{"id":4551,"date":"2017-01-20T10:49:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T10:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shalominthecity.com\/?p=4551"},"modified":"2017-01-20T10:49:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T10:49:51","slug":"fun-announcement-for-the-shalom-in-the-city-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2017\/01\/fun-announcement-for-the-shalom-in-the-city-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Announcement for the Shalom in the City Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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I\u2019m so excited to share this special episode of Shalom in the City because I\u2019ve been excited to share with you something I\u2019ve been working on the podcast for FOR MONTHS.\u00a0 Actually, I\u2019ve been wanting to provide this for you here on the show since before I started it.\u00a0 When I dreamed of starting a podcast I knew three things about myself:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One: I\u2019m obsessed with talking about Shalom.<\/strong> So I knew my podcast had to be all shalom all the time. And for those of you just joining the show on this episode, on the show our simple definition of\u00a0 the Hebraic concept of Shalom, is\u00a0 God\u2019s dream for wholeness, goodness, and yes, even peace for you and I right now, right where we are.\u00a0 Every episode I invite a woman,\u00a0our resident Shalom Sista who I think is practicing Shalom in some interesting way to share her story with us.\u00a0 It\u2019s been so much fun to introduce to you my friends and their passion projects.<\/div>\n
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The second thing I knew about myself as a podcaster is that I love stories.<\/strong> I love to hear stories and learn from people who live differently than I do. Something amazing happens when I allow those stories to teach me compassion and give me inspiration for how to practice Shalom in my life. I hope that you\u2019ve experienced a bit of that in the past year of podcast episodes.<\/div>\n
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And finally, I knew that I would eventually bring on a panel of regular co-hosts<\/strong> to be our resident experts on different ways we can practice Shalom in our lives.<\/div>\n
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The reason is I\u2019m not an awesome small talker and while I love interviewing people, sometimes when I hang up with a guest, I have so many more questions and would love to invite them back on to keep talking and that\u2019s not always practical. Which is why my book club episodes with Cara are always my favorites, she and I have a fun conversations and we love to laugh with each other. Those episodes feel like a monthly check in with a dear friend. Plus, while I know so much about Shalom and I\u2019m actively practicing it in my life, I know there are women who are better in certain areas that i can learn from them and my service to you through the podcast is to let you learn alongside me.<\/div>\n
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Which is why, I\u2019m thrilled to announce that starting in March, I am moving away from the purely interview format in order to learn more from three women who I am honored to call my friends. Each one has modeled wholehearted living in a broken world in unique and accessible ways. They\u2019re funny and kind, and intentional. But, they\u2019re just not three random women who I love, they\u2019re three women who have passions for Shalom in three distinct areas.<\/p>\n

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There are three areas that I have noticed I think about peacemaking and living wholeheartedly the most:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

1: At home and in my community<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

2: In tough conversations around racial reconciliation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

3: When I consume media, specifically when I read<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So, I had to think, if these are the areas I think about the most and where I need to most encouragement and have the most questions, wouldn\u2019t make sense to process these areas here on the podcast? I think so, because if I as your regular host and excited every single time I sit down to create an episode for you, I\u2019ll have more energy and it\u2019ll be a better conversation, one I hope inspires and encourages you.\u00a0 As I thought about these areas, it became pretty clear to me who I could have fun and helpful conversation with and I\u2019m so excited to introduce them to you.<\/p>\n

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The next season of the show and maybe longer, I\u2019ll be joined by these three amazing women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1: For Shalom in our Home I\u2019ll be talking with Jerusalem Greer<\/strong>, an author, speaker, nest-fluffer, and World Class Pinterest Pinner. Once a month, she and I are going to be talking about what it looks like to live out Shalom in our homes and our communities, thinking about what it means to be wholehearted families, friends, and neighbors. We\u2019ll also dig into the ways that intentional spiritual practices and home traditions can produce shalom in our lives and the lives of those around us.\u00a0 You can find Jerusalem on her site, JerusalemGreer.com<\/a> and that\u2019ll be in the show notes. Our hope is that at the end of the hour, you\u2019ll feel excited about loving your family and community, you\u2019ll try new recipes, you\u2019ll think about your rhythms, and you\u2019ll live wholeheartedly right in your home.<\/p>\n

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2: For Books you already know my book club co-host, Cara Meredith,<\/strong> so there\u2019s no change there. Cara can always be found on her site, Carameredith.com<\/a>. Every month Cara and I will be talking about book through the lens of Shalom, what brokenness is the author address in her book and where do we see wholeness and healing in the book. Our criteria for a book club pick is non-fiction or fiction from woman of color because we know that these women\u2019s books often are not picked for book clubs. You can find the book list\u00a0 and join the conversation in the Shalom Sista hangout and I\u2019ll that link in the show notes. We love interacting with you about books and seeing the ways our picks stretch you to learn from authors you may never pick up.<\/p>\n

