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Change Makers EPS 45: Craig Martin on The Good Road, TCK's, Bangkok, racism & LGBTQ+
July 22, 2021

Change Makers EPS 45: Craig Martin on The Good Road, TCK's, Bangkok, …

As a TV and film producer, director, writer and editor, Craig has produced hundreds of projects, both long and short form. With a Master of Arts in Communications from Baylor University, he has explored a variety of formats i...

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Change Makers EPS 44: Kathy Khang on raising your voice, the Atlanta shootings, questioning your pastor, when to leave a church and handling DARVO
July 7, 2021

Change Makers EPS 44: Kathy Khang on raising your voice, the Atlanta …

Kathy Khang is a writer, speaker, and yoga teacher. Kathy is the author of Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up . She is a columnist for Sojourners magazine and also writes for Faith & …

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Change Makers EPS 43: Rich Villodas on the Deeply Formed Life, Diversity & Inclusion, New York City & Justice
June 30, 2021

Change Makers EPS 43: Rich Villodas on the Deeply Formed Life, Divers…

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship , a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich holds a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theologic...

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Change Makers EPS 42: Dr. Chuck DeGroat on Narcissism in the Church, Spiritual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, and Empathy with Accountability
June 24, 2021

Change Makers EPS 42: Dr. Chuck DeGroat on Narcissism in the Church, …

Dr. Chuck DeGroat is Professor of Pastoral Care and Christian Spirituality at Western Theological Seminary, MI, and Senior Fellow at Newbigin House of Studies, San Francisco. He is an author, speaker, consultant, and therapis...

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Women in the Church EPS 40: Karen Gonzalez on the God Who Sees, Immigrants and the power of stories
May 10, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 40: Karen Gonzalez on the God Who Sees, Immig…

Karen Gonzalez is a speaker, writer, public theologian, and immigrant advocate, who herself immigrated from Guatemala as a child. Karen is a former public school teacher and attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she stu...

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Women in the Church EPS 39: Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez on Jesus and John Wayne, the evangelical man box, and how this lens on history shapes the present
May 3, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 39: Dr. Kristin Kobes Du Mez on Jesus and Joh…

Kristin Kobes Du Mez is Professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University. She holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame and her research focuses on the intersection of gender, religion, and politics. She has w...

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Women in the Church EPS 38: Tiffany Bluhm on Prey Tell, discrediting women whistleblowers and speaking up about abuse
April 26, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 38: Tiffany Bluhm on Prey Tell, discrediting …

Tiffany Bluhm is the author of Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell the Truth and How Everyone Can Speak Up . She is a sought after speaker, writer, and podcast co-host of the popular podcast Why Tho , …

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Women in the Church EPS 37: Dr. Beth Allison Barr on Biblical Womanhood, Complimentarianism, Contradictions in the Church, Medieval History and Women's History
April 20, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 37: Dr. Beth Allison Barr on Biblical Womanho…

Dr. Beth Allison Barr (PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is associate professor of history and associate dean of the Graduate School at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where she specializes in medieval histo...

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Women in the Church EPS 36: Bronwyn Lea on awkward sidehugs, women pastors, and South Africa/California differences
April 13, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 36: Bronwyn Lea on awkward sidehugs, women pa…

Bronwyn Lea has been active for twenty years in vocational ministry to serve, encourage, teach, and mobilize Christians of all ages. A graduate of law school and seminary, she ministers in her local church and also heads up P...

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Women in the Church EPS 35: April Díaz on Ezer + Co, the future of the church, and life coaching
April 6, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 35: April Díaz on Ezer + Co, the future of th…

April has been a visionary and challenger her entire life. In 2019, she founded Ezer + Co., a company committed to activating women toward wholeness in life and leadership in full partnership with men. April pastored in the l...

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Women in the Church EPS 34: Tara Beth Leach on Radiant Church, mercy, community outreach and why glitzy isn't enough in church
March 30, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 34: Tara Beth Leach on Radiant Church, mercy,…

Tara Beth Leach is a pastor at Christ Church of Oak Brook in the western suburbs of Chicago. She previously served as senior pastor of First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena (“PazNaz”) in Southern California and has pastore...

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Women in the Church EPS 33: Danielle Strickland on justice, fear of speaking up, Better Together, toxic churches and peacemaking
March 23, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 33: Danielle Strickland on justice, fear of s…

Danielle Strickland is a Canadian spiritual leader, justice advocate, communicator, peacemaker and author whose aggressive compassion has served people firsthand in countries all over the world. From establishing justice depa...

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Women in the Church EPS 32: Dr. Diane Langberg on abuse of power, spiritual abuse, pastors who heal and signs of abuse
March 16, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 32: Dr. Diane Langberg on abuse of power, spi…

Dr. Diane Langberg is globally recognized for her 47 years of clinical work with trauma victims. She has trained caregivers on six continents in responding to trauma and to the abuse of power. She also directs her own counsel...

