Best Mainlineprotestant Podcasts (2024)

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A Church in Exile Part 4 - Rethinking Faith Formation 43:26

4+ y ago43:26

43:26

Melissa Rau joins us for the fourth part of our coronavirus pandemic miniseries to discuss faith formation. We discuss rethinking faith formation now and beyond the pandemic. Melissa Rau is Director of Partnerships and New Initiatives for Episcopal Church Foundation. Melissa joined the ECF staff in April 2018. Prior to joining ECF, she served churc…

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A Church in Exile Part 3 - Incarnational Perspectives on Online Church 58:42

4+ y ago58:42

58:42

In part three of our coronavirus pandemic miniseries we're joined by Kyle Oliver to discuss incarnational perspectives on online church. Kyle Matthew Oliver is an educational media producer and researcher, a fellow of the Episcopal Church Foundation, and a priest of the Diocese of California. He currently serves as communications and marketing mana…

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A Church in Exile Part 2 - Virtual Communion with Joshua Wise 58:13

4+ y ago58:13

58:13

Wondering whether to celebrate the Holy Eucharist with your congregation online during the coronavirus pandemic? Dr. Joshua Wise joins us to discuss sacramental theology and an orthodox, Trinitarian, Incarnational perspective on online worship for our congregations. Joshua Wise is the author of No Avatars Allowed: Theological Reflections on Video G…

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A Church in Exile Part 1 - Pandemic Pastoring feat. Storm Swain 57:28

4+ y ago57:28

57:28

Priest Pulse is back with a coronavirus pandemic miniseries looking at pastoral care, communications, sacramental theology, formation, and justice and reconciliation ministry while we're experience church in exile. Part one features the Rev. Dr. Storm Swain author of Trauma and Transformation at Ground Zero: A Pastoral Theology from Fortress Press.…

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Crushed It - Season 4 Episode 11 feat. Anna Fitch Courie and David W. Peters 57:32

5+ y ago57:32

57:32

After an unexpected hiatus we return with Anna Courie and David Peters, authors of Christ Walk Crushed: a 40-Day Journey Toward Reconciliation available from Church Publishing Inc. In this interview we discuss contrition, healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation, as well as what its like to leave the beautiful state of Hawaii for the mainland. Chec…

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Failure is Success - Season 4 Episode 10 feat. the Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija of TryTank 1:03:01

5+ y ago1:03:01

1:03:01

The Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija joins us to talk about his ministry with TryTank, a joint partnership between the General Theological Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary. TryTank is a learning lab to experiment in church growth and innovation. In this episode we talk about the boldness to experiment in ministry, and how failure can lead to true suc…

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Two MORE Fantastic Forma Guests - Season 4 Episode 9 feat. Jerusalem Greer and Callie Swanlund 1:19:50

5+ y ago1:19:50

1:19:50

On this week’s Priest Pulse, Colin and Fr. Laurence fly solo as they key up two MORE interviews from the FORMA conference in January. While in Indy, Fr. Ben and Colin sat down with Jerusalem Greer, who is currently (but was not yet at the time) staff officer for evangelism on the Presiding Bishop’s staff, to hear about the many projects she has goi…

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On Discernment and Vocation - Season 4 Episode 8 feat. Greg Millikin and Sarah Stonesifer 1:36:57

5+ y ago1:36:57

1:36:57

On this episode we're joined by author Greg Millikin of the book "Being Called, Being Gay" from Church Publishing available now, as well as returning guest Sarah Stonesifer. We discuss issues around discernment, vocation, and call to lay and ordained ministry, and engage issues of age, gender, sexual orientation, and more as they relate to discernm…

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A Baptism Day - S4 E7 featuring Anna V. Ostenso Moore: Red Church Door Podcast Special 43:20

5+ y ago43:20

43:20

Colin and Ben discuss the brand new Red Church Door Podcast at www.redchurchdoor.org and share this wonderful content. At the 2019 Forma conference, Colin interviewed author Anna V. Ostenso Moore about her book "Today is a Baptism Day" available now from Church Publishing. Special thanks to the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta's youth ministry podcast …

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Formed to Proclaim - S4 E6 2019 Forma Conference Wrap Up 1:09:02

5+ y ago1:09:02

1:09:02

Ben and Laurence unpack their experience at the Formed to Proclaim 2019 Forma Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. We discuss the conference and then we hear from conference goers of their impressions. Over the next several weeks we'll be releasing our Forma interviews and live episode.

