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Season 1: The Way of Love Join Bishop Mariann, Bishop of Washington, on an 8-week journey of experiencing Jesus through a rule of life known as The Way of Love. Bishop Mariann will share with you an 8 part sermon series on how experiencing Jesus through intentional spiritual practices will transform you and those around you.
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There are forces and voices in our increasingly polarized world that want us to view the issues of the day in a binary way: this or that; good or bad. This podcast seeks to invite people to journey beyond the safety of our silos and our egos – to the soul; where we have the opportunity to see things differently.
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The ChurchNext Podcast is the audio ministry of ChurchNext: we produce online learning experiences that shape disciples Founded in Detroit, ChurchNext launched in August 2013 with 28 online classes on various aspects of faith. Since then, more than 25,000 people from 30+ countries have taken one of ChurchNext’s 300+ courses, which have feature instructors like Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Parker Palmer, Phyllis Tickle, Stanley Hauerwas, and Nadia Bol ...
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Reverend Adam Hamilton is the founding Senior Pastor of the Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City, the largest Methodist church in the U.S. Adam grew up in the Kansas City area, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Ministry from Oral Roberts University and a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Methodist University. He is the author of num…
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Rabbi Matthew D. Gewirtz joins me to discuss his journey towards becoming a rabbi, the challenges faced in his role, and his deep involvement in interfaith work. The discussion also covers the Hebrew concept of machloket (disagreeing without rancor), its relevance in the current crisis between Israel and Gaza, and the importance of interfaith dialo…
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Guest Dr. Matthew D. Taylor shares his faith journey and we discuss his involvement in religious pluralism and extensive research on the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement in America. Dr. Taylor shares insights into his background in and transition from evangelical fundamentalism, his interfaith dialogues, and the threats posed by NAR's radic…
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Welcome to the ChurchNext podcast, my name is Chris Yaw and I'm your host as we learn from gifted presenters on a variety of topics designed to help us grow in our spiritual lives. You are listening to Episode number 107- it’s called "Data Driven Evangelism with Jenni Faires" Jenni is the Canon for Evangelism and Youth Ministry in the Episcopal Dio…
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This is a special episode in which I reflect on the last year of the Reconciliation Roundtable podcast and thank all listeners for spending time with me and my guests, exploring how we can be agents of reconciliation in a time and a place where doing so often seems to be beyond the pale. This podcast is possible because of your support, so if you e…
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Wilk Wilkinson joins me to discuss his journey from political apathy to toxic political engagement, followed by the epiphany that since led him on a mission of bettering the world, one attitude at a time, by charting a course toward understanding, bridging divides, and fostering a community where wisdom prevails over discord. We talk about how this…
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The Reverend Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers is one of the Episcopal Church’s leading thinkers around 21st-century ministry and mission. She is a priest, author, speaker, and friend who currently serves as the Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism, Reconciliation, and Creation Care. She is the author of Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other…
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Learn more about Pentecost - and be inspired doing so - here's an outline of today's podcast: 1. Biblical Origins (What's the Bible say of this event?) 2. Themes (What are some of the main themes of this event?) 3. Theological Implications (What does this mean to believers?) 4. Living Pentecost (After learning about/experiencing this, what does it …
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The Rev. Amy Peeler, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, IL and an Associate Rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Geneva, IL. Author of Women and Gender of God (Eerdmans, 2022), “You Are My Son”: The Family of God in the Epistle to the Hebrews (T&T Clark, 2014), and co-author with Patrick Gray of Hebrews: An Int…
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Every year 16-20 million guns are sold in the U. S. America is extremely adept at designing, manufacturing, marketing, and selling firearms. Unfortunately, we are ill-equipped to go the other way. Because the U.S. lacks any kind of economical, affordable, practical, and attractive way to remove unwanted weapons from circulation, municipalities, chu…
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Imam Steve Elturk provides an overview of Israel and Gaza from a Muslim perspective. He explains the historical, religious, and cultural connections that Palestinians have to historic Palestine. He also walks participants through the key political events of the last 120 years that have led to the current conflict in Israel and Gaza. He also offers …
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Bishop Mariann Budde is the bishop and spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., and the Washington National Cathedral. Prior to her election in 2011, she was a parish priest in Minneapolis for eighteen years. She has appeared on PBS NewsHour, Meet the Press, Good Morning America, and the Today show, among others. Bishop Budde …
