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[168] Listener questions, curiosity and community
Description
After 8 years, we’re finally do a listener-questions episode on Compass: Finding spirituality in the everyday.
Whether you’re a spiritual seeker, questioning your relationship with church, or simply curious about how faith fits into our polarized world, this candid, heartfelt episode is for you. Host Ryan Dunn opens up about the podcast’s origins, the challenges of finding community, why (and when) Compass talks about politics, the evolving format of the show, favorite episodes and guests, and what he’s personally learned along the way.
In this episode:
(00:00 ) Welcome to Compass
(01:27 ) Why do the Compass podcast?
(03:44 ) What are your favorite episodes?
(05:58 ) Politics?
(09:49 ) Can I be on your podcast?
(10:55 ) Is it enough to listen to a podcast without going to church?
(12:45 ) What’s something you’ve learned through Compass?
(14:51 ) What do you listen to?
Compass is a production of United Methodist Communications. Find more episodes and notes: www.umc.org/compass
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