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Hops, Malt, Water, Yeast, Jesus - LIVE from the Diocese of Pennsylvania feat. Kirk Berlenbach 59:15

6y ago59:15

59:15

It's tough to find a name for an episode about beer that doesn't offend or violate intellectual property! For the third year in a row we are LIVE at the Diocese of Pennsylvania clergy conference in Cape May, NJ. The Rev. Kirk Berlenbach, Canon for Growth and Support of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, joins the show to discuss beer ministry - do's and …

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A Magnificent Evangelist and Where to Find Her - S04E04 feat. Patricia Lyons 50:01

6y ago50:01

50:01

The Rev. Patricia (Tricia) Lyons is the Evangelism and Community Engagement in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington DC, administrator of the Episcopal Evangelist network on Facebook, and author of Teaching Faith with Harry Potter: A Guidebook for Parents and Educators for Multigenerational Faith Formation. Tricia has also served on the Presiding Bis…

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Is The Sky Falling - S4 E3 feat. Dr. Jeremy Bonner 51:28

6y ago51:28

51:28

Dr. Jeremy Bonner is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University and contributor to the book, "Growth and Decline in the Anglican Communion: 1980 to the Present". You can read more about Dr. Bonner's work here: https://livingchurch.org/covenant/2018/08/30/facing-more-episcopal-church-decline/…

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Hacking Methodism - S4 E2 feat. Jeremy Smith 1:03:04

6y ago1:03:04

1:03:04

Episode two of season four is here! Ben and Colin are joined by the Rev. Jeremy Smith of Hacking Christianity. Rev. Jeremy Smith is a United Methodist Elder serving as Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church in Seattle, Washington (USA). He blogs about faith, young clergy issues, technology, internet theory, and geeky topics at HackingChrist…

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Two Scary Words (Digital and Evangelism) - S4 E1 feat. Jeremy Tackett 56:12

6y ago56:12

56:12

Four years and now four seasons kicks off with Jeremy Tackett, Digital Evangelist for the Episcopal Church. We discuss working for Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, exciting new projects for TEC, and those two scary words "digital" and "evangelism." Bonus interview: Colin asks Ben all about his new Kickstarter for the All Ports Open Network launching…

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Monday Morning Sermonback Extra - Placing a Stumbling Block In Front of the Margins 6:55

6y ago6:55

6:55

This week, Jesus has some pretty strong words for the privileged who, because of their tribes, try to keep some in and some out. Reading: http://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Pentecost/BProp21_RCL.html#gsp1

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Monday Morning Sermonback Extra - Proper 20 Year B 5:13

6y ago5:13

5:13

Mark Nepo writes that sacred moments wait for us like the very pulse of life that waits like a kind mother at the edge of exhaustion. As we seek to ease our anxiety not on early things but on things heavenly, what would it look like if we made God the foundation for our stability? Reading: http://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Pentecost/BProp20_R…

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Monday Morning Sermonback Extra - Proper 19 Year B 7:31

6y ago7:31

7:31

When exactly did we ever all just get along? Colin explores last Sunday's Gospel where we are met with one of the earliest divisions in the church. Gospel Reading: http://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Pentecost/BProp19_RCL.html#gsp1

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Monday Morning Sermonback Extra - Proper 16 Year B 10:05

6y ago10:05

10:05

We are trying something different here at Priest Pulse. I (Colin) have been recording the audio from my sermon for years and I'm finding it less effective as a tool to share the gospel. Sermons on Sunday are visual mediums and the audio is not capturing the entire presentation. What I want to try is to take the content from the Sunday Sermon, and o…

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Creative Common Evangelism - S3 E18 feat. Kyle Oliver 45:33

6+ y ago45:33

45:33

This week, we welcome back the Rev. Kyle Oliver (Creative Commons Prayer) to talk about what he's been up to since his last time on Priest Pulse, his Doctoral work at Columbia, and even more exciting - his recent Holy Eucharist Illuminated Cards project. Ben, Colin, and Kyle talk about new trends in the church and the continuing rise in what they s…

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#GC79 That's a Wrap - The 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church 35:57

