Stay ConnectedBecoming Church is where we explore how the message and movement of Jesus isn’t just about becoming Christians, it’s about becoming The Church the world needs.
Hosted by Kristin Mockler Young, this podcast dives into the surprising ways faith shapes, and is shaped by, our real lives: family, politics, justice, culture, and beyond.
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There’s a difference between living intentionally and just being busy. The key is to live with purpose and Nona Jones will help you find yours.
As a former executive at Meta, YouVersion and PACE Center for girls, Nona has taken her knowledge and expertise to audiences like Good Morning America, Better Together on TBN, ESSENCE, the Global Leadership Summit, Gloo, Christianity Today, the Holy Post Media Company and more.
Today, Nona will remind us where our confidence lies and how we can stay faithful to our call.
TW: brief mention of SA and suicidal attempts
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Grab The Gift of Rejection, Killing Comparison and Success from the Inside Out from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!
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If you were raised in a James Dobson household or Babywise was handed to you when you became a parent, you’ve likely been influenced by the myth of Good Christian Parenting. Though it appears to ensure you will raise obedient, faithful children, this Christian Parenting Empire really operates out of control, behavior modification and performance - not only on the part of the child, but on the parents’ success as well.
Kelsey Kramer McGinnis and Marissa Franks Burt aren’t here to replace one system of compliancy with another, but they do want to show you how false promises have betrayed an entire generation of evangelical families and how it’s influencing Christian society on a larger scale today.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Grab “The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!
Read more through Kelsey’s cultural historian perspective on her substack.
For all things Kids and Faith:
Meredith Anne Miller’s substack, book and Becoming Church episode 5.
For parenting the Spicy Ones:
Mary Van Geffen’s classes and Becoming Church episode 43.
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Who is Jesus to you? Savior? Friend? Healer? Provider? Homeboy? Have you ever considered Jesus as a leader? Leadership experts Kat Armstrong and Lyle Wells propose that Jesus was the greatest leader of all time because he led with focus, purpose and approachability.
In their new book Easy to Follow, you can learn to lead like Jesus in a compassionate, sustainable way. Jesus’ example will teach you how to redefine success, discover how to build trust and inspire loyalty, create a healthier culture, and avoid the pitfalls of secular leadership that damage teams and compromise values.
This conversation with Kat will help you be more like Jesus, no matter your level of leadership.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Grab “Easy to Follow: Trading Toxic Leadership for the Way of Jesus” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!
Join Mosaic’s livestream community on Sundays at 9:30 ET.
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Preorder Kristin’s book “The Other Side of Certainty: How to Follow Jesus When Easy Answers No Longer Work” on Amazon or Bookshop.org or read Chapter One to see if it's right for you!
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The world is divided spiritually, politically, racially and socially. Luckily there are leaders like Latasha Morrison in the world who champion belonging, advocacy, collaboration and community. She is bringing her wisdom and years of experience with Be The Bridge to help us acknowledge our blind spots and pursue restoration through listening with empathy, learning with humility and advocating for justice.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Grab “Brown Faces, White Spaces: Confronting Systemic Racism to Bring Healing and Restoration” and “Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!
Follow: @latashamorrison | @kristinmockleryoung | @mosaicclt
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Preorder Kristin’s book “The Other Side of Certainty: How to Follow Jesus When Easy Answers No Longer Work” on Amazon or Bookshop.org or read Chapter One to see if it's right for you!
If you already ordered The Other Side of Certainty, enter your order # for your pre-order bonuses!
If heaven is our ticket outta here and hell is our punishment for not living good enough lives, is the whole point of following Jesus just to prove that we can do a good job? What does it mean for our lives here on earth in the meantime?
Brian Recker is here to propose how maybe Christianity has leaned a little too hard on the existence of a literal place called hell and how it’s gotten in the way of what it really means to know, follow and live out the gospel of Jesus.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Grab “Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians back from a Spirituality of Love” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!
Read “God’s Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible” by Vaughan Roberts for a better understanding of how scripture is interconnected.
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What if having the answers isn’t what God wants for you? What if knowing why you’re doing something isn’t as important as obediently doing it, just because God has laid it before you? Dr. Heather Thompson Day wants you to stop asking God to reveal himself to you and live a life with his spirit in you on display.
This conversation will challenge you to put down your hopes and dreams and goals - not to live a numb life of safety or insignificance - but to lay down your metrics of achievement so you can fully participate in the work God has already invited you into. Dr. Heather provides a lot of questions for self-assessment and self-awareness so grab a pen, open your eyes and start listening for God’s answer in unexpected places.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Grab “What If I’m Wrong: Navigating the Waves of Fear and Failure” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!
