Redemption Walk

In our final installment for Season 1, the team reflects on what we've accomplished thus far—and discusses in which movie and which character we'd each choose to be.

Mary calls it codependency—this pattern that formed in her with her family of origin.

Everyone deals with tension in relationships—some times, all out conflict. There are ways of moving through these times that help us grow personally, heal relationships, and honor God. Daniel talks with some of his colleagues in the world of Christian peacemaking to introduce us to some of the key ideas and suggest some next steps for our learning.

Two tragedies in Kent's life—one in childhood, and one at age forty—have shaped him forever, and in some ways, 'dominated' his life. He has wrestled with regret and his own responsibility in these events, and through it has grown in compassion toward others who struggle in life.

While filming a documentary in Africa, Gabe witnessed unthinkable atrocities. He got to play a key role, promoting healing there. Yet all the while, he carried his own inner darkness.

When plans for travel and career with her husband seemed to be interrupted by an unexpected pregnancy, they had an abortion that she would later regret.

Brad's anxiety has been crippling at times: from terrifying religious doubt to dreading that his daughter might be diagnosed with autism. Brad also reflects on the neuroscience of his feeling either isolated from or connected with his community along the way.

By middle school, porn was already a deep addiction, and secrecy with it. If anyone found out, Bryan believed, he would be rejected.

We learn about Amanda's vocational journey into founding an anti-trafficking organization, what it has been like to connect in new church community after leaving a church with deep community, and something about being "swept up into Best Buy culture". Also, who says women can't be fighter pilots? Music credits: "Mountain Drive" by Sea Shepherd, courtesy of Soundstripe

Cancer was a dreadful enemy, but Erin had been taught to never let your weakness be seen. She wrestled with God through cancer and a hurricane.

It's Mike's turn to answer some questions in our Meet the Team bonus series. Mike talks about his faith journey, how he's been influenced to be concerned about church culture, why he loves living in Seattle with his family, and what kind of restaurant he'd own (hint: he doesn't really know how to cook). Music credits: "Mountain Drive" by Sea Shepherd, courtesy of Soundstripe.

Mike interviews Joel Engle, lead preaching pastor at ChangePoint in Anchorage, Alaska, over dinner. Hear why Joel is so personally invested in this ministry and what impact it is having on his church. Links - ChangePoint https://changepointalaska.com/ - The rest of the dinner conversation in our member library, free when you login as a member: http://bit.ly/2rENvQq Music credits: "Mountain Drive" by Sea Sheperd, courtesy of Soundstripe.

How do you know when an everyday desire goes from good to sinful? Jake's story reminds us about how some desires "creep up" on us, as discontentment leads to fantasy—even if the object of the fantasy seems to be something as wholesome as church planting.

Jane Greisen has been a regular host on the show. Hear more about her, what she's up to when she's not podcasting, some of the personal shaping experiences in her life, and the perspectives she brings to our walk together. Including her work on a master's degree in counseling, actual "redemption walking" around the lake with friends, being a missionary in Taiwan, and her journey with cancer. Music credits: "Mountain Drive" by Sea Sheperd, courtesy of Soundstripe.

Danielle experienced deep friendships in a church community for twenty years, and then moved away into a relational wilderness where she would experience deep loneliness.

Learn about Daniel Teater and the difference between fundamentalist cults and healthy church culture with "grace attachment".

Abandonment has haunted Nate: from childhood to prison, with lingering effects still in his marriage and parenting.

In our interview with Dr. Eric Johnson, we learn about his model for Christian psychology. He describes three human dimensions and how they interrelate: the biological, psychosocial, and spiritual.

Sue’s story offers us a glimpse of how tragedy can impact core beliefs. She internalized messages about herself and the nature of the world through her early childhood experiences. As a result she drew conclusions about how to survive the world as she understood it to be, which would later manifest as religious addiction and over-performance.

Christian transformation is about the real you meeting the real Jesus. But what if you get Jesus wrong? Is he a life coach, or the giver of a moral checklist, or someone else entirely? That’s a question we explore with Matt Johnson, whose book Getting Jesus Wrong was recently released by New Growth Press. This is a bonus episode, where we take time learn about something that’s helpful to our redemption walk with friends. Matt has been a friend of Redemption Groups since the beginning, and his own theological development—which we glimpse in his book—parallels the development of some of the teaching in Redemption Groups. We discuss the implications of “theology of glory” vs. “theology of the cross”, and some of the “false Jesuses” Matt writes about his book: Jesus as Life Coach, and Jesus as Giver of a Moral Checklist. What difference do these ideas make in how we walk with one another as friends or help one another in Redemption Groups? Matt will impersonate Martin Luther impersonating Yoda. You’ll also he