Perspectives: First Church San Diego Pastors Podcast

Perspectives: First Church San Diego Pastors Podcast

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Perspectives: First Church San Diego Pastors Podcast episodes

  • Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Season 2 Episode 24: The Stories That Save Us – The Story of Proximity (Audio)

    Join Rev. Trudy and Rev. Hannah of First UMC of San Diego as they kick off a new series of conversations through the Perspectives Pastors Podcast digital Bible study. This multi-episode discussion will take us through the season of Lent by looking at some of our favorite Biblical stories of faith to help us connect with our personal spiritual stories.  

    For the first week, they’re talking about The Story of Proximity, looking to Mark 5:25-34 and the story of the hemorrhaging woman. During the conversation, they dive into:

    • The Gospel of Mark’s technique of sandwiching Jesus’ stories – amplifying a theme while mixing the Jewish traditions with the breaking of the Jewish laws.
    • The significance of the number 12 in this and other Old and New Testament stories.
    • The theme of power that appears in Mark 5, and how it breaks gender and religious barriers.
    • The theme of proximity and what it means for how we meet with the Divine.

      • It’s an interesting conversation with a lot of threads to explore. If you’d like to discuss the themes of this podcast episode with others, we invite you to join our in-person Convergence discussion group or our online Patreon group as you ponder the following discussion questions:

      1. Where does your power come from?
      2. When have you been empowered to do something risky for good?
      3. What can you do to be closer in proximity to God?

        4. As a bonus: We have additional spiritual growth opportunities during this Lenten season! Visit us at fumcsd.org/lent to learn more.

        What is Patreon?

        Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

        21 min
      4. Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Season 2 Episode 24: The Stories That Save Us – The Story of Proximity (Video)

        Join Rev. Trudy and Rev. Hannah of First UMC of San Diego as they kick off a new series of conversations through the Perspectives Pastors Podcast digital Bible study. This multi-episode discussion will take us through the season of Lent by looking at some of our favorite Biblical stories of faith to help us connect with our personal spiritual stories.  

        For the first week, they’re talking about The Story of Proximity, looking to Mark 5:25-34 and the story of the hemorrhaging woman. During the conversation, they dive into:

        • The Gospel of Mark’s technique of sandwiching Jesus’ stories – amplifying a theme while mixing the Jewish traditions with the breaking of the Jewish laws.
        • The significance of the number 12 in this and other Old and New Testament stories.
        • The theme of power that appears in Mark 5, and how it breaks gender and religious barriers.
        • The theme of proximity and what it means for how we meet with the Divine.

          • It’s an interesting conversation with a lot of threads to explore. If you’d like to discuss the themes of this podcast episode with others, we invite you to join our in-person Convergence discussion group or our online Patreon group as you ponder the following discussion questions:

          1. Where does your power come from?
          2. When have you been empowered to do something risky for good?
          3. What can you do to be closer in proximity to God?

            4. As a bonus: We have additional spiritual growth opportunities during this Lenten season! Visit us at fumcsd.org/lent to learn more.

            What is Patreon?

            Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

            21 min
          4. Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Season 2, Episode 23: Imago Dei – Sick and Hurting (Audio)

            Rev. Brittany and Rev. Hannah are back in the recording studio this week, wrapping up the multi-episode conversation on the Imago Dei – the concept that we’re made in the image of God. In this final conversation, they take a deep dive into how we can affirm the image of God in the sick and the hurting, as inspired by Luke 9:28-42: the story of Jesus’ transfiguration on the mountaintop that is immediately followed by the healing of a boy. 

            The two female pastors discuss the importance of this Scriptural passage and how it can bring inspiration to us all as we experience the pains of life:

            • We can’t stay in our highest of highs in life – we must be able to find our way through the lows as well.
            • Faith is supposed to propel us into the realities that are to come.
            • The gentle reminder that God knows us and haven’t forgotten about us, even when we’re in our valley.
            • The importance of being in a community of faith when we’re sick and hurting; and the need to advocate and care for those around us.
            • Reminder of the power that comes from having the gumption to go to God and plead on the behalf of others.

              • It’s an inspiring digital Bible study that gives us all a lot to consider and unpack. If you’d like to explore the themes of this podcast episode with others, we invite you to join our in-person Convergence discussion group or our online Patreon group as you ponder the following discussion questions:

              1. How does this passage challenge cultural attitudes about weakness and dependence?
              2. How can we affirm the image of God in those who are sick and hurting?
              3. How can we, as a faith community, support those who are suffering?

                4.  

                What is Patreon?

                Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

                24 min
              4. Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Season 2, Episode 23: Imago Dei – Sick and Hurting (Video)

                Rev. Brittany and Rev. Hannah are back in the recording studio this week, wrapping up the multi-episode conversation on the Imago Dei – the concept that we’re made in the image of God. In this final conversation, they take a deep dive into how we can affirm the image of God in the sick and the hurting, as inspired by Luke 9:28-42: the story of Jesus’ transfiguration on the mountaintop that is immediately followed by the healing of a boy. 

