Welcome to the Made Alive Podcast! Philip Wiggins and Seth Kurtz are two young leaders in ministry and we want to talk about the things in our lives and your lives that give us purpose and make us come alive. Made Alive Podcast is bringing transparency to leadership to help enable the next generation of leaders to thrive.

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Welcome to the Made Alive Podcast! Philip Wiggins and Seth Kurtz are two young leaders in ministry and we want to talk about the things in our lives and your lives that give us purpose and make us come alive. Made Alive Podcast is bringing transparency to leadership to help enable the next generation of leaders to thrive.
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Recent Episodes

November 10, 2025
059 - Interruptibility & Boundaries
<p>Ministry requires us to be interruptible, but is it ever okay to say no in those moments? In this episode, we discuss how to be interruptible without allowing it to control your life. </p>

October 6, 2025
058 - 11 Signs of Burnout
<p>Burnout seems inevitable, but what if there were signs we could use to protect ourselves? In this episode, we look at a tool to assess burnout, and how best to avoid burnout.</p><p><br></p><p>Original Carey Nieuwhof Video on Burnout: https://youtu.be/FA0yH17KFCM?si=18s18jaUElhYRP2z</p>

August 4, 2025
057 - The Cost of Cynicism
<p>It’s easy to get cynical—about people, the church, even God. In this episode, we talk honestly about where that cynicism comes from and how it shows up in our lives. But we also explore how to keep our hearts soft, hold on to hope, and move toward something better.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Resources Mentioned in this Episode: </p><p><a href="https://www.childcreativitylab.org/the-creativity-crisis#:~:text=TORRANCE%20TESTS%20OF%20CREATIVE%20THINKING,accountability%20standards%20for%20Federal%20funding." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Children's Creativity Study</a></p><p><a href="https://www.philipcwiggins.com/blog/shame" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Philip's Blog Post: Shame</a></p><p><a href="https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/all-the-buried-women/">All The Buried Women Podcast</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Pastors-Wife-Marriage-Ordination/dp/1587435896" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Becoming the Pastor's Wife by Beth Allison Barr</a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Surprised-Hope-Rethinking-Resurrection-Mission/dp/0062089978/ref=sr_1_1?crid=D6GSSZ4ISJ3L&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Pw2L5FVjIPLYDnmZNmp3vKcQwNCUinVRdKoSJHLYh004XUAk1DYpy9pdDHwZx_MWYo9wnM2ezLt_uTUYetPwhq56gC_gtGb35xVgOiIQijvpjvdJpLZwB10hwtFb-zP8SK78oM0Xq_vJ402zzbbKBbmNYBTiA2RfBg6CPDnGKeSTwbXpz7k7LsckoaAZ8odyYeMGaF1XcKiuiKxuvrxuxbIUIr1a7StSIqjp_C3SCHQ.FayKWsH3paKAPntgbm2GL9fpY74UIbwdWQf85aDhy9s&dib_tag=se&keywords=Surprised+by+Hope+by+NT+Wright&qid=1754325046&sprefix=%2Caps%2C242&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Surprised by Hope by NT Wright</a></p><p><br></p>
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