds a primary teacher certification from the American Montessori Internationale and taught early childhood and early elementary grades, as well as served as an administrator in a bilingual community-based school, before joining the ranks of higher education. Dr. Malone’s research centers on the minoritized experience in schooling, inclusive of students, parents, and teachers, and has published in The Journal of Negro Education, Educational Studies, and The Journal of Critical Race Inquiry. She is particularly interested in the intersection of education, race, and tangential disciplines, such as religion, geography, social reproduction, critical race followership, and critical race mothering. Dr. Malone founded Maine Black Educators Collective, a grant-funded organization that holds the mission of supporting Black educators through educational opportunities, social-emotional connection, and advocacy, and received the inaugural Maine Education Association’s 2022 Human and Civil Rights Award for this initiative, as well as grants from the National Education Association Foundation, Maine Initiative's Grants for Change, and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Dr. Malone’s greatest joys are spending time with her family, playing/watching tennis, reading, and politics. Her calling in life is to create a more equitable world through the power of education.