The Turquoise Table Podcast with Kristin Schell

In today's episode of The Turquoise Table, host Kristin Schell interviews Bailey T. Hurley, who is committed to small community settings with her husband and two children. Kristin and Bailey discuss small groups: how to find one, how to join one, and even how to start one. Kristin shares how she and Tony are in the process of starting their own small group in their church community. Bailey gives tangible tips on how you can invite people into community in your life, as well as how you can sustain community.

While Bailey is committed to lifelong friendships, she explains how you can start slowly and easily, as well as how to maintain high-quality friendships when you live far apart. In her neighborhood, Bailey builds friendships across generations. When Bailey arranges play dates, sets up the book club meeting or invites someone over, it's a lot of work. However, she gets quality time, the conversations she needed, and the chance to he heard in her circle of friends. On the other hand, when you experience hospitality fatigue, it is important to take breaks and know your boundaries. It's equally important to make sure that what you choose to do in community is something you love, so if you love reading, have a book club, and if you love cooking, invite people over for dinner.

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Recommended Podcasts:

Revisionist History with Malcolm Galdwell

The 36 Questions Podcast

Recommended Cookbook:

Magnolia Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines

You can find Bailey T. Hurley online: website, on Instagram (@bailey.t.hurley) and Facebook.

In today's episode of The Turquoise Table, host Kristin Schell interviews Ruth Chou Simons, who is an artist, author, speaker, and founder of GraceLaced. Her most recent book Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship takes us on a journey of redirecting our eyes and hearts for worship, right where we are.

Ruth and Kristin discuss the role social media plays in our ability to be present. We are distracted by millions of images that fly by, we don't even realize our short-sightedness and hurry can lead to shallow faith.

Ruth and Kristin discuss how hard it is to be the new family in a community and the assumptions that are made which prevent people from inviting a family over. They also describe the difference between entertaining and hospitality, and just how easy it can be to invite someone over and open up lines of communication.

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Ruth's book: Beholding and Becoming: The Art of Everyday Worship Ruth and Troy Simons' book: Foundations: 12 Biblical Truths to Shape a Family

You can find Ruth on Instagram (@ruthchousimons), Facebook and Twitter (@gracelaced)

Ruth's personal website (ruthchousimons.com) and her company GraceLaced

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In today's episode of The Turquoise Table, host Kristin Schell interviews Kat Cannon, who has just written her ninth Bible study called More than Mindful: What God Tells Us to Remember.

In the Old Testament, one of the first instances of remembering is when God asks for all to remember his name. Kat and Kristin discuss the importance of names and the naming stories in their own lives.

Find out what YOUR name means by using a tool like www.behindthename.com

Key Takeaways in Today's Episode:

• 7:30 The Hebrew concept of remembering is closely tied to action and obedience.

• 14:03 God introduces himself with his personal name when he speaks to Moses, which translates to "I am".

• 36:00 Together we know God better than any of us could on our own.

• 39:40 Community means carrying each other's burdens.

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Find Kat's bible studies on her website: https://www.katcannon.com

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In today's episode of The Turquoise Table, host Kristin Schell has an inspiring conversation with Rebekah Lyons, co-founder of Q Ideas, a nonprofit organization, and author; her newest book is Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose. During this episode, Kristin and Rebekah discuss how stress threatens our mental and physical health, and how to manage it in a holistic manner.

According to the American Institute of Stress, 77% of the population experiences physical symptoms associated with stress on a regular basis. This is the result of the loneliness epidemic, the false sense of connection in the digital age. These numbers are dismal, even at a first glance. But you can handle stress in a positive, efficient, and wholesome manner that gets you back into the rhythm God created for you. The way to do this is by following four pillars: rest, restore, connect, and create.

It is essential to remember that each of us is created for community. Being alone is not what God intends for us, and that is why we are suffering and stressed when we are lonely. Committing to 15 minutes every morning to connect with God will be beneficial and uplifting. You can do this by making this time to sit down, relax, and listen to what He has to say to you. Thus you will notice that you actually can get into the rhythms God created for us to be in back into your life. Make sure to tune in to hear all the healthy and encouraging wisdom and insight from Kristin and Rebekah.

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• Rebekah's website: rebekahlyons.com
• Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose

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In today's episode of The Turquoise Table, host Kristin Schell interviews Leslie Verner, who is sharing with us about hospitality and loving others well. Leslie recently published her book Invited: The Power of Hospitality in an Age of Loneliness, which dives into the epidemic of social isolation as a result of us lacking face-to-face interaction with one another. Leslie shares when she's personally felt lonely in her life, specifically in life transitions, such as big moves across the country and her freshman year of college.

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Website: Scraping Raisins

Twitter: @leslie_verner

Instagram: @scraping_raisins

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In today's episode of The Turquoise Table, host Kristin Schell interviews Kat Armstrong, an innovative ministry leader, a sought-after speaker, and the co-founder and executive director of Polished. Kat stewards the community of Polished, which is a network of young professional women who gather over a meal to discuss the intersection of work and faith. The diverse group of women discuss the hardships they are experiencing at work, as well as what they believe and how faith can be applied to their careers.

