Shalomies with Elizabeth Woodson and Yana Jenay Conner

Elizabeth Woodson and Yana Jenay Conner
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What does it look like to pursue peace and wholeness in a world that often feels chaotic and disconnected? Join Elizabeth Woodson and Yana Jenay Conner—two friends and Bible teachers—as they laugh, dig into Scripture for direction and hope, and get real about what God’s peace looks like in everyday life. Each week, they’ll dive into honest conversations about discipleship, friendship, forgiveness, and the often persuasive yet misleading calls of culture—and how the theology of shalom reshapes it all. Come for the laughter, stay for the wisdom, and leave with a deeper vision of what it means to live a life of wholeness in a broken world.

  1. 2d ago

    Becoming Who We Long To Be with Jen Pollock Michel

    If we were honest, many of us have an idea of who we long to be but struggle to close the gap between that person and the person we show up as everyday. In this episode, author Jen Pollock Michel joins Yana and Elizabeth to explain why good intentions alone won’t close that gap, and how the ancient Christian practice of a rule of life makes room for God to change us. You’ll hear how small, faithful actions repeated over time lead to real transformation and the life of shalom we long for. Guest Bio: Jen Pollock Michel Questions Covered In This Episode: What factors are contributing to our stunted spiritual formation? We have more access to Christian teaching and church than ever before — so why isn't that translating into as much transformation as we would hope?What is a rule of life, and where does it come from in the Christian tradition?How does a rule of life help lead us to “whole-life discipleship”?What led you to build a rule of life yourself, and can you give us a glimpse of some things you include in yours?What should someone consider as they begin building their own rule of life?Key Passages: Romans 12:2, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Recommended Resources: A Rule For The Rest Of Us: An Ancient Practice for Making the Daily Decisions that Shape Faithful Lives Join the Conversation: Thanks for listening to Shalomies! We’d love to hear how the podcast is helping you pursue peace and wholeness in your own life. Share your thoughts, questions, or testimonies with us over on Instagram @shalomiespodcast. Elizabeth and Yana would love to hear from you!  If you’re enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who could use a little more shalom this week. Follow Us: Instagram | YouTube

    Becoming Who We Long To Be with Jen Pollock Michel

  2. Oct 21

    Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World with Jen Wilkin

    In a culture saturated with social media posts, videos, podcasts, and books promising that staying young is the secret to happiness, it’s easy to buy into the anti-aging story. In this episode, Yana and Elizabeth talk with Jen Wilkin to learn about this false story and why its appeal is both fleeting and full of “expensive” hidden costs, including the wisdom we gain from growing old, the honor of caring for our elders, and the spiritual growth that comes through weakness and dependence.  Guest Bio: Jen Wilkin Questions Covered In This Episode: Why did you decide to write a book on aging? How do you think your previous work on Biblical literacy helped you write this book?What is the false story of anti-aging? What’s the danger of living in this story?Why is it important for us to remember the recent changes in life expectancy as we think about our theology of aging?What kind of wisdom do we gain as we age? What are the aspects of aging that Christians should celebrate with the elderly and eagerly anticipate themselves?How can the church better serve its senior members and the elderly in its communities?Key Passages: Psalm 90 Recommended Resources: Dust to Dust: Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World Join the Conversation: Thanks for listening to Shalomies! We’d love to hear how the podcast is helping you pursue peace and wholeness in your own life. Share your thoughts, questions, or testimonies with us over on Instagram @shalomiespodcast. Elizabeth and Yana would love to hear from you!  If you’re enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who could use a little more shalom this week. Follow Us: Instagram | YouTube

    Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World with Jen Wilkin

  3. Oct 7

    From Trauma to Shalom with Dr.Evan Marbury

    How do we find our way to shalom in the aftermath of trauma?  In today's episode, Yana and Elizabeth sit down with the Rev. Dr. Evan Marbury to explore what trauma actually is, how it takes up unwanted space in our lives, and practical, faith-rooted ways to move toward healing — both for those carrying trauma and for the practitioners and ministry leaders walking alongside them. Guest Bio: Rev. Dr. Evan Marbury Questions Covered In This Episode: You make a distinction between "a pain that hurts and a pain that alters." Why does that distinction matter, and in what ways can pain alter a person?As a society, we've grown in our awareness of mental health but not always our understanding of it — what are the consequences of having more language without more clarity?What makes trauma trauma? What are its markers, and why can it be so difficult to identify in our own lives?What are triggers, and what role do they play in the healing process?What are some ways we work against the healing God wants to bring into our lives — and some ways we can work with it?For those of us who are ministry leaders and lay people rather than counselors, how do we walk well with others in their pain — and how do we discern when someone needs support beyond what we can offer?Key Passages: Psalm 130:7; Hebrews 12:12-13 Recommended Resources:  Understanding Trauma and Resilience: A Guide for Counselors, Caregivers, and Ministers Join the Conversation: Thanks for listening to Shalomies! We’d love to hear how the podcast is helping you pursue peace and wholeness in your own life. Share your thoughts, questions, or testimonies with us over on Instagram @shalomiespodcast. Elizabeth and Yana would love to hear from you!  If you’re enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who could use a little more shalom this week. Follow Us: Instagram | YouTube

