A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

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Question of the Week:
How do you have a conversation about faith and religion with people who have fundamentalist Christian views?

Special Guest: 25:20
Jay Julio, Head of Sound Off! Music for Bail, and Assistant Principal Violist of the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra

Guest Question:
What are creative ways to push for justice in our communities? Things like art and music come to mind. What could these efforts look like?

Sound Off! Music for Bail

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Question for the Week:
Recently, the live action film version of The Little Mermaid was release in movie theaters. It has done well in the US but has had a more mixed reception overseas, especially in China and South Korea, likely due to the casting of a black actress in the lead role. How are we to understand this? What if Jesus was cast as a person of color in a film?

Special Guest: (27:40)
Rev. Vicki Flippin, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Yale Divinity School

Guest Question:
What is the difference between divinity school and seminary? Why would someone interested in ordination or theological studies want to consider pursuing divinity school for their graduate school education?

Yale Divinity School

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The advocacy offices of the Presbyterian Church USA are hosting a YOUNG ADULT Advocacy Conference this fall! October 20th - 22nd in Louisville, KY. 

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Question of the Week:
What do you think about public versus private school? Or religion in school?

Special Guest: (21:48)
Rev. Colleen Earp, Program Director,
Massanetta Springs Camp and Conference Center

Guest Question:
Why are conferences/retreats important for faith and spiritual development? What can someone get at a retreat that they cannot get from their usual church service? |
The Revolt of the Christian Homeschoolers

Massanetta Springs Camp & Conference Center

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This week we discuss recent laws blurring the lines between church and state, and a little sports. #EndChristianNationalism 

Question of the Week
What does success and legacy mean in the church and faith context?

Special Guest: (23:00)
Dr. Jonathan Tran, Associate Dean for Faculty in the Honors College and Professor of Theology in Great Texts, Baylor University

Guest Question:
You have talked a lot about racialized capitalism. How do you see technology as a potential tool to help change systems and overcome barriers racialized capitalism creates? Of course, technology can also perpetuate inequality through things like lack of access. Further, we see communities that have been locked out of traditional finance systems like banks turning to alternative finance options such as cryptocurrency, which while accessible is also risky. What are your thoughts on this and how do you see the church playing a role in all of this, if any?

Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism

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여신학자협의회는 무엇을 하는 기관인가요? 처음에 어떻게 시작하게 되었고 시작하게 된 계기가 있나요?
여성으로서 한국 교회안에서 특별히 느끼는 어려움이 있다면 어떤 것이 있을까요?
여신협은 이러한 이슈들에 대해서 어떻게 대처하고 있나요?
한국사회가 직면한 새로운 이슈들은 어떤 것이 있고 그것을 위해 어떤 활동을 하고 있나요?
지난 반세기 동안 한국 교회 내에서 여성 리더십과 여성 리더쉽을 받아들이는 성도들의 자세에 어떤 긍정적 변화가 있었다고 보십니까?
올해 특별히 계획하고 계시는 일들이 있으신가요?
오늘 나온 다양한 이슈들과 활동들에 대해서 들어봤는데요. 개인 혹은 KAWT가 오늘날 교회에게 줄 수 있는 gift(선물?)은 뭐가 있을까요?
마지막으로 모든 게스트에게 공통으로 드리는 질문입니다. 팟캐스트 제목이 신앙이 뭐 길래?인 만큼 신앙에 우리의 개인에게 어떠한 의미인지 모두에게 여쭤보고 있습니다. 신앙(믿음)이라는 것이 나에게 어떤 의미인가요?

최은영 목사, 진미리 목사 

https://kawt.co.kr/

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This week we talk about the latest sports stories and the recent fight for reproductive justice and health for all.

Question for the Week:
When you get older, sometimes you reflect on life. What have you reflected on when reaching certain age or career milestones? How should the church reflect as well?

Special Guest: (22:50)
Rick Spielman, Commissioned Lay Pastor/Commissioned Ruling Elder, Kendall Presbytery (Eastern Idaho)

Guest Question:
What is a Commissioned Lay Pastor/Commissioned Ruling Elder? What are the opportunities and challenges of being in this position?

Along the Road Podcast

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This week we catch up and hear about Simon's trip to the Native lands of the US.

Question of the Week:
We hear about declining church membership in the PCUSA but what does that look like? What does that mean?

Special Guest: (17:00)
Caro Ibrahim, Registered Psychotherapist & Canadian Certified Counsellor
 
Guest Question:
What is psychotherapy? How is it different from other types of therapy or counseling? Why is psychotherapy and healing important for people as individuals and for our society more broadly?

What Does Denominational Decline Look Like?

Just Healing Psychotherapy

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Rosa y Edwin dan la bienvenida a Jenny y Kirei al podcast para hablar sobre el voluntariado en Perú.

Jenny Valles es colaboradora de misión en Perú. Y Kirei Salas es una joven adulta voluntaria en Perú. 

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This week, we remind our listeners to listen to Indigenous people!

Special Guest: (4:45)
Austen Hartke, Author & Founder of Transmission Ministry Collective

Guest Question:
What are the major myths and misunderstandings that people have around transgender identity, faith, and the Church? How have you seen things change or develop (both positively and negatively) since you first published your book in 2018?

 Austen's Website

Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians

LGBTQ Centers.Org

Washington Post Article

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