Kindness
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Table Talks with Pastor Danny Lybarger: What it really means to be INCLUSIVE
I am so excited to welcome Pastor Danny Lybarger on to the podcast today. Danny is the planting pastor of The Well, a United Methodist Church plant that meets at a Brewery in Defiance, MO. His vision for our church began years ago with a simple passion - to create compelling spaces that engaged those who feel far from God. The Well's vision is to spark a God-sized movement through which we see 100% of our region move into a transformative relationship with Jesus. A major part of accomplishing that vision is creating compelling and inclusive spaces for ALL people. Danny and his wife, Annie have three kiddos (Knox, JoJo & Gracie)…
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Table Talk with Anne Russ: From the Heart of a straight Pastor
Welcome to this table talks episode of Coffee with Keith: Healing Church Trauma and Constructing Genuine Faith. In this episode, I welcome to the table, the Rev Anne Russ. Anne is a white, straight, cisgender pastor, wife, and mother. She serves God within the Presbyterian Church, USA denomination as a retreat speaker and aide to helping churches do ministry in the modern world. Anne is a loving Ally to the queer community, as well as other marganilized people, through her creative social media posts and videos on platforms such as Instagram and Tik Tok. Be sure to join her on either or both of those. The link to her profiles…
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The Journey from Evangelical to Bisexual Pastor and Life Coach: A conversation with Brandy Kizer
Today, my special guest is Life Coach and Pastor, Brandy Kizer. Brandy is an American born southern girl, with sweet tea running through her veins. Her greatest passion is making it impossible for others to not know Jesus. After work hours, you can probably find Brandy tucked away reading, at a gem show, or planning her next big adventure. In this episode, we chat about her journey from being a Southern Baptist Church girl in Alabama to a missionary working in Los Angeles to now, an engaged bisexual life coach and pastor residing in Canada. It's quiet a journey so hang on. I really think you will enjoy my chat…
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If we can be anything, let’s be kind
It truly breaks my heart to see how many people have been wounded by the church. And by church, I mean those persons within the church who feel it is their job to be gatekeeper, judge, and reporter. It hurts my heart to see how many people left the church and even more saddening is how many of those same people have left the faith completely. It doesn’t have to be this way. And before you tell me that it doesn’t exist in every church, I would argue that it does. Why do I know that? Because the church is filled with flawed and imperfect individuals as it should be.…
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Be Careful of External Energy
Let me begin this blog post by clearly stating that this is not some metaphysical and spiritual teaching or practice; rather, I am speaking of the obvious mood or attitude of others when they come into your shared space. Can't you immediately tell when someone is excited? They are smiling, energetic, perhaps even remind you of a bee as they hop from one place to another, one movement to another, or even one subject to another. And I bet you can remember some of those cases when a person entered you shared space and was mad, upset, or even depressed. There are obvious facial expressions, body posture, etc. that quickly…
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The Simple Things
This past weekend my wife, Candace, decided she wanted us to drive up to the nearby mountains so we could put our feet in the rocky river, just unwind a bit, and spend quality time together. I was all for it. In fact, we wound up in a little village called, Chimney Rock, NC. Now, if you haven't ever been there, its a small little village style town at the base of a mountain that houses the Chimney Rock Park. If you assume that it has an outgrowth that resembles a chimney, you would be correct. The town itself is small with store after store lining the two-lane road for…
