Podcast appearances and mentions of kathy escobar

Kathy Escobar returns to Nine LIves to explore the joys and struggles of living in community—especially through the lens of an Enneagram Two. She opens up about learning to set boundaries, navigating faith shifts, and the deeply personal journey of learning to receive help. In this powerful episode, Kathy shares how the loss of her son to suicide continues to shape her story and her ongoing evolution. She speaks candidly about grief, healing, and the loss of a faith community—and how those experiences have deepened her understanding of compassion and connection. Kathy highlights the crucial stretch for Enneagram Twos: receiving help from others. Kathy draws from the nurturing nature of Type 2 to create safe, authentic spaces through The Refuge in Denver and CommunityHeals, which she co-leads with her husband, Jose. She's also the author of several books, including her latest: Turning Over Tables: A Lenten Call for Disrupting Power. Learn more at kathyescobar.com and communityheals.com.

Send us a textSpecial Guest: Kathy Escobar, Author of Turning Over Tables:A Lenten Call for Disrupting PowerQuestion of the Week:How do Jesus' actions and teachings challenge systems of privilege and oppression? How can we incorporate that into our own lives?Turning Over Tables:A Lenten Call for Disrupting PowerFor Listening Guides, click here!Got a question for us? Send them to faithpodcast@pcusa.org! A Matter of Faith website

Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with the Revs. Susan Rogers (The Well, Jacksonville, FL) and Kathy Escobar (The Refuge, Broomfield, CO) about the downward mobility of Jesus, how we form leadership and wield power, and Kathy's upcoming book (to be released in January, 2025).

Today's guests, Kathy Escobar and Phyllis Mathis, have been soul friends for almost two decades and are the hosts of the Soul + Practice podcast dedicated to raw conversations and real practices. Their work is centered on healthier human-ing and making it in this weird world. Phyllis did this as a therapist for many years and now is a life coach and author of The Subversive Soul: The Gentle Revolution Everyone Needs. And Kathy is a non-profit leader and community cultivator and author of several books, including Practicing: Changing Yourself to Change the World. More at kathyescobar.com and phyllismathis.com. In our conversation we talk about play - how play is about motivation more than behaviour - and what that looks like for each of us as an Enneagram 2 (Kathy), 9 (Phyllis), and 1 (me). I invited each of them to take a short quiz to discover their "play personality"' which is based on the work of Dr. Stuart Brown. You can take the quiz here: Understanding your Play Style - LindsayBraman.com.We also talk about what it means to each of us to "live on purpose" midlife and beyond. In the summer session of the Brave + Beautiful Community, members will be invited to explore their own sense of purpose, how to thrive and feel alive, and we'll do some dreaming/visioning for our lives. Learn more here: Join the Brave + Beautiful Community For Midlife Women | A Life In ProgressSign up for the Monday Morning Hope Map:Connect with Krista on IGConnect on FB: A Life in Progress and/or Rebranding Middle Age

*I swear in this episode in case you have little people aroundSHOW NOTESGrief is always hard... but grieving over the holidays can be an extra layer of hard. Our grief doesn't need to be 'fixed.' It simply needs to be witnessed. In this episode I share honestly about where I'm at and a few ideas for taking good care of yourself if you're grieving over the holidays.LINKS/REFERENCESSign up for the free Simplify + Recalibrate: Join The 5-Day Challenge! (registration ends Dec 1)Find Krista on FB: A Life in Progress and also Rebranding Middle Age. Find her on IG.Grief Support: Tools For Suicide or Child Loss | A Life In ProgressThe HSP Podcast Presents: Thriving Through & Beyond Grief as HSPs with Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui - YouTubeHow to Navigate the Inner Winter of Grief in Menopause (Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui)What Is An Inner Winter Season? (And How To Learn Trust And Practice Paradox In Winter Seasons) | (alifeinprogress.ca)Phyllis Mathis MA (find her book bottom of home page)Soul + Practice: Raw Conversations & Real Practices with Kathy Escobar & Phyllis Mathis on Apple Podcasts

