The 2x2 Movement Podcast
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<p>The 2x2 Movement Podcast is a space for intentional growth—training the mind, body, and soul in pursuit of faithful, disciplined living. Through conversations and reflections, we explore what it looks like to live with purpose in the rhythms of everyday life.</p>
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July 28, 2026
Jonnathan Menendez - Blended Families, Father Wounds, and the Word That Never Loses Its Flavor
<p>Jonnathan Menéndez didn't ease into fatherhood — he married into it. When he and his wife came home from their wedding, he was suddenly a husband and a father to her eight-year-old daughter, with no runway to prepare and no manual to follow. Jonathan serves as groups minister at Josh's church in Dallas, and this year he founded Transformative Fatherhood, a venture built to help overwhelmed new dads move from identity crisis to clarity, confidence, and compassion.</p><p>This conversation traces Jonathan's own story — a father who was physically present but emotionally and spiritually absent, the anger and need for approval that grew out of that absence, and the "two for one" transition into a blended family that forced him to learn fatherhood on the job. From there, Jonathan lays out the framework behind Transformative Fatherhood: Heal, Grow, Build — healing from the past, growing in present knowledge and skill, and building intentionally toward the family you want to become.</p><p>Josh and Jonathan also get into the theology of work — why God is the first entrepreneur, why building something isn't in competition with ministry, and why this cultural moment offers a wider door into entrepreneurship than ever before. The conversation closes on secure attachment, generational cycles, and why Jonathan says Scripture is the one thing you can chew on for years and it never loses its flavor.</p><hr /><p><b>Chapters</b></p><ul><li>00:00 — A Minister Who Fell in Love with Entrepreneurship</li><li>09:00 — The Identity Crisis Nobody Warns New Fathers About</li><li>17:00 — Physically Present, Emotionally Absent: Naming Father Wounds</li><li>27:03 — Heal, Grow, Build: The Transformative Fatherhood Framework</li><li>32:32 — Nurture Isn't Just a Mother's Job</li><li>35:36 — Why Fatherhood Without Vision Is a Guessing Game</li><li>37:16 — Can Ministry and Business Live in the Same Calling?</li><li>38:01 — Work as Worship: God, the First Entrepreneur</li><li>41:20 — Why This Moment Is a Wide-Open Door for Builders</li><li>44:19 — What a World Full of Transformative Fathers Looks Like</li><li>50:28 — The Book That Never Loses Its Flavor</li></ul><hr /><p><b>Resources</b></p><p><i>Connect with Jonathan Menéndez</i></p><ul><li>Instagram: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/transformativefatherhood/" target="_blank">@transformativefatherhood</a></li><li>Email: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:admin@transformativefatherhood.com" target="_blank">admin@transformativefatherhood.com</a></li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://stan.store/transformativefatherhood" target="_blank">https://stan.store/transformativefatherhood</a></li></ul><p><i>Scripture referenced</i></p><ul><li>Proverbs 29:18 — "Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint"</li><li>2 Corinthians 1:3–4 — God as "the God of all comfort," who comforts us so we can comfort others</li></ul>
July 7, 2026
Entitlement, the Abusive Heart, and What Jesus Actually Said About Power
<p>Chris Moles is a pastor and biblical counselor who has spent over twenty years working inside batterer intervention programs alongside his vocational ministry. In this conversation, Chris defines domestic abuse, traces its root in pride and entitlement, and challenges the version of biblical manhood that rejects passivity only to embrace a different kind of harm. He walks through what Jesus actually modeled about power — not power over, but power under — and gives men a practical framework for examining their own hearts, confronting sin in others, and responding well when someone they love has been harmed.</p><p></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li><b>0:00 — </b>Introduction & Opening Prayer</li><li><b>3:45 — </b>The difference between a critical mind and a critical spirit — how Chris became teachable</li><li><b>7:30 — </b>What Chris actually does: defining domestic abuse and his work in batterer intervention</li><li><b>13:00 — </b>How a bivocational pastor from West Virginia ended up in criminal corrections</li><li><b>19:30 — </b>The double burden: pastoring a local church while working in dark places</li><li><b>25:00 — </b>How group facilitation, listening with an agenda, and slowing down shaped Chris as a shepherd</li><li><b>31:00 — </b>Aggression vs. passivity — and why rejecting one often means embracing the other</li><li><b>37:30 — </b>What happens in the heart of a man that leads him toward abuse — Luke 6, James 4, pride and