6+ y ago35:57

35:57

No #GC79 Pigeon, no Episcobaby, no lightning scar, but we do have some amazing interviews and a wrap up from our correspondent Laurence Wainwright-Maks from the floor of the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church. The incredible executive director of Forma Bill Campbell (finally!) joins us as well as Charles Graves and Bishop Silvestre Rom…

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Kick It! - S3 E17 feat. Callie Swanlund 58:38

6+ y ago58:38

58:38

The Rev. Callie Swanlund joins us to discuss her fabulous project now on Kickstarter: How2Charist, a Digital Instructed Eucharist. Bread+wine: blessed. God: present. What's the meaning behind our words+rituals? How2charist illuminates the liturgy's beauty+spirit. You can back this project now in the link below. Listen to Callie tell her story of ho…

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#GC79 We Lost Track of the Day of Convention Conversations - The 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church 20:47

6+ y ago20:47

20:47

Yes, the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church is still going on. Yes, we've lost track of how many days it has been. Yes, we are still extremely thrilled by these wonderful conversations. On this episode, Bishop Daniel Gutierrez of the Diocese of Pennsylvania and Mary Parmer of Invite Welcome Connect both return to Priest Pulse with thei…

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#GC79 Day 4 and 5 Conversations - The 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church 37:14

6+ y ago37:14

37:14

Topics include: Prayer Book Revision (Resolution A068), Bishops Against Gun Violence, Hutto Detention Facility visit, #Metoo, worship at General Convention, diversity and inclusiveness in leadership, creation care and agrarian mission, Episcopal Relief and Development, youth ministry, the Young Adult Festival, Union of Black Episcopalians, and much…

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#GC79 Day 3 Conversations - The 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church 17:45

6+ y ago17:45

17:45

Fr. Laurence Wainwright-Maks continues to interview from the floor of the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. In this episode: Jason Evans, Sarah Stonesifer, and discussions of #MeToo, #Churchtoo, worship at GC, evangelism, church planting, and much more.

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#GC79 Day 2 and 3 Conversations - The 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church 17:49

6+ y ago17:49

17:49

Fr. Laurence Wainwright-Maks continues reporting from the floor of the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Austin, TX. He discusses the #metoo liturgy and the opening press event with Bishop Michael Curry and President of the House of Deputies Gay Clark Jennings. Laurence continues to collect perspectives from the floor including: Dr…

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#GC79 Day 1 - The 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church 15:31

6+ y ago15:31

15:31

Join our correspondent Laurence Wainwright-Maks as he reports from the floor of #GC79, the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Interviews include Bishop Brian Seage of the Diocese of Mississippi, representatives of Bexley Seabury seminary, Aimee Bostwick, President of the Board of Forma, other representatives of Forma, and more! Lauren…

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The One Person Crazy Enough - S3 E16 featuring Scott Gunn on the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church #GC79 38:43

6+ y ago38:43

38:43

It's that glorious, triennial time: General Convention! #GC79 has kicked off and in this episode Ben and Colin interview Scott Gunn of Forward Movement about all of the Convention hype. We unpack the big issues, and what makes convention great. Let Scott Gunn help you understand some of the ins-and-outs of the General Convention. https://www.episco…

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Cancer Girl and the Cape of Grace - S3 E15 featuring Anna Courie 50:39

6+ y ago50:39

50:39

Anna Fitch Courie returns to talk about her amazing new book the Adventures of Cancer Girl and God, available now from Church Publishing. Topics include: living with cancer or illness, grace and healing, finding faith in difficult circumstances, evangelism and sharing our stories of faith, Michael Curry and the Jesus Movement, Lent Madness, and so …

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Forming Servants of Jesus (part 2) - S3 E14 featuring the Faculty of the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church 52:28

6+ y ago52:28

52:28

Fr. Benjamin Gildas sits down for a roundtable discussion with the full time faculty of the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church to discuss challenges and opportunities facing current and new leadership in this denomination. www.gts.edu Desmond Tutu Travel Seminar with the Rev. Dr. Michael Battle: www.gts.edu www.michaelbattle.com…

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Forming Servants of Jesus (part 1) - S3 E13 featuring the Faculty of the General Theological Seminary 52:33