Your relationship with grief impacts all your relationships - whether you know it or not. While the experience of grief is universal, we still react to grief in ways that often stigmatize and alienate our grief or the grief of others in the name of professionalism, boundaries, and self-protection. And when we face a loss from suicide and all the layers and nuances of this particular type of loss, it can bring up a lot for us and those we lead. Disenfranchised grief refers to a loss that's not openly acknowledged, socially mourned, or publicly supported–you can see how bereavement by suicide fits one of the most common causes of disenfranchised grief. When people who have lost someone to suicide feel like they cannot talk about their loss without judgment or criticism, disenfranchised grief festers. It can lead to complicated grief, where our recovery and healing become persistent and debilitating to basic day-to-day functioning over a long period of time.The deep discomfort, shame, and stigma associated with suicide can make it difficult to discuss, so that when you experience bereavement by suicide, you often feel isolated at a time when you carry deep hurt. On today's show, you will hear from someone I have known for over two decades who has consistently and steadfastly led with transparency and authenticity no matter what showed up in her life. Kathy Escobar is co-founder of The Refuge, a hub for healing community, social action, and creative collaboration and #communityheals: Making Spaces for Transformation Accessible for All, non-profits in North Denver, CO. She's a pastor, writer, spiritual director, podcaster, and advocate and author of several books, including Practicing: Changing Yourself to Change the World and Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything you Believe is Coming Apart. Content note: Extensive discussion of grief and suicide. Please take care of yourself as you listen.Listen to the full episode to hear: How speaking the truth about her son's death became part of how Kathy and her family survived it Why it's so problematic that we create a split within ourselves as we experience grief What's really at stake when grief remains submerged How shame shows up with grief, especially in bereavement by suicide Why Kathy says there's not getting through grief, only learning to live with the rhythms of it Why we need to get comfortable with the paradoxes of living with grief How Kathy reconciles realism with hope Learn more about Kathy Escobar: Website Facebook: @kathyescobarauthor Instagram: @kathyescobarpublic Twitter: @kathyescobar Learn more about Rebecca: rebeccaching.com Work With Rebecca Sign up for the weekly Unburdened Leader Email Resources: The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living, Hillary L. McBride

In this episode, Belinda Pollard, Donita Bundy and Alison Joy interview Kathy Escobar, pastor and author of the Advent resource A Weary World. Kathy has for many years helped provide a Blue Christmas event for those struggling at this time of year, but its meaning became intensely personal after her teenage son's death by suicide. (Content warning: suicide) Don't forget to like and subscribe to the podcast! And go to gracewriters.com for show notes, transcript, useful links and factsheets, and to connect with our online community.

We have been building a container to handle the demands, pressures, expectations, and all around fuckupedness that can happen in this season, and this week we add another layer, level, or stabilizer to that container because most of us (me included) can use all the help we can get. We started with Building A Container For Tender Times (creating personal mantras for this season), then we Showed Up For Ourselves In Tender Times (making a list of what we've said yes to around this time of year and regretted and a list of what we wished we had done instead), and now slowing down when EVERYTHING else seems to be speeding up. How, where, and when can we add slowness to our lives without added work, time, and energy? Giving ourselves the little we need so we can be more ourselves than we've ever been before. I hope you enjoy this series and that it's helpful to you. I'd love to hear from you and the ways you are creatively looking at this time of year. Love, Angie Interested in joining me on Kathy Escobar's When Christmas Is Blue Sunday, December 4th, 3 pm - 4:30 pm MST which is 2 pm - 3:30 pm PST? It's free but you must register here https://bit.ly/WhenChristmasIsBlue to join (this will be in real-time). Interested in an experience this holiday season? I have gift certificates!!! Email me at angiefadel@gmail.com or purchase through my shop and I will email you a gift certificate for the workshop/workshops of your choosing. Thank you for giving this a listen, sharing it, reviewing it, and doing all the things. If you want to reach out and ask a question go to angiefadel@gmail.com or DM on Instagram. I am accepting new clients - you can book an appointment, an archery workshop, or a rage walk, or if you want me to come and do what I do in your area email me at angiefadel.com. Music by @toddfadel Also, beware there are almost always swears. If you want to stay on top of everything that is happening sign up for my email. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angie-fadel/support

Passionate about creating safe spaces for people on the margins of faith and life, Kathy Escobar talks to us about the values and practices that help us to connect with ourselves and others at difficult times. Through shifting faith and traumatic loss, she shares principles that have guided her towards a more congruent and healthy spirituality.  Following the interview, Nomad hosts Nick Thorley and Joy Brooks consider how they have related to emotional and physical challenges alongside their own evolving faith. Interview starts at 14m 26s Show Notes → The creation of Nomad's thoughtful, wonderfully ad-free content is entirely funded by our equally thoughtful, wonderful listeners. Supporting us gives access to Nomad's online communities through the Beloved Listener Lounge, Enneagram Lounge and Nomad Book Club - as well as bonus content like Nomad Contemplations, Nomad Devotionals and Nomad Revisited. If you'd like to join our lovely supporters head to our Patreon Page or our Nomad members page to donate and you may even be rewarded with a pen or Beloved Listener mug! If you're hoping to connect with others who are more local, you can also take a look at our Listener Map or join our Nomad Gathering Facebook page. Additionally, we share listener's stories on our blog, all with the hope of facilitating understanding, connection and supportive relationships.

Kathy Escobar takes us into the sacred space of her life and faith journey in this episode. Kathy, who leads as an Enneagram 2, poignantly shares her story of finding faith, facing the dark side of organizational systems, suffering tremendous personal loss and discovering restoration through healing community. Kathy is a trained spiritual director, speaker, author, group facilitator and advocate. Her books have provided guidance and hope for many, and Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe is Coming Apart, was the catalyst for this conversation. Find Kathy at www.kathyescobar.com and www.communityheals.com. 

