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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Funny Jesus people are the best people and Jo Saxton is at the top of the list. Jo is a fierce leader who empowers and encourages others and who always makes space to include the gifts and callings she sees so clearly in every other person.
If you’re a leader, treat this episode like professional development that will help you create a more diverse and equitable environment. If you desire to be a leader or you’re just trying to figure out how God wants to use you, this conversation will let you laugh while you learn from one of the best.
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Even as a tenured history professor and best selling author, Beth Allison Barr sometimes feels restricted to another title that she holds, the Pastor’s Wife. Through her research and lived experience, Dr. Barr has discovered patterns that connect the history of the church to the male-dominated field it is today. This conversation will help you understand why things are the way they are as well as how, and why, we should work for more equality in church leadership.
Think of a woman you know who is living out her calling to help people love Jesus and share this episode with her. It will affirm her gifts, equip her to advocate for herself and redefine who she is as a person God intentionally created.
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To read further about women in ministry and the role of women in scripture, here are a few recommended titles:
More than Enchanting by Jo Saxton
Tell Her Story by Nijay K. Gupta
The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr
The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight
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If all of a sudden your body didn’t function the way it always has, how would your life change? Would you still be able to enter your church and worship freely if you required a wheelchair or other assistance device? Would your perspective of how God made you change?
The only way to learn and grow is by listening to people who have different lived experiences than our own. Renee Dollenmayer, founder of Even If Ministries, let me ask all of the questions about how - and how not - to treat people with disabilities. Whether it’s physical or mental, visible or invisible, people with differently abled bodies are reflections of God. This episode will help you better understand and honor the Imago Dei in every person you cross paths with.
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When a political corespondent becomes an ordained minister, church and state collide in social justice. Joash Thomas set out to ask the question “If the Gospel of Christ is both physical and spiritual, then why do Western Christians over-prioritize spiritual salvation and under-prioritize justice and liberation for human bodies?”
This conversation will educate you on how recent policy changes in the American government are effecting people and why it should matter to all Christians. It will equip listeners who want to advocate for marginalized people through Jesus’ gospel of love. It will also identify who the oppressor is so we can self-reflect and see which side of justice our behaviors are leading us to.
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Stay up to do date on Joash’s upcoming book “The Justice of Jesus: Reimagining Your Church’s Life Together to Pursue Liberation and Wholeness” through his Substack: Jesus, Justice and Joash.
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Brenna Blain, a contemporary theologian, brings the current problems and issues of the world together with scripture to help people understand how to interact and show up as the body of Christ. In a culture where the church seems divided between legalism and progressive Christianity, she stands in the middle where she finds Jesus.
Brenna has learned from her own experiences that what matters to you matters to Jesus so she’s willing to lean into issues most Christians tends to shy away from. Whether it’s gender dysphoria, drug use or depressive states of mental health, Brenna Blain is encouraging and challenging the church to be a safe place for all people to have taboo, hard conversations in order to find the God who loves them.
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“It takes as long as it takes and it’s okay to be unfinished. God is not surprised at your process.” Those are just a few of the wise words Aundi Kolber has to offer you. If the world feels too fast, too heavy or too much, this episode will help you find your own pace so you can honor your mind, body and soul. Take what you need in these soft words for hard days.
Figure out your attachment style in one of Aundi’s guided journals: Strong Like Water: A Compassionate Path to True Flourishing or Try Softer: A Soulful Companion to Healing.
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Grab Aundi’s book “Take What You Need: Soft Words for Hard Days” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon! (Your purchase will also send a few pennies to our tithe box.) You can also find her previous books, Strong Like Water and Try Softer.
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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’s the story of Becoming Church? What happened to Naeem Fazal as the co-host? And what makes this different from every other church podcast out there?
Naeem is back to turn the mic on Kristin as she celebrates 100 episodes. Find out what makes a bad guest, what’s ahead for the future of Becoming Church and how you can be more involved in the conversation.
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Was Mary Magdalene Jesus’ secret wife? Is she the same Mary who anointed Jesus with oil? Why are there so many Marys in the Bible and how are we supposed to know which is which?!
Award-winning church historian and theologian Jennifer Powell McNutt unpacks scripture and explains the context of history so we can better understand who Mary Magdalene was - and who she wasn’t. This episode is for both men and women looking for some inspiration in their own discipleship as followers of Jesus.
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What started as taking baked goods to a strip club has evolved into a new ministry, The Ministry of Presence. And it’s awaiting your participation, no matter who you are, where you live or what kind of margins surround you.
Mindy Summers is an advocate for marginalized people groups facing various types of injustice and she will help you do the same, in your own way. Whether it’s sex workers, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, Palestinian people, the unhoused or other vulnerable people near you, the margins are closer than you think. It’s time to get proximate so we can fight racism and systems of injustice with compassion and the restorative love of God.
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Mindy on IG: @themindysummers
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Your brokenness does not point to a deficit in who you are. It’s in those very places that God reveals the beauty of your story, which started when you were created good.
If you’ve ever asked the question “Is there something wrong with me?” or “Will I ever move past the pain to experience healing?” this conversation will give you the hope and tools you need to get unstuck from the patterns in your life and find healing that lasts.
Tori Hope Petersen is a leading advocate for foster care and a general lover of people. She will help you do the hard work of breaking the patterns that have broken you so you can see who you truly are - good, safe and loved.
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Grab Tori’s book “Breaking the Patterns that Break You” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon! (Your purchase will also send a few pennies to our tithe box.)
Watch Kristin’s message on Jeremiah 18, that will show you what God sees in a dried up, cracking, fragile, on the verge of breaking faith.
For more on being a disrupter - as a good thing - listen to Episode 55 with Cheryl Nembhard: Power in the Church.
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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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