                The two female pastors discuss the importance of this Scriptural passage and how it can bring inspiration to us all as we experience the pains of life:

                • We can’t stay in our highest of highs in life – we must be able to find our way through the lows as well.
                • Faith is supposed to propel us into the realities that are to come.
                • The gentle reminder that God knows us and haven’t forgotten about us, even when we’re in our valley.
                • The importance of being in a community of faith when we’re sick and hurting; and the need to advocate and care for those around us.
                • Reminder of the power that comes from having the gumption to go to God and plead on the behalf of others.

                  • It’s an inspiring digital Bible study that gives us all a lot to consider and unpack. If you’d like to explore the themes of this podcast episode with others, we invite you to join our in-person Convergence discussion group or our online Patreon group as you ponder the following discussion questions:

                  1. How does this passage challenge cultural attitudes about weakness and dependence?
                  2. How can we affirm the image of God in those who are sick and hurting?
                  3. How can we, as a faith community, support those who are suffering?

                    4.  

                    What is Patreon?

                    Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

                    24 min
                  4. Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Season 2 Episode 22: Imago Dei – Socio-Economic Positions (Audio)

                    The conversation of Imago Dei continues in this week’s episode of Perspectives Pastors Podcast. And this time, Rev. Trudy and Rev. Brittany are looking at people across the entire socio-economic spectrum, as inspired by James 2:1-8, 14-18. It’s a biblical passage that called upon Christians to honor all people, regardless of financial position.

                    It’s an interesting digital Bible Study that unpacks several threads, including:

                    • The common pitfalls of money: envy, judgment, and selfishness.
                    • The concept that “faith without works is dead” – and the debate of if faith alone save us.
                    • Our country’s correlation between capitalism and racism, and the real need to assess the systems and institutions that continue to perpetuate the narrative of who is in and who is out, who is rich and who is poor.
                    • Our continued unwillingness to build relations with those in different socio-economic positions than ourselves because of the importance that we place on our own comfort levels.

                      • If you would like to continue the conversation, we invite you to join our in-person Convergence Discussion Group or our online Patreon group as you ponder the following discussion questions:

                      1. How does envy, selfishness, or judgment show up in your life?
                      2. What does dead faith look like?
                      3. What might our faith have us do with the widening gap between the rich and the poor?

                        4. What is Patreon?

                        Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

                        28 min
                      4. Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Season 2 Episode 22: Imago Dei – Socio-Economic Positions (Video)

                        The conversation of Imago Dei continues in this week’s episode of Perspectives Pastors Podcast. And this time, Rev. Trudy and Rev. Brittany are looking at people across the entire socio-economic spectrum, as inspired by James 2:1-8, 14-18. It’s a biblical passage that called upon Christians to honor all people, regardless of financial position.

                        It’s an interesting digital Bible Study that unpacks several threads, including:

                        • The common pitfalls of money: envy, judgment, and selfishness.
                        • The concept that “faith without works is dead” – and the debate of if faith alone save us.
                        • Our country’s correlation between capitalism and racism, and the real need to assess the systems and institutions that continue to perpetuate the narrative of who is in and who is out, who is rich and who is poor.
                        • Our continued unwillingness to build relations with those in different socio-economic positions than ourselves because of the importance that we place on our own comfort levels.

                          • If you would like to continue the conversation, we invite you to join our in-person Convergence Discussion Group or our online Patreon group as you ponder the following discussion questions:

                          1. How does envy, selfishness, or judgment show up in your life?
                          2. What does dead faith look like?
                          3. What might our faith have us do with the widening gap between the rich and the poor?

                            4. What is Patreon?

                            Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

                            28 min
                          4. Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Season 2 Episode 21: Imago Dei – Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation (Audio)

                            Rev. Trudy and Rev. Brittany are back in the video studio to continue the discussion on Imago Dei – what it means to be made in the image of God, celebrating the vast diversity of God’s children.

                            This week, they unpack the story of the eunuch who gets baptized in Acts 8:26-40 to examine gender identity and sexual orientation. It’s a scripture that isn’t talked about much but holds a lot of power, especially as we look toward those believers who continue to be unwelcomed by churches despite their desire to grow closer to God and do good for the world.

                            Join the female pastors for this digital Bible study that includes insights into:

                            • The cultural and religious significance of Acts 8:26-40
                            • How this scripture (and others!) opens the connection to the Holy Spirit for all people
                            • Language surrounding identity and sexual orientation, including: gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex, gender, and sexual orientation
                            • How experiencing others who are very different from us can change us for the better

                              • It’s a conversation that’s full of different angles, terms, and ideas to consider. To help continue the discovery, the pastors invite you to discuss the following questions with your friends and family – or with our community at our in-person Convergence group or our online Patreon group:

                              1. What are you still seeking to understand?
                              2. Where has your faith taken you?
                              3. Who do you think falls outside of baptism?