This episode is about the clichés that we say and believe but are also true- just breathe, it will look better in the morning, you can only do what you can do, etc. We may feel foolish when we say these things but there is also deep truth to be found in their simplicity. The paradox of holding simple and complex things at the same time, anger and peace, grief and joy (for more on paradox follow my friend Kathy Escobar). Feelings that seem to be opposites but there is still something new and beautiful to be found right in the middle of them. If that's not magic I don't know what is! I also mention Myriam Joseph in this episode and her generous words to me that I continue to reflect back on- maybe those her words will help you too. A hawk flying through the air, a squirrel holding a candy wrapper in its tiny hands, and licking the chocolate off it -- all magic. We have to take it all where we can get it, let it buoy us, strengthens us, and give us joy even if only for a moment. Every moment of magic, of noticing, of feeling, is a radical act. And I am here for it and you. So look everywhere for moments all around you little and big. I am currently accepting new clients you can book an appointment, archery workshop, or rage walk here at angiefadel.com Also, if you just want to reach out and ask a question go to angiefadel@gmail.com. Music by Todd Fadel And beware there are almost always swears. I'd love it if you liked, followed, shared, and reviewed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angie-fadel/support

Program Director Adam Borneman speaks with the Rev. Kathy Escobar (The Refuge, Broomfield, CO) about holding space for faith deconstruction, her passion for cultivating community, and navigating vocational discernment within existing systems.

Today we're talking about the big "D" - Deconstruction. A pretty loaded word at the moment, we're talking about faith, growth, falling apart, and moving on when faith changes. Listen to Ryan and Janel share their own evolving stories, and learn about this every changing process. Not for the faint at heart, deconstruction is hard work and we're here to walk with you.  We mentioned a few things in the Podcast that we want to highlight here. Faith Shift by Kathy Escobar has been a really helpful book for Janel. Ryan was influenced by Rob Bell and Brian McLaren, in particular A Generous Orthodoxy. We also wanted to highlight TikTok star Piper Ramsey-Sumner @cbfplr and recommend @AbrahamPiper and @JoLuehmann. You might also check out @eve_wasframed on Instagram.  Please reach out if you have specific Deconstruction questions or topics you'd like to cover.  ___________ If you are a fan of any of our Brew Theology shows, give this episode a share on the interwebs, rate Brew Theology on iTunes and give BT a brewtastic review! Head over to the Brew Theology website, www.brewtheology.org to learn more, and/or become a local partner, sponsor and financial contributor. Questions & inquiries about Brew Theology, the alliance/network, Denver community or podcast, contact Ryan Miller: ryan@brewtheology.org &/or janel@brewtheology.org. /// Follow us on Facebook & Instagram (@brewtheology) & Twitter (@brew_theology) Brew Theology swag HERE. T-shirts, tanks, hoodies, V-neck's, women's, etc. all in multiple colors.

This week I'm getting into not only holiday survival tips and tricks but Inner wisdom nuggets as well. My hope is that it will help you get through these tricky times coming up in the next 2 months. It is a good idea to have a plan that will help you navigate the bombardment that sometimes happens during the holidays with family, pressures, obligations, money, boundaries, and everything else. I hope this helps even a little bit. Also, check out Kathy Escobar & Phyllis Mathis' Podcast Soul Practice it is so full of love, life, and wisdom. And the book I'm reading and that I mention in this episode is The Toa of Fully Feeling by Peter Walker I have spent the last 20 years working in and on my own and others' deconstruction and would love to help you find the support, love, and acceptance you may need to walk through this part of faith or the support to find or nurture your unique spiritual practice. Reach out if this is something you need. I am currently accepting new clients you can book an appointment, archery workshop, or rage walk here angiefadel.com Also, if you just want to reach out and ask a question go to angiefadel@gmail.com. Music by Todd Fadel There are almost always swears with anything I do, so be warned if you are listening with kids or you don't enjoy a bit of spicy language.

In this episode, one of our amazing members, Karla Hernandez, speaks with Latinx student leaders Ty Jones, David Gamboa, Kathy Escobar, and Veronica Lopez on Latinx student life at JMU, Latinx student struggles at JMU, and what JMU and the Harrisonburg community can do to improve the experiences of Latinx residents.

