On this episode, we talk with Erin Moon, a Senior Creative at the Popcast Media Group, where she is the Resident Bible Scholar on The Bible Binge podcast and hosts her own called Faith Adjacent. She begins by discussing her shift from working in ministry to discovering her worth as a creative person and worker in media. She notes that a pivotal moment in her career arose when she realized that a man who had the same position and brought the same amount of expertise as her received a higher pay than she did. When she moved to PNG, she developed a strong sense of responsibility associated with her work because she feels trusted by others and deeply invested in her work. The group allowed her to recognize that her skills were valuable, and others appreciated her creative work.

In her podcast Faith Adjacent, she approaches theology with a more fluid perspective than the Southern Baptist religion in which she was raised. Rather than fixating on a single point and moving on with her life, she feels that there is still much more to be discussed. She compares theology to untangling jewelry to find a necklace. There are many knots to untie before reaching the necklace needed, in addition to there being some knots that may not matter as much in reaching the desired necklace. Studying the Bible is essential to her job, but she does not view this work as burdensome.

Erin Moon also specializes in working with others through storytelling. She assists in a program that takes people, who do not consider themselves creative, and pairs them with a “story coacher.” Erin works as one of the story coachers. In doing this, she listens to a person tell their story and teaches them how to tell it on stage to an audience. She enjoys teaching people how to tell their story because she believes storytelling reminds people that they are not alone. Even if a story does not resonate on a personal level, it helps people to connect on a human level and communicate with one another.

Erin offers advice for people who want to start a podcast. She cautions that podcasting is hard work, and people should discern who they take advice from and “get comfortable with uncomfortable feedback.” She finishes by retouching on how she wishes she would have had something like the Wealth Edit to teach her how to negotiate for herself and learn about finances when she was younger.

Find out more about Erin from her website erinhmoon.com.

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