What if we made our goal community over rightness? What would Jesus-following look like then? Our goal, in this podcast and in life, is to honour the diversity we were created with and find our way into community together, just as we are and as we are becoming. When we leave space for others to grow and change we actually

Diversity is in the details. Diversity is more than representation. It is valuing the difference in our experiences and perspectives. It is moving beyond tokenism and into intentional relationship. Sometimes, though, we can see diversity as a threat to our faith journey. When this happens we become bogged down in the practice of following Jesus and lose the actual way

Do you know the difference between unity and uniformity? There is a reason why the analogy of a body is used in connection with The Church, we are meant to be different from each other yet still connected to one another. We are meant to each have our individual part to play in the same symphony. God created us uniquely

Journeying in faith requires that we trust God at work in each other. Many of us have grown up in a faith context that has valued obedience. We have become good at obeying the direction of the Known but that isn’t what trust really looks like. Trust means accepting the unknown, the mystery, the murkiness of uncertainty. Trust means removing

What if triggers are actually opportunities for growth? What would it look like if we were brave enough to sit with our triggers and explore the ‘why’ behind our feelings? What would it look like if we set good boundaries while still being willing to lean into our triggers and dismantle them? Building resiliency in our faith is empowering and

God is bigger than our own personal context and experience. When we stick with those who share a common world view or faith experience there is a danger of settling into a single expression of God or single colour of God. When we don’t open our hearts to diverse understandings of God we miss out on the wideness of who

What is the question or a thought you are afraid to give voice? God is fully interested in us. His sole purpose in creating us is to know us and for us to know Him. This knowing only comes from asking questions and digging deeper into relationship. This is why our questions don’t offend God. And our questions should not

Did you know that ‘rightness’ can cause relational deafness? When we enter into conversations with people who hold different perspectives than ours, we can choose to be right or we can choose to be relational but we can’t be both. This doesn’t mean that we must abandon all of our beliefs and principals in order to have relationships, it means

Are you brave enough to be uncomfortable? When setting the tone for conversations about faith renovations we need to make a conscious decision to open our minds to the truth and experiences of others. It is in hearing about the faith journey of others that we can see potential for growth in our own understanding. But this kind of engagement

Deconstructing, dismantling and disillusions … how in the world do we even begin to navigate this minefield! In our first Ten Talk, we begin by talking about the language we use and how it reveals our core understanding of our relationship with God. We explore the conflict between absolute knowing and the humility of mystery and how God is constantly