The GoodKind Podcast

It's time of a Deep Dive into the holiday of deep dishes and deep sleep...Thanksgiving! Clayton and Kristen Greene are hanging out with Brian and Melissa Turney, discussing why Thanksgiving deserves its moment of glory.

Join us, and let us know how you'll be celebrating Thanksgiving this year, as you find meaningful ways to engage with God and one another.

It's National Gratitude Month, and we're diving into the best ways to enjoy the month of November, as we engage with God and one another. It's a month full of opportunities to create meaningful moments, and we can't wait for you to join us. Pull up a chair, and join Clayton, Chris, Lindsey, and Brian on the podcast!

November Random Holidays

Family Stories Month, National Gratitude Month

1 - Scented Candle Day

5 - Bonfire Night

7 - International Games Week

16 - National Fast Food Day

17 - National Unfriend Day

23 - Thanksgiving Day

28 - Giving Tuesday

Freebies 

November 4 - National Sandwich Day 

$4 club sandwich at McAlisters 

Free National Park Admission!!

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Welcome back the mini-series! Today, it's all about timing.

Clayton, Chris, and Lindsey are sitting down today to help us think through the timing of when we engage in spiritual practices. It's a little meta, a little out there, and a lotta fun.

Pull up a chair and join us! We're so excited to dig into this conversation with you, and help you find a way to make one spiritual practice at least a little bit easier to stick with over time.

We're back with another episode in our mini series on making spiritual practices stick!

We're keeping it close to home today, talking about the environment, the physical place, where you engage in your spiritual practices. Think: The chair you read you Bible in and it's surroundings. (Or... the place where you most consistently have a bowel movement.... We're sorry, but we are serious! Get ready for a little primer on poo. We promise it's relevant.)

Environments matter, and make a huge impact on the way you live and make habits and memories. Architects and interior designers know this, and we think just a few small tweaks could make a huge impact on your spiritual life.

Pull up a chair and join us!

This week, our Operations Director, Amy Kavanaugh, is sitting down with Lori Crosby, MFT, RPT-S and Rev. Kayla Smith to talk about reaching all types of families in church, and using play as both therapy and an aid in spiritual practice.

Lori and Kayla are two arms of the Reach Hurting Kids Institute, which is committed to providing trauma-informed children’s ministry resources to churches.

And through their roles with the Institute and their roles as parents, they have so much insight to provide on using play as an aid in healing and a guide in spiritual practice.

Whatever brings you to this podcast episode today, we think there's something here for you! Pull up a seat, and join us.

Find the Reach Hurting Kids Institute at:

https://reachhurtingkids.com/

IG @reachhurtingkids

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1666715743

We've made it. False fall no more, we've arrived at arguably the best time of the year. It is fully fall and we are so excited about it. The pumpkins are pumpkin-ing, the leaves are falling, and there are so many great opportunities to engage with God and one another.

That's right, it's October. And it's time for another habits and holidays episode.

Pull up a chair and join us. We can't wait to see what this month has in store for us!

Random Holidays:

1 - CD Player Day, Balloons Around the World Day

4 - Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, National Taco Day 

5 - National Be Nice Day, National Do Something Nice Day

6 - Kids Music Day

7 - Frugal Fun Day

8 - Pastor Appreciation Day

10 - National Face Your Fears Day, World Mental Health Day 

13 - Ancestor’s Day

14 - National Dessert Day

17 - National Pay Back a Friend Day

22 - Smart is Cool Day 

26 - National Pumpkin Day

30 - Mischief Night

31 - Books for Treats Day, Halloween, National Caramel Apple Day, National Doorbell Day, Reformation Day, (Name a day, and it's probably on the list!)

Freebies:

Recommendations:

Kids music recommendations 

Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we're kicking off something new—a mini series that will help you develop spiritual practices that stick.

We love reading books from habit experts and we love spiritual practices. But what we love even more, is bringing those things together to help make our faith practical and do-able.

We believe that with just a few easy tweaks, you can take a spiritual practice that you're struggling with, and turn it into something that isn't just sustainable, but life-giving.

It's why we got started making Advent Blocks (and everything else from GoodKind!) in the first place! We're so excited to break down these principles on the podcast and share them with you.

First up: Make it easy. It helps, and it matters.

Pull up a seat and join us!

It's time for another Habits and Holidays episode! This time, we're talking about how you can engage with God and one another this August!

It's a new month, a new season (...for anyone looking to start fall early!), and a time where many people are getting back on their feet. Plus, we have a fun surprise to share, too!

Whether you're returning to school and a more structured schedule, or you're looking to extend your summer, join us! You'll have a lot of fun, and we promise you'll leave more encouraged to engage where you are.

August Holi-yays and Holi-nays:

1 - Respect for Parents Day

2 - National Coloring Book Day

4 - National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

5 - Blogger Day

6 - National Friendship Day, Farmworker Appreciation Day

7 - National Simplify Your Life Week

8 - National Pickleball Day

9 - Book Lovers Day -We recommend: Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel (Lindsey), Lord of the Rings and Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools (Brian), Open (Clayton), All My Knotted Up Life (Chris)

13 - International Lefthanders Day

15 - National Back to School Prep Day

16 - National Tell a Joke Day

20 - National Lemonade Day

22 - National Toothfairy Day

24 - National Waffle Day

30 - National Beach Day

31 - National Matchmaker Day

Freebies:

August 20 - National Lemonade Day - Red Robin offers free lemonade 

August 24 - National Waffle Day - Waffle House typically has a special offer 

On this episode of The GoodKind Podcast, hear from two church leaders about their experience with Advent Blocks, and how they're helping families practice their faith at home!

Whether you're a parent, a ministry leader, or anything in between, Jason Gaston and Josh Navey will brighten your day and bring you real-life, practical encouragement. We had a ton of fun catching up with them, and we think you will too!

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Clayton is sitting down with Zach Zehnder and sharing stories of how God has called him to lead people (and churches!) to live out the words of Jesus.

Zach's story, and RedLetter's, is very similar to ours! By solving a direct need in the spiritual life of his family and church, he's created resources, and a whole business to help people grow in their discipleship. And now, personally and professionally, Zach and Clayton are able to encourage church planters around the world.

Whether or not you're a pastor or parent, you'll be encouraged by this conversation, which will challenge you to grow as a disciple of Jesus. Join us!

Take the RedLetter Challenge: https://redletterchallenge.com/40-day-challenges/red-letter-challenge/