In this week’s episode of Perspectives Pastors Podcast, Rev. Hannah and Rev. Trudy launch a new series to investigate what Scripture outlines as the most important aspects of life. Up first, they’re talking about living in community by highlighting a familiar passage – Mark 12:28-34 – where Jesus is challenged by the religious scholars with the “trick” question of what’s the most important of commandments. Jesus provides a brilliant response that gets acknowledgement and respect and highlights an important strategy: meeting people where they are in their beliefs before leading them toward an evolving viewpoint.

This is a timely discussion coming to us at a time when there’s increasing polarity in our nation’s social, political, and religious views. Join us to hear what the two pastors have to say about:

If you’d like to explore this discussion more, we invite you to connect with others through our weekly Convergence discussion groups, which meet in person, as you consider these questions: