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Ep 20 Structures of Power and Shiny Happy People, Part 2
Title: Structures of Power and Shiny Happy People, Part 2 In this episode the SHE-Team discusses abuses of power and deception and vulnerability within the church. Inspired by Diane Langberg's 'Redeeming Power' and the 'Shiny Happy People' documentary on the Duggars,...
Ep19 Exploring Power, Deception, and Vulnerability in the Church, Part 1
Title: Exploring Power, Deception, and Vulnerability in the Church, Part 1In this episode the SHE-Team delves into themes of power, deception, and vulnerability within the church. We discuss Langberg's work on power dynamics, Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority...
Ep 18 Transitions and Vocations: Looking Back at 2023
The SHE-Team returns after a short furlough through the Fall season. We look back at 2023 and catch up with each other about our transitions in life and work. We ponder the weightiness of new titles and how much we haven’t changed even while we transition into new...
Ep17 The SHE-Team Watches Barbie!
Title: The SHE-Team Watches Barbie!Publish Date: Aug 23, 2023The SHE team watches the Barbie movie! We're are super excited to talk about the fun and glitter of Barbie Land, our take on various scenes, our most favorite lines, and of course we bring it home with some...
Ep16 Go Away! : Second Generation Gender Bias in the Church
Are there signs that we hang on the metaphorical front door of our churches or our denominations, that unwittingly, subtly, in the most gentlest of fonts communicate “Go Away” to certain individuals that don't fit comfortably into our communities or our theology, or...
Ep 15 Mother’s Day Disruptions 2023
Title: Mother’s Day Disruptions 2023 Publish Date: May 12, 2023 The SHE Team is talking about Mother’s Day and the annual celebration we hold at our churches and how it has become–or has always been–problematic for some women and maybe for some men as well. Before the...
Ep13 Women Living into Seasons of Vocation
Title: Women and Seasons of VocationPublish Date: March 13, 2023 The SHE-Team rethinks concepts of vocation as it aligns with the seasons of women’s lives. Author Kathleen Cahalan challenges thinking about vocation in terms of discovering my “lifelong vocation.” She...
Ep12 State of the Church: Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic?
Title: The State of the Church 2023Publish Date: February 02, 2023 Is the Church responding well to the declines of religious participation in the Church or are our responses not much more that rearranging decks chairs on the Titanic? In this episode we take a moment...
Ep11 Triage on the Great Pastoral Resignation, Pt2
Publish date: December 30, 2022 In episode 11, the SHE-Team picks up where we left off in Part 1 of the Great Pastoral Resignation, offering advice and wisdom on how to do triage to provide care for your pastor. We get super practical with suggestions for church...
Ep 10 The Great Pastoral Resignation
Publish Date: November 30, 2022 In today’s episode the SHE-Team explores the social, mental, and political fallout facing pastors in church ministry today as they’ve led congregations through a pandemic, social and political...