Everyday Spirituality

Episode 23. We talk with Pastor Kirsten Nelson Roenfeldt about her 2018 Sabbatical, her travels and why congregations benefit from sabbaticals, as much as the pastor does.

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Episode 22: Richard Blackburn and I discuss the work of conflict mediation as he works with congregations experiencing conflict. We discuss the background and history of the center, as well as it's tools for helping people learn to talk and listen to one another.

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Episode 21 is our conversation with Rev Jim Antal who recently authored the book Climate Church Climate World with an introduction from Bill McKibben. Jim has a long history of work in this area, and his new book is a wonderful resource for congregations wanting to engage on the topic.

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Episode 20. We talk with Phoebe Morad of Lutherans Restoring Creation. How is the church involved in addressing the vital issue of Climate Change.

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Matt Wilhelm worked for a year of City Year Service, that led he and some friends to an idea of traveling the country with Rock Bands as they performed concerts and acts of service in those communities. Now he lives in Manchester, NH where he recently announced his candidacy for State elected office.

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Jeff Thiemann is the CEO of Portico Benefit Services, which provides Financial, Health and Planning services to over 10,000 members in the ELCA. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) In this episode, we talk about Jeff's call to ministry, as well as the work of Portico. The kicker is in the second half where we explore the topic of Discipleship.

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This episode features a conversation with Pastor Carrie Smith, who serves the English Speaking congregation of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem in the old city. We talk about the Palestinian Israeli conflict, serving the Lutheran church as a missionary and discover her love of cats.

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In Episode 16 I sit down with Tim Gnaneswaran who works at Mosaic Ministries in Cromwell, CT. This organization works with people with Intellectual Disabilities. www.mosaicinfo.org Tim's personal story is equally remarkable, as he had an early spiritual encounter that brought him to a life of service.

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No, not the former NFL player. This Reggie McNeal is the author of the Get off Your Donkey, and most recently Kingdom Collaborators. I had the opportunity to speak with Reggie via a Skype call, and recorded it for the podcast. You can listen to it here.

Reggie has a perspective on US American congregational life that spans the range of mainline as well as evangelical christianity. He used to work with leadership Network, as well as serving as a denominational executive in the Southern Baptist church. But, now he is working on a new project helping cities discover ways they can improve the quality of their communities. Check out what he has to say about being a 21st Century church.

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Episode 14: When Gary Anderson was about to begin a position in city planning for the Town of Manchester, CT, he was surprised to see an early appointment on his calendar. Some people from a local church wanted to meet with him. They had been praying for him, for the city of Manchester, and they had a project in mind to help build community life in the downtown section. This episode, recorded in the noisy coffee shop tells that story.

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