This week on the podcast Katy talks with Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis about their new book, “The Myth of Good Christian Parenting,” and how the parenting techniques of past betrayed an entire generation of families. Below you’ll find some helpful links and more information about Marissa and Kelsey.

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Marissa Franks Burt (MA in Theological Studies, Columbia International University) is a novelist, editor, teacher, and cohost of the At Home with the Lectionary and In the Church Library podcasts. She lives in a small town in Washington's Snoqualmie Valley with her husband, six children, and heaps of books.

Kelsey Kramer McGinnis (PhD, University of Iowa) is a musicologist, educator, and correspondent for Christianity Today, writing on worship practices and Christian subculture. She is an adjunct professor at Grand View University in Des Moines and previously worked at the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights.

You can purchase the book on Amazon or anywhere you buy books, as well as Audible or audiobook.

Connect with Marissa and Kelsey below:

Instagram: @mburtwrites | @kelseykmcginnis

Threads: @mburtwrites | @kelseykmcginnis

Facebook: @mburtwrites | @kelsey.kramermcginnis

Bluesky: @mburtwrites | @kkramermcginnis

TikTok: @mburtwrites | @kelseykmcg

Substack: @mburtwrites | @kelseykramermcginnis

YouTube: @mburtwrites

And check out their limited series podcast called “In the Church Library”

This week Katy invites her best friend Rachael to sit down for retelling of their very own friendship break up and reconciliation process. They talk about what happened and what things contributed to the break down of their relationship as well as what it took to rebuild trust and commitment for the long haul.

In this episode Katy and Rachael discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, politics, mask mandates and vaccines as some of what originally caused tension in their relationship. Neither Katy nor Rachael are presenting their stances on these topics as a means to convince you of right or wrong but to simply show that it is possible to be friends with someone who sees the world differently than you do.

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This week on the podcast Katy talks with Adina O’Neal about how to live on mission in your community. They talk through tangible ways to interact with those who live in proximity to you, the problems with small groups and where the modern evangelical church gets it wrong, in addition to the way Jesus lived among the lost and brought hope to people who desperately needed it.

Adina recommends two different books for listeners to read on the topic of missional living:

Brave Cities by Taylor McCall and Hugh Halter

The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne

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This week on the podcast Katy sits down with fellow worship leaders Anitra McKenny and Cassaundra Eden to talk about the value of corporate worship, why singing together with the body of Christ matters and what female worship leaders bring to the table specifically. Whether you’re a worship leader, a worship enthusiast or even someone who is skeptical of the musical portion of our Sunday gatherings - this episode is for you.

Below you’ll find several books and resources that were listed in the podcast:

Bob Hartley - Adoration Prayer Book

Robert S. McGee - The Search for Significance

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This week on the podcast, Katy sits down for an interview with Jennifer Powell McNutt, author of the book “The Mary We Forgot” to discuss all things Mary Magdalene. Who was she? Who wasn’t she? What can we learn about faith from her example?

This is a conversation you will not want to miss out on. Make sure you share it with a friend, and please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

Follow Jennifer on Instagram @jpowellmcnutt and you can keep up with her on her website https://jenniferpowellmcnutt.com

Check out the ministry she and her husband David started together https://www.mcnuttshellministries.com

Buy “The Mary We Forgot” by clicking here.

This week Katy interviewed artist and author, Kellie Bick about her journey through discovering her love for art, imposter syndrome, postpartum and motherhood. They discuss the intersection of faith and creating, as well as why it’s important for women to explore their creativity.

Kellie also created a beautiful watercolor painting to kick off Mary Magdalene week that you can view on Instagram.

Make sure you follow Kellie on Instagram @created.by.kellie

And if you’re more interested in learning about Hutchmoot, you can click here.

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This week Katy and Jocelynn discuss all things denominations and do a brief overview of church history. They also talk through a recent experience they had after being invited to participate in an interdenominational cohort called Oikos in St. Louis, Missouri.

You can learn more about the Oikos group by clicking the link below:

https://www.oikosgroup.org

Katy referenced two different books in this episode, the first being “Strange Religion” by Nijay Gupta and the second being “What’s a Christian Anyway?” by Glenn Packiam. Both are available to purchase on Amazon.

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On the podcast this week, Katy talks with song writer, producer, musician and worship leader Russ Mohr about the intersection of music, creativity and faith.

You can find Russ on social media @russmohrmusic and find more information about upcoming shows and concert tickets at www.russmohrmusic.com

Russ recommended a book called “The Art of Creativity” by Rick Ruben for anyone needing inspiration when it comes to creating art or music.

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This week Katy and Jocelynn sit down with Fuller Seminary professor Dr. Karen Murphy to talk about women in church history and theology. This is a rich conversation full of surprises, lesser known female church leaders, and inspiration for the next generation.

Katy mentions a podcast titled All the Buried Women by Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke that you can find anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Dr. Murphy provided us with lots of resources which are listed below:

Her Story by Barbara MacHaffie

Women, Men and the Bible by Virginia Mollenkott

Daughters of the Church by Ruth Tucker and Walter Liefeld

Liberating Tradition by Kristina LaCelle-Peterson

A Women’s History of the Christian Church: Two Thousand Years of Female Leadership by Elizabeth Gillan Muir

Women in the Mission of the Church by Leanne M. Dzubinski and Anneke H. Stasson

What Paul Really Said About Women by John Temple Bristol

Ordination of Women by Paul K. Jewett

Man & Woman, One in Christ by Philip B. Payne

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On this episode, Jocelynn and Katy are defining “terms” and giving you definitions for all those complicated theological words you may hear and have no idea what they mean. Put on your thinking cap, cause we are taking you to school.

Also, Katy mentioned abandoning her favorite Bible translation, the ESV. Click here to read more.

Is there a term or topic you’d like us to dive into? Send us an email at [email protected] and we will make sure to include it in a future episode.

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