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Pastor Raymond Chang is the president of the Asian American Christian Collaborative (AACC), a pastor, and writer. He regularly preaches and speaks throughout the country on issues pertaining to Christianity and culture, race and faith. He has lived throughout the world (Korea, Guatemala, Panama, Spain, China), traveled to nearly 50 countries, and c…
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Angela Ferrell-Zabala (“Fuh-RELL Zuh-BAH-luh”) serves as the first ever Executive Director of Moms Demand Action where she is responsible for leading and growing the largest grassroots network in the gun violence prevention space. Angela has been with the organization since 2019 leading its movement building work overseeing grassroots organizing, e…
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Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace and an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) is a coalition of more than 30 national Church communions and organizations working to encourage U.S. policies that actively promote just, lasting, and comprehen…
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The Venerable Tim Spannaus, archdeacon of the Diocese of Michigan explores the ministry of deacons, from the history and biblical roots to the evolution of the ministry in today's churches. He explains why the church developed the order of deacons and the importance of their role in Christian community. This course also lays out the discernment pro…
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Daniel Darling is an award-winning writer, bestselling author of fifteen books, pastor and Christian leader who regularly appears on and contributes to national news and media outlets. He currently serves as the Director of The Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Assistant Professor of Faith and Cult…
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The violence and death in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is wrenching. How did we get here? What are the historical and biblical contexts that play a role in this conflict? And what can we do? Archdeacon Paul Feheley, Partnership Officer for the Middle East for the Episcopal Church, offers an insightful primer on the historical and …
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In this episode, I talk with my friend and colleague Shane Claiborne about his passion for gun violence prevention, his faith journey, and his work as founder of The Simple Way and leader of Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as if Jesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him …
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In this episode, I had a chance to talk to Dr. Gilford (Gil) T. Monrose, who is based in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He is doing amazing work serving humanity, building bridges, and working on gun violence prevention. Our conversation touches on how his faith anchors him and, when gun violence met Pastor Monrose "at the fr…
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In this week's episode, guest and friend John Wood Jr. joins me to discuss his "unorthodox path to Christianity" involving a beautiful journey of the heart facilitated by lessons he learned from his parents, by performing music, meeting the woman who would become his wife, and encountering Christ in others. John also shares about his pathway to wor…
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This week I had the chance to talk with a friend of mine, David Blankenhorn, about his passion for building bridges of understanding and helping people find common ground. You’ll learn about his journey from growing up in Mississippi to the inspiration behind an initiative he co-founded and leads called Braver Angels, a grassroots movement to resto…
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Welcome to the first episode of Reconciliation Roundtable, a new podcast where we discuss building bridges of understanding across religious and political difference. This week I had the chance to talk with a friend and collaborator, Reverend Rob Schenck, about his path to God and what he calls his journey of "three conversions," from childhood Jew…
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. Try researching on your own. Use some of the following resources to learn more. Making Sense of the Cross (2011) by David Lose Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs and Practices (2018) by Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe (especially chapters 11, 12, and 22). The Scriptures, the Cross, and the Power of God (2006) by Tom Wright Seven Last Words: An In…
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We hear about Jesus' invitation to follow him throughout our lives. But what does this "great proposal" really mean? What does it mean to actually follow Jesus in the way he calls us to do? The institution of the Church we have have created is most likely quite different from the path Jesus had in mind when he told Peter he would build his Church "…
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Books: Think Red: Imagine Your Community Living and Loving Like Jesus (2021) by Larry Stoess. The Way of Love: A Practical Guide to Following Jesus (2020) by Scott Gunn. Faithful Questions: Exploring the Way with Jesus (2015) by Scott Gunn and Melode Wilson Shobe. You might be interested in other ChurchNext classes on daily spirituality and social …
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Depression is real. It can touch anyone -- even a bishop in The Episcopal Church. Mental illness is often stigmatized in our culture and even in the Church, but it doesn't have to be. Taking the time to learn about and recognize that mental illness is a part of everyday life for many people, even those we don't suspect of suffering from it, is part…
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Seeing the Unseen: Beyond Prejudices, Paradigms, and Party Lines (2022) by Mark Beckwith Braver Angels website The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations Civic Engagement webpage Make Me an Instrument of Peace: A Guide to Civil Discourse (a free curriculum built in partnership with The Episcopal Church's office of Government Relations.) Br…
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Bringing a pet into our home as a pulls us out of our human-focused mindset and into direct relationship with an element of God's created world. The fact that in a culture where many of us no longer need pets for practical reasons, so many people take on the expense and responsibility of caring for animals suggests that we long for this connection …
