Play is... Levity with KJ Song

We welcome Carol Howard to discuss her book Wounded Pastors: Navigating Burnout, Finding Healing, and Discerning the Future of Your Ministry, and her journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing and Moody Bible Institute to Presbyterian ministry. We're so excited to have Carol as our keynote speaker at the next Pause Play Gathering! Tune in for this great conversation! Save the Date for next year's Annual Pause Play Gathering! July 6–9, 2027 Kansas City at the Cross Roads Hotel ______________________________ https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/ Compelling Preaching Initiative: https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/ Saint Paul School of Theology: https://www.spst.edu/ Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome Dr. Cindy Lee to discuss her book Our Unforming:De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation and how her Taiwanese American interfaith upbringing revealed gaps in dominant Western spiritual formation. She contrasts Western patterns (linear, cerebral, individual) with more cyclical, experiential, communal approaches, while integrating a Rest Practice. You'll be sure to understand why we had to have Dr. Cindy Lee on! Tune in for this great conversation! Save the Date for next year's Annual Pause Play Gathering! July 6–9, 2027 Kansas City at the Cross Roads Hotel _______________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Compelling Preaching Initiative: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Saint Paul School of Theology: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spst.edu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reverend Dr. Chris Davies — beekeeper, manuscript preacher, mother of chaos — joins us to talk irreverence in the pulpit and what honeybees teach us about rest. Drawing from her column Honey for the Apocalypse, she makes the case for love and honey as tools for surviving the apocalypse. Chris's Website | Revdrchrisdavies.com Chris's Substack | Honey for the Apocalypse _______________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Compelling Preaching Initiative: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Saint Paul School of Theology: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spst.edu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martial arts instructor, breathwork practitioner, and death doula Ritu Nanos joins Pause Play for a conversation on spiritual autobiography, midlife transformation, and finding restoration through play! *Note: there were some technical issues with Ritu's mic quality during recording, so parts of the interview are tougher to hear than normal. Ritu on Instagram _______________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Compelling Preaching Initiative: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Saint Paul School of Theology: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spst.edu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

United Methodist elder Sarah Heath joins Pause Play to talk ministry burnout, creativity, and play — drawing from her former podcast REVcovery podcast and her own experience stepping back from pastoral exhaustion. Plus: a preview of Theology Beer Camp 2026 (Oct 8–10, Kansas City). Learn more about Sarah | Revsarahheath.com _______________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Compelling Preaching Initiative: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Saint Paul School of Theology: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spst.edu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Chelsea Brooke Yarborough Rejoins us as we prepare for our Annual Gathering! (registration deadline June 1). We explore “micro rituals” of pause, attunement to the body as a loving signal rather than a problem, and the costs of living on adrenaline, perfectionism, and “macro” rest that arrives too late. Chelsea's Book: ⁠Proclamation Beyond the Pulpit: The Expansive Homiletical Practice of Black Women⁠ Chelsea's Website: ⁠Iamchelseabrooke.com⁠ _______________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠  Compelling Preaching Initiative: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠  Saint Paul School of Theology: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spst.edu/⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**Get your Early-Bird tickets for our Annual Gathering!** ~Order by the end of April for $100 off!~ In this episode of the Pause/Play Podcast, Soyinka Rahim, explores the transformative power of play, collective spiritual practices, and love as a unifying force. We delve into improvisational movement, racial justice, and the importance of authentic self-expression in community. Soyinka's Website | Bibolove.us _______________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Compelling Preaching Initiative: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Saint Paul School of Theology: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spst.edu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Pause/Play Podcast, KJ Song, founder of Sing Praise and a passionate voice facilitator, reveals how embracing playfulness and releasing perfectionism can transform not only how you sing, but how you serve. KJ's Website | Kjsong.com KJ on Instagram | @Kjpraisesong _______________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Compelling Preaching Initiative: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Saint Paul School of Theology: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spst.edu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Pause/Play Podcast, Molly Brummett Wudel shares her insights on the importance of dialogical preaching, emphasizing the role of play in fostering meaningful discussions within the church. This ~dialogue~ encourages a deeper understanding of the church's role in contemporary society and the necessity of embracing playfulness in spiritual discussions. Molly's Church Website | Emmausway.net _______________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Compelling Preaching Initiative: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Saint Paul School of Theology: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spst.edu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Pause/Play Podcast, we sit down with Tripp Fuller, and explore the transformative power of play in preaching and ministry. From medieval battles to the theology of play, this conversation delves into the joy and vulnerability that play brings to our lives and faith. Find all things Tripp is doing @ Homebrewedchristianty.com _______________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.pauseplaycenter.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Compelling Preaching Initiative: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lillyendowment.org/compelling-preaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Saint Paul School of Theology: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.spst.edu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Produced by Josh Gilbert joshgilbertmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices