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Ep. 92: Ken Wytsma on Chronic Pain, Compassion Fatigue, and a Theology of Suffering

Ken Wytsma discusses his journey from being a high-achieving leader to one slowed down by chronic illness and how this has made him relook at his identity. Throughout this conversation, Ken shares a lot of wisdom gained from doing pastoral and justice work for decades, including how to go at a sustainable pace.

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Ep. 91: Control & Hope Beyond Our Circumstances

Noah shares transparently about issues he's had with control, how that has led to depression, and how he has recently experienced a breakthrough. This episode is a sequel to the December 2nd "Five Minute Flip" on the same topic.

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Ep. 90: Juanita Rasmus on Learning to Live in the Unmerited Love of God

Noah and Pastor Juanita Rasmus have a conversation around how to live in the unmerited love of God when everything inside of us says we need to perform in order to be accepted. Juanita is the author of Learning to Be: Finding Your Center After the Bottom Falls Out and is a pastor who endured a 9-month crash following ministry burnout. Listen in to discover the freeing truths of Jesus' love that she found at the bottom of the pit and learn the tools and rhythms you need to start experiencing this freedom here and now.

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Ep. 89: Four Church Planters Talk Candidly About Church Health

Church planting pastors Cindy Riley, Josh Cramer, Laura Tarro, and Noah Filipiak have a raw conversation about the ups and downs of church planting.

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Ep. 88: Crystal Renaud Day on helping women overcome pornography addiction

Did you know women look at pornography too? When we treat porn like it's a men-only sin, it only heaps extra shame onto the women who struggle with it, making it even harder to reach out for help. If you are a woman struggling with porn and unwanted sexual behavior, then this episode is for you. It's also for ministry leaders and fellow women who want to help create safe places for women who are struggling.

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How I’m Making Room to Pastor, Write, and Help Men Find Freedom from Porn

In Spring 2023, I realized I had too much on my plate. I was pastoring Mosaic Church full-time, the multi-ethnic church I planted in urban Grand Rapids, MI. I was directing new Beyond the Battle 7-week groups and shepherding our growing BtB alumni community. This included weekly Zoom meetings, pastoral care and counseling, and retreats. I was also directing New Humanity, a multi-ethnic church planting network with a focus on urban community development. Oh and I wanted time to do my podcast and writing!

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Ep. 87: Dr. Peter Sung on the Post-Church Church

Is your faith going through a crisis because of unhealth you see in the contemporary model of church? Or are you a ministry leader worn out from "putting on the show" week after week? Then this conversation between Dr. Peter Sung and Noah Filipiak is for you.

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Ep. 86: Cameron Horner on Disability in the Church and if God Still Heals

At 18 years old, Cameron experienced a diving accident in which he broke his neck and was left permanently paralyzed. Now, from a wheelchair, he shares his story of God’s faithfulness to him through his disability.

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Ep. 85: Dr. Terence Lester on how confronting buried racial history can build racial solidarity

In today's conversation, the discussion is on Terence's new book All God's Children: How Confronting Buried History Can Build Racial Solidarity. The interview is full of practical ways you can be faithful to Jesus in your cross-cultural relationships and ways modern cultural trends are trying to take us away from this path.

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Ep. 84: Drs. Glenn Bracey & Michael Emerson on the Religion of Whiteness

Noah interviews Drs. Glenn Bracey and Michael Emerson on their national research project where they interviewed practicing white Christians on matters of race. What they found was that practicing white Christians hold some unique views on race that are not shared by any other demographic in the United States. Their views differ from practicing black or Latino Christians, as well as from white non-Christians. 

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