How can singing foster our relationships with strangers? And how can singing not just foster relationships, but be a powerful means of hospitality? Dr. Helen Phelan draws on her ethnographic work with a Congolese-Irish choir to show the "sonic hospitality" of singing together, with Dr. Joshua Busman interviewing. Get in touch: musicandthechurch.com/45 and musicandthechurch@gmail.com

Singing, Hospitality and the Sacred Stranger, with Helen Phelan

Think bigger about your faith and ministry. We Christians do ministry in incredibly different ways. But you wouldn’t know if it you only talk with people in your own circle. The monthly Music and the Church podcast connects thoughtful people across denominations and across professions, from pastors and musicians, to theologians and historians. These conversations don’t just bring you answers—they shed light on new and different questions, assumptions, and priorities.

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Singing, Hospitality and the Sacred Stranger, with Helen Phelan

Singing, Hospitality and the Sacred Stranger, with Helen Phelan