Faith in Progress: Always Deconstructing, Always Rebuilding with Nate Yoder

In this episode, Jordan and Dustin sit down with Nate Yoder, a former Mennonite pastor and bishop whose journey spans rural Ohio, Canada, and California — and travels through some of the hardest questions a person of faith can face. Nate shares how his understanding of calling, community, and belief has evolved through church politics, cross-cultural ministry, and the profound grief of losing a child.

This conversation explores deconstruction and reconstruction not as a crisis, but as an ongoing process of growth. Together, the three discuss brave honesty in spiritual life, how to stay grounded when institutions disappoint, and why the core of Christian faith still comes back to one thing: love God and love others.

Reflective, vulnerable, and anchored in lived experience, this episode invites listeners to consider what remains when faith is tested—and how to rebuild something authentic, compassionate, and resilient.