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BOOKS Christian Vegetarian Association Guided by the Faith of Christ: Seeking to Stop Violence and Scapegoating (2008) by Steven Kaufman Good News for All Creation (2002) by Steven Kaufman and Nathan Braun Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy (2003) by Matthew Scully The Global Guide to Animal Theology (2013),…
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Lindsay Hardin Freeman looked at every instance of a woman speaking in the Bible, and what she found is powerful, life-giving, and transformational. Based on her award-winning book published by Forward Movement, Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter, Freeman invites us into a sacred circle of inspiring voices. While we all may be familia…
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The word 'icon' is perhaps most popularly used with reference to a thumbnail image on our computers: it is a small illustration that takes us someplace else. This is the same with the library of Christian imagery that believers have been using for centuries to take them somewhere else - into a deeper sense of the presence and understanding of God. …
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Books: Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman Online Resources: QuakerSpeak - a bi-weekly series on YouTube Silence and Witness (2004) by Michael Lawrence Birkel. Quaker.org: "A place for people worldwide to access reliable basic information about the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers) and to explore resources that could help them fin…
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Originally scheduled for 2020 and postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the most recent Lambeth Conference finally was able to meet in late July and early August of 2022. In this episode Bishop Eugene Sutton of the Diocese of Maryland offers his perspective on the 2022 Lambeth Conference. He offers an overview of what exactly the conference is an…
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Visit the Come to the Table page on RAFI-USA's website. Eating Together Faithfully: A Framework for Conversation. Food, Faith and Farmers of Color: A Guide for Community Collaboration. Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty (2009) by Mark Winne. More Than Just Food: Food Justice and Community Change (2016) by Garrett Broad.…
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Gleaning is the age-old agricultural practice of collecting excess food for the hungry. Centuries ago, food was left in the field for the poor to collect. Today in America, we waste literally tons of excess food every year that could be used to feed those who need it. We have a responsibility as people of faith to nurture God's abundance. In this e…
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Books Why I Am an Atheist Who Believes in God (2014) by Frank Schaeffer Patience with God: Faith for People Who Don't Like Religion (or Atheism) (2009) by Frank Schaeffer Follow the Red Bird (2018) by Kate Rademacher Believing Is Seeing: A Physicist Explains How Science Shattered His Atheism and Revealed the Necessity of Faith (2021) by Michael Gui…
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Do you ever get mad at God? Anger at God can produce feelings of shame, depression, and alienation. However, as Episcopal priest Laurie Brock says, anger is neither good nor bad in itself, but rather a neutral and natural emotion created by God. In this episode, Brock calls on a lifetime of study and counseling to offer insights into what anger is,…
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Organizations: 350.org Sunrise Movement Third Act GreenFaith InterFaith Power and Light Books: The Creation Care Bible Challenge (2022), Ed. Marek P. Zabriskie Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living (2012) by the Union of Concerned Scientists The End of Nature (1989; reissued ) by Bill McKibben The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and…
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While the word 'Godparent' is nowhere in the Bible, it is all over Christian history. From very early on Christians began baptizing their children as a way to form healthy believers - in keeping with the admonition in the book of Proverbs which says, 'Train up a child in the way they should go and when they are old they shall not depart from it.' I…
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Community Change Gloria Rose Consulting If you’re interested in learning more about community organizing, check out organizations, such as Direct Action Research and Training (D.A.R.T.) Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) Books: The Justice Calling: Where Passion Meets Perseverance (2016) by Bethany Hoang and Kristen D. Johnson. Toxic Charity: How Ch…
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Books: Holy Grounds: The Surprising Connection Between Coffee and Faith -- From Dancing Goats to Satan's Drink (2019) by Tim Schenck Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival (2014) by Daniel Jaffee Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How it Transformed Our World (2012) by Mark Pendergrast Fair Trade: A Beginner's Gui…
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If you’re interested in learning more about keeping the Sabbath, check out books, such as MaryAnn’s Sabbath in the Suburbs: A Family’s Experiment with Holy Time, Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal and Delight in Our Busy Lives by Wayne Muller, and The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time by Judith Shulevitz. You might be interested in o…
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Ever have trouble settling down into prayer? Do you run into problems turning off the words or finding the words, focusing your mind or relaxing your body? Sybil MacBeth understands these problems. Like many of us, she had trouble focusing her attention on prayer -- until, through informal doodling one day, she felt herself drawn into prayer. She h…
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