Becoming Church

Jess Connolly opens up about the spiritual abuse she’s faced and how she’s been able to stay connected to the church. This is not a conversation of platitudes or empty promises but one with real talk of eating disorders and depression, the dark side of being a female in ministry and why so many women chose to run in their calling outside of the church. If you’re looking for hope, this “carefrontat...

Breaking News: *everyone* has control issues, even authors who write about control. Sharon helps us find freedom in understanding that the desire to have order isn't all bad! She and Kristin also talk about their guiding princples on what to share on social media, why church is hard right now and (for a just minute!) skincare. SCRIPTURE TO EXPLORE: James 3 Genesis 1 & 2  ———— LINKS FROM THIS E...

Kristin moved to the hot seat for the wrap up of our Summer Staff Series. She’s the only person to reveal something surprising about another staff member and she may have come up with the next Mosaic t-shirt! Let us know if this is swag you’d want to purchase… ———— LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Conversation with The Bible is Funny Jesus saving Kristin in Frozen 2 MetaChurch by Dave Adamson Celebrities...

You’ve seen him running around but let us introduce you to him - it’s Pastor Mike! He helps Mosaic function as it does but did you know that THIS Mosaic wasn’t his original plan? Mike came to Charlotte to start his OWN Mosaic Church and he tells the whole story in this episode. It’s unrelated to him being arrested but that story’s in here, too! LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:   Predictable Success by Les...

As we continue getting to know the Mosaic staff, Ashley explains her role as the Pastor of (Pick a Ministry) in this season. You’ll learn how Kristin and Ashley eventually became friends - because they didn’t really start out that way! - and the one kind of book that Ashley won’t read. ---------- LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: KMY takeover of the Naeem Fazal podcast How Mosaic got here The Book of Joy b...

It’s summer and we’re shaking up the podcast by bringing on the Mosaic staff. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like behind the scenes of ministry, what the pastors are like outside of Sunday morning or who is the funniest person on staff…you’ll want to join us this summer! Up first is our founding pastor, Naeem Fazal. Listen to find out if he can spill the tea…  ———— LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE...

*DISCLAIMER* This is a conversation on the overturning of the Roe v Wade legislation on abortion. If pregnancy, abortion or sexual trauma are tender spots for you, feel free to skip this episode. Our goal is not to persuade you into choosing a side. Our hope is that, in modeling how to have a nuanced conversation around a complex and personal topic, you will better understand how to engage with ot...

“It’s like if The Chosen was done by one guy who is not prepared” is the way Anthony Russo explains his project, The Bible is Funny. A lot of people use scripture to manipulate or shame but Anthony is using it to provide a safe space where people can interact with it in a new way. This conversation will make you laugh and remind you that Christianity doesn’t have to be quite so serious. ———— LINKS...

Dr. Michelle Ami Reyes knows that parents need help having Biblical conversations about race with our children regardless of their age. In her book, The Race Wise family: 10 Postures to Becoming Households of Healing and Hope , she invites black, brown and white parents to journey together as we learn how to move from what not to do or say toward a more kingdom minded - and even joy filled convers...

She goes to seminary so you don't have to! Monica Ritchie explains "hermeneutics" and helps us to better understand the Bible...because it's not as complicated as we make it to move scriptural understanding from our heads to our hearts. ————  LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: MonicaRitchie.com Life Together by Diedritch Bonhoffer Church Dogmatics by Karl Barth Scripture as Communication by Jeannine K. Brow...

In this episode, pastor Bobby Conway talks about his experience with mental health and addiction within the church. He also explains apologetics so we can actually understand what that means as we’re growing in our faith. ————  LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Mental Health in the Church with Bobby and Heather Conway Crash Course on Mental Health on Right Now Media Anatomy of Soul by Curt Thompson The Fif...

In this episode, Dr. Lucretia Berry addresses racism in America. She answers listener questions about how we should respond - and how we should not - after events like last week’s targeted shooting in Buffalo. This is a helpful episode for anyone wanting to better understand what racism is, how we unknowingly contribute to its existence and how to actively be part of changing it. LINKS FROM THIS E...

Kristin chats with Paul Mignard, the creator behind Sketchy Sermons, where he draws interesting people saying interesting things. Often, those interesting people are Christians with ideas that just may challenge your own thinking. This is an episode for creatives, creators, artists, musicians, TikTokers, Instagrammers, Tweeters and anyone else who wants to see more of God in the creative space. LI...

In this conversation, Kristin talks with Mark DeYmaz about diversity in the local church. Mark is the pastor of Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas, the author of 7 books and the executive director of the Mosaix Global Network, an organization dedicated to inspiring unity and diversity in the local church. ———— LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Mosaic Church of Arkansas Mosaix Global Network Register for Mos...

Bethny Ricks brings her business executive experience to the faith space to combine leadership princples with scripture. She gives practical ways we can live lighter in a heavy world to help us trade overwhelm for peace...and even joy. ———— LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Jesus Led Bible Fed Bethny Ricks ———— HANG OUT WITH US: Kristin on IG: @kristinmockleryoung Kristin on FB: @turningthegem Kristin on T...

In this episode, Meredith Anne Miller combines her parenting and seminary expererience to help us better engage in biblical and faith conversations with our kids. If you're a parent or grandparent or you just have little people in your life that you love, this is a practical and helpful episode. Please share it with people you know in education or kids ministry! ———— LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Pomon...

In this episode, Kristin interviews Evan Dodson, Community Manager of Faith Adjacent at The Popcast Media Group. They talk about the practice of finding Jesus in everything - how He's definitely present in Disney movies but maybe not so much in the comments of TikTok - and will help you begin to find Him in your daily life, too. LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: The Bible Binge podcast The Bible Binge IG (...

Becoming Church is a podcast where we discuss how the message and movement of Jesus is not about becoming Christians but becoming the church.cIn this episode, Kristin interviews Naeem Fazal, lead pastor of Mosaic Church, about the values of Mosaic and how culture always influences our experiences. ———— LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Mosaic Church: www.mosaicchurch.tv ———— SCRIPTURE TO EXPLORE: Romans 12...

Kristin interviews Naeem Fazal, lead pastor of Mosaic Church, about what it means to be a diverse community that lives by faith, is known by love and is a voice of hope. Listen to find out why Mosaic is the Trader Joe's of churches. ———— LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Mosaic Church www.mosaicchurch.tv ———— SCRIPTURE TO EXPLORE: Revelation 7:9 John 17:21 1 Thessalonians 1:3 Matthew 5 1 Corinthians 13:1-1...

In this episode, Kristin interviews Naeem Fazal, lead pastor of Mosaic Church, about his background, how Mosaic Church came to be and what it means to reclaim the message and movement of Jesus. ———— HANG OUT WITH US: Kristin on IG: @kristinmockleryoung Kristin on FB: @turningthegem Kristin on Twitter: @kristinmockler Naeem on IG: @naeemfazal Naeem on FB: @naeemfazal Naeem on Twitter: @naeemfazal #...

In this initial episode, Kristin interviews Naeem Fazal, lead pastor of Mosaic Church, about what to expect from this podcast and why we think you should join the conversation. ———— HANG OUT WITH US: Kristin on IG: @kristinmockleryoung Kristin on FB: @turningthegem Kristin on Twitter: @kristinmockler Naeem on IG: @naeemfazal Naeem on FB: @naeemfazal Naeem on Twitter: @naeemfazal #becomingchurchpod...