This is the January 2023 edition of the Rethink Church audiomagazine presented on the Compass podcast. In this edition, we present the latest stories from the Rethink Church website. Throughout Januar

Caroline Oakes shares how contemplative prayer and meditation rewire our thinking and open us up for Divine connection. In this episode, youll hear how Jesus practiced the pauseor took time away f

What are the best streaming shows right now for connecting faith and life through theological reflection? Compass shares their recommendations. Its a big episode! Its episode 100 for the Compass pod

Happy Advent! Lets prepare for the UPCOMING Christmas season by looking at the history and practices of the holiday. Why is the date of Jesus birth celebrated on December 25? Why do we sometimes cal

Divine disruptions are happening on TikTok every day. Kelley Finch, Joseph Yoo and Sarah Tevis-Townes tell their stories of coming to TikTok and finding some beautiful relationships and community. Fin

Throughout November of 2022, our content focused on diversity and the season of Advent. Well hear: The broken family of Black Panther by Nathan Webb https://www.umc.org/en/content/the-broken-family

Gratitude is good. But Thanksgiving is an issue. We could consider a space for lament and healing. Mark Charles, co-author of Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Dis

Learn how to utilize the contemplative practice of imaginative prayer. This episode of Compass is an abbreviated one, as were working on whats turning into a kind of double episode for next week. Bu

Throughout October of 2022, our content focused on changing the world around us. This edition of the audiomagazine features articles describing how we become personal agents of change, making small ac

According to Pew research, 62% of American Christians believe in hell. Its actually hard to find topics that Christians agree upon more universally. But our beliefs about hell differ by a great degre