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October 21, 2024S9E4: Wanting to Believe
Episode 4 of Season 9 is here! In today’s episode, Jason and Jenell revisit our most recent interview with author of Black Liturgies, Cole Arthur Riley. What is the role of doubt in opening us to new possibilities? What is uncertainty’s place? What does it look like for us to identify our own beliefs and lean on our own “wisdom giants,” as Cole suggests?
Listen back to the full interview with Cole here: https://the-collective-table.castos.com/episodes/cole-arthur-riley-black-liturgies?_gl=1*wnlsb2*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MjE2ODMyMTMuQ2p3S0NBandodmkwQmhBNEVpd0FYMjV1ajdoaGkwcmFhbXprVHZQR1k5VmtGbWtTaGFHNm91MV9yMUhvZ1kzYWtwQ3VDMVg3VjltUDdCb0NWeHdRQXZEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*ODQ3MTc4MjUzLjE3MjE2ODMyMTM.
As you listen, we encourage you to think about these questions:
How are you learning to sit with the tension of doubt and uncertainty?
Who are the “wisdom giants” that have opened your faith to new possibilities?
What identities, practices, and people give you a sense of rootedness?
We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at (760) 722-8522 and you may be featured on a future episode.
The Collective Table is a production of The Oceanside Sanctuary Church, a progressive church community committed to inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality and rooted in the love, peace, and justice of Christ. Learn more at https://www.oceansidesanctuary.org.
34 min
October 16, 2024 OSC Sunday Teaching - "You Are One" - October 13th, 2024
Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, Justice, and Joy! This podcast is brought to you by Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congregation and podcast. We’re glad you’re here—thanks for listening.
This week, Jason's lesson is entitled "You Are One" and is based on the scriptures found in Luke 11:34 and Romans 7:19-25.
To learn more about our community or to support the work we do, visit us at https://oceansidesanctuary.org. We hope to see you again soon!
26 min
October 07, 2024S9E3: Endlessly Knowing the Mystery
Episode 3 of The Collective Table podcast is here! In today’s episode, Jenell and Jason revisit our 2021 interview with author, speaker, playwright, musician and former pastor Rob Bell. Listen as they explore the tension between doubt and conviction, and reflect on mystery, lament, and the discomfort of sitting in the unknown. Can embracing uncertainty deepen our faith? Is doubt simply a part of what it means to be human? What does it look like to seek the “answers” in a healthy way?
Listen back to the full interview with Rob here: https://www.thecollectivetable.org/podcast/robbell
As you listen, we encourage you to think about these questions:
In your life of faith, how has doubt been helpful or hurtful to you?
Is there a mystery in your life that you’ve worked to know endlessly?
What doubts and truths within your faith are you sitting with now?
We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at (760) 722-8522 and you may be featured on a future episode.
The Collective Table is a production of The Oceanside Sanctuary Church, a progressive church community committed to inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality and rooted in the love, peace, and justice of Christ. Learn more at https://www.oceansidesanctuary.org.
Throughout the episode, Jason and Jenell reference several works by James Fowler. Read more here: Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian: Adult Development & Christian Faith by James Fowler and Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest For Meaning by James Fowler.
34 min
September 23, 2024S9E2: Not That Kind of Christian
Episode 2 of The Collective Table podcast is here! In today’s episode, Jason and Claire revisit a conversation with author, speaker, activist, and public theologian Brian McLaren.
Using Brian’s framework of ideas, Jason and Claire explore the themes of cultural fragmentation, hybridization, and the opportunities that arise from cultural shifts. McLaren discusses how living in a fragmenting world can be seen not only as destructive but also as a moment of possibility, where mutation and hybridity create something new. This conversation highlights the importance of befriending multiplicity, and the freedom that can emerge when diverse expressions of Christianity and culture evolve and intersect.
Listen back to the full interview with Brian here: https://www.thecollectivetable.org/virtualqa/brianmclaren
As you listen, we encourage you to think about these questions:
How could you experience faith as a more liberating part of your life?
How has your faith been hybridized in new ways throughout your life?
Have you ever found yourself saying, “I’m a Christian, but not that kind of Christian.”? How have you explained that, if at all?
How can your faith help you navigate the tension between giving others the freedom to be different while also allowing you to take a stand on issues you care about most?
We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at (760) 722-8522 and you may be featured on a future episode.
The Collective Table is a progressive and affirming Christian platform for those who want to follow Jesus, work for justice, and celebrate joy! Learn more at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.
The Collective Table is a production of The Oceanside Sanctuary Church, a progressive church community committed to inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality and rooted in the love, peace, and justice of Christ. Learn more at https://www.oceansidesanctuary.org.
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In this episode, Jason references Oneness Pentecostalism as an example of hybridized doctrine developing out of specific contexts. We would like to credit Kenneth Gill and his work in intercultural theology for inspiring this portion of the conversation. You can read more here: Gill, Kenneth D. 1992. “The Oneness Doctrine as a Contextualized Doctrine of the Trinity for Mexico” in Pentecost, Mission, and Ecumenism Essays on Intercultural Theology edited by Jan A.B. Jongeneel. Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
33 min
September 09, 2024S9E1: Fear, I See You Over There
Welcome to Season 9 of The Collective Table Podcast! For the inaugural episode, Claire and Jenell sat down to reflect on TCT’s Season 7 conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber. Have you ever wondered how fear shapes our actions and decisions, both in ancient stories like that of Herod and in modern events like the insurrection? What does it look like to sit with these fears - or even allow for this curiosity to transform us? Listen to hear our discussion on all this and more.
Listen back to the full interview with Nadia here: https://www.thecollectivetable.org/podcast/nadiabolz-weber.
Questions to consider:
When was a time when you felt seen?
What messages of perfection keep you from being vulnerable with yourself and others?
How have you witnessed fear playing a negative role in the public sphere?
We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at (760) 722-8522 and you may be featured on a future episode.
The Collective Table is a progressive and affirming Christian platform for those who want to follow Jesus, work for justice, and celebrate joy! Learn more at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.