Kat explains how she uses the Bible to inform her personal life, and how Jesus has prioritized for us what's most important: loving God and loving others. Kat realized, through conversations and by looking inward, that many women want to give more of themselves to their communities and their faith, but they are scared. In her book, No More Holding Back, Kat uncovers the history of ideological gender bias around women not using their brains as much as men and being smaller or weaker. Theologically, any of the early church fathers looked to Eve as an example as someone easily deceived and not to be trusted with truth or leadership. But within the Bible, there are many hidden female figures that led and bettered the community.

Many of the young professionals at Polished are looking for a mentor, not just in terms of work, but also for life. Kat explains that any Christ-follower can find a mentor that is also a Christ-follower at a local church that works for your faith and schedule. In the Polished chapters, there are groups of women who believe in the power of prayer to support their fellow members in times of hardship or struggle. Kat's prayer for the women that read her book is that they feel they can still be who they are and love God and other people well.

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Today kicks off the second season of The Turquoise Table, where we'll be asking all our guests and you to answer this question: What does community mean to you? In today's episode, host Kristin Schell interviews Emily P. Freeman, a writing mentor, teacher and friend. Spoiler alert: Emily was at guest at the party Kristin bought the original picnic table for – before it became The Turquoise Table. Through her books and podcast, Emily helps ease the minds of weary decision makers and gives measured direction on taking next steps. Emily advocates for pondering holy longings and the power of silence, even when you feel called to live in community. Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast wherever you are listening!

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GIVEAWAY!! Head over to @kristinkschell on Instagram to enter the giveaway for a pair of Apple AirPods and Turquoise Table case. Giveaway ends 9/27 at midnight. Join our FREE online community to get full show notes, podcast discussion guide, journal prompts, and to continue to conversation: www.theturquoisetablecommunity.com Emily Freeman's books: Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast Moving World A Million Little Ways: Uncover the Air You Were Made to Live The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions

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Welcome to Season Two of The Turquoise Table Podcast. This is a special twelve-week season called The Case for Community. We're going to roll up our sleeves and dive in to answer this question:

What Does Community Mean to You?

Think about that for a minute. How do you answer this question -- what does community mean to you?

There are so many factors that affect the way we live and grow in community. And, we're going to cover as many of them as we can. We're going to talk about the Loneliness Epidemic in America. We're going to have a conversation about mental health and how it effects the way we approach community. We're going to hear from guests about what it looks like to truly be vulnerable and how that translates to empathy. We'll hear reoccurring themes like setting healthy boundaries in relationships and how in order to offer hospitality, we must also extend it to ourselves.

Over the course of the next twelve weeks I have the honor of talking to best-selling authors, bible scholars and teachers, community leaders, a musician, entrepreneurs, a CEO, TV food celeb, and all-around incredible voices.

Each conversation gives us a unique lens through which to view community.

We're going to learn a lot from each of our guests, but the thing about community is you can't figure it out on your own. So, each podcast episode is designed to be a conversation starter. We want you to listen to it through your earbuds. But we want you to listen to it in community too. With your friends and neighbors. And, then we've created a unique way to continue exploring the question: What does Community Mean to YOU?

You're invited to keep chatting each week in our very own Turquoise Table Community.

That's right -- we've created a thriving online community just for you. It's absolutely FREE and the conversation is encouraging and helpful. We've strategically chosen to move away from Facebook, so you need to make sure to join us in The Turquoise Table Community.

For each podcast episode, you'll find exclusive resources:

• show notes
• recipes and tips from guests
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It's the last 2018 episode of the Turquoise Table Podcast, and I'm in one of my favorite places: the kitchen! Today I'm whipping up a five-ingredient holiday appetizer, Cranberry Pistachio Gruyère Croutons, and thinking about all the wonderful guests we've had on the show this year. I've had the incredible opportunity to talk to thought makers, authors, experts and leaders who have had shared important lessons on hospitality and community, and how we can connect with the people in our neighborhoods. So today, we're going to reflect on the wise words of a few guests we've had at the table, and how we can carry the lessons they have given us into the new year. (And don't worry, I'm sharing that over-the-top delicious crouton recipe with you at the end of the show!)

We're making Turquoise Table history today with our very first pop-up podcast! A few weeks ago, my hospitality partner-in-crime Susie Davis and I recorded a live podcast in my front yard with fifty friends and our special guest, Myquillyn Smith. And y'all, just a hint of what's to come: this will be the first of many pop-up podcasts because we had so much fun! So if you don't know Myquillyn, you're going to fall in love very soon. She's the brains behind The Nesting Place, a beautiful blog where she encourages women to create warm, inviting homes using what they have, wherever they are. Myquillyn just released her brand-new book Cozy Minimalist Home. And inspired by the book, Myquillyn answered questions from our live audience about how to create a cozy home with less stuff. Music to your ears, right? And be sure to stay till the end, where we dish on a yummy cider recipe you'll want at all of your holiday parties.