Dancefloor Podcast

Brandie Stoneking is a doula so she has an interesting perspective on life. Birth is an issue of "life among the living" that absolutely everyone goes through. Brandie shares what the role of a doula is during birth and how she encountered a "death doula" walking through an experience of death. Join us for a conversation that wanders through the full circle of life.

One foot in and one foot out. Christians in business and churches run like businesses. What does success look like and how much is too much? We bat some of these ideas around in Episode 46 with our friends Charlie Meyer and David Bell. Charlie and David are successful and influential...and they wrestle with how to define success and influence as they continue to follow Jesus. Join us as for this conversation on how to stay prophetic with our profits.

Most of us will spend somewhere between 25%-35% of our lives at work. Ask most people if they like their job and you'll hear something along the lines of, "there's good days and bad days" and then the conversation probably dies off. Though there's much dissatisfaction around our working lives, all of us want to be connected to meaningful work. Dave and Beth Booram stop by Dancefloor Podcast for a second time to talk about the idea of vocation. They share their own dark times on their way to doing what they love as they contribute to the world.

Welcome back to the 4th and final part of our legendary story about 6 friends traveling through a slot canyon out west. In this episode, we talk about the theology around why bad things happen to good people and vice versa. Why did Ben get stuck? Was it random or a "divine setup"? We'll also talk about what it means to belong to a group of people as we travel throughout life and if it's possible to do that without an organized gathering place from week to week.

One of Dancefloor Podcast's tag lines is that (sometimes) our conversations provoke discoveries. Andrew Fritz, from Episode 13, rejoins us on Episode 44 to talk about how overwhelming disconnection may wake us up to the need for deep human connection. Having undergone painful personal circumstances, Andrew continues to confront how loneliness and intimacy interact as we seek healthy relationships.

Welcome back to our story about 6 friends on a legendary journey. As children, we all have fears; public speaking, the dark, quicksand! In the canyon, quicksand is a real threat and we found ourselves right in the middle of it halfway through our trip. Several of us fell in but our friend, Ben, got stuck...for some time. In this episode (Part 3), we tell the story of what it took to dig him out.

Welcome back to part 2 of our story about 6 friends and their legendary journey through the wilderness. Part 1 was about the characters. Part 2 is about the setting, the actual canyon. We talk about the sacred spaces that pilgrims who have gone before have found by getting lost and the altars they've built to remember their journey.

Chris Carpenter is the Licensee and Organizer for TEDxIndianpolis and TEDxIndianapolisWomen. He has coached and mentored speakers and organizers from 30-40 other TEDx events all over the world. Episode 43 explores the idea that TED creates a platform where information and knowledge are free. If information and knowledge are power, are we wielding all of this "free power" to actually make the world a better place...or is this another outlet for consumerism?

In the shadow of a dear friend's death. 6 friends packed for a 5 day, 5 night hike through a slot canyon somewhere between Utah and Arizona. For many, this natural space allows for big conversations about life, death, God, friendship, and intimacy. Maybe it's because there are real-life threats out in the desert...untameable, uncontrollable forces of nature. This is part 1 of a 4 part story about knowing one another more deeply and how to stick together when a friend gets stuck. Follow along on Instagram and Facebook for pictures and videos of the trip.

On Episode 42, we explore grief and loss and how they affect the trajectory of a life. Ash Wednesday and the Lenten Season represent a time for many people to consider what life is truly about. We are reminded that life is short and precious. Our friend, Meredith Hayden, has experienced pain in many and varied ways over the past few years. She has been pressed but not crushed and continues to look for ways to contribute meaningfully to the world around her.

Creativity is a huge piece of what it means to be human. How can we use our God-given creativity to bring people together, to wield positive influence and leadership in a world that is polarized politically and socially. Todd Liles lives in Portland, Oregon where creativity runs wild. He is surrounded by "creative juggernauts" and shares how we can use our gifts to reflect the image of God.

Clint and Rachel McKinnis felt a pull toward Eugene, Oregon 10 years ago. Eugene is an incredible city with very few churches. They planted Awakening Church, grew their family from 4 to 6 (adopting 2 children) and learned much about what it means to follow Jesus in a place that's completely different from where they grew up. Today, in Part 3, the McKinnis's help us add answers to "what's right with CHURCH".

Matt and Jessica Limeberry are well accomplished. Matt is a high-ranking military official. Jessica owns several successful businesses. They have 4 boys and a great family. Yet, no marriage is easy. After deployment to Afghanistan, Matt and Jessica found themselves piecing their marriage back together. In this episode, we hear how they chose to move toward one another, letting mistakes be part of the past and forging a new, more intimate relationship.

There's an authenticity to Jake Schlegel's vocals and the sharp observations that bind each of us his songs beautifully. He's definitely a fellow wonderer and has done plenty of wandering. Schlegel's debut album, East City Lights, has rapidly begun to cement him in the hearts and minds of Midwest music fans. The album contains an overarching theme that this life is series of journey's. Find him on Instagram or Facebook ajakeschlegel.bandcamp.com or jakeschlegelmusic.com. Join us for his story about falling in love music, addiction and loss and finding music again.

Can churches reclaim what's right about CHURCH or do we blow it up and start over? Jesus gives us a good template and vision for how CHURCH should function in the world, yet we tend to look more to leaders who are successful than to Him. Join us for Part 2 of What's Right (and wrong) with CHURCH as Seth Cain stops by to take another step on our audio pilgrimage.

The very word - church - causes polarizing emotions. Yet, surely CHURCH is something more than we can possibly imagine or even define. Surely, the CHURCH is doing something right around the world. Join us for Episode 31 as Seth Bryant infuses hope into the conversation about where the Church is and what it's doing around the world. Seth is extremely thoughtful through the Scriptures and Church History as we pursue finding hope for CHURCH.

Our life experiences cause growth and change personally, communally and in our relationship with God. Often, these changes lead to deeper questions about who God is and where He is working in the world and in our lives. Along the way, we may encounter pain and pain may lead to darkness. Christian mystic, St. John of the Cross wrote extensively about his painful life experiences and coined the phrase, "Dark Night of the Soul". Our good friend, Andy Hassler (PhD, master coffee roaster - Blue Mind Coffee - and deep thinker), pays careful attention to the inner life. He stops by in Episode 30 to talk about the Dark Night of the Soul and how to walk well in the midst of it. 

"The down-and-out, who flocked to Jesus when he lived on earth, no longer feel welcome", writes author Philip Yancey. Our guest today (and Clint's wife), Andraea Reed, discusses the difference between the posture of welcoming and inviting others into our spaces, the call of Jesus for all to "Come" and the difference between critical thinking and cynicism. 

"You are what you eat." The connection between how we perform and what we eat is inseparable and is a constant struggle for most of us. Today, Heather Hartung helps us grapple with the spiritual connection with our food. Heather is a certified holistic health coach who is passionate about inspiring others to seek wellness both on and off the plate and to live a more nourished life in both body and spirit. She believes that true wellbeing begins with food, but it doesn't end there, and her mission is to help others gain the energy and vitality needed to live fully into their dreams and life purpose. You can find out more about Heather and what she does here. Blog-www.heatherhartung.com Instagram @naturallynourishedlife FB www.facebook.com/thenaturallynourishedlife