    From Trauma to Shalom with Dr.Evan Marbury

  4. Sep 16

    What the Church Gets Wrong About Gen Z with Dr Tanita Maddox

    Since the inception of the Shalomies podcast, Elizabeth and Yana have been wrestling with the question: What is good news for this generation? But they waited to have this conversation until they could find just the right guest. In today's episode, they finally sit down with Gen Z and Gen Alpha expert Dr. Tanita Maddox to explore the gap between Boomers and Millennials and the generations coming up behind them, learn what questions Gen Z and Gen Alpha are wrestling with the most, and discuss what it will take to faithfully pass down the faith to the next generation. Guest Bio: Dr. Tanita Maddox Questions Covered In This Episode What questions are Gen Z and Gen Alpha wrestling with the most? What will it require of us to faithfully reach this next generation? Gen Z and Gen Alpha are often asking, “Do All People Matter to God?”. Where does this come from for them and what's at risk if the church fails to answer it?What would you say to those who feel ill-equipped or hesitant to enter conversations with Gen Z about race, justice, and equality?How do we adapt how we present the gospel without adapting the gospel itself to reach this generation? Key Passages: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23; Romans 1:16-17 Recommended Resources: What Gen Z Really Wants to Know About God?: Seven Questions About Life + Faith Join the Conversation: Thanks for listening to Shalomies! We’d love to hear how the podcast is helping you pursue peace and wholeness in your own life. Share your thoughts, questions, or testimonies with us over on Instagram @shalomiespodcast. Elizabeth and Yana would love to hear from you!  If you’re enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who could use a little more shalom this week. Follow Us: Instagram | YouTube

    What the Church Gets Wrong About Gen Z with Dr Tanita Maddox

  5. Sep 2

    The Pain Points of Singleness with Ashley Irons

    We've been taught that marriage is the only way to resolve the real pain points of singleness, but that's just a lack of imagination. We can have a meaningful, full, and vibrant life as singles. In today's episode, Yana and Elizabeth sit down with Ashley Irons for an honest and practical conversation about the very real worries of singleness, and explore how to navigate them with prayer, imagination, and hope. If you are single, this episode is for you. But, if you’re not single, listen in to hear what your single friends are often wrestling with and might be scared to say out loud. Guest Bio: Ashley Irons Questions Covered In This Episode:What are some of the real worries — pain points — you experience in singleness?What are some of the ways singles try to resolve these pain points apart from God?Why is marriage not actually the only way to relieve these worries, and why do you think we lack imagination here?In your singleness, how have you used your imagination to think outside the box the culture and the church have handed you?When do you find yourself "crashing out" the most, and what truths do you return to in those moments?Key Passages: Philippians 4:5-8 Recommended Resources: Embrace Your Life: How to Find Joy When the Life You Have Is Not the Life You Hoped For by Elizabeth Woodson Living Single with Yana Jenay Podcast Join the Conversation: Thanks for listening to Shalomies! We’d love to hear how the podcast is helping you pursue peace and wholeness in your own life. Share your thoughts, questions, or testimonies with us over on Instagram @shalomiespodcast. Elizabeth and Yana would love to hear from you!  If you’re enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who could use a little more shalom this week. Follow Us: Instagram | YouTube

    The Pain Points of Singleness with Ashley Irons

  6. Aug 19

    Keep Hope Alive with Justin Giboney

    Between the news cycle and our social media feeds, life in our country can feel overwhelming and chaotic right now. In moments like this, it's easy to lose hold of the hope that justice and shalom are actually possible. In today's episode, Yana and Elizabeth sit down with Justin Giboney to explore how Christians can faithfully respond to the unrest of our current cultural moment. Together, they discuss the inspiration we can draw from Scripture and the Great Cloud of Witnesses, wisdom that can carry us past cynicism and toward a genuine and resilient hope. Guest Bio:  Justin Giboney Questions Covered In This Episode What do you see as the primary sources stirring up this sense of never ending political/social chaos that seems to keep getting worse?How do you see Christians actually responding to this political/social chaos? Both online and offline? How much of our issue is connected to our theology of suffering or, said another way, how we corporately process and move forward in seasons of prolonged difficulty?The challenge of dealing with a tumultuous political or social reality is not a new problem?  Where can we find inspiration for how to hold onto hope?What is a moral imagination,  and how does it help us move past cynicism toward real hope?Key Passages: Jeremiah 29:1-11Hebrews 12:1-2Recommended Resources: Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around: How the Black Church's Public Witness Leads Us Out of the Culture War Join the Conversation: Thanks for listening to Shalomies! We’d love to hear how the podcast is helping you pursue peace and wholeness in your own life. Share your thoughts, questions, or testimonies with us over on Instagram @shalomiespodcast. Elizabeth and Yana would love to hear from you!  If you’re enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who could use a little more shalom this week. Follow Us: Instagram | YouTube