Follow: @heatherthompsonday | @kristinmockleryoung | @mosaicclt
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Preorder Kristin’s book “The Other Side of Certainty: How to Follow Jesus When Easy Answers No Longer Work” on Amazon or Bookshop.org or read Chapter One to see if it's right for you!
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Have you even been faced with the decision to live on the street? Or considered what your home life would have to be like to make that choice? This powerful conversation with Dr. Terence Lester will give many of us a perspective we’ve never even considered - what it’s like to experience homelessness - and why not everyone finds home on the other side of the street.
This episode will help us see how we can work together to develop and support impoverished families in our local schools and neighborhoods. Because even if you believe you’re unaffected by the disparity of educational inequity, you could still be the one to make it better for one person.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Grab “From Dropout to Doctorate: Breaking the Chains of Educational Injustice” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!
Terrence’s other books: I See You, All God’s Children, When We Stand, Zion Learns to See
Get involved in Love Beyond Walls in your local community.
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Preorder Kristin’s book “The Other Side of Certainty: How to Follow Jesus When Easy Answers No Longer Work” on Amazon or Bookshop.org or read Chapter One to see if it's right for you!
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What was Jesus like as a kid? What about Peter, James, John and Andrew? Have you every wondered how the personalities of the disciples led to them becoming the men we read about in the gospels?
Light of the World is a new animated film that helps fill in some of these gaps as the story of Jesus is told through the eyes of the apostle John - in his youth! Brennan McPherson, the director of the movie, is here to explain how this perspective came to be. Plus you’ll hear real time reactions from my daughters on what they thought of this new movie by The Salvation Poem Project.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Watch the Light of the World trailer
Light of the World resources + free children’s ministry curriculum
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Preorder Kristin’s book “The Other Side of Certainty: How to Follow Jesus When Easy Answers No Longer Work” on Amazon or Bookshop.org or read Chapter One to see if it's right for you!
If you already ordered The Other Side of Certainty, enter your order # for your pre-order bonuses!
Women have a hard time liking - or trusting - other women, even in the church. There are narratives that declare women as competitive, catty, drama queens, jealous, controlling and emotional. When you pair those popular cliches with lived experiences of mean girls, it can be hard to believe in the possibility of healthy female friendships. Natalie Runion believes that not only is there a better option available to us but that, as Christian women, it’s part of our Godliy mission to change it for future generations.
The episode will help you advance your Christian love past tolerance, learn how to rewrite the words that have stuck to you, and continue abiding in Christian community when it’d be easier to walk away.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Grab “I Don’t Even Like Women: And Other Lies that Get in the Way of Sacred Sisterhood” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!
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Resources on flipping the script of words that have been spoken over you:
Flip the Script by Brittany Estes
Becoming Church 39: Flip the Script
Glow Up: A Teen’s Guide to Flipping the Script by Brittany Estes
Becoming Church 115: It’s Time for your Glow Up
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Preorder Kristin’s book “The Other Side of Certainty: How to Follow Jesus When Easy Answers No Longer Work” on Amazon or Bookshop.org or read Chapter One to see if it's right for you!
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How did you have fun as a kid? And what convinced you to stop doing it?! Today, Kari Esmail will be our Fun Coach to help us find our play personalities and remember the importance of connection and creativity. You don’t have to wait until you earn enjoyment, it may actually be the answer to your spiritual exhaustion.
This episode will help you reignite the light of God’s spirit within you so you can live life to the fullest as Jesus said we were created to do. Fun isn’t something you have to clear your calendar for or add to your to-do list when you learn how to incorporate fun into what you’re already doing.
RELEVANT LINKS:
Grab “Fun Because” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!
Find your Play Personalities with this quiz.
Episode 119: Now You Can Stop Running with Terry Crist
Watch Kristin’s sermon on recognizing the signs of spiritual exhaustion.
Sign up for Kristin’s newsletter to get reflection questions for podcast episodes.
Follow: @karithefuncoach | @kristinmockleryoung | @mosaicclt
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Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
Preorder Kristin’s book “The Other Side of Certainty: How to Follow Jesus When Easy Answers No Longer Work” on Amazon or Bookshop.org or read Chapter One to see if it's right for you!
If you already ordered The Other Side of Certainty, enter your order # for your pre-order bonuses!
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