Kindred Podcast

Charlotte and Josh Bronson share their journey from complementarianism to partnership, reflecting on faith, marriage, parenting, and why equality has become central to how they love, lead, and build life together. Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you believe in the ministry of Kindred Church and would like to support our...

Grace Nichols shares a moving reflection on how life's hardest losses transformed her understanding of prayer from seeking outcomes to trusting God's presence and timing.  Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you believe in the ministry of Kindred Church and would like to support our efforts, visit kindredchurchreno...

What if God isn't asking you to perform, but simply inviting you to show up honestly and experience a faith rooted in love instead of fear? Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you believe in the ministry of Kindred Church and would like to support our efforts, visit kindredchurchreno.com/donate to make a contribution. I...

Garrett McGeein reflects on the confusing and often contradictory messages many people inherit from religion, exploring how fear, shame, and grace can become tangled together in the experience of faith.  Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you believe in the ministry of Kindred Church and would like to support our efforts, v...

Brandon Evans reflects on his complicated relationship with the church, from childhood faith and ministry leadership to disillusionment, burnout, and rediscovering what Christian community can still become. Brandon explores the purpose of the church and asks an important question: if we zoomed out and looked at our communities, would they resemble Jesus? Kindred Church is a Christian community gat...

Scott shares a deeply personal reflection on liberation theology, justice, and the radical call of Jesus to stand with the marginalized, challenge systems of power and explores what it means to embody mercy, solidarity, and authentic community.  Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you believe in the ministry of Kindred Churc...

Al kicks off the Transformations of Faith series by sharing her shift from a materialist worldview to a belief in free will grounded in love. She reflects on losing and rediscovering her sense of self, and how choosing love reshaped her understanding of identity, responsibility, and God. Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If y...

Sean revisits Genesis through a modern lens, exploring what the story of creation might look like in light of today’s understanding of the universe. Drawing from both scripture and astrophysics, he invites us to sit with the tension between faith and science and consider what we do with the mystery. Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organi...

Brandon takes a thoughtful look at Easter, exploring the deeper meaning behind Jesus’ death and resurrection. Instead of rushing to easy answers, this message sits in the tension of what falls apart and what can be rebuilt. It’s an invitation to reflect on the parts of our lives that need to be let go, and the possibility of new life on the other side. Kindred Church is a Christian community gathe...

A fresh look at the Tower of Babel—not as a story of pride, but of fear. Al explores how our drive for control and security can pull us away from trust, and how the invitation of God is toward vulnerability instead of self-protection.  Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you believe in the ministry of Kindred Church and woul...

Rob Griffin explores the reality of rising and receding waters—those overwhelming seasons that don’t last forever, and how to stay steady while you’re in them. Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you believe in the ministry of Kindred Church and would like to support our efforts, visit kindredchurchreno.com/donate to make a...

In this message, Rob Griffin explores a different way of thinking about God’s power in the world. Drawing from open and relational theology, he asks a difficult but important question: if God is loving and powerful, why does suffering exist? Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit organization. If you believe in the ministry of Kindred Church an...

Rob Griffin takes a fresh look at the story of Noah and the flood, exploring how ancient cultures interpreted catastrophic events and how similar flood stories appear across the ancient world. The conversation asks a deeper question: what happens when we read these texts through the character of Jesus and his way of peace? Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a...

We look at original sin, total depravity, and the instinct to assign blame. Jesus rejects that framework entirely. Instead of asking who deserves what, he heals, restores, and calls people back to trust. This teaching explores how faith shifts when goodness is the starting point and not something we earn. Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We are a 501c3 non-profit...

This week looks at the Cain and Abel story through the lens of relationship instead of condemnation. It wrestles with rejection, suffering, and the idea that goodness may be more foundational than we were taught. The focus is less on explaining everything and more on noticing how God responds to people. It’s an honest look at grace, freedom, and responsibility. Kindred Church is a Christian commun...

Genesis 3 has shaped how many people understand humanity, failure, and distance from the divine. But what if the story is less about perfection lost and more about connection strained? In this conversation, we explore the difference between “good” and “perfect,” the role of freedom in relationship, and why risk may be essential to love. This episode reflects on vulnerability, organic consequences,...

In this message, Ron Toft continues Kindred’s journey through Genesis 1–2, highlighting two core themes: unity and the earth as God’s dwelling place. Ron challenges the common “God is far away” framing and invites listeners to see creation as God’s home, which reshapes how we view ourselves, our neighbors, and even our enemies. Kindred Church is a Christian community gathering in Reno, Nevada. We...

We continue our Genesis series with Ron Toft exploring Genesis 1–2 as an origin story of relationship, not a battleground between sides. Ron reframes the creation narrative as a story of unity: one God over all things, one humanity formed from the ground, and a call to partnership rather than hierarchy. Along the way, he invites us to recover the delight and nearness in the text, and to resist usi...

In this week’s teaching, Ron Toft invites us into the ancient world of Genesis 1–2 and asks a different question than many of us grew up with — not how God made the world, but why this story was told in the first place. We explore the worldview of the early Israelites, the fragility of life in the “little strip of green” they called home, and how the creation story speaks about order, chaos, belon...

Why do we keep returning to the Christmas story when the world is still hard and unfinished? In this Christmas reflection, Kristine explores the birth of Jesus as a quiet challenge to power and a source of hope for those who are tired, uncertain, or in need of healing. Set against the grand birth stories of empire, the manger tells a different story—one shaped by vulnerability, presence, and love....

In this Advent message, Rob reflects on peace as more than the absence of conflict. He traces the biblical idea of shalom — wholeness, harmony, and the world as it should be — and names the forces that pull us away from that vision, both within us and around us. He also reminds us that we aren’t left to face any of this alone. Through the humility of the Incarnation, God meets a fractured world wi...

This week, Laurel opens up a tender, grounding reflection on Advent through the lens of waiting - not as passive endurance, but as the lived ache of longing, hope, and being human. Drawing from Elizabeth’s story, Laurel shares how waiting shapes us, how desire is not a flaw, and why the name Emmanuel still carries real comfort for people longing for healing, connection, justice, or change. She wea...

In this message, Jessie Townsend wraps up our series on Progressive Christianity by exploring what we choose to place in our kids’ “backpacks” as they grow. She walks through four core lessons that shape the way we guide children in their spiritual lives: God’s love as their foundation, the beauty of being made in the image of God, the importance of honest questions, and a faith that shows itself...

This week, Garrett opens up the book of Jonah in a way that hits a little closer to home than expected. He explores why Jonah really ran, what mercy looks like when it feels unfair, and how easy it is for any of us to cling to judgment instead of compassion. Garrett names the tension we all carry when scripture holds both warning and hope, and he invites us to read the harder passages through the...

In this episode Garrett McGeein digs into the pressure many of us inherited around evangelism — the fear, the urgency, the sense that you're always one conversation away from failing God or failing someone else. He unpacks how those ideas took root and why they still cling to so many people who grew up in evangelical spaces, even after their beliefs have shifted. At its heart, the talk is abo...