Roaming 20s

Sierra shares her experience moving to the South from Iowa and what it was like to build new friendships in a new place. She reflects on the challenges of starting over, the importance of showing up, and the lessons she's learned along the way. Lastly she discusses how she's learned to ask deeper questions of faith/culture and navigated through higher education.

JC shares his experience with fraternity life in college, working in campus ministry, the challenges and rewards of distance dating, and the lessons he's learned through seasons of uncertainty and growth. He reflects on the importance of community and how growth often happens in the messy middle rather than after everything is figured out.

Jess shares what she’s learned as a therapist helping people navigate the challenges of their 20s — relationships, big life transitions, anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck. We walk through common situations and patterns she sees, along with the ways she helps people better understand themselves and move forward.

Tori shares about her transition into the real world from the bubble of college. We discuss what it looked like for her to grow in faith through the transition, building a meaningful community at her church, and pursuing a summer sabbatical in Europe that gave her fresh perspective on life and God. Tori also shares lessons on balancing work, friendships, and adventure in her 20s.

Ransom shares his story of living in Nashville working in country music. How he's discovered balance in his work and separating his identify from his job. We discuss his transition back to Atlanta, navigating early dating, and the importance of having supportive friends on the journey.

The 20s are a season of forming identity -- in faith, relationships, and work. Sidney shares what she learned during her time at Wesley (campus ministry), the transition of moving to Atlanta to start her career, finding community, and navigating dating in her 20s. It’s an honest conversation about transitions, relationships, and being patient as life comes together.

Family edition! Grace (my sister-in-law) shares her journey through higher education. She shares her passion for science and the rigor of getting a PhD in infectious diseases. How it's has shaped her character, how she's navigated relationships amongst the challenge, and what she's learned about herself along the way.

Vinny shares his thoughts and stories on professional gambling, intentional friendships, and handling success and failure. We discuss friendships, dating, faith, and navigating risk in life's decisions. Vinny is very open, vulnerable, and has lots of great thoughts. Truly, a great episode!

Dave shares thoughts and stories on how to be a good friend to someone who is hurting and working through grief. He shares stories and wisdom on how to walk with people through difficult times. We discuss questions such as "How can I be a good friend to someone who is hurting? What should I say or not say? How do I avoid trying to fix or solve their problem? And where is God in all of this?&q...

Jacob shares his stories and thoughts on dating, early marriage, parenting, and early career.

Chet and I talk through mission statements -- Their purpose, how to craft them, and how they've been helpful for us.  Resources mentioned: Chet's last podcast episode (episode 4) Building a Discipleship Culture by Mike Breen book Younique Discipleship Course

My friend Alex opens up about the road blocks, struggles, and victories he faced throughout his 20s. From taking care of his mom while she fought breast cancer, letting go of a job and the youth ministry he loved, and now settling down into a new community in Atlanta with his wife. Alex speaks openly about following God's voice into the unknown and seeing God's faithfulness in it, while still nami...

Paul shares his story of transformation over the past two years -- The role community had in this transformation, as well as the process of forgiving his father.   Mentioned in the episode: Choosing Forgiveness by Nancy DeMoss   Narnia Eustice Dragon Movie Clip - YouTube

Ethan shares the story of his father's death, how it's shaped him, and what he's learned through processing his grief.  We talk through how to process grief, wrestle with God, and how grief can positively shape us if we allow it to. While this episode is heavy, we mix in a lot of humor along the way. We had a lot of fun recording this… Enjoy!

Sam talks through his story of the last 5 years. He starts out with his salvation story and then dives into how God lead him through a time of healing and restoring his past. And how our friendship was a catalyst for this. God often uses relationships to bring restoration… This is a great story of God doing this.

Brady shares his story from the past 5 years navigating his early career. His path has been anything but conventional… Starting out at an insurance startup, then working for a PE firm in Kenya, and now in law school at Duke. Brady has a really fascinating story and has a neat perspective on work and career. I think you'll find his story inspiring.

Tristan talks through his story of choosing a vocation coming out of school. He shares his story of deciding to work in a sales job instead of vocational ministry and what led him to that decision. He talks through his experience of settling into a life and career, while still being heavily involved in ministry. Picture of Alex at Local Roots

It can be easy to try to rush into a feeling of settledness during the 20s… My friend Cole talks about his journey the past several years - Discovering his faith, career, navigating dating, and marrying his wife. Cole reflects on his journey in this episode. At the end, Cole's wife, Sarah, shares her thoughts on her journey of dating, marriage, and settling into life… It's worth staying on...

What does it look like to invite God into our day to day work? How does being a Christian impact how I view work? What does work-life balance look like in a demanding industry? What do you when you have bigger dreams outside of your current job? Kyle and I talk through the start of his career at Honda. He shares his perspective on work and how he invites God into it. He shares practical guidance h...

In Part 2 of this mini series, I interview Nikki, Kyle's wife. I ask Nikki a similar set of questions I asked Kyle in Part 1… I would encourage you to listen to Part 1 first, as it will give more context for what Nikki and I talk about in this episode. Nikki is very open and authentic in this episode, talking through the early years of marriage, her experience as a young mom, balancing career and...

Lots of big decisions are made in our 20s… Figuring out where to live, who to marry, and how to balance career aspirations. In the middle of these big decisions, it's easy to compare our lives and relationships to others and think "Everyone else has it easier, right?" When we rarely see all the ups and downs most people go through to get to where they are in life. I interview my frie...

In this episode I interview a friend that spent two years of his 20s living and working in a monastery. John shares some lessons he learned during his time living and working with the monks and other wise insights on the decade of the 20s. Four main questions John mentions: ​What do I believe? ​Who I am? ​What am I to do? ​Who am I to do it with? Apologies for the audio quality being a bit off… St...

Life is full of decisions, especially in the decade of our 20s… Should I take this job or go to grad school? Should I marry this person or not? Should I move or stay put?   While we're making these decisions, often we ask God to show us what to do, but He rarely seems to give us a direct answer.   In this episode I interview my friend Dave on decisions he's made and how he counsels younger folks i...

I interview Britton on the story of being called to plant Church at the Oaks. We dive into his salvation story, his early years in ministry, fundraising, and ultimately how each step was God preparing him for what was ahead.  We talk in depth about what God's calling looked like for Britton and his family, how to stay reminded of this calling when you're in the middle of the mission and it's hard,...

Lots of us want to be parents someday, however the day to-day of parenthood can be hard to imagine, let alone prepare for.  In this episode I interview Austin on his experience being the parent to newborn twins… What impact has this had on his relationship with God? In his marriage, ministry, and career? How have him and his wife one about the logistics of early parenthood? Whether you are single...