Join Rev. Mia, Rev. Carrie, and MPBC member Megan Carmilani in a conversation about the effect of Long COVID, post viral syndromes, and things we should be looking out for as we continue to live our lives amidst a pandemic.

Join Rev. Mia as she chats with our 2021 Faith in the 21st Century scholar, The Reverend Wil Gafney, PhD. They discuss women in the Bible, her latest publication, A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church: Year W and Year A, as well as a myriad of her other works.

This week, Rev. Tara & Rev. Mia are discussing some great resources related to sexuality, gender identity & expression, queer theologies, & beyond! Take a listen as we round out our August Proud Theology series.

In this episode, Dr. Ben and Rev. Mia reflect on LGBTQIA+ inclusion and affirmation, discuss the heartbreaking events in Haiti and Afghanistan, and offer recommendations for positive depictions of LGBTQIA+ folks in media.

We are kicking off Charlotte Pride Season with another special guest. Join Rev. Mia and Minister James Admans as they discuss transgender biblical interpretations, the queering of the Femme/Woman Babylon in Revelation 17-19, and how LGBTQIA+ people search for safety and power within the context of this capitalist and oppressive society. 

Minister James Admans currently serves as the Assistant Minister at Fort Washington Collegiate Church in Upper Manhattan (NYC). They are a recent graduate of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. Their hope is to bring the joy of drag and the reminder of God’s radical love to your community. To learn more about James, visit their online home at theologyqueen.com.

We are kicking off Charlotte Pride Season with another special guest. Join Rev. Mia and Minister James Admans as they discuss transgender biblical interpretations, the queering of the Femme/Woman Babylon in Revelation 17-19, and how LGBTQIA+ people search for safety and power within the context of this capitalist and oppressive society. Minister James Admans currently serves as the Assistant Minister at Fort Washington Collegiate Church in Upper Manhattan (NYC). They are a recent graduate of Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. Their hope is to bring the joy of drag and the reminder of God’s radical love to your community. To learn more about James, visit their online home at theologyqueen.com.

We are kicking off Charlotte Pride season with a special guest! In this episode, Rev. Mia sits down with Bethany Corrigan, Executive Director of Transcend Charlotte. Transcend’s mission is to pursue equity and social justice for transgender and gender expansive communities through education, advocacy, mental health and social support services. Mia and Bethany discuss what binding is, the difference between gender identity and gender expression, and the lifechanging work that happens in the Xpression space at Transcend.

Learn more about Transcend Charlotte at transcendcharlotte.org
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In this episode, Rev. Ben and Rev. Mia talk all things current events. There is so much happening in he world. Every day there’s a new news story. Listen to them chat about Critical Race Theory, Nikole Hannah-Jones' new venture, the scandals of the Olympics, and ongoing voting rights struggles.

Rev. Ben and Rev. Mia continue the conversation on the growing generational gap in the Church, how Millennials and Gen Z are pushing back against capitalism and the fallout of neoliberalism by resting and resisting, and the resilience of faith communities throughout the course of time.

Rev. Ben and Rev. Mia chat about the growing generational gap in the Church, trying to understand what Millennials want out of faith communities, and how the COVID-19 crisis has changed the landscape of religious institutions in ways that we can’t even understand fully at this moment.