Raised To Stay

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Raised To Stay is a ministry led by Pastor Natalie Runion, Associate Pastor of Women and Worship Pastor at New Life Church based out of Colorado Springs, CO. Raised To Stay is for those of us who have been both called and crushed, loved and sometimes left, welcomed and wounded by the Church yet our anointing keeps us holding on. Pressing in. Staying.Raised to Stay is for those who have stayed. Those who have wandered. It’s a call home. Not to just a physical church building but a call back to our first love, Jesus. Back to our original YES!

Natalie Runion


    • Oct 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Raised To Stay

    Raised to Stay Featuring The Pastor Wives Tell All- What Your Pastor's Wives Want You to Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 37:37


    Join Natalie as she sits down with her friends, the Pastor Wives Tell All in a discussion on staying, what your pastor's wife is really like, and the beauty of Biblical community.

    Raised to Stay Through...Losing Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 31:14


    Natalie is joined by Pastor Sharon Hodde Miller in this episode addressing our need for control.  Sharon  leads Bright City Church in Durham, NC with her husband, Ike. She is a best-selling author of multiple books, and holds a PhD on women and calling. She is also a mom of 3!  Be ready to be challenged and encouraged as Sharon shares her heart behind her latest book, The Cost of Control: Why We Crave It, the Anxiety It Gives Us, and the Real Power God Promises.

    Raised to Stay Through...Identity Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 23:09


    In this episode Natalie shares some of her own story of disappointment when she went through an identity crisis from worship pastor to women's pastor.  If you've ever felt like God has bait and switched you, if you've ever been disappointed in an assignment, this episode is for you.

    Raised to Stay Through...Marriage and Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 30:13


    Join Natalie and Pastor Gabe Jenkins, a professional liscensed Christian counselor as they talk ministry, marriage and debunk the myths of counseling in the Church.

    Raised to Stay Through...Fear of God

    Play Episode Play 59 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 46:15


    Natalie sits down with Amber Jones, Founder of GraceStory Ministries to talk about how her relationship with her earthly father impacted her view of her Heavenly Father.  Join us as we go deep into how our relationship with God and the Church can be changed for the good through the power of the Holy Spirit, counseling, and forgiveness. 

    Raised to Stay Through...Church Hurt

    Play Episode Play 54 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 40:31


    Natalie flies solo on this podcast to talk specifically to church leaders, volunteers and staff about the differences between Church Abuse, Church Hurt and Church Offense.  In this episode Natalie challenges Church leadership to take all accusations seriously, to investigate every scenario where a congregant or staff member has experienced abuse or hurt and asks every Christ follower to examine their own hearts when it comes to carrying offense.  

    Raised to Stay Through...Betrayal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 41:38


    Join Natalie and Pastor Nikki Williams from Bloom Church in Canada as they discuss church hurt, betrayal and now we can stay connected to the Church and Jesus even when we face our own Judas.

    Raised to Stay Through...The Unknown

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 31:32


    Join Natalie as she talks with Lauren Caldwell about staying in ministry and in the church through seasons of uncertainty and change.  Listen in as they discuss the challenges of saying yes to Jesus without a GPS or idea of where we are going and how we can lean into Him, His Word and His people.

    Raised to Stay Through...Transitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 35:59


    Join Natalie and Pastors John and Josy Brockman as they get very personal and candid about staying connected to Jesus and His Church even in seasons of transition.  They ask the hard questions such as, "how do you know when it's time to go?" and, "how do we teach our kids obedience in trusting the Lord when He says go?"  You will be challenged and encouraged as well as reminded that you aren't alone in your wondering in this honest conversation of heartbreak, humility and honor when we are most afraid, uncertain and confused.  May you know, Jesus is near and you are not alone.

    WELCOME TO THE RAISED TO STAY PODCAST

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 13:12


    Our first official Raised to Stay Podcast season has begun-welcome to the family!  This year we will be interviewing Stayers who have wanted to quit ministry and the Church but have held on through it all and to Jesus.  If you're new to the R2S family we are glad you're here.

    Welcome to Raised to Stay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 17:02


    Welcome to the Raised to Stay Family!  In this very first Podcast of a brand new season, Natalie Runion introduces the ministry and heart behind Raised to Stay and the hope for those hurt in church and ministry.Join the conversation here and everyday at #raisedtostay.