What is the most magical memory you have as a child? Waking up Christmas morning? Camping under the stars? The first snowy morning of winter? A treasured book? Leaves crunching under your feet? Whatever it is and however small and seemingly insignificant bring it to your mind, sit with it and in it, take yourself all the way back to the wonder and magic that children so easily go to. In this episode, we go back to our childhood to honor our inner child who is still there and is still in touch with the fantastical, unbelievable, and ridiculous and hasn't sunk all the way into the traps of what being an adult "should" be. It is the wonder that lets us disappear in nature and still be amazed by the night sky. It is the wonder that draws people to a sunset on the beach to watch it do what it's done for millennia. It is magic and wonder that keep us finding joy, embracing some chaos, and letting ourselves be a little bit free-er. Return with me to a little bit of magic. If you are interested in joining the Meditative archery workshops in Helena, Montana September 26 - 27 here's the link to sign up or share with anyone you think might want to join https://forms.gle/2zcC1MDsrcvnDzm39 or if you're in the Colorado October 1 - 2 area and want to participate in the Meditative archery workshop hosted by Kathy Escobar #beautyheals here is the link for those https://bit.ly/ColoradoArcheryWorkshops2021 I have spent the last 20 years working in and on my own and others' deconstruction of faith/religion and would love to help you find the support, love, and acceptance you may need to walk through this part of faith or the support to find or nurture your own unique spiritual practice. Reach out if this is something you need. I am currently accepting new clients. Also, if you just want to reach out and ask a question go to angiefadel@gmail.com. Music by Todd Fadel

How do we keep our peace when what we really feel is anger, hopelessness, fear, sadness, and rage? If we give our peace away how do we get it back? What are our options? In this episode, I discuss a powerless making situation that I am currently trying to manage while not totally giving all my hard-won peace away or killing the messenger. This isn't about doing the right thing or not getting angry it is about a desire to not end up on the floor a total mess or if I do end up on the floor how to get back up and give myself love, attention, and whatever I need in that moment. I want this for all of us even if it's in little fits and starts. We deserve peace. If you are interested in joining the Meditative archery workshops in Helena, Montana September 26 - 27 here's the link to sign up or share with anyone you think might want to join https://forms.gle/2zcC1MDsrcvnDzm39 or if you're in the Colorado October 1 - 2 area and want to participate in the Meditative archery workshop hosted by Kathy Escobar #beautyheals here is the link for those https://bit.ly/ColoradoArcheryWorkshops2021 And the $150.00 that was raised for the Water Protectors went to this organization Giniw Collective I have spent the last 20 years working in and on my own and others' deconstruction and would love to help you find the support, love, and acceptance you may need to walk through this part of faith or the support to find or nurture your own unique spiritual practice. Reach out if this is something you need. I am currently accepting new clients. Also, if you just want to reach out and ask a question go to angiefadel@gmail.com. Music by Todd Fadel

Kathy Escobar joins the pod to tell the story of The Refuge, a Christian community and resource center, while also sharing some insights on future models of church and what churches can and should do to respond to the changes brought on by Covid. Along with being a co-pastor at The Refuge, Kathy is a trained spiritual director, speaker, writer, group facilitator, and advocate, her passion is for those on the margins of life and faith and creating brave, safe spaces for healing and transformation in community. A Pepperdine University graduate, she has a Master’s in Management with an emphasis in Organizational Development from JFK University and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Denver Seminary. The Future Christian Podcast is a production of Torn Curtain Arts and Resonate Media. Support the Pod here!

This episode is a deep dive into faith deconstruction. Why is it so isolating and painful? Why isn't it more supported and encourage? Why does it hurt? Where will we end up? Will, we lose our faith, friends, family, church, mosque, temple, our ways of being that are familiar? Will we even be us? I have my own faith deconstruction experience 20 plus years in the making that has shaped who I am and how I see life, faith, spirituality, and relationships and that is still going on it just looks different than when it first began. What I want to leave you with is you aren't crazy and you aren't alone. You aren't crazy and you aren't alone. The helps I mention are Kathy Escobar's book, Faith Shift and Falling Upward by Richard Rohr. You can find me on just about every social media platform or at Angie Fadel and I also am currently taking clients if you need this kind of space made for you. Also, if you just want to reach out and ask a question go to angiefadel@gmail.com. Please like, share, subscribe, rate, review, do what you do. Music by Todd Fadel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Christopher and Maggie are spiritual directors that like talking about spiritual things. Spiritual direction is a listening ministry that creates a sacred space for you to listen to God, see where God is at work in your life, and grow in awareness of who you were created to be. We would love to hear from you! Email Christopher and Maggie at SDTASinfo@gmail.com. Check out their ministries: Christopher: Steppingstoneslife.com Maggie: Ravachministries.org  Resources mentioned in this episode: Mark's books Divine Echoes: Reconciling Prayer With the Uncontrolling Love of God https://amzn.to/3lwRmXL  Religious Refugees: (De)Constructing Towards Spiritual and Emotional Healing https://amzn.to/2VgVvnM  Season of Heartbreak: Healing for the Heart, Brain, and Soul https://amzn.to/2Vkhdr4 Others mentioned in this episode Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe Is Coming Apart, by Kathy Escobar https://amzn.to/2HZjdlC Leaving the Fold: A Guide to Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion, by Marlene Winell https://amzn.to/3mpKk8m  Faith After Doubt, by Brian McLaren https://amzn.to/3axQ8JU  We really do love Rob Bell shows! Robbell.com  Heretic Happy Hour podcast How to reach Mark:  Mark's book site: http://conspiringprayer.com/  Mark's therapy practice: http://markgregorykarris.com/

