<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Becoming Church]]></title><description><![CDATA[Becoming Church]]></description><link>https://www.becomingchurchmi.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:49:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.becomingchurchmi.org/es/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Story Still Becoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[These recordings capture a moment in our life together. They don't tell the whole story, and they aren't the final word.]]></description><link>https://www.becomingchurchmi.org/post/a-story-still-becoming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6adff6f96b9adee0c6dc58fe</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:16:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f1a73c_7681bc1665354e1484899c7df9eee80b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Becoming Church</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resource list for navigating church hurt &#38; harm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of us have experienced some form of church hurt or harm. Whether through painful words spoken, trust betrayed, agreements that were not honored, or an outright rejection of our personhood - wounds experienced within a faith community can be uniquely painful. We enter these communities with a deep hope for connection, belonging, and mutual care, often holding high expectations for the people with whom we share our faith and spiritual journey. 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Copeland]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quote to ponder: Just know - anytime I provide a quote, I'm not foisting a perspective/author/source on you. Neither am I assuming nor trying to generate consensus; I'm just sharing with others on the journey of BECOMING. If it resonates - Consent to the wrestle. If it disturbs - interrogate the why. If neither - move on to sources that provoke you. Here ya go: The mystical body of Christ is a “way of being in the world with one another [through the Spirit] and with Christ because of who...]]></description><link>https://www.becomingchurchmi.org/post/enfleshing-freedom-body-race-and-being-by-shawn-m-copeland</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69eb713e81e17196bd247cfd</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:35:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd91b7_a0ac2f2398cb49c9ac46713ba9c05091~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Becoming Church</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Film is Not for Everyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read more on Jemar Tisby’s Substack: Footnotes Hear more on Jemar’s Podcast: The Justice Briefing]]></description><link>https://www.becomingchurchmi.org/post/this-film-is-not-for-everyone</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69eb6f8381e17196bd247821</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:30:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd91b7_23717cbdb94542788ccea173d5d16150~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_960,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Becoming Church</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Politics of Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted by Obery Hendricks.]]></description><link>https://www.becomingchurchmi.org/post/the-politics-of-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69eb6d3a81e17196bd2470b1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:16:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bd91b7_4b36c685f2804a0b9148295c0ca66d13~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Becoming Church</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>