Growing up in church for some, felt like having religion shoved down their throat. My older sister didn’t grow up in church like my other siblings and I. She came to church and Christianity a little later in her childhood. And with that I could

Where I Been? Again.

Mar 31st, 2023 17m 12s

In this episode, I talk about why there hasn’t been any new episodes of the podcast for about a year and also why I created Growing Up Church and my initial vision for the podcast.

Belonging/What Does It Mean to Belong?

Feb 20th, 2023 25m 32s

“What benefits do you find in belonging to Jesus?” This is a question a friend of mine and listener of the show asked if I could answer on the podcast. But I struggled to answer the question of belonging because I realized I didn’t feel like I

Deconstructing Your Faith

Jan 31st, 2022 34m 1s

Deconstructing one’s faith is a process that I have started to become more aware about through various podcasts and social media posts but also something I know very little about. So in this episode I decided to invite my good friend Grace, co-

The 2021 Wrap Up

Dec 31st, 2021 13m 55s

In this episode I reflect on what I learned about myself this year and how I plan on moving into 2022, Lord willing!

The Reluctant Bible Scholar

Sep 22nd, 2021 32m 37s

I invited my good friend Lydia back to the GUC podcast to talk about her experience abroad in Bible college and how that has changed or even enlightened her personal relationship with God.

A Social Media Conversationalist

Aug 9th, 2021 31m 59s

On this episode of Growing Up Church my guest Lauren uses Facebook to have conversations about issues within the Christian church. So in this episode we’re going to talk a little about her decision to have these conversations as well as have he

Working Out Your Own Faith Pt. 2

Jul 14th, 2021 26m 32s

Minnie, Melody and Chrissy were guests on GUC last season for the Black Joy episode. In this episode they join me as we revisit that conversation and talk about how walking out their own faith looks like now.

Working Out Your Own Faith Pt. 1

May 11th, 2021 21m 38s

In this episode I reflect on the events of 2020 and how that has shaped my relationship with church now while also sharing how I’m moving forward in 2021.

Black Joy

Aug 19th, 2020 17m

In the final episode of season 1 of GUC I thought I would switch-gears and share a positive and uplifting story of a few black women finding some joy in the midst of the chaotic world around them.

When Ally’s Speak

Jul 2nd, 2020 51m 42s

The number of non-black people speaking up and speaking out against police brutality and racism in this country is more than we’ve seen in the past few years. So I spoke to two friends of mine, Jocelyn and Laura about their response as an ally

Black and Christian, Dealing With Systemic Racism

Jun 5th, 2020 53m 30s

Growing up in a predominantly black church I don’t remember many discussions about racism even though it was definitely happening and we were all talking about it outside of church. In this episode, my play cousin Chris Francois and I talk abou

Stay Home For What?

May 6th, 2020 32m 9s

Not all churches across the U. S. accepted not being able to have service during the pandemic. So in this episode my good friend Craig Fontes and Pastor Helene Robinson of Life Worship Center take a look at the cases some churches have made to

Represent

Jan 17th, 2020 34m 18s

How do I show people that I’m a Christian? What does that look like? Those were such major questions for me growing up in church. And in this episode I invited my good friend Lydia back to discuss how we attempted to answer these questions in

Bonus

Where I Been?

Jan 1st, 2020 8m 22s

This is a special episode where I share with you the listener about how the idea originated and why it’s taken me so long to post another episode since the podcast debuted in October 2019.

Relationship with Church Vs Relationship with God

Oct 14th, 2019 30m 9s

In this episode my good friend Lydia and I discuss our relationship with church versus our relationship with God and the difference between the two.

Growing Up Church Trailer

Jul 19th, 2019 1m 8s

A new a podcast about growing up in church and growing up churched hosted by me Trish_Pluggedn. Join me and my guests as we share our stories on our church experiences as well as our perspectives and observations about church culture and our sp

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