Ep. 144: White Girls and Diversity with Nika Spaulding
Struggle Well School
Emily Thomas
5.0 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2018
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Meet Nika Spaulding, a dynamic force with boundless energy. As the Director of Women’s Equipping and Curriculum at Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Nika produces the curriculum for her Bible studies for women of all ages. She successfully balances her love of shepherding women with her love of theology. Her classes of more than 500 women are centered around God’s Word, which is sure to transform and inspire those in her care. What we chat about: why diversity is so important to Nika and to God starting hard conversations with people of color awareness of the racial injustices in the system how white people can advocate for minorities why is knowing Theology important the definition of "apologetics" Links mentioned: Divided by Faith Be the Bridge Whiteness 101 Truth's Table Podcast Sandra Glahn's  Coffee Cup series New Morning Mercies The Village Church podcast Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) Black Panther Connect with Nika: instagram | twitter Episode Sponsors: Brooklinen: $20 + free shipping using promo code MSW Care.com: use the link and save 30% off premium membership Fabletics: get two pairs of leggings for just $24 when you become a VIP member Ways to support the show: Patreon Amazon Share the Struggle! Find me on Instagram because I want to hear YOUR thoughts!  If you've been encouraged, share the episode with another mom.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together!
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| 0:00.0 | So I have to do this on my computer today because I have to watch Joanie on the baby monitor on my phone. |
| 0:05.8 | Why? What's she been doing? |
| 0:06.9 | Whatever the hell she wants to do? |
| 0:08.9 | Okay. |
| 0:10.1 | Listen, she's three now, so she can do whatever she wants. She got that memo and it's like day and night now. She used to be my little sweetie pie. Now she's my cow pie. |
| 0:21.0 | This is Emily Thomas and you are listening to the Mom Struggling While Podcast. Hey guys, welcome back. You are listening to the Mom Struggling Well |
| 0:47.5 | Podcast, the show dedicated to helping you not run away from home. Each week I |
| 0:51.0 | do my best to make sure that you learn something new, laugh a whole lot, and remember |
| 0:54.6 | that you are already enough. |
| 0:56.6 | This is episode 144, and this week my guest is my friend Nika Spalding. |
| 1:01.6 | Before we start, though, I wanted to tell you |
| 1:03.2 | that at the top of the show, you heard my sister |
| 1:05.6 | talking about her kid, Joanie, the three-year-old |
| 1:08.3 | who is very three right now. |
| 1:10.4 | She kept trying to run into the street and do all kinds of crazy stuff while we were in Nashville. |
| 1:15.5 | So she's a doll, but she's a busy doll. |
| 1:17.8 | But my sister and I do a show called The Struggling Sister Show and I would love for you to get to listen to that head to |
| 1:24.0 | Patreon.com slash mom struggling well and you can start listening to I think we |
| 1:28.0 | have maybe 10 episodes out right now every other week we do one coming out this |
| 1:32.1 | week is our episode where we talked |
| 1:34.0 | about David Letterman's new show, Tina Fay and products that we are loving right |
| 1:39.3 | now. Ladies how is summer treating you? I have been on two trips. |
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