As per usual Kathy Escobar and I cover a lot of territory discussing the things we are most passionate about in this present moment of trying to survive fully intact this holiday season. Kathy shares what the original inspiration was for a Blue Christmas at The Refuge the impetus being on creating a safe place to hold all the difficulties of this season trauma, grief, death, poverty, depression, etc. no feeling is off-limits and you are not alone there. Creating these spaces of safety and inclusivity is something, Kathy excels at and her new book walks the individual, friends, family, ministries, and clergy through loving ways to help and not hurt this season. We all are grieving in some way or another and creating ways to be in the world where this is the norm not the abnormal is creating a better world for EVERYONE! Find A Weary World Reflection for a Blue Christmas here and anywhere books are sold. Music by Todd Fadel You can find me on just about every social media platform or at Angie Fadel I am currently taking clients. Also, if you just want to reach out and ask a question go to angiefadel@gmail.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Christopher and Maggie are spiritual directors that like talking about spiritual things. Spiritual direction is a listening ministry that creates a sacred space for you to listen to God, see where God is at work in your life, and grow in awareness of who you were created to be. We would love to hear from you! Email Christopher and Maggie at SDTASinfo@gmail.com. Check out their ministries: Christopher: Steppingstoneslife.com Maggie: Ravachministries.org  Resources mentioned in this episode: Mark's books Divine Echoes: Reconciling Prayer With the Uncontrolling Love of God https://amzn.to/3lwRmXL  Religious Refugees: (De)Constructing Towards Spiritual and Emotional Healing https://amzn.to/2VgVvnM  Season of Heartbreak: Healing for the Heart, Brain, and Soul https://amzn.to/2Vkhdr4 Others mentioned in this episode Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe Is Coming Apart, by Kathy Escobar https://amzn.to/2HZjdlC Leaving the Fold: A Guide to Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion, by Marlene Winell https://amzn.to/3mpKk8m    How to reach Mark:  Mark's book site: http://conspiringprayer.com/  Mark's therapy practice: http://markgregorykarris.com/

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  Kathy Escobar is a favorite guest of mine. She is copastor of The Refuge, a Christian community and mission in North Denver, and a trained spiritual director. I’ve talked to her on the podcast about her books Faith Shift and Practicing. This time we focus on a new advent devotional Kathy... The post Kathy Escobar-episode 251 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

What Are The Enneagram Chart’s Uses?This isn’t just a personality test, it’s considered a tool of modern psychology. The purpose of the test is to understand yourself, so you can better understand your relationships. The types are used in developing team building and communication within a business. Many people also find a use for the chart at the spiritual level.How Does Enneagram Define Personality Types?A chart on Kathy Escobar’s website lists 12 categories to define the personality types. Each category helps decipher why a specific personality type acts the way that they do. Here is a snippet of the categories: basic fear and desire, a hidden complaint, virtue, fixation, deadly sin, saving grace and an unconscious childhood message.Each personality type is has a number, which connects to a spot on the circle. The numbers are always in the same place because it helps determine wings and centers of that personality.What Are Centers?The Enneagram Chart has three centers. Each center holds three personality types whose common trait is that center. The Instinctive Center houses types eight, nine and one. The Feeling Center holds two, three and four. The Thinking Center contains five, six and seven.What Are The Three Instincts?The three instincts listed are self-preservation, sexual and social. Everyone has all three instincts, one takes dominance in your personality. The self-preservation instinct has to do with the need to meet resources to be comfortable. Those who are led by the social instinct are adaptive. They make themselves fit into any social situation. Personality types led by sexual instinct thrive with stimulation and close relationships.Where Can I Find More About Enneagram Charts?The Enneagram Institute talks about each part of the chart in depth, but it’s not the best place to start. A good beginner’s spot is to contact Karen at Karengewalt.comKaren LaFayette, Enneagram Master Educator* Studied Enneagram for 15 years* Practiced the Enneagram techniques to regain full vitality after a 27yr long trauma* Coach for private sessions, group sessions, and businesses with interpersonal office relationships* Speaker / Guest Educator for Jacksonville State University Join us on this great discussion. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MMBlondie)

Today I'm talking with Kathy Escobar who started her deconstruction journey 14yrs ago. She has authored many books including Faith Shift - https://amzn.to/3h84C2u. She is also a co-pastor of The Refuge in Denver, CO. So if you are in the area be sure to check them out if you are looking for a community that doesn't look like the average Church - http://www.therefugeonline.org You can find out more about Kathy over on her site - https://www.kathyescobar.com Or follow her on social media: https://www.facebook.com/kathyescobarauthor/ https://www.instagram.com/kathyescobarpublic/ Her private group she mentions in the conversation can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/faithshift Support my work and join our private online community: ╰►Via my site: https://www.phildrysdale.com/partner ╰►Via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/phildrysdale ╰►Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/phildrysdale ╰►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phildrysdale ╰►Find others deconstructing locally: https://www.thedeconstructionnetwork.com ╰►More about me: https://www.phildrysdale.com

