274. Godly Thought Or Trauma Response - Productivity vs Rest

About this episode

The episode discusses the tension between productivity and rest in church culture, questioning whether the drive to be busy is a sign of faithfulness or a trauma response.

In this episode of Two Pastors and a Mic, we talk about something that gets praised all the time in church culture—but often hides a much deeper issue: productivity without rest. A lot of us were taught that being busy means being faithful. That doing more means you care more. That slowing down feels lazy. That resting means you are falling behind. But what if that constant need to produce is not obedience at all? What if it is actually a trauma response? This week, Cory and Channock unpac...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cory, Channock

Topics covered

• productivity
• rest
• church culture
• faithfulness
• trauma response

Keywords

• productivity
• rest
• church culture
• faithfulness
• trauma response
• busy
• obedience

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