Percolating Wonder: Recent Episodes
Court VonLindern
Percolating Wonder is a podcast hosted by Betty Nguyen and Courtney VonLindern. Each month Betty and Courtney ask questions with one another as they wonder about faith, ministry, and life. Grab a cup of coffee or a beverage of your choice, and take part in percolating wonder!
CONTENT WARNING: this episode contains mentions of conversion therapy. Listener discretion advised.
Court and Betty sit down and talk the "golden rule" of treating others they way you'd like to be treated...or, in Christian terms, "love thy neighbor as thyself." But what exactly does it mean to love our neighbors as ourselves? And, do we even know how to love yourselves? Join Court and Betty and let wonder percolate together!
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Betty and Court talk microaggressions on this month's episode of Percolating Wonder. They both dive into the nuances of microaggressions, and how joy and laughter in community is often the best medicine for healing after microaggressions.
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What's percolating? Court and Betty discuss how often people of the margins tend to have the answers for what needs to be changed, and how we may go about changing it. Be sure to follow us on Facebook @percolatingwonder!
Betty shares some of her favorite pieces of scripture that help keep her grounded and guide her in her work. This leads to Court and Betty reflecting on what sacrifice means in the context of ministry.
Betty and Court continue their conversation on what it means to smart small in order to influence change on a large scale. They engage with adrienne marie brown's book "Emergent Strategy" and the concept of "fractals."
In this Episode, Betty and Court engage with some of adrienne marie brown's book "Emergent Strategy" as they navigate what it looks like to start making change on a small scale in order to influence what can be done on a larger scale.
Betty and Court spend some time wondering about Parker Palmer's 5 habits of the heart, and hone in on the "appreciation of the value of otherness." What is otherness and how do we define otherness for ourselves? See what percolates...
Betty and Courtney kick off their podcast by defining their values in the context of faith and how those values have helped them build community and have difficult conversations in ministry.
Betty Nguyen and Courtney VonLindern both work for the same United Methodist Church organization but have never met each other in person. Through virtual meetings, they felt as though their time together felt a lot like grabbing a cup of coffee with a friend. They discovered that they enjoy brainstorming together about faith, ministry, and life and that they both value curiosity, compassion, mutual care, and support. Together, they wondered if they could open up their conversations with others so they could share their wonder with the world. Join Courtney and Betty with a cup of coffee or a beverage of your choice and take part in percolating wonder.