# Episode 65  Restoring Broken Circles – Healing Divisions in Communities and Churches

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Podcast: [Natives Follow Jesus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/natives-follow-jesus-7072948)
Published: 2026-01-12T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://natives-following-jesus.captivate.fm/episode/episode-65-restoring-broken-circles-healing-divisions-in-communities-and-churches
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## Resource

SHOW NOTES: Division, Misunderstanding, Hurt Feelings have fractured families, churches, and Native communities—often leaving wounds that run deep across generations. This episode invites listeners into a hopeful, biblical vision of reconciliation. Rooted in Indigenous understandings of the circle and Paul’s call to the ministry of reconciliation, we explore how Jesus restores broken relationships and calls us to walk the good road together again. LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Sign up for monthly newsletter. Click sign up link, scroll down to email form, complete form, respond to email prompt, and get my newsletter. Join the movement on Instagram @nativesfollowjesus Hear more about Native InterVarsity Native InterVarsity is "mindful of some complicated contexts. There is, for instance, the fact that a lot of Christian mission has the weight of colonialism.' But (InterVarsity) wants students to see that both God and the global church invite them to be witnesses to the gospel of Jesus “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8) Read more of their story here . Kristen Lilya, Ojibwe, shares her story of how Deer Camp helped her connect with the generations in her family. Read more of personal account here . Send me an email at nativefollowsjesus@gmail.com to connect with me or to ask me a question. Thanks. Give a review of this podcast on Podchaser.com Join us for the next episode where you can build a hopeful vision for Native Christian communities in 2026 and beyond.

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