(Un)Common Humanity with Charmaine J. + Karis T‪.‬ The Evolution

(aka “The All-Over-The-Place Episode”)

It’s the final EP of Season 1. Some brief one-liner Xmas singing occurs, we give away EXCLUSIVE MERCH to our number 1 fan and youth donor, AND we go everywhere with this convo. Virgil Abloh’s 3% approach to fashion and his brand Off-White, what’s happening in C + K’s personal lives? Capacity, Ideas and the little changes and consistent habits we need to create the future.

We also talk The Evolution of course. 3 things we’re focussing on in 2022, leaders stepping back to make space for next gen leaders to rise. Which UCH EPs have been our favourites to record? And new stuff we’ve been listening to and reading.

Then, we end on 1 important thought:

FAITH is trust that THE FUTURE will be okay...

And that allows us to live in the NOW without anxiety.

Thanks for hanging with us this year. Happy Holidays and cheers to a better 2022!

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💌 To our (U)CH team Winnie, Ray & Iyshu: You are the absolute best. Thank you for the hard, tireless and joyful work you put into this podcast. Love.

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Mentioned Resources:

James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones.
Dr. Andrew Huberman, Huberman Lab Podcast.

Gloria Steinem and Noted Co-Instructors, Redefining Feminism (on Masterclass).

Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants.

Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.

Ramani S. Durvasula Ph.D,” Don't You Know Who I Am?": How to Stay Sane in an Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility.

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(Un)Common Humanity is a culture and leadership podcast from Charmaine J. Nah + Karis Teo, the lead and youth pastors of The Evolution.

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It’s 2021 book review time! And guess who’s joining us? Our amazing youth— Ashley and Darius. We chat the recent social media detox at The Evolution, and the books we read over that 6 week period. Hear their incredible thoughts on what they’ve read, learned and have questions about.

12:10 Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek


How important is it for our why (aka identity) to be clearly articulated and not abstract?
Does not having a why cause teams to resort to carrots and sticks in order to move forward?

19:46 Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth


A terrible experiment on puppies and it’s implications about resilience…
The importance of support and doing ‘hard things’
Why we all need to love discipline.

32:06 The Genius of Jesus: The Man Who Changed Everything, Erwin Raphael McManus


Truth VS being True
How can we teach being true to the next generation?
We mention to Old Testament concept of Shalom and being clear about ideas like love and freedom.

40:29 The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: Staying Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in Our Current Chaos, John Mark Comer


What do we do with the lack of diversity among published work?
How do we navigate great but imperfect authors and their ideas?

46:13 For A New Generation, Joakim Lundqvist; Extravagant Worship, Darlene Zschech.


Sowing love in a generation that’s getting increasingly critical, judgmental and toxic.
Having a worship life off-the-platform that more robust than on-the-platform

1:00:05 The Unquenchable Worshipper, Matt Redman and Beth Redman


When times are tough, how can we stop ourselves from blaming God and others?

And finally, at [1:05:38] C takes us through 4 ways to approach learning—whether it’s reading a book or listening to a podcast, and reveals which books we might be reading in 2022.

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💌 Thanks, Ashley and Darius! We are so blown away by your intelligence, thoughtfulness, curiosity and love for personal growth. You’re going to be amazing leaders. — C + K.

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Mentioned Resources:

For Estella Low’s Shalom, check out The Evolution’s Message Podcast at: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GGLXnVWY4PHsEt2oflgPa?si=Kr7Wxky0RuqdqIcp2UqpgQ

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(Un)Common Humanity is a culture and leadership podcast from Charmaine J. Nah + Karis Teo, the lead and youth pastors of The Evolution.

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Watch us on: https://www.youtube.com/c/theevolutionfam/

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In EP 29, we go at identity again— and how it relates practically to figuring our personal whys, deciding which school and career paths to pursue and how to succeed at doing life. We also take on QUESTIONS…

How do I know something is really my passion and not just my ego or other’s expectations?

Can I have multiple things that I’m good at?

What should I prioritise? Money or passion?

Is it possible to never find my why? Must my why be clearly articulated?

How can I break out of the boxes a limited school system puts me in?

We discuss ideas from Simon Sinek’s Find Your Why, Angela Duckworth’s Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance and Liz Wiseman’s How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact. And we talk about why connecting your why to impacting others, matters.

