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Guest: Ron Jacob

Parish: Long Island MTC (NY)

Interview Date: December 30, 2020

KEY TOPICS:

Part 1

• Ron's background
• Experience of serving in the Diocesan Assembly and Council
• The Mar Thoma Church Constitution

Part 2

• Women serving as lay leaders (lay ministers)
• "The Revolution" (Article by Ron, published in the Marthoma Messenger)
• Background on "Be The Match"

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Guest: Merry Thomas
Parish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview Date: December 14, 2020

After ending our interview, we decided to hit record again and explore the topic of women serving as lay leaders in the madhbaha (altar). We also hear the story of how she was asked to do just that.
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Guest: Merry Thomas
Parish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview Date: December 14, 2020

Our interview continues as we reflect on the role that Youth Chaplains play in our diocese, and we discuss the possible future of a lay chaplain ministry.
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Guest: Merry Thomas
Parish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview Date: December 14, 2020

EPISODE SUMMARY

Merry and I share our observations and thoughts after attending this year’s Diocesan Assembly meeting as representatives for our respective parishes.
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Go back and listen to Episode #11 for Part 1 of this interview!

Guest: Rev. Larry Varghese
Parishes: MTC of Silicon Valley, Sacramento Congregation
Interview Date: 6/4/2020

“The church exists by mission as fire exists by burning.”
-- Emil Brunner, Swiss Reformed Theologian

References Mentioned:

• The Marthoma Church Heritage and Mission by Alexander Mar Thoma
• Mission and Liturgy: Contest, Convergence and Congruence with special reference to the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church

Contact Larry Achen: https://www.facebook.com/larrypv
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Don't miss the second half of this interview in episode #12!

Guest: Rev. Larry Varghese
Parishes: MTC of Silicon Valley, Sacramento Congregation
Interview Date: 6/4/2020

References Mentioned:

• The Marthoma Church Heritage and Mission by Alexander Mar Thoma
• Mission and Liturgy: Contest, Convergence and Congruence with special reference to the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church

Contact Larry Achen:
https://www.facebook.com/larrypv
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Guest: Shaun Rajan
Parish: St. Andrews MTC (NY)
Interview Date: 5/30/2020

During my conversation with Shaun, I also got to hear some of Shaun's thoughts around an article by Charles Samuel that he had shared on Twitter several days before. It didn't quite go with the episode topic, so I've broken out as a bonus episode. Enjoy!

Referenced Article: I Still Believe The 'Indian Church' Must Die
https://www.charlessamuel.com/

Shaun's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-rajan-a4848178/
Shaun's Twitter: @MCIronMan
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Guest: Shaun Rajan
Parish: St. Andrews MTC (NY)
Interview Date: 5/30/2020

Back in May, I spoke with Shaun about his thoughts on the impact that COVID has had on both his teaching and on our worshipping community as a result of the push to go exclusively virtual.

Shaun is an assistant professor of mathematics at Westchester Community College in New York and is currently a member at St. Andrews MTC, NY.

REFERENCES:

The Sunday Seven YouTube playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJyh65f-XLO6ldqCEHWEKaMaPaVdl9HBA

The Sunday Seven Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/the_sunday_seven/

Get in touch with Shaun:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-rajan-a4848178/
Twitter: @MCIronMan
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Guest: Nirmala Abraham
Parish: Philadelphia MTC
Interview Date: 5/16/2020

I chat with Mrs. Nirmala Abraham about how she, as a grandparent and an elder in our community, works to "stay relevant" in the eyes of her grandchildren and our MTC community.

Our conversation ranges from her engagements with her children, grandchildren, and their peers to our missions fields among Native Americans, Sevika Sanghom, and navigating the future of the MTC. Finally, we hear her thoughts on how we can bridge the gap between the young and old.

Having come to America in 1968, Nirmala Aunty has played an active role in the establishment of our [North American & European] diocese and has held many different leadership positions over the years. She currently serves as the Mandalam representative for her parish.
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Danielle Verghese, an internal medicine resident, recently helped to organize demonstrations supporting #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives in Philadelphia. Her original tweet from their first event has had over 44K views as of this post, and was "liked" by 2.5K people. But more importantly, Danielle tells us the story of why she felt the need to get involved, how the initial event came to be, and what the experience has been like so far.

The full video version of this interview (via Zoom) is also available for viewing on YouTube (click here).

Related Link: https://whitecoats4blacklives.org/
Danielle on Twitter: @DanielleVMD
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