In this episode of “In Good Faith,” hosts Maggie Smith and Stephanie Peddicord continue their insightful conversation with Dr. Josh Packard and Megan Bissell from Future of Faith. They dive deeper into the concept of sacred listening, exploring how it can transform ministry, community, and personal relationships. Throughout the episode, the discussion highlights practical applications and the importance of creating meaningful connections within church communities and beyond.
Key Quotes with Timestamps:
- Maggie Smith [00:01:04]: “How do we give them the tools to find, invite, bring in the community of folks who can help them do that listening so that, yeah, we don’t perpetuate the model where there’s one youth minister ministering in a youth group setting to all of these young people.”
- Dr. Josh Packard [00:07:11]: “We made a commitment to just actually start talking about them by name during our faculty meetings. It was sort of stunned when we look back at the minutes at the end of the year about how many of those 500 we had actually discussed by name in a faculty meeting.”
- Megan Bissell [00:11:44]: “The key piece of it is the thing you’re never in practice of doing, the information piece is the first step.”
- Dr. Josh Packard [00:18:15]: “We don’t really care about cups of coffee. We also don’t really care about pizza parties. What we really care about is our young people getting closer to God.”
- Stephanie Peddicord [00:19:11]: “What really transforms hearts and minds in the long term is where we want to be, and how do we get there?”
