United Women in Faith: Faith Talks

This 2020 U.S. elections season has been like none other in recent memory. How do we mend the divides? How do we move forward together toward justice and peace for all from here? What are women of faith called to in such a time as this?

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Faith Talks is hosted by Jennifer R Farmer, Spotlight PR.
Visit www.UnitedMethodistWomen.org to find out more.

During this session, host Jennifer R. Farmer will interview Bishop Minerva Carcano, the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis of the Kairos Center and the Poor People’s Campaign, and United Methodist Women’s Executive for Racial Justice, Emily Jones. The discussion will center around the church and politics and will examine questions such as "what does it mean to engage politically?", "Should church leaders involve themselves in politics?", "How do we do so while centering God’s command", and more.

The session comes weeks before the 2020 election and amid a meandering global pandemic. The goal is to leave the discussion even more committed to be present to what’s happening around us but ever committed to turning our faith, hope and love into action.

This month as we mark the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment and women’s right to vote—a milestone Methodist women helped to achieve—women are again mobilizing to make their voices heard through the franchise. Listen in on this conversation on voting and voter suppression. The discussion features women of faith who are working to ensure that every eligible voter can vote. Our guests are Sabrina White of the Baltimore Washington Conference United Methodist Women; the Rev. Traci Blackmon of the United Church of Christ; Liz OuYang, a civil rights attorney and voting rights expert; and the Rev. Dr. Brianna K. Parker, the founder and curator of the Black Millennial Café.

The videotaped killing of George Floyd has focused the world on the racism steeped into our nation’s founding and poisoning our institutions for too long.

Enough. We must end racism now. We cannot burden another generation with this.

Listen in on this Faith Talks conversation as we talk about the United Methodist Church’s Dismantling Racism: Pressing On to Freedom initiative.

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Panelists:
Bishop Cynthia Harvey, Louisiana Annual Conference
Erin M. Hawkins, General Commission on Religion and Race
Rev. Dr. Susan Henry-Crowe, General Board of Church and Society
Harriett J. Olson, United Methodist Women
Sally Vonner, United Methodist Women

Host:
Jennifer R Farmer, Spotlight PR

In the Bible, we learn that our bodies are the temples of the Holy Ghost. We learn that we are to care for our bodies as though we are caring for the body of Christ. Yet in the hustle and bustle of life, it is easy to focus on everyone and everything except ourselves. While there are numerous conversations about self-care, it is individual and it is specific. What works for one may not work for the other.; and self-care is also influenced by our own resources and supports. In this episode of Faith Talks we will explore the topic of self-care and so much more to help you care for yourself during stressful times. We'll discuss strategies for caring for the body with Ghylian Bell of the Urban Yoga Foundation, Dr. Bernadette Anderson, M.D., of Life in Harmony LLC, and A.Yvette Alvarez-Rooney, a licensed EDMR therapist and director of Behavioral Health for Wesley Community & Health Centers.

We must talk about race and racism and how it shows up in everyday life in America— including our public education system.

Join us for a discussion on education equity with Thena Robinson Mock of the Community for Just Schools Fund and Destiny McClurkin, a public-school teacher in New York City. Together, we will discuss how to eliminate disparities in education and ensure all children can learn in environments that are safe and supportive.

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Affecting an estimated 40 million adults, anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United States. While anxiety is highly treatable, only 39.6 percent of people who suffer from the disorder seek treatment. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people were struggling with anxiety, and we can only imagine how those people, and others, are faring.

On this episode of Faith Talks we will not only discuss the disorder and hear from experts who’ll have resources to help. With the COVID-19 putting so many of us on edge, this session will be a help to anyone suffering from anxiety or seeking to help family members, friends of lay leaders who are suffering from the disorder. We talk with Hannah Kardon, whose Illinois congregation authored the United Methodist Women study on anxiety, psychologist Dr. Trudy Corry Rankin, who authored a United Methodist Women resource on anxiety and mental health in children and youth, and Kris Dam, who leads Shessler Hall, a National Mission Institute that serves women experiencing mental health and substance abuse challenges.

Join us for another episode of Faith Talks as we talk about the impact COVID-19 has on incarcerated individuals and their families.

Visit http://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/FaithTalks to listen to more episodes and to see the schedule for upcoming conversations.

On this episode of Faith Talks we're having a conversation about how to be present with grief, both in our individual lives and in our communities. Join host Jennifer Farmer as she talks with Dr. Trudy Corry Rankin, a mental health practitioner; the Rev. Dionne P. Boissière Chaplain of the Church Center for the United Nations; Andris Salter, UMW Associate General Secretary; and the Rev. Jes Kast, a pastor in the United Church of Christ.