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April 12, 2022 Holy Week-The Farewell Discourse
In this Holy Week episode, Rev. Chelsea and Dana talk about Farewell Discourse or the last instructions that Jesus leaves his disciples before he is killed. This last sermon includes the promise of the Holy Spirit, the difficulties they will encounter because of following Jesus, the necessity of staying connected to God, and the always popular, yet difficult love one another.
It also includes this sometimes confusing line “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
This conversation really dives into what that verse means. Is believing in Jesus the only way to heaven? Spoiler alert…NO!
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24 min
April 05, 2022 The Collective Table Book Club
This special episode features a discussion between Chelsea and Cole Arthur Riley, a writer and poet. She is the author of the NYT bestseller, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us. Her writing has been featured in The Atlantic, Guernica, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post.
You can learn more about the author and her work at colearthurriley.com
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46 min
March 15, 2022 Lent- A Holy Anointing
Lent is an opportunity for us to take inventory of our lives, clear our minds and prepare our hearts so that we might be ready for the ultimate celebration...Jesus overcoming death! But before we get to the resurrection we need to walk through some difficult situations and some challenging Scriptures.
In this episode, Rev. Chelsea and Rev. Claire discuss John 12:1-8 in which Mary Magdalene anoints Jesus with expensive perfume essentially preparing him for his death. The multiple characters within the story represent the various places we might find ourselves at any given time on our journey.
Tune in and see where you might find yourself within the story and use it to guide you as you continue on your Lenten journey.
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33 min
March 08, 2022 I Am the Resurrection and the Life
As we continue in our the Art of Community season, we wanted to throw it back all the way to last season, Sermon Podcast Hour, with the re-release of one of our favorite conversations.
Rev. Joe Kim joyfully and passionately talks about the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Jesus reminds a distraught Martha that he is not only the resurrection but also the life…here and now.
And now that Lazarus is alive they can go on eating, and drinking, and doing life together. Pastor Joe reminds us that Lent is about Jesus inviting us into relationship with him, to do life with him and to do life with each other.
So please enjoy our conversation with Rev. Joe Kim.
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56 min
March 01, 2022 TCT February Book Club: A More Perfect union
TCT’s February book is A More Perfect Union: A New Vision for Building the Beloved Community by Adam Russell Taylor, president of Sojourners.

In A More Perfect Union, Taylor reimagines a contemporary version of the Beloved Community that will inspire and unite Americans across generations, geographic and class divides, racial and gender differences, faith traditions, and ideological leanings.

By building the Beloved Community we unify the country around a shared moral vision that transcends ideology and partisanship, tapping into our most sacred civic and religious values, enabling our nation to live up to its best ideals and realize a more perfect union.

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53 min
February 22, 2022 L-O-V-E
1st Corinthians, Part 3
Even though this passage is typically read at weddings, the love that Paul is talking about has almost nothing to do with romance. This biblical love that Paul describes is not only what you do but it’s who you are. It comes from your identity in a God who is love.
Once we recognize and claim this identity we can act out of and in love. True love, as Paul sees it, always begins with God and always reaches beyond one’s self to others. So our biblical love is meant to build one another up.
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26 min
February 15, 2022 One Body, Many Gifts
1st Corinthians, Part 2
In this episode, Dana and Rev. Claire dive into 1st Corinthians 12 (spiritual gifts and the body of Christ). Paul is teaching the people of Corinth about being unified in the midst of diversity by using their gifts to build one another up...or in other words the common good.
It's not about division of labor but rather recognizing our interdependence. We need each other! All parts are unique, distinct, yet woven together to allow for fullness and perfection (holiness).
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14 min
February 08, 2022 Why Community? 1st Corinthians
God communicates with us yesterday, today, and tomorrow. The Bible is a living document that can guide how we think about the Creator and what the Creator is trying to communicate to us through time and space. Reminder – God’s mission is full and whole love, as God is love. How would God use this text to communicate love and wholeness (fullness)?
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17 min
February 01, 2022 Baptism - Beloved
Baptism reminds us that we are loved by God. It also reminds us that we share the weightiness of what it means to be human with others. Together we are invited into the water of Baptism as we hope for something more and as we work for something better. Baptism is a gift but it is also a task.
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20 min
January 25, 2022 Season 4- Sneak Peak
The Collective Table is so excited for Season 4, The Art of Community!
Art is the expression of human creative skill and imagination. When we engage with one another through small group experiences we are creating the art of community. Every person in the community offers his/her/their lived experience.Layers, textures, and colors add to the emerging community through listening, discussing, and reflecting.
A Christ-centered community comes together to hear and learn from God and one another. It is through these relationships we inch closer to a holy and whole work of art
Season 4, The Art of Community, consists of 15-20 minute podcast episodes focused on the importance of community. Each collection includes a podcast/YouTube episode, accompanying curriculum, original music, meditation, art and additional resources can be used by small groups to grow deeper in their discipleship.
The goal of Season 4 is to equip individuals and leaders to engage deeply and authentically in their faith with others. TCT will provide tips, tools, spiritual practices, and guidance to help you do just that! In this first episode Rev. Chelsea and Dana give you a sneak peak into all the exciting aspects that Season 4, The Art of Community, will provide.
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11 min