This is EPISODE 50 of our show! Can you even believe it?!

Fifty episodes is a fun and special milestone in podcasting, and we've got a fun and special episode for you to celebrate!

Episode 50 is also our season 3 finale, and we are talking about what it looks like to live both healing and whole in our churches. There is no one better to join me for this conversation than Pastor Dusty Smith.

Pastor Dusty and his wife, Jennifer, planted Depot Church in North Carolina nearly 12 years ago, where he is lead pastor. Dusty and Jennifer have four sons, ages 5-16.

A few spoilers for you: Dusty is my pastor. I have known him for two decades, and I can tell you with certainty that 1- he is a trustworthy person with the utmost integrity, and 2- our church is growing and thriving under his leadership.

Join Dusty and I as we talk about:

• why you need a local church
• how to find a church
• balancing serving the church with serving our families
• being disappointed in our church experience
• the difference between church hurt and spiritual abuse (and some red flags to look out for!)
• staying committed to your local church when it's hard, and when it's time to walk away
• how to find your way back to the Church

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As a former math teacher (true story!) and as a mom, school is a place that is near and dear to my heart.

How can our local churches love and support our local schools? Here to talk about it with us is a dear friend of mine, Maegan Little.

Maegan is a former special education teacher and the Kids Director at Depot Church.

Join Maegan and I as we talk about:

• the gifts and challenges found in our local schools
• what teachers and schools really need
• getting our churches on board to support our neighborhood schools, regardless of how we choose to educate our own children
• one overlooked but wildly important way to really support the teachers and schools in your community
• practical ways that the local church can love, support, and partner with our local schools

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We have talked about living healing and whole in our minds, bodies, and relationships, and this week, we make the shift to our places.

Home is where we are our truest selves, so I'm thrilled to start here with a new friend of mine, Julia Ubbenga.

Julia is a wife, mom of 5, creator of the blog Rich in What Matters, and author of Declutter Your Heart and Home: How a Minimalist Life Yields Maximum Joy.

Join Julia and I as we talk about:

• defining minimalism and its benefits
• where faith and minimalism meet
• why decluttering feels so hard for so many of us
• practical tips for decluttering
• getting family on board, especially kids and those whose love language is gifts
• digital clutter: what it is, how we clean it up, and why it matters

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