HeyJaredMy Church Experience
Many people have thoughts on the intersection of life and faith. And many of us struggle to reconcile these thoughts with our experiences with the church. Some of these experiences have been beautifully positive while some have been heartbreakingly negative.
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- Sep 16, 2026
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S2 Ep. 4 - Jon Mestas (opens the original)
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Guest Jon Mestas joins the podcast to talk through his experience with religion growing up, the ways it's pushed him to form his faith, the ways it's impacted his own parenting, and the ways it's caused him to dig deep into theology and church history. Growing up faith and religion looks like a lot of different things and there's always pros and cons. How do you navigate through celebrating and recreating the pros, while battling against the challenges of the cons? And how do you then turn aroun
S2 Ep.3 - Michelle Stotts (opens the original)
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Special guest Michelle Stotts joins the podcast to talk about faith, family, and what it has looked like for her being on staff at a church. Growing up in the Church and in a church can be a pivotal and very important part of life. What does it look like to navigate the idea of making faith and church participation your own and how do you navigate what that looks like when you're raising and establishing your own family?
S2 Ep. 2 - Thomas Roscoe (opens the original)
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Jeff's good friend, musician, and worship pastor, Thomas Roscoe joins the podcast to talk about growing up a PK, stepping into full time ministry, and unpack a bit of what worship really is. Ministry isn't for the faint of heart and it can impact our lives and faith in a number of ways. Especially when we carry history and context into it. But, what does it look like to live a life of faith in the midst of all of these challenges?
S2 Ep. 1 - Taylor Idema (opens the original)
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Taylor Idema joins the podcast again to reflect on the first season. What things stood out to her? Has her opinion or thoughts on why the podcast exist changed? And, what does season two have in store?
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