New Way

The Rev. Grace Kim is the pastor to two different worshiping communities in rural Appalachia: Dinwiddie Presbyterian Church, founded in 1897; and the Wild Goose New Worshiping Community, which began its ministry more than a century later in the summer of 2013.

In this conversation, the wisdom that faithful leadership requires; cultural identity; and communion in Mason Jars.

The Rev. Miriam Mauritzen is the pastor of Serious JuJu in Kalispell, Montana. This congregation of young people, mostly skateboarders, has captured the hearts of people around the country.

In this conversation, life in Kalispell, Montana; how skateboarding can make us brave; and how Serious Juju practices an openness where trauma is talked about and healing is possible.

The Rev. Layne Brubaker is the founder of Hagar’s Community Church, a congregation of the Olympia Presbytery. Hagar’s Church is located on the inside of the Washington Corrections Center for Women.

In this conversation, faith, restoration, and life inside the walls of the largest women's correctional facility in the state.

The Rev. Aisha Brooks-Lytle is the Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. She is a pastor, vocalist, and the founder of The Common Place ministry, based in her beloved Philadelphia.

In part one, spiritual warfare. Some of us love to talk about it. Many Presbyterians avoid it. What on Earth is it?

The Rev. Aisha Brooks-Lytle is the Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. She is a pastor, vocalist, and the founder of The Common Place ministry, based in her beloved Philadelphia.

The Rev. Jeff Eddings is the co-founder of the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community and the Coaching Associate for 1001 New Worshiping Communities.

In this conversation, Hot Metal Bridge Church; contemplative spirituality; and the fabulously meaningful and entertaining Christmas Eve Eve worship story (think Herod meets the herdmen).

The Rev. Carroll Jenkins and Kearni Warren go way back. Kearni is the founder of the Caregivers Society, a New Worshiping Community. Kearni’s friend and mentor, the Rev., was ordained during the Civil Rights Movement, and now pastors T. M. Thomas Memorial Presbyterian Church in Chester, Pennsylvania, on the West Side of Philadelphia.

On this episode, the partnership between a traditional congregation and the 1001 New Worshiping Communities movement; how gospel imperatives shape the church's witness; and the intersection between social justice and pastoral authority.

Dr. Elizabeth Anderson has emerged as one of the most influential philosophers of our time. Dr. Anderson is the John Dewey Professor of Philosophy and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan. She is widely admired for fostering dialogue between disciplines and possesses a unique ability to understand and appreciate contributions from different fields. Her work was featured in the New Year’s Eve New Yorker article “The Philosopher Defining Equality”.

On this episode, moral philosophy, New Atheism, and parenting.

Several years ago, the Rev. Nancy Graham Ogne began to organize a new church in the new development of Lake Nona, Florida, not far from Orlando. Today, Hope Presbyterian Church at Lake Nona is a thriving, missional community that builds up people’s capacities to make incremental change for good.

On this episode, the “holy cafeteria” where Nancy’s congregation worships; how experiencing cancer influenced her faith; and her call to start a new church.

The Reverends Jeya and Daniel So are husband and wife as well as the co-pastors of Anchor City Church in San Diego, California.

In part two, discernment; emptiness; and living a life that matters.