Womaen’s Caucus 2025 Annual Conference programs featured Jennifer Keeney Scarr, Denise Kettering Lane, Laura Stone, and Lindsay Wenger sharing wisdom about individual and collective trauma. This DPP episode highlights conversations from a follow-up webinar, exploring the interplay of trauma and violent language. 

The initial panel presentation at Annual Conference and a longer version of the podcast are both available at: https://www.womaenscaucus.org/resources/trauma

Read Ocean Vuong’s poetry at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ocean-vuong

[/fusion_text]

Womaen’s Caucus 2025 Annual Conference programs featured Jennifer Keeney Scarr, Denise Kettering Lane, Laura Stone, and Lindsay Wenger sharing wisdom about individual and collective trauma. This DPP episode highlights conversations from a follow-up webinar, exploring the interplay of trauma and violent language. 

The initial panel presentation at Annual Conference and a longer version of the podcast are both available at: https://www.womaenscaucus.org/resources/trauma

Read Ocean Vuong’s poetry at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ocean-vuong

Welcome back Dunker Punks Podcast! In the returning episode of Dunker Punks, we hear Molly Stover-Brown talk about her journey to being a part of the LGBTQ+ community and how she worships as a devout Christian at the same time. Molly explains how she found the courage to come out to her family and friends.  Song and Story Fest is referenced several times in the episode. It is a week-long, progressive Church of the Brethren summer camp filled with folk music, storytelling, and fellowship for people of all ages. You can follow ‘Fest’ online at: https://www.instagram.com/songandstoryfest/.  So, we invite you to take a listen!

In this final episode of this dunker punks season which was centered around catharsis,  Josiah Ludwick and Melanee Resk Discuss the holy chaos found at Haywood Street church and how they have experienced catharsis and we invite you to take a listen.

Documentary that Melanee refers to in our chat: https://theirsisthekingdomfilm.com/

Find out more about Haywood Street:

https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001d3YztRCJvO8WgWhrmEV5Z8mf60zKHpeejj9LcjWjbnmSW9yLipWA5TGXGgz94YcM8BbwCyCRIeLV6sGwslsivqfaGXKBJ5zpX_DGDMWte2WqNkG-39yER8QSR4iqrWB5LtZ2GSTS_2xLE-SIsKJpEdCWYHZCU6SV

https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001d3YztRCJvO8WgWhrmEV5Z8mf60zKHpeejj9LcjWjbnmSW9yLipWA5TGXGgz94YcM8BbwCyCRIeLV6sGwslsivqfaGXKBJ5zpX_DGDMWte2WqNkG-39yER8QSR4iqrWB5LtZ2GSTS_2xLE-SIsKJpEdCWYHZCU6SV

In this special bonus episode M. Gresh interviews Lydia Morris on her first time at annual conference. She gives a interesting point of view about her time at annual conference as well as how fellowship has been for her since she was married into it and we invite you to take a listen.

This is part 3 of a 4 part series “Dunker Punks Live” in this episode you will hear from 2 people in denominational leadership especially the LGBTQ+ community involvement with the church. We invite you to take a listen.

Jennifer Summy talks about what is an adventure and what isn’t. For something to be an adventure it has to be fun, mysterious, and even uncomfortable sometimes. And we invite you to take a listen!

Dot has a calm, sensitive, and almost therapeutical conversation with the viewer as they listen about different possible scenarios in someone’s life which some viewers might be able to find relatable. Dot also reflects on ways he has been effected by catharsis in his life and we invite you to take a listen.

Colby interviews “Music Folk” about where they are from and how they are serving us with their musical talents. The group also remarks on using music in worship from all different kinds of cultures and how faith isn’t designated to one language. And we invite you to take a listen.

Beth Gaver talks with Melia Klingler, Samar Makufa, and Anesu Makufa about their personal experiences with the rise of gun violence happening in the US, especially in public school systems. They also talk about the kids who attend public schools where they practice “lockdown drills”, safety, and fear of going to school.