6+ y ago52:33

52:33

Fr. Benjamin Gildas joins the faculty of the General Theological Seminary for a round-table discussion of many challenging issues facing the Episcopal Church in the 21st century: the future of seminary education, recapturing mission, incarnational ministry, and much more. This episode is dedicated to Mother Mitties DeChamplain for all the blessings…

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Help My Unbelief - S3 E12 Deconstructionism and the Episcopal Church feat. Connor Gwin 44:58

6+ y ago44:58

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The Rev Connor Gwin is the Canon for Social Engagement and Christian Formation in the Diocese of Southwest Virginia and writes at mbird.com Link to article: http://www.mbird.com/2018/03/closer-than-you-think-the-trouble-with-deconstruction/

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Faithful Four - Lent Madness Spectacular S3 E11 feat. Tim Schenck, Megan Castellan, Emily McFarlan Miller, and Adam Thomas 50:55

6+ y ago50:55

50:55

It's the final showdown of Lent Madness 2018 and a bunch of our friends from LM and Forward Movement are on the show for the inside scoop. Which saint will wear the Golden Halo? www.lentmadness.org

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EM Miller Podcasts - Religion News Roundup feat. Emily McFarlan Miller 43:53

6+ y ago43:53

43:53

This week on Priest Pule we welcome guest co-host Emily McFarlan Miller, National Religion reporter for Religion News Service (RNS) to talk about church news stories that might not be making national headlines but are still worth talking about. @emmillerwrites on Twitter

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Talking with your Kids about Sex - Special Hive Cast Takeover 1:06:35

6+ y ago1:06:35

1:06:35

In this special episode, the Hive Cast - official podcast of the Hive Apiary - takes over our show to bring you an amazing episode featuring educator Kim Cavill. The Hive Cast is hosted by the Rev. Hillary Raining and Ken Raining, and in this episode they discuss talking with your kids about sex, sex positive parenting, the effect of pornography on…

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Bridging Divides, Crossing Borders - S3 E9 feat. Allison Duvall and Kendall Martin from Hometown and Episcopal Migration Ministries 31:39

6+ y ago31:39

31:39

The hosts of the new podcast Hometown by Episcopal Migration Ministries join us. Allison Duvall and Kendall Martin talk about refugee resettlement and migration ministry, the current political climate toward immigration, changing hearts and minds through shared stories, crossing divides through conversation, and working for Bishop Michael Curry. Li…

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Let's Get Political - S3 E8 feat. Alex Dyer 43:27

6+ y ago43:27

43:27

The Rev. Alex Dyer is Priest in Church of St. Thomas Parish in Washington DC and co-author of two recent resolutions in in the Diocese of Washington, both around the topic of gender. These resolutions proved controversial enough to find Fr. Dyer as a guest on the Tucker Carlson show on Fox News.

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God in the Streets - S3 E7 Ash Wednesday Special Episode feat. Emily Mellott 54:05

6+ y ago54:05

54:05

After a bit of a winter wedding break we return with our Ash Wednesday special episode! On this episode the Rev. Emily Mellott joins us to evangelize Ashes to Go, a popular movement in the Episcopal Church and beyond to bring the message and rituals of Ash Wednesday out of the doors of the Church and into the streets. We discuss the ins and outs, a…

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Good Books and Dirty Looks - S3 E6 LIVE in Cape May feat. Byron Borger 41:09

7y ago41:09

41:09

Bonus holiday episode! We come at you once again LIVE from the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania clergy conference in Cape May, New Jersey! Byron Borger, owner of Hearts and Minds Bookstore in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, joins us. Suggested talking points: why books matter, Amazon is evil, shop local, John Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes, the reformation, …

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Increasingly Reverend - S3 E5 LIVE at the Virginia Theological Seminary feat. Ian S. Markham and Sarah Stonesifer 1:26:12

7y ago1:26:12

1:26:12

We believe the Church is alive and we're keeping our finger on the pulse by coming to you LIVE from the Virginia Theological Seminary 1823 Pub and Cafe. Joining us is the Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, Dean and President of VTS. In the interview we discuss the future of the Episcopal Church, myth of church decline, shaping new leadership for the 21st ce…

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That's What It's All About - S3 E4 feat. Hillary Raining and Scott Stoner 1:58:44

