Create In Me

We'll spend season three talking about societal changes that have impacted the ways we worship.  We look forward to learning from the past as we move into the future.  The current challenges of Covid-19 and the racial reckoning in the US are calling us to respond in different ways of worship.  We look forward to conversations that we hope will help you navigate today with lessons from yesterday.  

Tracy and his wife Rhonda, Co-pastor Esperanza for Bethlehem in Bethlehem, PA.  We talk new worship space, community ministry and how to be amazed at what God is doing!  

Brian and Rebecca reflect on the rebuilding of the temple in Ezra 3 and what lessons we might begin to unpack from the Biblical narrative around exile to inform our practices of worship in this time or dramatic change in the ways we worship "together."  Check out Rev. Dr. Eileen Edwards Godly Play video about exile. 

Brian and Rebecca chat with Nathan Corona about his faith, work as a creative and his inspirations.  Check out Nathan's current work at https://www.dustbrandfilms.com/  

We’re happy to welcome Jon Pumper and Elise Joyce to the podcast.  Jon has been creating and sharing piano  covers/tutorials and comedy sketches on YouTube sine 2016. His channel has 129K subscribers and over 50 million views. Jon is also  Musical Director at the Brave New Workshop comedy improv theater in  Minneapolis. Elise Joyce is a film technician with production and camera  credits on a number of projects for film and television including the  Food Network show “Girl Meets Farm” and the award-winning  2017 feature thriller “Tolerance.”

We talk about how to create online worship and some do's and don'ts.  And Brian and Rebecca ask questions about creating in the midst of Covid-19 and other ideas.  

In this interview Brian and Rebecca learn about GOHOP, a local expression of the world-wide 24/7 prayer movement.  Nina Schuurman Drenth is the Communications Director at GOHOP.  Peter Tigchelaar was introduced as a Benedictine Oblate and Folk Psalmist

We encourage you to check out their stuff 

Here’s Nina’s Etsy

https://www.etsy.com/shop/pebblesfortheway

Her Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/ninaspebbles/

And, a link to the Greater Ontario House of Prayer

https://www.gohop.ca/

Rebecca and Brian reflect on preaching.  Why we do it. How it fits into worship. And what we might like to do differently. Check out the invitation to let us know what you think about preaching at the end of the podcast and send us a message!  

Rebecca and Brian talk with Ken Read about his practices of music, martial Qi Gong and yoga.  Exploring how the practices of attending to spiritual life and awareness connect us to our bodies and our faith life.  This interfaith conversation explores points of connections and invites us to think about where God is working in our lives and how it is made visible through our worship and prayer practices.  

Brian and Rebecca get a little meta and talk about the podcast on the podcast.  We have a lot of ideas around where Create in Me might be going and are wondering what you...our listener would like to see happen and better yet do you want to be a part of making some new things happen?  We look forward to hearing from all of you with ideas and inspiration that will help us all to keep on creating! Email us at [email protected]!

Brian and Rebecca enjoy a conversation with Theresa Cho about her creative worship blog and the work of creativity in congregations that can support the process of organizational change over time.  Check out her blog at https://theresaecho.com/ where she shares resources for prayer stations, retreats and inter-generational worship experiences.  We also reference her congregation's website which can be found at /.  https://www.stjohnssf.org