Myers Park Baptist Church: Theology Upstream Podcasts

According to a study curated by Pew Research in 2017, about 30% of Americans are now identifying as spiritual but not religious. That’s right! You heard that correctly. This growing population – also known as SBNR, for short – has created its own category on every platform, from census reports to dating apps. Additionally, those who identify as SBNR, atheist, agnostic, or have no affiliation, capture a wide range of social locations from Democrat to Republican, from Generation Z to Baby Boomers, and a variety of educational and economic backgrounds. Join Rev. Mia McClain, Rev. Ben Boswell, and special guests as they explore what the evolution of spirituality means for communities of faith in the 21st century. Guest speaker in episode 2 is MPBC member Artemis Elias.

According to a study curated by Pew Research in 2017, about 30% of Americans are now identifying as spiritual but not religious. That’s right! You heard that correctly. This growing population – also known as SBNR, for short – has created its own category on every platform, from census reports to dating apps. Additionally, those who identify as SBNR, atheist, agnostic, or have no affiliation, capture a wide range of social locations from Democrat to Republican, from Generation Z to Baby Boomers, and a variety of educational and economic backgrounds. Join Rev. Mia McClain, Rev. Ben Boswell, and special guests as they explore what the evolution of spirituality means for communities of faith in the 21st century.

What is Advent? What do the colors of the candles mean? Why are the scriptures in the lectionary so daunting? Aren’t we supposed be talking about the birth of Jesus?  Join Rev. Ben Boswell, Mia McClain, and Rev. Carrie Veal as they explore this sacred time of Advent amidst the commercialized Christmas chaos. They’ll be putting pop culture references in conversation with the revelatory lectionary passages that hint at a different kind of hope free from the fetters of end-of-the-year sales and obsessive gift-giving. In this dialogue, they hope to carve out a truer meaning of Christmas at what feels like the end of the world.

What is Advent? What do the colors of the candles mean? Why are the scriptures in the lectionary so daunting? Aren’t we supposed be talking about the birth of Jesus?  Join Rev. Ben Boswell, Mia McClain, and Rev. Carrie Veal as they explore this sacred time of Advent amidst the commercialized Christmas chaos. They’ll be putting pop culture references in conversation with the revelatory lectionary passages that hint at a different kind of hope free from the fetters of end-of-the-year sales and obsessive gift-giving. In this dialogue, they hope to carve out a truer meaning of Christmas at what feels like the end of the world.

What is Advent? What do the colors of the candles mean? Why are the scriptures in the lectionary so daunting? Aren’t we supposed be talking about the birth of Jesus?  Join Rev. Ben Boswell, Mia McClain, and Rev. Carrie Veal as they explore this sacred time of Advent amidst the commercialized Christmas chaos. They’ll be putting pop culture references in conversation with the revelatory lectionary passages that hint at a different kind of hope free from the fetters of end-of-the-year sales and obsessive gift-giving. In this dialogue, they hope to carve out a truer meaning of Christmas at what feels like the end of the world.

What is Advent? What do the colors of the candles mean? Why are the scriptures in the lectionary so daunting? Aren’t we supposed be talking about the birth of Jesus?  Join Rev. Ben Boswell, Mia McClain, and Rev. Carrie Veal as they explore this sacred time of Advent amidst the commercialized Christmas chaos. They’ll be putting pop culture references in conversation with the revelatory lectionary passages that hint at a different kind of hope free from the fetters of end-of-the-year sales and obsessive gift-giving. In this dialogue, they hope to carve out a truer meaning of Christmas at what feels like the end of the world.

To accompany our year-long Awakening to Environmental Injustice Series, Rev. Ben Boswell and Mia McClain are engaging in conversation around all things Earth Justice. We have learned through our studies that environmental injustice dwells alongside creation care and climate change under the umbrella of earth justice. In this podcast series, we aim to explore how the mismanagement of natural and human-made resources are in direct relation to racism, classism, and disembodiment – how the misuse of our planet stems from a lack of seeing ourselves, our neighbors, and the earth as divine-sacred-holy. Our conversations will be rooted in the Awakening recommended reading list, current events, and relevant research.

To accompany our year-long Awakening to Environmental Injustice Series, Rev. Ben Boswell and Mia McClain are engaging in conversation around all things Earth Justice. We have learned through our studies that environmental injustice dwells alongside creation care and climate change under the umbrella of earth justice. In this podcast series, we aim to explore how the mismanagement of natural and human-made resources are in direct relation to racism, classism, and disembodiment – how the misuse of our planet stems from a lack of seeing ourselves, our neighbors, and the earth as divine-sacred-holy. Our conversations will be rooted in the Awakening recommended reading list, current events, and relevant research.

To accompany our year-long Awakening to Environmental Injustice Series, Rev. Ben Boswell and Mia McClain are engaging in conversation around all things Earth Justice. We have learned through our studies that environmental injustice dwells alongside creation care and climate change under the umbrella of earth justice. In this podcast series, we aim to explore how the mismanagement of natural and human-made resources are in direct relation to racism, classism, and disembodiment – how the misuse of our planet stems from a lack of seeing ourselves, our neighbors, and the earth as divine-sacred-holy. Our conversations will be rooted in the Awakening recommended reading list, current events, and relevant research.

To accompany our year-long Awakening to Environmental Injustice Series, Rev. Ben Boswell and Mia McClain will engage in conversation around all things Earth Justice. We have learned through our studies that environmental injustice dwells alongside creation care and climate change under the umbrella of earth justice. In this podcast series, we aim to explore how the mismanagement of natural and human-made resources are in direct relation to racism, classism, and disembodiment – how the misuse of our planet stems from a lack of seeing ourselves, our neighbors, and the earth as divine-sacred-holy. Our conversations will be rooted in the Awakening recommended reading list, current events, and relevant research.