A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guest:

Cara Meredith, Author of Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, and How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation

Question of the Week:

Church and faith camps have a reputation for being tools for conversion and committing to Christ in white evangelical culture, perpetuating problematic theology and beliefs. But faith-based camps also can be opportunities for kids to have their faith challenged or grow in real substantive ways. How can camps navigate this to avoid the former but keep the potential for the latter?

Church Camp: Bad Skits, Cry Night, and How White Evangelicalism Betrayed a Generation

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guest:
Douglas Brouwer, Presbyterian Pastor & Author of The Traveler's Path: Finding Spiritual Growth and Inspiration Through Travel

Question of the Week:
How does travel help us expand our understanding of ourselves, others, and God?

The Traveler's Path: Finding Spiritual Growth and Inspiration Through Travel

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guests:
Kurt Esslinger, International Ecumenical Liaison, PCUSA
Eunjae Lee, Team Director, Your Voice Christian Center

Questions of the Week:
What happened on Dec. 3rd when President Yoon declared martial law? Why did he do it? How did you experience martial law order?

What led up to the martial law declaration? Why did President Yoon try this? 

What was the response of the Korean ecumenical community to the martial law declaration?

What has been Korea’s response to martial law, and how is the impeachment process going?

What are your hopes for Korea coming out of this current political crisis?

What do you think US Americans need to know about the Korean situation going forward?

What is the general mood among the youth and young activists in Korea regarding this political crisis?

What role do you think the South Korean Church could play in guiding the country through this crisis?

National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) Statement on the impeachment of President Yoon

Hankyoreh News editor's column on the impeachment

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guest:
Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder, Author of Mother, Creature, Kin: What We Learn from Nature's Mothers in a Time of Unraveling

Question of the Week:
What does it mean to be a mother in this current time of climate crisis and environmental danger? What can we as humans learn from nature and animals about what it means to be a mother in this trying time?

Mother, Creature, Kin: What We Learn from Nature's Mothers in a Time of Unraveling

Chelsea's Website

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guest
Hunter Mobley, Author of Letting Go, Finding You: Uncover Your Truest Self through the Enneagram and Contemplation

Question of the Week
How would you respond to people who are skeptical of the Enneagram as a tool to help us understand our personalities? Also, once someone understands their Enneagram type, we often try to overcome elements of our personality. What is the danger in doing this and how can we better use the information that the Enneagram provides us for growth and self-discovery?

Letting Go, Finding You: Uncover Your Truest Self through the Enneagram and Contemplation

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guest:
Dr. Yolanda Pierce, Dean of Vanderbilt University Divinity School & Author of The Wounds Are the Witness: Black Faith Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing

Question of the Week:
Conversations around justice often focus on the ideal end state for how our society should be. They can be very solution oriented. But they don't always focus on the pain and the wounds that people have and the healing that is needed to actually transform our society. How do we reframe our perspective?

The Wounds Are the Witness: Black Faith Weaving Memory into Justice and Healing

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guest:
Cliff Goins IV, Author of Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together

Question of the Week:
How do we address the wealth gap between Black households and white households when wealth is so intersectional with other justice issues that Black people face? How do we know where to start?

Minding the Wealth Gap: Our Playbook to Close It Together 

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guest:
Shannon T. L. Kearns, Author of No One Taught Me How to Be a Man: What a Trans Man's Experience Reveals about Masculinity

Question of the Week:
Without spoiling your book too much, how has your experience as a trans man helped you see the complexities of masculinity and how our understandings of it should change, not only for the benefit of men, but for people of all gender identities?

No One Taught Me How to Be a Man: What a Trans Man's Experience Reveals about Masculinity 

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guest:
Topher Endress, Author of Accompanying Disability:
Caretaking, Family, and Faith & Associate Minister at First Christian Church, Columbia MO, a Disciples of Christ congregation

Question of the Week:
What does it look like to nurture relationships with loved ones with disabilities? How can we show love and compassion while walking alongside them?

 Accompanying Disability
Caretaking, Family, and Faith

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail

Special Guest:
Kimberly Danielle, Author of The Nine Asks: Creating Safer and More Courageous Spaces

Question of the Week:
It is harder than people realize to create a culture and environment of a safe space in an organization or a church. How can it be done when people bring their own experiences, traumas and feelings to these settings? How can organizations avoid perpetuating past harms on their members, staff or volunteers?

The Nine Asks: Creating Safer and More Courageous Spaces

For Listening Guides, click here!
Got a question for us? Send them to [email protected]!
A Matter of Faith website