Pursuing Call

Pursuing Call

By Tamara PlummerReligion & Spirituality
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Pursuing Call episodes

  • Bonus 1: Blessing the Palms

    We start here with the blessing of the palms. The moment before we sing a familiar hymn - All Glory Laud and Honor: https://youtu.be/zxzhFsuBijs

    Reflection:

    Step 1: Steep in the spirit

    Step 2: Notice with God’s eyes

    Step 3: See what the Spirit might motivate you to do.

    Action:

    Bless someone or something in whatever that might mean for you. This can be giving a dollar to a stranger, actually laying hands on someone or watering your plants. But engage beyond yourself and bless it.


    Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or [email protected]. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

    Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can't go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall

    14 min
  • Bonus: Preparing for Semana Santa

    As we prepare for Holy Week, let us journey together and reflect a bit on what God might be up to in our lives so that we can participate in God's dream for the world.

    That's it. Daily reflections on the days readings. Because this is rooted in Paulo Freire's concept of praxis - doing and reflecting upon the world. Each week there will be a reflection prompt and an action prompt.

    Action

    Listen to Aly Halpert's Loosen: https://youtu.be/Biv9Yh_z4QU and move your body in whatever way might work for you. You can start with your fingers and see where that takes you.

    Reflection

    1. What matters to you right now? What is something that motivates you to wake up every morning and step into the world?

    2. What are you good at? What do people say they appreciate about you? What gifts or skills do you bring to the party?

    3. What is something that you have been longing to learn? What challenges you into deeper knowing? What might you be open to learning from another person?



      4. 9 min
    4. 44: Curating Curiosity with Alexus Rhone part 3

      This week we continue our conversation with Alexus Rhone. We dig deeper into our conversation on curating spaces of welcome and explore Alexus' journey into her role as an artistic theologian and minister of Jesus, Jazz and Dessert Wine. You can find out more about her work at https://www.alexusrhone.com/

      Question: What are some spaces you have curated and/or when have you felt welcomed to bring your whole self to a space because you knew it could be held?

      Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or [email protected]. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

      Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can't go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall

      35 min
    5. 43: Curating Curiosity with Alexus Rhone Part 2

      This week we continue our conversation with Alexus Rhone. We dig deeper into our conversation on curating spaces of welcome and explore Alexus' journey into her role as an artistic theologian and minister of Jesus, Jazz and Dessert Wine. You can find out more about her work at https://www.alexusrhone.com/

      Question: What are some spaces you have curated and/or when have you felt welcomed to bring your whole self to a space because you knew it could be held?

      Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or [email protected]. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

      Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can't go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall

      49 min
    6. 42: Curating Curiosity with Alexus Rhone Part 1

      I was privileged to speak with Alexus Rhone , curator, founder, artistic theologian and oh so much more! In this multipart episode, we explore the where her passion for storytelling was birthed and her story telling series: Jesus, Jazz and Dessert Wine. You can find out more about her work at https://www.alexusrhone.com/

      Homework:

      • What spaces are you curating in your own life?
      • What might God be already up to in spaces where you lead?
      • What practices can you do to center yourself and show up in spaces with more curiosity?

        • Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or [email protected]. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

        Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can't go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall

        41 min
      • 41: A Truly Loving God with Holle Tubbs Part 2

        This week, I have the privilege of continuing my conversation with Holle Tubbs, Youth Missioner in the Diocese of Atlanta. I was introduced to Holle at an Imagine Worship service held at St. Bart's in NYC. You can watch her testimony here: https://youtu.be/LgxniJBDSBU?t=2364.

        Our conversation will touch on issues related to suicide and mental health. If you are in a place where these kinds of conversations may be triggering, come back. If you are someone you know requires support please call 988. Or visit https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988 to learn more.

        You can buy the book Keep/Watch on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Watch-Holle-Tubbs/dp/1665305908/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QLVJLL10I4TX&keywords=holle+tubbs&qid=1674160313&sprefix=holle+%2Caps%2C416&sr=8-1 this might be a great book club option for the upcoming Lenten season.

        Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or [email protected]. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

        Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can't go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall

        47 min
      • 40: A truly loving God with Holle Tubbs Part 1

        This week, I have the privilege of speaking with Holle Tubbs, Youth Missioner in the Diocese of Atlanta. I was introduced to Holle at an Imagine Worship service held at St. Bart's in NYC. You can watch her testimony here: https://youtu.be/LgxniJBDSBU?t=2364. 

        Our conversation with touch on issues related to suicide and mental health. If you are in a place where these kinds of conversations may be triggering, come back. If you are someone you know requires support please call 988. Or visit https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988 to learn more. 

        Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or [email protected]. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

        Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can't go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall

        33 min
      • 39: Calling Missional Voices with Alan Bentrup Part 2

        This week we continue our conversation with the Rev. Alan Bentrup he provides great advice on what a new clergy person should do in their first 60 days, we rant a bit about politics and the church, we wrestle with missional questions and we offer this last episode of the year as a blessing. 

        I celebrate my  birthday all month so if you would like to support this work directly, send me money: $bassoon12 - Cash app and @tamara-plummer on Venmo. Don't have money or looking for other ways to support? Please share this podcast with a friend or on your social media, write a positive review or come on the show and share your story.

        Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or [email protected]. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

        Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can't go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall


        34 min
      • 38: Calling Missional Voices with Alan Bentrup

        On this Solstice I get to share a conversation I had with the Rev. Alan Bentrup whom I have known since his seminary days when he and some friends started the conference Missional Voices. He is now a parish priest and dad of two. We walk through the ways that his priestly call intertwined with his personal life and training up leaders for the church of today.

        I love the solstice because I was born on the 19th so super close and I love the night. The darkness is beautiful because so much is born from that space. So let me know how you embraced this short day and long night.

        Also, this will be the only season I say it, but if you want to support this work directly, send me money. $bassoon12 - Cash app and @tamara-plummer on Venmo. Other than that, I do this podcast because its fun and I love sharing the voices of all kinds of people, getting us all to talk about our faith out loud in ways that respects the dignity of every human being.

        Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or [email protected]. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

        Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can't go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall

        46 min

      About Pursuing Call

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      The divine invites us to show up in making the world less problematic and harmful to ourselves, others and this creation. This podcast explores the middle spaces of people's lives and wonders about how you got to here. We want to know about how God called you to pay attention and make life a little better for us all.