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3: And the last co-host is someone you\u2019ve met before, Abby Perry.<\/strong> Abby was my guest for our Celebrate Shalom episode and I had always planned to have her come back on share more about the work she does with Be the Bridge, a racial reconciliation ministry lead by Tasha Morrison.\u00a0 Now, I know you might be asking how does this conversation fit into the show? Well, I deeply believe that we\u2019re experiencing racial tension in such profound way in our country.<\/strong> And Abby is uniquely gifted to help me model what does it look to have authentic conversations about race. Every episode we\u2019ll talk about our personal experiences with racial reconciliation efforts, discuss news\/current events, and break down buzzwords that seem to polarize conversations before they even get started. We\u2019ll also be inviting you to submit questions or topics for us to discuss, and oh how I hope you will. This monthly hour exists entirely to be a gift to you, something that does not use its time inside your earbuds to pull you out of your immediate surroundings but to propel you deeper into them. Our prayers is that we will, by God\u2019s grace, model a conversation that is defined by charity, truth seeking, active listening listening, and testifying to this fact: Jesus has torn down the wall of hostility, making two groups one (Ephesians 2:14), and we far too often have bricks in our hands, rebuilding barriers when He has called us into open spaces. You can catch up with Abby on her site, JoyWovenDeep.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Every week I\u2019ll talk to one of these women, but the last week of the month I\u2019ll reserve for an interview because I do love to hear new stories and meet new women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

So that\u2019s the first big change, the format.<\/strong> The second you might have picked up already and that\u2019s I\u2019m moving to seasons. You might remember from my intro episode that I wanted to make sure I paced myself in producing the show because I\u2019m in this for the long haul. Well, one thing I learned about myself is that I work best in short time frames with a small break in between. So, we\u2019re going to start our first season in March go through June take the first week of July off, have a mini-summer season from July-August. Again, take another week off and start back up with a September-December Season.\u00a0 I know that\u2019s a lot, so don\u2019t worry. I\u2019ll let you know when we\u2019re going to take break, just listen to the show and you\u2019ll know.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So, since we\u2019re moving to seasons, I get to do something that again, I\u2019ve always wanted to do, dive deep into on big idea over the course of several episodes. Y\u2019all am bursting with excitement about this. Every Season, we\u2019re going to have an overarching theme that will guide our conversations. Every episode will address this theme in way, shape or form all the way from the rhythms of peace Jerusalem helps us form to the book Cara picks, we\u2019ll keep one theme in mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We\u2019ll announce that them in the hangout,<\/a> the newsletter,<\/a> and then here on the podcast. In addition to the episodes, we\u2019re also providing a syllabus for the podcast that include further reading, the show notes, Shalom steps, which are our practical next steps, and maybe a printable or two. We want to enrich your listening experience so that your practice of Shalom is easier and more joyful. Those are only available through the newsletter so make sure you\u2019re signed up for free and that\u2019ll be in the show notes as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So are you ready to hear March\u2019s theme? If you\u2019re in the hangout, you\u2019ve probably seen the graphic and wondered what it means. Well, our March-June theme is:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Hopeful Resistance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We\u2019re going to be exploring what does hope look like through the lens of Shalom and then how do we resist: division, defensiveness, and despair in a world that feels so chaotic and eager for conflict.\u00a0 I think we\u2019re all exhausted from 2016 and wondering how do we as Paul says in the bible, \u201cnot grow wearing in doing good\u201d. Well, the co-hosts and I think hopeful resistance is a good place to start and we hope you\u2019ll join us in March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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March: Hopeful Resistance <\/b><\/p>\n

The Sun is Also a Star <\/i>(Nicola Yoon)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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April: Resisting Division (within Hopeful Resistance)<\/b><\/p>\n

ONE <\/i>(Deidra Riggs)<\/a><\/p>\n

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May: Resisting Defensiveness (within Hopeful Resistance)<\/b><\/p>\n

Hallelujah Anyway <\/i>(Anne Lamott)<\/a><\/p>\n

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June: Despair (within Hopeful Resistance)<\/b><\/p>\n

LaRose <\/i>(Louise Erdrich)<\/a><\/p>\n

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We\u2019re also planning a summer series that is going to be so fun, so playful, so full of nostalgia and good times so stay tuned for that too.<\/div>\n
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Well, that\u2019s it, Sistas.\u00a0 Those are the two changes to Shalom. So what does that mean for this month. Cara and I will be back soon to talk about Oprah\u2019s new cook book, what we thought of the stories in it, what recipes worked for us, and if we plan on using as a part of our regular meal planning so subscribe so you don\u2019t miss it.<\/div>\n
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Sistas thank you so much for your love and support of the show and know that you have a cheerleader in me as you seek Shalom in your family, community, city, and world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bye and see you next time!<\/div>\n
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Shalom in your earbuds,<\/div>\n
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