Uncommon Purpose

Mandy and Stephanie begin season 2 talking about the importance of friendships. How our souls are designed for connection within friendship and how to cultivate friendships over the years and through the seasons. Sharing about:

• What we need in friendship
• The way God demonstrates relationship for us
• Introvert and extrovert differences
• The value of being known and safe in a relationship
• Sharing and oversharing

Genesis 1:1-2

Genisis 1:26-27

Safe People by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

How People Grow by Henry Cloud and John Townsend

Celebration 2.0 and a huge Thank You!

Join Mandy and Stephanie as they sit in gratitude for the completion of Season One launch and all the wonderful listeners of Uncommon Purpose Podcast. Sharing thoughts on:

• Big milestones of the season
• Highs and lows of the launch
• The heart of the show and next season
• How you can come alongside us
• New Year planning that brings joy, gratitude, and peace
• Encouragement for how to implement this into your year

Resources:

Kylee Higgins

Niah Jo Photography

Margret Fineburg

Wheel of Life

John Mark Comer Practicing the Way

John Mark Comer Rule of Life Builder

Ruth Haley Barton Embracing the rhythms of work and rest

Season One is complete!! Celebrate this exciting accomplishment with Mandy and Stephanie!

They will share highlights from the season and what they have learned. Talking about:

• Challenges of this podcast endeavor
• How God showed up in this season
• What is coming for season 2!!!

Resources:

The Enneagram Journey

The Enneagram Institute

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene H. Peterson

Mandy and Stephanie consider how living with one another in WITHNESS counteracts the fear of being alone, separation, and isolation. As well as how this messy value of withness brings incredible richness to this life. Talking through the following

• The important difference between withness and witness
• The impact of coming alongside others in life’s big moments
• Jesus in Withness
• When we don’t know what to say
• The Ministry of Presence
• Withness as a skill

Resources

• The Chosen

Mandy and Stephaine share their thoughts on the challenging topic of apology. What it is and what it is not. Jump right in:

• What genuine apology looks and sounds like
• Apology as the access point to humility
• Shame- based apology vs. humility-based apology
• Important steps to making amends
• Dangers of over apologizing
• How awareness informs apology

Resources:

Psalm 51:7

Matthew 18:15-20

The 5 Apology Languages by Gary Chapman

Apology Language Quiz

Celebrate Recovery

Life Recovery

Join Mandy and Stephanie as they explore the different ways to hear God and the different ways He speaks. They will discuss the following:

• The way it feels-mind, body and soul-when Gods speaks.
• How self-doubt affects hearing God
• Trusting yourself and your history with God
• Knowing the God who pursues
• What the quiet means

Passion worship moment

The Chosen

The Story

Psalm 23

Romans 5:3-5

1 Kings 19

Whisper by Mark Batterson

Show quotes:

“Experiencing God in the hard allows me to hold onto hope” Mandy

“God is in the still small whisper-quiet yourself to hear Him.” Stephanie

Mandy and Stephanie talk about the benefits and blessings of progress as well as the contrasting costs to weigh in the pursuit of a balanced life. Today they share the following points:

• The need for discernment in progress consumption
• The value of self-awareness of intentions and motives
• Glorifying God in all things
• Questions to ask before consuming
• Rights vs. benefit

Resources:

+ Margin by Richard Swenson

+BEMA Podcast

+I Corinthians 6:12-19

What is margin? Mandy and Stephanie will talk through this concept, define it, share why it’s important and how one can start incorporating into daily life. They will touch on

• Margin as a wholistic self-care tool
• Acknowledgement of personal limits
• How ignoring the call for margin can have high cost
• Margin as a priority
• Healthy practices to honor commitment to margin

Resources:

+ Margin by Richard Swenson

+ The Chosen

+ How to Create More Margin in Your Life by Michael Hyatt

+Mark 2:27

Mandy and Stephanie talk through curiosity as a virtue and relationship enhancer. Sharing ingredients of healthy curiosity as well as misconceptions surrounding being a curious person. Join them as they chat about:

• Curiosity as a skill to be valued and developed
• Curiosity pitfalls
• Practical examples of curious questions in different relationship situations.

Resources:

+Book: Safe People: How to Find Relationships that are Good for you

+Question Behind the Question

+1 Corinthians 13

Co-hosts Mandy and Stephanie welcome you. Here they share their thoughts and hearts on themselves, each other and the origin of Uncommon Purpose Podcast. You will hear about how they met and bonded and the truths and values they are bringing to you, the listeners of Uncommon Purpose Podcast.