entitlement</li><li><b>44:00 — </b>Power over vs. power under — the Jesus hermeneutic on headship and the cheerleader analogy</li><li><b>51:30 — </b>Josh's confession: the moment his own entitlement surfaced — and how close the root really is</li><li><b>55:00 — </b>The one-in-four statistic: domestic abuse in the church</li><li><b>58:00 — </b>What good men who aren't abusing should do about it — preaching the gospel to yourself and Galatians 6 confrontation</li><li><b>1:03:00 — </b>How to be good and angry: the Ephesians 4 framework</li><li><b>1:08:00 — </b>A case study: how to approach a friend you suspect is harming his family</li><li><b>1:15:00 — </b>How Chris gets filled back up: one verse, memorized, no exegesis</li><li><b>1:20:00 — </b>2x2 Shout Out: Greg Wilson</li></ul><p></p><p>Resources</p><ul><li>The Heart of Domestic Abuse: Gospel Solutions for Men Who Use Control and Violence in the Home — Chris Moles — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://amazon.com/dp/1936141272" target="_blank">amazon.com/dp/1936141272</a></li><li>The Path to Peace: A 90-Day Journey from Control to Christ-Like Love — Chris Moles — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://amazon.com/dp/B0GPSRXRD2" target="_blank">amazon.com/dp/B0GPSRXRD2</a></li><li>When Home Hurts: A Guide for Responding Wisely to Domestic Abuse in Your Church — Jeremy Pierre & Greg Wilson — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://amazon.com/dp/1527107221" target="_blank">amazon.com/dp/1527107221</a></li><li>Caring for Families Caught in Domestic Abuse: A Guide toward Protection, Refuge, and Hope — edited by Chris Moles — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://newgrowthpress.com" target="_blank">newgrowthpress.com</a></li><li>Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused — Chris Moles, contributor — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://churchcares.com" target="_blank">churchcares.com</a></li><li>Men of Peace Self-Paced Course — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://menofpeace.org" target="_blank">menofpeace.org</a></li><li>PeaceWorks University — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://chrismoles.org" target="_blank">chrismoles.org</a></li></ul>
June 21, 2026
Billy Raies - Fatherhood, the Fear of Man, and Living the Text
<p>Pastor Billy Raies has been in the same pulpit in Midland, Texas for thirty-three years. He still gets up at four in the morning on Sundays — not because he's disciplined, but because he knows how much he needs God to show up. In this Father's Day conversation with his son Josh, Billy talks about the weekly rhythm of pastoral ministry, how to engage Scripture vocationally without it becoming an assignment, the swan song moment that reoriented his vision for legacy, and what happens when you ask a waiter how you can pray for them. Honest, pastoral, and grounded in the gospel from start to finish.</p><p></p><p><b>Chapters</b></p><p>00:00 Introduction — Father's Day on Location in Florida</p><p>02:07 What a Pastor's Sunday Morning Actually Looks Like</p><p>06:54 The Other Six Days — Weekly Rhythm of a Small-Church Pastor</p><p>11:53 Wearing Many Hats — The Reality of Small Church Ministry</p><p>15:13 Delegation, Identity Drift, and Raising Up Elders</p><p>19:45 The Swan Song — Building a Legacy You Won't See</p><p>24:10 How to Read Scripture Vocationally Without It Becoming an Assignment</p><p>29:00 Pastoring People vs. Programming Them</p><p>31:44 Gospel Fatherhood — Balancing Ministry and Family</p><p>35:36 Sacred Zeal and Not Being Slothful in the Gospel</p><p>37:29 Keeping Scripture on Your Lips All Week</p><p>42:18 Living the Gospel 24/7 — Not Just on Sundays</p><p>43:44 Asking Waiters How You Can Pray for Them</p><p>48:15 God Was Already in That Conversation</p><p>50:55 Confidence in Evangelism — God's MO Is to Shine Light</p><p>53:28 Romans 8:32 as the Evangelism and Discipleship Hinge</p><p>57:23 Closing — Honor Where It's Due</p><p></p><p><b>Resources</b></p><ul><li><i>Brothers, We Are Not Professionals</i> by John Piper — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Not-Professionals-John-Piper/dp/1433552784" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Not-Professionals-John-Piper/dp/1433552784</a></li><li><i>Sacred Zeal</i> by Jeff Purswell — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Zeal-Jeff-Perswell/dp/1781919274" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Zeal-Jeff-Perswell/dp/1781919274</a></li><li><i>What Is the Gospel?</i> by Greg Gilbert — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Gospel-Greg-Gilbert/dp/1433515002" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/What-Gospel-Greg-Gilbert/dp/1433515002</a></li></ul><p></p><p><b>Guest Links</b><br />Sovereign Grace Church Midland — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.sovereigngracemidland.com" target="_blank">https://www.sovereigngracemidland.com</a></p>
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