All Places Together

In this episode of Making Space for Every Body-Mind, Pastors Sarah and Colleen are joined by Dr. Teresa Milbrodt. As a member of the disability community and an educator, Teresa helps others grow their awareness and understanding of the lived experiences of others. This conversation will introduce some of the key terms within the field of disability studies and also empower our collective imagination for a world where all can share their gifts. 

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All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button “Give to All Places Together.” This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

To help say goodbye to Emer Kate, we're sharing our first blooper episode. You've heard her insights, wisdom, curiosity, and faith shared so many times. Now take a few moments to delight in bloopers shared with her, Colleen, and APT's producer Jason. 

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All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button “Give to All Places Together.” This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

July is Disability Pride month and All Places Together is celebrating with a new series: Making Space for Every Body-Mind. In this special sermon episode, Pr. Sarah shares reflections from her own life, the story of the Paralyzed Man in Luke, and a reminder of God’s expansive love.

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All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button “Give to All Places Together.” This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

July is Disability Pride month and All Places Together is celebrating with a new series: Making Space for Every Body-Mind. This episode, co-hosts Colleen and Sarah bring us an intro course.

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All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button “Give to All Places Together.” This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

July is Disability Pride month and All Places Together is celebrating with a new series: Making Space for Every Body-Mind.

Pastor Sarah Mayer-Flatt will be joining Pastor Colleen as a co-host as we explore the intersections of disability and life within the church. This week, Pastor Jonathan Vehar and his daughter Hannah share about their experiences with dyslexia and their leadership within the ELCA and their local community for inclusion of all learners and people. 

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It’s a bonus Queer Across Virginia episode! Pastor Colleen was invited to preach at a community Pride worship service in Roanoke. Here’s the sermon she shared at Christ Episcopal, Roanoke, in June 2024.

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All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button “Give to All Places Together.” This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

For the final week of Queer Across Virginia, Ashley Saunders shares about their queer journey and encourages all of us to explore who God created us to be. Hear stories about what Pride looks like in rural places and see how God’s rainbow love is growing in Virginia. 

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All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button “Give to All Places Together.” This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

Queer Across Virginia takes us to Winchester, where we meet George Donovan (he/him). George serves in his congregation as the Director of Music and also within the Virginia Synod as a lay preacher and co-chair of the Tapestry Team. Hear about God’s presence with George as he searched for and found a faith community that embraces all of who he is. 

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All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button “Give to All Places Together.” This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

For week three of Queer Across Virginia, we hear from a pastor who is in an in-between place. She identifies as bisexual and is out to some, but not all people in her life. Her voice has been altered to project her anonymity. She shares how she connects with her queer identity from the closet and also encourages us to listen to the Holy Spirit to know when the time is right to share our truth. 

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All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button “Give to All Places Together.” This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!

This week Queer Across Virginia takes us to the Atlantic Coast. Carlton Hardy is a Virginia Lutheran who was his congregation’s first out gay council president and is also the first person to hold the LGBTQIA+ member seat on the Virginia Synod Council. He shares stories about the importance of community and reminds all of us: it gets better. 

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All Places Together (APT) is a non-geographic community, based in Virginia. APT seeks to gather individuals who are searching for God in the wilderness of life, individuals who deeply want to connect to something beyond themselves, and individuals who believe the love of Jesus is embodied in all of God’s diverse creation.

Thank you to our Mission partners: Virginia Synod (www.vasynod.org) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (www.elca.org).

To give to All Places Together, visit our website: http://www.allplacestogether.org/ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the button “Give to All Places Together.” This will take you to the APT giving page. Enter your contribution amount to the basket and follow the instructions to check out!