Who is Will?
Will Small is a poet, storyteller, and podcaster. He leads an alternative faith community called Meeting Ground and hosts the Spiritual Misfits podcast. He is the author of ‘Poems for When the World is Ending’ and the founder of Lead by Story.
My thoughts..
I loved my conversation with Will. He has a depth of knowledge that I’m certain you will hear in the way that he speaks. He gives hope that the future church could be something special.
Episode Summary
- Will shares about growing up in a country evangelical family and how the secure and safe attachment impacted his evolving faith.
- We discuss, the multi-faceted experiences that began to crumble his level of certainty and faith.
- Will shares how he was challenged in his own privilege by sharing communities with those often marginalised in society.
- Sharing very openly, Will talks about the wrestling of the big existential questions about God, prayer, and church.
- We discuss the impact of having a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips and how this access allowed him to understand different ways of doing life, church and understanding scripture.
- We explored what allowed his faith to evolve in a way that created expansion not contraction.
- I challenge Will on how he reconciles the harm that the church has done and continues to do within the community.
- We discuss the power of reframing who your reference points are to re-humanise people while dismantling harmful systems.
- And finally, Will answers the question “what would you say to someone who is in the depth of their faith shift?”
Links
- To connect with Will on social media; you can head to Instagram @williamsmall or Facebook
- If you are interested in his work with Spiritual Misfits, you can find their Facebook group here.
- For a one stop shop on Will head to his website – https://www.willsmall.com.au
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