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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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.

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Many of the world’s issues could be solved with a willingness to listen and learn from other people about their culture, experiences and story. Jenn Suen Chen is inviting you to the table with an eagerness to help you figure out what to say and how to share through shaping, undoing, awakening and reshaping.

“Dim Sum and Faith” will help you examine where God has been present in every joy and trial of your personal narrative as you courageously trust in the spiritual formation of your journey.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Grab “Dim Sum and Faith: How our Stories form our Souls” from our Becoming Church resource list on Amazon!

Work with Jenn as a Spiritual Director.

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