Additional resources for stages of faith:"Stages of Faith" by James Fowler"Faith Shift" by Kathy Escobar"The Wisdom Pattern" by Fr. Richard Rohr

For more about Kathy Escobar and to order her nooks go to www.kathyescobar.comFor information on the faith community Kathy co-pastors go to www.therefugeonline.orgTo order the book Unsettling Truths by Mark Charles and Soong Chan Rah click HERECheck out RIZE Nutrition on FACEBOOKor by calling (715) 309-2706

  Kathy Escobar has had a profound impact on my life. Her book Faith Shift companioned me through some difficult waters. I was delighted to see her come out with a new book in February which probably couldn’t have been worse timing for a book release. But on the other hand, her... The post Kathy Escobar-episode 226 appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

Kathy Escobar co-pastors The Refuge, a Christian community and mission center in North Denver. Her passion is creating safe and brave spaces for transformation and healing in a variety of contexts. A speaker, spiritual director, group facilitator, and organizational consultant, she is author of several books including her most recent, Practicing: Changing Yourself to Change the World as well as founder of the non-profit #communityheals--Making Spaces for Transformation Accessible for All. More at kathyescobar.com. In this episode we talk about walking through grief and a global pandemic, evolving faith during hard times and the concept of Friday/Saturday/Sunday living as we approach the Easter holiday.

Beth Graybill - In week three we look at our own narrative journeys through stages of faith, including the liminal spaces between each stage. Beth also gives an encouraging word to those parenting through the order, disorder, and re-order stages of our spiritual journeys. Parenting Resources:   BOOKS: The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith by Janet O. Hagberg and Robert A. Guelich   Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning by James W. Fowler   Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe is Coming Apart by Kathy Escobar (parenting section in the back)     PODCAST EPISODES:   The Bible for Normal People: Episode 40: Richard Rohr--a Contemplative Look at the Bible    Another Name for Everything with Richard Rohr: Parenting* *great additional resources included in the show notes for this podcast   The song at the end of this episode is Please Be My Strength by Gungor. _________ If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com. You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down menu to let us know how you’re participating in the life of SBCC. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

I take a trip down memory lane with snippets from all my beautiful guests. A tribute to their vulnerability and passion and my gratitude for their willingness to give their time. Tamia Miller, James Joiner https://instagram.com/theloloprice?igshid=156hud05qudnf Mollye Glennen, Todd Fadel https://instagram.com/toddfadel?igshid=1x3d3lifh0o96 Zion Fadel https://instagram.com/jaspertypical?igshid=r4kxb5ldsqwn Kathy Escobar https://instagram.com/kathyescobarpublic?igshid=kq393l4ybrzg Laura Lo Forti https://instagram.com/storymidwife?igshid=ez78i6n9gr9r Liz Dyer https://instagram.com/lizdyer?igshid=x7gkn0owj9sq Tamia Deary https://instagram.com/pdxasc?igshid=1kadeaqgx8ihh --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode I talk with my friend and powerhouse people lover Kathy Escobar about systems, patriarchy, and the importance of loving people. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In His Image - Kathy Escobar

Kathy is a fellow faith leader here in Broomfield - she is co founder and co pastor of “The Refuge” - a faith community right here in Broomfield.    But she’s probably best known as an author, speaker and blogger. Kathy wrote Down We Go and Faith Shift. She has helped countless people navigate the very common experience of doubt and disorientation in faith. She has a point of view and a way of speaking that the wider faith community needs to hear. 

Find out more about Kathy Escobar at www.kathyescobar.comLearn about the Refuge at www.therefugeonline.orgGet your free trial of TDH Virtual at www.thedancinghouse.comJoin the Walking Club at www.jesusneverran.com

If you have experienced an evolution in your faith, whether you're going through a faith shift now, or went through one in the past, this interview will encourage you. It will help you learn why you're not crazy, what stages you go through, and how to come to terms with your change. You are not alone!  Kathy has really hit on something in her book by the same title of this podcast. This topic is important because today in America, Christianity and spirituality are going through a radical faith shift. People are questioning religious doctrines and practices, rethinking their faith, and leaving the church in droves. The Christian Post cited a study done in 2014, that says 3,500 people leave church per day, 1.2 million a year. Even though some churches still thrive, more and more are becoming revolving doors.  Particularly if they come out of fundamentalist and evangelical churches, people face fierce opposition from those inside and often struggle to adjust and find a new, more inclusive way. If you feel like a spiritual refugee, a church burnout, or a freedom seeker, this podcast is for you!  Also visit www.spiritualbrewpub.com to learn more. 