7y ago1:58:44

1:58:44

Put your whole self into the newest episode feat. Hillary Raining and Scott Stoner. Hillary Raining is author of Joy in Confession: Reclaiming the Sacrament of Reconciliation from Forward Movement. We discuss finding healing and peace, as well as forgiveness and reconciliation. We also discuss the #metoo moment and forgiveness in the context of sex…

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Moose, Antelope, and Anglicans - Live! from Discipleship Matters feat. Dawn Davis 52:36

7y ago52:36

52:36

Our first live audience episode of season three features the Rev. Dr. Dawn Davis who hails from the Great White North to talk to us Americans about raising lay spiritual leaders. We're grateful to the Discipleship Matters conference for allowing us to record this special live episode from the conference at St. Thomas, in Whitemarsh, PA. Dawn joins …

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Bedtime Survival Prayers - S3 E2 b-side feat. Ruth Wallis 33:44

7y ago33:44

33:44

Happy Thanksgiving! This special Thanksgiving b-side fits nicely in the trend of this season, as we pop in on Fr. Ben's car ride to Connecticut with his mother! Colin, Ben, and Ruth discuss practicing faith at home especially with children, bedtime prayer rituals, how to create sticky faith, tips for teaching faith at home in your congregation, and…

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Join Priest Pulse Live at Virginia Theological Seminary! 5:36

7y ago5:36

5:36

Priest Pulse is coming to a seminary near you....if you live near Virginia Theological Seminary! Join us on December 7th at 7pm at the 1823 Cafe for a free, live recording of Priest Pulse with games, swag giveaways, and our special guest the Very Rev. Ian Markham, Dean and President of VTS!

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Debris Ahead! - S3 E2 feat. Heidi Kim and Robert Hirschfeld 1:26:48

7y ago1:26:48

1:26:48

There always seems to be debris ahead on the road of ministry, but this time we take it literally as Colin phones in driving to make a pastoral visit in Maine. In this exciting episode Heidi Kim, staff officer for the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Michael Curry, joins us to discuss the Becoming Beloved Community racial reconciliation ini…

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Not Taking Ourselves Too Seriously - S3 E1 feat. Paul Fromberg and Mary Parmer 1:38:34

7y ago1:38:34

1:38:34

Happy Halloween! Happy Reformation Anniversary! Happy 3rd anniversary of Priest Pulse! Happy season 3! We kick off our third season with two fantastic guests. First the Rev. Paul Fromberg, rector of St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Fransisco, joins us to discuss his book The Art of Transformation: Three Things Churches Do That Change Ev…

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Finding Faith in Brokenness - S2.5 Season Break Re-release feat. Anna Courie 39:49

7y ago39:49

39:49

Check out our season three teaser at the front of this re-release. One of our most popular episodes of all time, Anna Fitch Courie, author of Christ Walk and Christ Walk Kids, joins Fr. Ben at a Philadelphia coffee shop to talk about her faith journey. Season 3 available soon....watch your feed!

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Phenomenal Trust - S2.5 Season Break Re-release Episode 1:51:32

7y ago1:51:32

1:51:32

In July 2015, Fr. Benjamin Gildas traveled to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. During that time, he compiled and edited these stories of experiment and risk in evangelism, mission, and new ministry. We are between seasons at Priest Pulse, and we thought we'd share with you some "classic" Priest Pulse episodes to celebrate our upcomin…

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The Second Time Colin Hosts While Ben is at Disney - S2E17 feat. Carter Heyward and Robert Hirschfeld 1:16:09

7y ago1:16:09

1:16:09

Once again, Ben is at the Walt Disney World Resort to no one's surprise, and Colin is hosting without him! We're extremely excited about this great episode because we had the pleasure of two fantastic interviews. The illustrious and incredible Carter Heyward - feminist theologian, priest, and one of the Philadelphia 11 - joins us to talk about her …

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A Pentecost Moment and a Jesus Movement - S2E16 feat. Broderick Greer and Megan Castellan 1:16:38

7+ y ago1:16:38

1:16:38

Ben wanted to title this episode "Jesus and Ribs" but cooler heads prevailed. You'll have to wait till the end of the episode to find out why. In addition to selling ribs in this episode, Broderick Greer and Megan Castellan join the Roundtable to discuss evangelism, reconciliation, white supremacy, white nationalism, the alt-right, gun violence, gu…

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