    Keep Hope Alive with Justin Giboney

  7. Aug 5

    Why Women Are Leaving The Church (with Dr. Sandra Glahn)

    The role of women in the church is a topic that usually sparks a lot of debate. But in the middle of that conversation, a more important question often gets lost: how can the church help women flourish? In today's episode, Yana and Elizabeth talk with Dr. Sandra Glahn to tackle that question. They explore the role of women in the church through historical, theological, and practical perspectives—and discuss how, regardless of their theological position, churches can help women flourish, create space for them to lead, and build meaningful partnership alongside their brothers in ministry. Questions Covered In This Episode What do you think is driving women to leave the church, or leave the faith altogether?What for women has changed in our current culture that is contributing to this problem? How does a conversation about how women are valued, developed and invested in get lost in the debate about women in ministry?Regardless of a church's position on leadership roles, what do women need in order to flourish spiritually, relationally, and in their gifting? Can you share about a church that's gotten this right, where women are genuinely thriving? What did leadership do specifically?If you could speak directly to a woman struggling with whether or not she should leave her church, what would you want her to know?Key Passages: Ephesians 4:11-13 1 Corinthians 7 Recommended Resources: Barna Study on Women Leaving The ChurchA Woman's Place Is in the Story: Seeing Women in the Biblical Narrative - Sandra Glahn Join the Conversation: Thanks for listening to Shalomies! We’d love to hear how the podcast is helping you pursue peace and wholeness in your own life. Share your thoughts, questions, or testimonies with us over on Instagram @shalomiespodcast. Elizabeth and Yana would love to hear from you!  If you’re enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who could use a little more shalom this week. Follow Us: Instagram | YouTube

    Why Women Are Leaving The Church (with Dr. Sandra Glahn)

  8. Jul 15

    Fig Leaves and Yokes: Finding Our Way Out of Shame to Shalom

    Shame is a powerful emotion. This makes sense, considering it is one of the first negative human emotions we encounter in Scripture. After Adam and Eve sinned against God, their first instinct was to cover themselves with fig leaves and go into hiding. Since then, however, we've become more creative. Shame not only drives us into lives of masking and hiding, but also into lives of performance and spiritual over-functioning beneath ill-fitting yokes. In this episode, Elizabeth and Yana have an honest conversation about the many ways shame can shape our lives. Together, they explore how shame manifests in both subtle and obvious ways, our attempts to cover it with fig leaves or out-perform it with ill-fitting yokes, and how Jesus offers us a better way to live. If you struggle with shame or perfectionism, we hope this conversation will help you enter into the rest and freedom Christ died for you to enjoy. Questions Covered In This Episode How would you define shame?What are some ways we try to cover our shame with fig leaves?What is a yoke? What ill-fitting yokes can we put on to try to out-perform our shame? What is the yoke Jesus offers? How does the gospel liberate us from shame?What are some practical ways we can come to Jesus in response to His invitation in Matthew 11:28-30? Key Passages: Genesis 2:25, 3:6-7; Matthew 11:28-30 Recommended Resources: Habits of Resistance by Elizabeth WoodsonShame Interrupted by Ed Welch The Woodson Institute  Join the Conversation: Thanks for listening to Shalomies! We’d love to hear how the podcast is helping you pursue peace and wholeness in your own life. Share your thoughts, questions, or testimonies with us over on Instagram @shalomiespodcast. Elizabeth and Yana would love to hear from you!  If you’re enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who could use a little more shalom this week. Follow Us: Instagram | YouTube Join the Conversation: Thanks for listening to Shalomies! We’d love to hear how the podcast is helping you pursue peace and wholeness in your own life. Share your thoughts, questions, or testimonies with us over on Instagram @shalomiespodcast. Elizabeth and Yana would love to hear from you!  If you’re enjoying the show, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who could use a little more shalom this week. Follow Us: Instagram | YouTube

    Fig Leaves and Yokes: Finding Our Way Out of Shame to Shalom
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What does it look like to pursue peace and wholeness in a world that often feels chaotic and disconnected? Join Elizabeth Woodson and Yana Jenay Conner—two friends and Bible teachers—as they laugh, dig into Scripture for direction and hope, and get real about what God’s peace looks like in everyday life. Each week, they’ll dive into honest conversations about discipleship, friendship, forgiveness, and the often persuasive yet misleading calls of culture—and how the theology of shalom reshapes it all. Come for the laughter, stay for the wisdom, and leave with a deeper vision of what it means to live a life of wholeness in a broken world.

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