This is our pilot episode to introduce Parenting Forward, the new podcast exploring the intersection of parenting and progressive faith. I share a little bit of my own story, introduce some of the conversations we’ll host, and say hi to the world in podcast format. I’m so excited about this new adventure, and hope you’ll subscribe and follow for thoughtful and helpful conversations to help you parent!   Links (affiliate included):   Faith Shift by Kathy Escobar   Facebook Group Raising Children Unfundamentalist   Interview with Danny Cortez   Interview with Brad Jersak   Interview with Danya Ruttenberg   Link to download Four Unfundamentalist Spiritual Laws

Unbinding Each Other

Unbinding Each Other

Unbinding Each Other

Today Kathy Escobar & Karl Wheeler of the Faith Curcus podcast join me to share their powerful, unique & inspiring story. They share about the challenges of starting a new type of faith community, dealing with issues of theological difference & the issues which confront the modern church today. Kathy & Karl talk about how their conversations and story evolved into a podcast called Faith Circus, a discussion on church & the modern Christian faith, and some new challenges they face as they move into a new season. Kathy & Karl are great fun, honest & have a lot of wisdom on modern faith & the church - take a listen, then go subscribe to Faith Circus to hear more of them.

In this episode, Kathy Escobar and Karl Wheeler discuss their experiences in church planting, and discuss the 8 mistakes they made in their 10 years of pastoral ministry. If you are involved in church leadership, this humorous and insightful discussion will be helpful to you.

Kathy Escobar has been a lifeline for many walking a confusing kind of faith journey. She calls it a Faith Shift. After navigating her own faith shift, she decided to take a look at the different stages of a faith shift based on her own as well as other’s journey’s. I... The post Episode 37 Kathy Escobar on Faith Shifting appeared first on Anita Lustrea.

You likely have strong feelings about gay marriage, and you likely know that there are people who have opposite opinions. How can we love each other through these differences? This episode of Theology.fm discusses some ways.

I recently caught up with Kathy Escobar and I interviewed here for the Theology.fm podcast about her life and ministry. Listen in and learn!

My guest on the podcast this week is Kathy Escobar.  Y'all. She is wise and funny and so, so thoughtful.  You're going to love everything she has to say about having hard conversations with people we disagree with and what peacemaking is (and is not). We both share a passion to take big concepts (like Shalom, like unity, like reconciliation, you know...so meta ;)) and making them practical so that we can actually live them out. She tells us about a recent video series she did with The Work of the People, "Different Not Divided: A Third Way" with her co-pastor, Karl Wheeler about how they've navigated living together in unity while still honoring their differences at their church, "The Refuge".   From the "The Work of the People" website: When we love our theology more than our brothers and sisters we are usually left with only two options: 1. Create increasingly larger, theologically monolithic and homogeneous churches, or 2. Disintegrate, fracture and eventually close the doors and lose relationship with each other.   For almost 10 years in The Refuge community, we have tried to practice a third option--a Third Way--where instead of fighting for our positions or fleeing for the safe haven of a group that looks, thinks, and believes like us--we live in the tension of our difference. We are different, not divided. And because practical application and providing awesome resources to the Body is something Kathy and I love to do, we've teamed up with Travis Reed over at "The Work of the People" to provide Shalom in the City listeners access to the videos and discussion guides. Normally you'd have to purchase these from the site, but we want to empower you, Shalom Sistas with this amazing resources to bring Shalom to your hard conversations and messy communities! Just make sure you're subscribed to the "Shalom in the City Newsletter" here: shalominthecity.com Shalom Steps: Every episode, I ask our Shalom Sista to give us 2-5 practical next steps to empower our Shalom practice in our everyday lives. Here's Kathy's: 1: Read the Beautitudes every day. 2: Practice Being Brave. 3:Show up. Tell the truth. Trust God. Let go of the outcome.  Perfect Day in her city: Denver: 1: Travel in her car. 2: Go to Snooze for brunch 3: Hang out at Standley lake with a cup of coffee from Global Goods. 4: Marvel at the mountains of Denver, they still surprise her after so many years in Colorado. You can find Osheta on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Visit shalominthecity.com for show notes on this and every episode. Find us on Facebook Shalom Sistas' Hangout or @oshetam on Instagram! Shalom my Sistas, Osheta  

Today we sit down with Kathy Escobar author of Faith Shift.  We talk about the disassembling of faith and all the emotion that comes with it.  She asks about my story and we tie it to various chapters of the book.  I can’t say enough about this book and its contents.  It felt like a […] The post 195: Kathy Escobar appeared first on Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel.