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(Un)Common Humanity is a culture and leadership podcast from Charmaine J. Nah + Karis Teo, the lead and youth pastors of The Evolution.

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Follow us on Instagram: @uncommonhumanity

Watch us on: https://www.youtube.com/c/theevolutionfam/

Check out: www.uncommonhumanity.com (redirect to theevolution.org/uncommonhumanity)

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This week, K’s bestie— REGINA LOO joins us at the UCH table! After we talk who’s bossier and who’s taste in music is better… *awkward*, we talk Regina’s latest obsession: Crypto currency. It’s the ‘in-thing’ now ain’t it?

Well, what is crypto? What’s the deal with blockchain technology? How does it work? How stable or volatile is crypto currency really, and what factors determine both? We talk the security of the technology itself, the hack-ability of your crypto wallet and the ways you can ‘lose’ it. Word to the wise: If you tend to lose your actual wallet and forget your passwords…you might want to step up your game if you’re thinking of going crypto. Lol.

We also talk crypto scams— can anyone say, “Squid Coin”? Don’t worry, it’s not as ‘dangerous’ as you think…IF you do your homework. But remember: There is no current legal recourse if you buy into a crypto scam.

Then we cover NFTs. The new art and creative world of a now and future metaverse.

DISCLAIMER:

We’re not experts. We’re figuring this out like you are. So please, do your homework and keep an eye on your wallet. Happy (but careful) investing.

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💌 Our love & gratitude to Regina Loo. Thanks for always being willing to show up and bring your wise and intelligent mind.

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(Un)Common Humanity is a culture and leadership podcast from Charmaine J. Nah + Karis Teo, the lead and youth pastors of The Evolution.

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Follow us on Instagram: @uncommonhumanity

Watch us on: https://www.youtube.com/c/theevolutionfam/

Check out: www.uncommonhumanity.com (redirect to theevolution.org/uncommonhumanity)

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In Part 2 with our guest ESTELLA LOW, we talk creativity. A ‘creative-identity-crisis’, creative work and creative rest.

C chats with Estella about her recent crisis with the label “creative”—how there’s often a gap between our theology and personal experience that theology, and how for too long, there’s been a rigid left & right brain dichotomy in science that has translated into a ‘pragmatics-are-logical V. artists-are-messy’ divide in church communities.

We side track into a discussion about personality tests and personal mission statements, and what’s the better way of interacting with those tools on the way to discovering our truest selves.

Then, we talk creative rest and creative work. C asks for some advice on keeping the Sabbath for artists…and we get real about capitalism and what God’s way of life for humanity is supposed to look like.  Finally, K takes us through a round of Would You Rather.   

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💌 Our love to Estella Low. You challenge and inspire. I’m grateful you are in my life and part of our community — C.

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(Un)Common Humanity is a culture and leadership podcast from Charmaine J. Nah + Karis Teo, the lead and youth pastors of The Evolution.

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Follow us on Instagram: @uncommonhumanity

Watch us on: https://www.youtube.com/c/theevolutionfam/

Check out: www.uncommonhumanity.com (redirect to theevolution.org/uncommonhumanity)

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Support this podcast: https://www.theevolution.org/give

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Our first ever guest—ESTELLA LOW is in the UCH house! We talk her and C’s enduring friendship—first dates, first impressions and moving in together…how similar and how different they both are.

In Part 1, we get into the Christian concept of Sabbath. What it means for individual rest, sharing in community and resistance to capitalism. How we can ‘rest’ and still be hurried, how we musn’t confuse isolation for solitude. We also chat how contemplative practices and traditional liturgy can help us achieve quality rest, and find a moment of solitude with God, in the midst of worshipping in community.

Estella takes us through the practice of Examen, and fields questions from K and our production team.  

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💌 Our thanks to Estella Low. She is the incredible Young Adults Pastor at Church of Singapore, Marine Parade.

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(Un)Common Humanity is a culture and leadership podcast from Charmaine J. Nah + Karis Teo, the lead and youth pastors of The Evolution.

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Follow us on Instagram: @uncommonhumanity

Watch us on: https://www.youtube.com/c/theevolutionfam/

Check out: www.uncommonhumanity.com (redirect to theevolution.org/uncommonhumanity)

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Support this podcast: https://www.theevolution.org/give

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—> Or hit us up at finance@theevolution.org !