Greatest Hits Rerun: Emily Belle Freeman on Collaborative Faith: How to Come Together as Christians and Why It Matters (Ep 58)

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Emily Belle Freeman reveals how a Bible study with Christian women transformed her faith and sparked a global movement.

Corinne Stokoe interviews Emily Belle Freeman, a Latter-day Saint writer and speaker known for her YouTube series 'Don't Miss This' with Dave Butler. Emily explains her passion for building interfaith communities among Christian women, sparked seven years ago when her publisher suggested she write for the national Christian market. She joined a Bible study at a local Christian church, where she was the only Latter-day Saint, and found the experience life-changing. Emily emphasizes looking for similarities rather than differences, such as comparing communion to the sacrament. She co-founded Multiply Goodness with her friend Nish Wiseth to create safe spaces for women of different denominations to study scripture together. The organization now has about 7,000 participants across the United States. Emily shares a story about a Christian neighbor who felt isolated despite living in a community with many Latter-day Saints, highlighting the need for broader connections. She discusses the benefits of interfaith dialogue, including deepening one's own faith and appreciating religious freedom. Emily recommends practical steps like buying a study Bible or attending other religious events to learn from different traditions. She uses the metaphor of a compass to describe staying firmly planted in one's faith while expanding knowledge. The episode includes anecdotes, such as two women from different faiths bonding over lost wedding rings and later finding them. Emily concludes by urging listeners to 'love outside the lines' and provides resources for getting involved through Multiply Goodness.

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A warm look at how a tiny Bible study became a Christian community built across difference.

Collaborative faith comes through as a practical act of making room: Christian women from different denominations and cultures finding a way to talk, study, and stay in conversation.

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You want a faith conversation that crosses denominations and keeps listening when the Bible study could have been called finished.

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