                                4. What is Patreon?

                                Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

                                28 min
                              4. Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Season 2 Episode 21: Imago Dei – Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation (Video)

                                Rev. Trudy and Rev. Brittany are back in the video studio to continue the discussion on Imago Dei – what it means to be made in the image of God, celebrating the vast diversity of God’s children.

                                This week, they unpack the story of the eunuch who gets baptized in Acts 8:26-40 to examine gender identity and sexual orientation. It’s a scripture that isn’t talked about much but holds a lot of power, especially as we look toward those believers who continue to be unwelcomed by churches despite their desire to grow closer to God and do good for the world.

                                Join the female pastors for this digital Bible study that includes insights into:

                                • The cultural and religious significance of Acts 8:26-40
                                • How this scripture (and others!) opens the connection to the Holy Spirit for all people
                                • Language surrounding identity and sexual orientation, including: gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex, gender, and sexual orientation
                                • How experiencing others who are very different from us can change us for the better

                                  • It’s a conversation that’s full of different angles, terms, and ideas to consider. To help continue the discovery, the pastors invite you to discuss the following questions with your friends and family – or with our community at our in-person Convergence group or our online Patreon group:

                                  1. What are you still seeking to understand?
                                  2. Where has your faith taken you?
                                  3. Who do you think falls outside of baptism?

                                    4. What is Patreon?

                                    Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

                                    28 min
                                  4. Perspectives Podcast, Season 2, Episode 20: Imago Dei – Differently Abled (Audio)

                                    Rev. Trudy joins Rev. Hannah for this week’s conversation on Perspectives Pastors Podcast. With the conversation, the two clergywomen examine Imago Dei through the concept of being differently abled, celebrating our diverse abilities and gifts and how that can contribute to the good of all humanity.

                                    The digital Bible study is inspired by a very familiar passage – 1 Corinthians 12:14-26 – where the apostle Paul highlights the importance of every person’s abilities … even those that we may inherently view as weaker or lesser.

                                    While this letter from Paul was to one of the earliest Christian communities, the body metaphor that highlights the oneness of our differences is still highly relevant today, especially when juxtaposed against the Western ideal of individualism.

                                    The female pastors wrap up the episode by inviting everyone to consider the below questions. We encourage you to head over to our Patreon channel to discuss these questions with others or to join our in-person Convergence group.

                                    1. What part of your body don’t you like and could use more love from you?
                                    2. What part of the body of Christ don’t you like and how could you celebrate it anyway?
                                    3. What are you uniquely gifted with and how does it contribute to the health of the whole?
                                    4. How do you see the body of humanity, in all its differences, contributing to the health of the world?

                                      5. What is Patreon?

                                      Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

                                      29 min
                                    5. Perspectives Podcast, Season 2, Episode 20: Imago Dei – Differently Abled (Video)

                                      Rev. Trudy joins Rev. Hannah for this week’s conversation on Perspectives Pastors Podcast. With the conversation, the two clergywomen examine Imago Dei through the concept of being differently abled, celebrating our diverse abilities and gifts and how that can contribute to the good of all humanity.

                                      The digital Bible study is inspired by a very familiar passage – 1 Corinthians 12:14-26 – where the apostle Paul highlights the importance of every person’s abilities … even those that we may inherently view as weaker or lesser.

                                      While this letter from Paul was to one of the earliest Christian communities, the body metaphor that highlights the oneness of our differences is still highly relevant today, especially when juxtaposed against the Western ideal of individualism.

                                      The female pastors wrap up the episode by inviting everyone to consider the below questions. We encourage you to head over to our Patreon channel to discuss these questions with others or to join our in-person Convergence group.

                                      1. What part of your body don’t you like and could use more love from you?
                                      2. What part of the body of Christ don’t you like and how could you celebrate it anyway?
                                      3. What are you uniquely gifted with and how does it contribute to the health of the whole?
                                      4. How do you see the body of humanity, in all its differences, contributing to the health of the world?

                                        5. What is Patreon?

                                        Our online community has started to grow, so we’ve launched a Patreon channel! Located at Patreon.com/fumcsd, it’s a place where you can discuss the ideas from each episode, access some additional resources, and help support our digital ministry. When you become a free member, you’ll unlock the ability to discuss answers posed in each week’s podcast episode. There is also an option to unlock some extras by becoming a paid supporter at $5 or $10 per month.

                                        29 min

                                      About Perspectives: First Church San Diego Pastors Podcast

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                                      The women clergy of First United Methodist Church of San Diego tackle important questions about scripture, theology, and life – reinventing faith through a fresh new perspective.