Recorded July 21 at National Youth Conference in Ft. Collins, Colorado

Guest: Kathy Escobar, author of “Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward when Everything You Believe is Falling Apart.” She is co-pastor of the refuge, an eclectic faith community in north denver, and mother of 5. She’s an advocate for friends in hard places, a trained spiritual director, teacher and facilitater of events, workshops, and groups.  I see Kathy as one of those who deconstructed her faith down to the bare bones and kept some of the bones specifically, Jesus.  Bob and I have intermingle these progressive Christian guests with those who have completely deconstructed everything because we suspect our listeners (and most Americans) are somewhere in this continuum between fundamentalist Christian asshole and atheist asshole.  Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and most podcast platforms.  If you’re feeling grateful for our podcast, Patreon.com is like a tip jar for our work.   This show was taped on March 14th, 2015.  Credits: "Towering Mountain of Ignorance" introduction by Hank Green https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3v3S82TuxU "Never Know" by Jack Johnson “Breathe” by Blue Stone http://kathyescobar.com/ http://therefugeonline.org/    

Sermon Series: Love. Sex. Marriage. Week 6 | Special Guest Kathy Escobar Speaker: Kathy Escobar

We sat down with Kathyover a warm cup of Skype to talk about snow,  kids, and her new book, FaithShift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe Is Coming Apart. Kathy's Blog Follow Kathy on Facebook Follow Kathy on Twitter: @kathyescobar

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Paul says this love surpasses knowledge – it is too great to be ever fully known. But we can know this love more, apprehend it more fully, explore it, and experience it more in our lives. But we need the help of the power of the Holy Spirit. It’s too big for us. To understand the magnitude of God’s love, takes God’s power. God’s love is unfailing, loyal, faithful, stubborn, inexhaustible, and enduring. He loves us even in spite of our sin. He favors us even when we fail. Hosea 1:2 – “Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the LORD.” Hosea 3:1 The LORD said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.” Hosea 11:1-9 vv. 1-2 - Hosea mentions the earlier history of Israel, looking back to the Lord’s words, “Israel is my firstborn son… ‘Let my son go, so he may worship me’” (Exodus 4:22-23). Israel was God’s son by God’s special choosing (Genesis 12:2-3; Matthew 2:13-15). God had multiplied the people of Israel and had shown his power in bringing them into Canaan. Yet despite these evidences of God’s love, Israel forsook him and worshipped other gods. God disciplined them through numerous foreign oppressions to call them back, but to no avail. vv. 3-4 – The Lord is shown as a father teaching an infant to walk, a picture of the Lord’s compassion in disciplining Israel. But they were blind to his healing purpose. God had “led” (literally, “drawn”) them with cords of “human kindness” and “ties of love”. He lifted “the yoke from their neck” as an owner would lift the yoke of an ox so that it eats comfortably. God had dealt gently with his people in spite of their sin. vv. 5-6 – A rhetorical question implies that an affirmative answer points to the impending captivity – the consequence of Israel’s sin, which had been compounded because the people persisted in it despite God’s continuing grace. v. 7 – In their apostasy the people were obstinate in unfaithfulness. The people would not listen opt the prophets who were calling them to return to God but were choosing instead to remain in the mire of sin. The last verses are like a window into the heart of God. He loves his people with a love that will never let them go. These verses look forward, beyond the coming chastisement to the Millennium, to the time, still distant, when Israel will truly return to her God and he will bless her once more. v. 8 – Two questions reveal the depth of God’s love for his people. Despite the sure judgment that was to come on unfaithful Israel, he could not bear to give up his chosen people forever. His enduring love precluded his treating them as he did Admah and Zeboiim, two cities that had been utterly destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah (Deuteronomy 29:23). v. 9 – In that future day God would not devastate his people Israel again. He is “God, and not man” – that is, his ways transcend those of sinful humanity. Because he is holy, he does not let bitterness govern his decisions. A prayer from Kathy Escobar: i often struggle with feeling loved. i know in my head i am loved by God as his creation. i know all the right answers. i know how to say the right things that make me sound like i have feeling loved nailed down. i can say with confidence that i feel more loved and secure than i have ever felt before but i can also say with confidence that sometimes the deep and wide and high and long love of God feels strangely elusive i don’t think this feeling is God’s fault. i don’t think he’s withholding something from me because i’m doing this or not doing that. i don’t think he’s mad at me for not holding on to this love 100% of the time, 100% of the way. i sense a lot of pleading in paul’s writings, his longing for the people he’s writing to understand more fully these important truths. i think God also pleads with me sometimes, hoping that i’ll “grasp” the truth in ways that will keep transforming me into more freedom, more wholeness, and more grounded in God’s love. i wonder if today, God might be pleading with some of us, too. knocking on the door of our hearts, not angry with us for not getting it, but hoping that some of his love will soak into our skin & bones & hearts & heads today in a deeper way. my love is above you & below you & beside you & in front of you & behind you & in you. nothing, absolutely nothing, can separate you from it. God’s love is unfailing, loyal, faithful, stubborn, inexhaustible, and enduring. rest in it today.