The Collective Table is a production of The Oceanside Sanctuary Church, a progressive church community committed to inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality and rooted in the love, peace, and justice of Christ. Learn more at https://www.oceansidesanctuary.org.
32 min
August 26, 2024 Season 9 - Coming Soon!
TCT’s next season of episodes will launch on September 9th! Throughout the fall, you’ll hear from Jenell, Jason, and Claire as they look back on some of their favorite TCT episodes, wondering together how these themes can still speak into today’s world. Together we will explore themes that feel more relevant than ever: cultural and identity fragmentation, coping with differences, confronting the doubts and fears that come with them, and discovering the opportunities that arise from embracing cultural and spiritual diversity.
We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at (760) 722-8522 and you may be featured on a future episode.
The Collective Table is a progressive and affirming Christian platform for those who want to follow Jesus, work for justice, and celebrate joy! Learn more at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.
The Collective Table is a production of The Oceanside Sanctuary Church, a progressive church community committed to inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality and rooted in the love, peace, and justice of Christ. Learn more at https://www.oceansidesanctuary.org.
2 min
August 12, 2024 Passing the Baton
The Collective Table has some exciting news! Chelsea and Dana are passing the hosting baton. Beginning in September, The Collective Table and Oceanside Sanctuary are joining together. You’ll hear from new hosts, Jenell & Jason Coker, and still hear from Claire as well. We look forward to further developing this podcast community to serve the needs of local OSC members, community groups, and members at a distance through storytelling, author interviews, online teaching, and other creative content. We also have plenty of listeners who are not connected to an in-person community, and we love that you’re here, too. TCT will continue to journey alongside those who are disentangling themselves from high-control religion and trying to find their spiritual footing in that, those who may be dipping their toes into Christianity for the first time, and everyone in between. We remain committed to Jesus, justice, and joy and look forward to the many ways that this progressive Christian podcast community can generate new expressions of inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality wherever it is needed.
We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at (760) 722-8522 and you may be featured on a future episode.
The Collective Table is a progressive and affirming Christian platform for those who want to follow Jesus, work for justice, and celebrate joy! Learn more at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.
The Collective Table is a production of The Oceanside Sanctuary Church, a progressive church community committed to inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality and rooted in the love, peace, and justice of Christ. Learn more at https://www.oceansidesanctuary.org.
14 min
June 03, 2024 Jonathan Merritt: My Guncle and Me
Welcome back to another episode of The Collective Table podcast - the ultimate female perspective on Jesus, justice, and joy! Today’s episode both closes out season 8 AND kicks off Pride month with a conversation with Jonathan Merritt about his new children’s book, My Guncle and Me. In this inclusive and heartwarming picture book, main character Henry Higgleston struggles with being deemed an oddball by the other kids at school. But when his fabulous gay uncle arrives for a weekend with his pup Jimmy Chew in tow, Guncle is on a mission to teach Henry that what makes him different makes him special. This joyful story that celebrates family and self-acceptance will make every reader feel seen and loved.
Jonathan Merritt is one of America’s most popular writers on issues of faith and culture. He is author of several critically-acclaimed books, including Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing - and How We Can Revive Them, named “Book of the Year” by the Englewood Review of Books. He is also a regular contributor to The Atlantic, Religion News Service, and The Week.
Discover more about Jonathan at https://www.jonathanmerritt.com/
X: https://x.com/jonathanmerritt
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonathanMerrittWriter/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan_merritt/
Seekers & Speakers Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seekers-speakers/id1423339325?mt=2
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Explore the mission of The Collective Table further at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.
Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at https://podswithclaire.com.
40 min
May 20, 2024 Rabbi Sharon Brous: The Amen Effect
This week, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous as they discuss her national bestselling book, The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend our Broken Hearts and World. She is the senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a leading edge Jewish community based in Los Angeles.
Learn more about Rabbi Sharon here: https://ikar.org/team/rabbi-sharon-brous/
Follow Rabbi Sharon on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonbrous/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RabbiSharonBrous/
X: https://twitter.com/sharonbrous?lang=en
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@sharonbrous
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weareikar
Learn more and purchase her book here: https://ikar.org/the-amen-effect/
Rabbi Sharon’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/sharon_brous_it_s_time_to_reclaim_religion?language=en

Stay connected with The Collective Table on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.collective.table/
Explore the mission of The Collective Table further at https://www.thecollectivetable.org
Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at https://podswithclaire.com

41 min
May 06, 2024 Trey Ferguson: Theologizin' Bigger
This week, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with pastor Trey Ferguson - a thinker, theologizer, writer, speaker, teacher, preacher, and creator. His new book, Theologizin’ Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly encourages readers to re-engage their imaginations, and to construct theologies that speak to our current contexts, just as people of faith have done throughout history.
Discover more about Trey and his impactful work at https://www.pastortrey05.com/
For a closer look at Trey’s ministry and work, follow him @PastorTrey05 on socials: https://www.instagram.com/pastortrey05/?hl=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@pastortrey05
https://twitter.com/pastortrey05
https://www.facebook.com/realpastortrey05
Purchase the book, shop merch, follow Trey's podcasts, and more at https://linktr.ee/pastortrey05

Stay connected with The Collective Table on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the.collective.table/
Explore the mission of The Collective Table further at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.
Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at https://podswithclaire.com.
40 min