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Women in the Church EPS 31: Dr. Graham J Hill on egalitarianism, women pastors, & deeply listening
March 9, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 31: Dr. Graham J Hill on egalitarianism, wome…

Dr. Graham Joseph Hill is the Principal of Stirling Theological College (University of Divinity) in Melbourne, Australia. His author website is www.grahamjosephhill.com. Graham has planted and pastored churches and been in th...

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Women in the Church EPS 30: Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer on spiritual abuse, silencing women, abuse of power, pastors and how churches can be TOV (good)
March 2, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 30: Dr. Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer on …

This episode is coming to you for such a time as this. With spiritual abuse, abuse of power, and sexual abuse becoming such common news in our time, we have to admit that there are many churches with cultures and …

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Women in the Church EPS 29: Anna Morgan on the Billy Graham rule, sexism in the church, women pastors and developing leaders
Feb. 23, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 29: Anna Morgan on the Billy Graham rule, sex…

Ever wondered what some alternatives to the Billy Graham rule could be so that women can still be developed as leaders as much as men can in the church? Anna Morgan has. She not only has wondered, she has researched …

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Women in the Church EPS 28: Kelly Tibbits on the Enneagram, Life Coaching, pastoring, and family
Feb. 16, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 28: Kelly Tibbits on the Enneagram, Life Coac…

Kelly is a life coach and a certified Enneagram coach with over 20 years of experience developing leaders. She is an Enneagram 2, and love to help others learn how to INVEST in their lives and discover their WHY. She …

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Women in the Church EPS 27: Sue Warnke on Faithforce, being agnostic, Faith at Work, and bringing your authentic self to work
Feb. 9, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 27: Sue Warnke on Faithforce, being agnostic,…

After a lifetime as a proud agnostic, Sue Warnke began following Jesus in 2017. Now Sue is helping spark a movement of authentic faith in the workplace. She is the Senior Director of Content & Communications Experience at Sal...

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Women in the Church EPS 26: Nancy Ortberg on Faith & Work, Transforming the Bay with Christ, discovering your passion, being brave and embracing who God made you to be
Feb. 2, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 26: Nancy Ortberg on Faith & Work, Transformi…

Nancy Ortberg has over twenty-two years experience in sales, service and the healthcare industry, including eighteen years in leadership roles. She has in addition, led a staff team in the recruitment and mobilization of thou...

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Women in the Church EPS 25: Sheila Gregoire on sex, relationships, how the church and the culture send women and men unhealthy messages, and how we can find freedom and truth
Jan. 26, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 25: Sheila Gregoire on sex, relationships, ho…

Sheila Wray Gregoire is a popular speaker, marriage blogger, and the author of nine books, including The Good Girl’s Guide to Great Sex . Her latest book is The Great Sex Rescue that will be coming out in early March. …

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Women in the Church EPS 24: Kadi Cole on developing female leaders, sticky floors, microagressions, the price women leaders pay, and why the Good Guys should help
Jan. 19, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 24: Kadi Cole on developing female leaders, s…

Kadi Cole found herself being asked by church leaders how they could help develop more women leaders in their churches. The result was her bestselling book Developing Female Leaders . Listen in as Kadi walks us through what...

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Women in the Church EPS 23: Pastor Kate Wallace Nunneley on the Junia Project, women pastors, and egalitarian theology
Jan. 12, 2021

Women in the Church EPS 23: Pastor Kate Wallace Nunneley on the Junia…

We are kicking off a new season, and a new series on Women in the Church. Our first guest is setting the foundation for us academically, and is full of resources we can read on our own to study. Pastor …

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Holiday Break EPS 22: Pastor Yasmin Roohi on misunderstood Mary, women in the church, justice and being an Enneagram 8 Iranian-American woman pastor in Silicon Valley
Jan. 5, 2021

Holiday Break EPS 22: Pastor Yasmin Roohi on misunderstood Mary, wome…

Pastor Yasmin Roohi pastors Centerset church along with her husband Pastor Ali Roohi in the Silicon Valley. They planted Centerset church together, birthed out of a dream and a calling that they shared since they were dating...

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Holiday Break EPS 21: Dr. Kevin Timpe on supporting families with children with disabilities, philosophy of disability, and the joint project with adults with disabilities
Dec. 22, 2020

Holiday Break EPS 21: Dr. Kevin Timpe on supporting families with chi…

Dr. Kevin Timpe currently holds the William H. Jellema Chair in Christian Philosophy at Calvin University. He’s written or edited eleven books and published over 50 articles or papers. He’s also the founder and president of 2...

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