    Positioning for Delivery

    Play Episode Play 59 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 37:31


    Join Natalie as she takes Raised to Stay down to Tyler, Texas for the Awakening Women's Conference.  Hear this message based out of Exodus 1 on the enemy's plot for the church but God's plan for multiplication and redemption through His people.

    Consider Rahab

    Play Episode Play 49 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 16:40


    Join Natalie as she teaches live at New Life Women on the story of Rahab and the truth that God isn't as interested in what we're known for as He is who we are making known.

    Leftovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 23:13


    Join Natalie live as she teaches at her home church, New Life Church in Colorado Springs, CO where she is Women's Pastor.  In this episode she is teaching at their weekly women's event on the miracles of Jesus, multiplying the boy's lunch and the promise that God wastes nothing.

    Second Thoughts- Building Kingdoms and Crushing Castles

    Play Episode Play 38 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 36:12


    Our friends from Worship Leader Probs talk with Natalie about preparing the next generation for church leadership and our roles as mentors, leaders, pastors and co-laborers.  You won't want to miss this one!

    Second Thoughts- Women in Ministry (PART 1)

    Play Episode Play 45 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 35:08


    In this episode Worship Pastor Jen Smale talks with Natalie about being raised in church, finding her own calling and not getting caught up in titles or positions as a woman in leadership.  

    Second Thoughts- Be What You Need

    Play Episode Play 45 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 42:51


    In this episode, worship leader and pastor Marcos talks about being what he needed as a leader and pastor to the next generation and transparency and accountability can transform our churches.  

    Second Thoughts- Church Kids

    Play Episode Play 46 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 29:03


    From Church Kid to Country Music Drummer, Chris Flick talks bout growing in the church and how it's shaped his career, family and relationship with Jesus today.

    Second Thoughts- Wrestling with the Church in Racial Injustice

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 48:16


    Worship Leader Lauren Caldwell of Mercy Street Church out of Texas joins us to talk about her own wrestling with the church in racial injustice, politics and more.

    Second Thoughts- Wrestling with God through Infertility and Adoption

    Play Episode Play 55 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 36:53


    In the first Podcast of the Second Thoughts Summer Series Natalie and Rachel Pitman discuss Rachel's journey with infertility and adoption.  Now a family of 8, Rachel talks about how she wrestled with God in her disappointment while also trying to hold on to His promises.  

    Go To Church Even When You're Not In Charge

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 29:13


    It’s easy to show up and work, be productive, prove our worth, make decisions, feel important...to spend service time talking to other staff people in the lobby and green room. .But sometimes God gives us time in His House not to clean, assign chores, do the grilling or cooking but to simply sit in the Living Room and be ministered to. By His family, in His presence, without a single task at hand.

    Ministry Is Wherever You Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 26:38


    In this episode we get real and talk about the lies we believe and the truth that ministry is wherever we are.

    Builders and Thieves

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 26:58


    In this episode Natalie talks about building for the kingdom and if God tells you to build something He won't ask you to take from another man's house. We talk about the cost of our Yes, picking up our cross and a hammer and following Jesus until the very end.

    Don't Let Your Weapon Become an Idol

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 24:50


    In Episode 5 of the Raised to Stay Podcast we talk about our gifts and identity and not allowing them to become an idol. We are more than what we do. We are who He says we are- sons and daughters of God!

    It's Okay That You Have Wanted To Quit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 28:39


    In Episode 4 of the Raised To Stay Podcast we talk about quitting, difficult seasons, God's desire and ability to hear our questions and wrestle with us and the call to stay even when we want to run.

    You Haven't Been Disqualified

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 21:29


    In episode 3 of the Raised To Stay Podcast Natalie talks about her attempt to make it big in Hollywood and how we can run but we can't hide from God's will for our lives.

    Sometimes All The Doors Look the Same

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 20:58


    God sees us. We haven't been lost or forgotten. In this episode Natalie talks about the lost sheep, a lost child and the beauty of being found.

    We Were Raised To Stay

    Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 28:06


    In the very first episode of Raised To Stay founder Natalie Runion talks about Church hurt, forgiveness and a generation who is determined to stay and finish the work that was begun in each and every one of us.

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