Crossings Conversations

Our guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is the Rt. Rev. Thomas Brown, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. Bishop Brown spoke with us about the role of technology in the Church, the importance of inclusion and racial justice, educating for a life of prayer, and the value of speaking in terms of relationship to Jesus Christ.

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Guest Bio: Bishop Brown was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Maine in 2019. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1998 after graduating from Church Divinity School of the Pacific. He then served  as associate priest at the Church of St John the Evangelist in San Francisco and director of alumni and church relations at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. He served as rector of St Michael's Church in Brattleboro, Vermont between 2000 and 2009, and rector of the Parish of the Epiphany in Winchester, Massachusetts from 2009 until his election as Bishop of Maine in 2019.

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.

Our guests on this episode of Crossings Conversations are the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, and Dr. Scott MacDougall, associate professor of theology at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. They spoke to us about Dr. MacDougall's new role as theologian to the House of Deputies, the importance of lay theologizing, and the prophetic witness of the Church.

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Guest Bios: The Reverend Gay Clark Jennings was elected president of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church in 2012, and was reelected in 2015.  As president, Jennings is committed to fostering a new generation of leaders in the Episcopal Church and encouraging the church’s work for justice through the actions of General Convention and the work of Episcopalians throughout the church.  She was ordained in 1979 and is a nine-time deputy from the Diocese of Ohio. She is also the Episcopal Church's clergy representative to the Anglican Consultative Council.  Before her tenure as president, she served on the Executive Council from 2006-2012, and has held many elected and appointed leadership positions, including chairing the General Convention legislative committees on Structure, World Mission, Communications, and Canons. She is a founding member of the Chicago Consultation, which supports the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Christians.

Dr. Scott MacDougall was appointed theologian of the House of Deputies in 2020. He also serves as associate professor of theology at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Prior to undertaking the formal study of theology, he worked in the non-profit sector. He received his MA in theology from General Theological Seminary in 2007, and his PhD in systematic theology from Fordham University in 2014.  His research centers on ecclesiology and eschatology and is interested in the difference a robust theological imagination of the future makes in how Christian community is lived out, both in the church itself and in the wider world.

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.

Our guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is the Rt. Rev. Carlye Hughes, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark. Bishop Hughes  spoke with us about the importance of creativity and teamwork in leadership formation.

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Guest Bio: Bishop Hughes was consecrated bishop of the Diocese of Newark in 2018. Before her call to ordained ministry, Hughes worked in human resources in New York. She then attended Virginia Thological Seminary before being ordained and going on to serve churches in New York and Texas. Hughes describes her goal as to help people "discover the ways they are called to serve God and God’s people… supporting, encouraging, and empowering them to go and do what God created them to do." At the national level, she has served the General Convention on the Task for the Study of Marriage and the Racial Justice & Reconciliation.

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.

Our guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves, managing director of the College for Bishops and bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real, resigned. Bishop Gray-Reeves talks about her work with the College for Bishops and the church as a learning organization. She also discusses the relationship between vulnerability and resilience in church leadership.

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Guest Bio: The Right Reverend Mary Gray-Reeves is the Managing Director of the College for Bishops of The Episcopal Church. She was Formerly Bishop of the Diocese of El Camino Real. Before her consecration as Bishop, she serve as  archdeacon for deployment for the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida, rector of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Miami Lakes, and assistant rector of two churches in the Diocese of Los Angeles, where she was ordained.

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.

Our guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is the Rt. Rev. Gretchen Rehberg,  PhD, DMin, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. Bishop Rehberg spoke with us about the importance of lay-clergy partnership and the difference between leadership and authority.

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Guest Bio: Bishop  Rehberg was ordained March 18, 2017 as ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane.  She served as rector of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Lewiston, ID, from 2006 to 2017. She has served as the chair of the Commission on Ministry, a canon for regional mission, and a trainer for the College for Congregational Development. In these ministries, she combined her passion for equipping people for ministry and assisting congregations in becoming more faithful, healthy, and effective communities of faith.

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.

Our guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is the Rev. Isaiah Shaneequa Brokenleg '18, staff officer for racial reconciliation for the Episcopal Church. Rev. Brokenleg spoke with us about collectivist models of leadership formation and forms of pedagogy that challenge white supremacy. 

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Guest Bio: The Rev. Isaiah Shaneequa Brokenleg '18 is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (Sicangu Nation) and a priest of the Diocese of South Dakota. Before attending seminary at CDSP, she served as a clinical epidemiologist. As a winktè (Lakota two-spirit), her calling is facilitating healing, positive change, and reconciliation. 

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.

Our guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is Bishop Jennifer Reddall of the Diocese of Arizona. Bishop Reddall talks about new models of leadership formation for rural parishes in the Diocese of Arizona. She also discusses the importance of laughter and flexibility in church leadership.

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Guest Bio: The Right Reverend Jennifer Reddall is Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona. She formerly served as Rector of the Church of the Epiphany in New York City, proclaiming a message of joy, love, and justice. She grew up in California and graduated from Yale University with a degree in Theater Studies before pursuing her vocation in the Church and graduating from General Theological Seminary in 2002.

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.

Our guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Diocese of Washington. Bishop Budde talks about her functional understanding of leadership formation and the traits she looks for in candidates for ordination.

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Guest Bio: The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde is bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. Prior to her election, she served for 18 years as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. Her sermons have been published in several books and journals and she is the author of two books, Receiving Jesus: The Way of Love (2019) and Gathering Up the Fragments: Preaching as Spiritual Practice (2007).

Resource Links:

• ChurchPulse Weekly – A Podcast from Barna Group

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.

Our guest on this episode of Crossings Conversations is Bishop Deon Johnson of the Diocese of Missouri. Bishop Johnson talks about some new models for regional church leadership beginning to take root in Missouri. He also discusses the role of joy in proclaiming the gospel.

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Guest Bio: The Right Reverend Deon Kevin Johnson is bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. A veteran Episcopal priest with deep experience in social justice issues and ministry to gay and lesbian communities, he has served in many positions in the wider church and the community. He continues to serve on the Taskforce for Liturgical and Prayer Book Revision and as a consultant with the Office of Black Ministries.

Resource Links:

• Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.

For this first episode of Crossings Conversations, our guest is Bishop Megan Traquair of the Diocese of Northern California. Bishop Megan speaks about her experience launching a non-profit management course for church leaders in the Diocese of Arizona. She also shares her passion for the catechumenate: a robust, accessible, and ancient approach to Christian initiation and formation.

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Guest Bio: The Right Reverend Megan M. Traquair is bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. Ordained in 1992 in the Diocese of Los Angeles, she has led congregations in Tucson, towns near South Bend and Indianapolis, and Los Angeles. When she was Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, she ran all aspects of clergy transition (deployment), coaching clergy and congregations in conflict resolution and leading strategic planning.

Resource Links:

• Best Skills/Best Churches: What Seminary Didn't Teach You
• North American Association for the Catechumenate
• Catechumenate Training Videos (Baptized for Life)

About the Show: Crossings Conversations is a co-production of Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Trinity Church Wall Street. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts or share it with a colleague. You can learn more about the only Episcopal seminary on the West Coast and subscribe to Crossings magazine at cdsp.edu.