Today on the podcast, Katy shares a special bonus conversation with co-founder and owner of Ninni Co. pacifiers, Joy Williams. Katy and joy discuss all things related to starting a business and the joys and challenges of being an entrepreneur, as well as how Joy’s faith has both been strengthened and challenged during this journey. You’ll also hear some special, and very exciting news about Ninni Co. toward the end of the episode, so make sure you stay on till the end.

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Make sure you check out our bonus Second Service episode on Substack where Joy shares things she had to “un-learn” about God to move forward as a mom and business owner.

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This week on the podcast, Katy shares a conversation she had with Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter, Lloyd Nicks, who wrote the popular worship song, “That’s My King”, made popular by CeCe Winans. Katy and Lloyd chat about all things worship leading, song writing, Gospel music, the Black church, and his new song “Heal For You”.

You can stream “Heal For You” anywhere you listen to music and make sure you let Lloyd know how much you love the song by sharing it with friends and family on your social media accounts.

Click here to listen to “Heal For You”

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This week on the podcast, Katy shares a conversation she had with Kristen Miele, founder of Sex Ed Reclaimed. Sex Ed Relcaimed is a biblically grounded sex education curriculum helping Christian parents confidently teach sexuality to their kids — at every age, from 3 years old to 18 years old. Kristen has incredible courses available to purchase on her website, and you can use the code IMREADY for 20% off your purchase.

Kristen and Katy talk about all things sexual education, purity culture, the gaps in public, private and homeschooling and Kristen shares some tangible tips for parents navigating what somewhat feels awkward and uncomfortable.

Check out all of Kristen’s resources on her website www.sexedreclaimed.com and make sure you grab your course today. Tell a friend about her work and follow Kristen on Instagram @sexedreclaimed

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This week on the podcast, Katy shares a powerful conversation with Pastor Kimberly MacNeill about why women are leaving the church and attending less than ever before. They discuss hyper masculinity in our Sunday services, sexual abuse scandals, and the lack of a female presence in church leadership as what may be contributing to this phenomenon, as well as provide advice for ministry leaders who seek to elevate the voices of women.

Make sure you check out our bonus Substack episode for paid subscribers where Katy and Kim “re-imagine” what the church might look like if they looked to Jesus’s example of leadership, rather than power and authority.

Books and Resources:

The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible by Scot McKnight

A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture That Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing by Scot McNight and Laura Barringer

Jesus and Women: In the First Century and Now by Kristi McLelland

The Junia Project

Together in Ministry: Women and Men in Flourishing Partnerships by Rob Dixon

Here is the article Kimberly referenced regarding most worship songs being written by men

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This week on the podcast we are sharing a conversation with Old Testament scholar, professor and author Sandy Richter. Sandy and Katy discuss women’s roles in the Old Testament, lesser known female characters, and what the church gets wrong when using the Old Testament (or Bible as a whole) as a way to prohibit women’s roles in church leadership.

Make sure you check out our bonus Substack “Second Service” where Sandy covers the forward movement of scripture and normative vs. situational passages.

You can find all of Sandy’s work on her website.

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You can read Sandy’s work with Seedbed on Women in Leadership by clicking here.

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This week on the podcast we’re sharing a powerful conversation with Tennessee Gubernatorial candidate Lauren Pinkston about what makes her campaign as an Independent different. We chat about her faith in Jesus and how that informs her politics and how we can reach across the aisle to care for those who believe differently than us.

Whether you live in Tennessee or not, this is a campaign and a movement that we all can support and get behind. If you find yourself disillusioned with politics and the two party system in America, support a candidate like Lauren so more people like her put their hat in the ring and decide to run for office.

If you’re not already, subscribe to our paid Substack community for just $8 a month and listen to our bonus Second Service episode with Lauren where I ask her some pointed questions about the rise of Christian Nationalism.

You can donate to Lauren’s campaign and learn more about her by clicking here.

Check out Lauren’s podcast about bi-racial adoption by clicking here.

You can read Lauren’s Substack article Would You Rather Be American or Christian? here.

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This week on the podcast, we are sharing a conversation Katy had with her friend Jocelynn Brewer about the importance of having theologically rich Bible study material and curriculum for children and women and why there seems to be a gap for both of these demographics. They discuss how to handle tough questions from your kids as well as passenger princess theology, and whether or not women even desire deeper theological study.

Check out 10 Dumb Things Smart Christians Believe by Larry Osborne by clicking here

Purchase Rebecca McLaughlin’s book 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity

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This week we are taking a break from our normal podcast schedule and having a conversation with Elizabeth Berget and Laura Kelly Fanucci about what’s happening on the ground in Minnesota (specifically Minneapolis) and all that’s taken place due to the ICE presence there. We chat about who’s been impacted the most, including women, children and churches as well as the Christian response, regardless of what side of the aisle you find yourself. We also talk through what it looks like to care about secure borders but also be against the way immigration enforcement is being carried out.

Make sure you check out our bonus episode on Substack for paid subscribers by clicking here.

If you want to get involved, check out the resources below:

Neighbor Notes on Substack

Welcome the Stranger by Matthew Soerens

Women of Welcome

Follow Sharon McMahon on Instagram

Listen to The Holy Post Podcast

Make sure you follow Elizabeth @elizabeth_a_berget and Laura @thismessygrace

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