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The UpliftersWhat It Really Takes to Support Women Leaders with Laura Kavanagh, the first woman FDNY Commissioner in its 157-year historyJoin us on March 13th at Brooklyn Brewery for a day of transformation, connection, and celebration. Like Laura Kavanagh, who you’ll meet in today’s episode, every woman in our community has a story that can light the way for others. Whether you're navigating your own reinvention, seeking deeper purpose, or ready to create meaningful change, you'll find your people here.This isn't your typical networking event. It's an intimate gathering of purpose-driven women who understand that real magic happens when we drop the masks and share our authentic journeys. Through interactive workshops, a live podcast reco...
2025-01-301h 05
The Leader's Journey PodcastLeadership, Focus and the Art of Paying Attention with Ann KansfieldWhat if leadership is mostly about paying attention? In this episode, Trisha and Jim engage in a thought-provoking conversation with their guest, Ann Kansfield. Ann delves into her personal experiences with leadership and how important a role focus and attentiveness plays. A primary task of leadership is to direct attention for ourselves and those we lead. At the same time, in today's world, paying attention is hard and sustaining attention in the face of distractions and anxiety is even harder. Listen as they discuss the simple but complex leadership principle in this conversation: We lead when we are able t...
2023-11-1043 min
The UpliftersFrom “Wall Street Jerk” to the First Female Chaplain of the FDNY: Ann Kansfield’s journey to authenticity and purposeIn Episode 26 of The Uplifters Podcast, we welcome Reverend Ann Kansfield, the inaugural New York Times New Yorker of the Year; the first female and first openly gay chaplain of the New York Fire Department; Co-pastor, with her wife, Jen, of The Greenpoint Reformed Church in Brooklyn; and author of Be the Brave One. Ann grew up in the church, and she found comfort and purpose in the church, but after college, she took a job as a trader and became a self-described “Wall Street Jerk”. In the wake of September 11, she felt a call to serve and...
2023-09-2231 min
Join FDNY Podcast”That’s my dream job, that’s what I really want”"That's my dream job, that's what I really want," FDNY Chaplain Reverend Ann Kansfield said to host Captain Randy Li as she recalled how a sequence of events led her to working for our Department.
As we celebrate Pride Month, the Chaplain, Captain Brendan Ryan and Firefighter Tom Incorvaia also discuss how the FDNY FireFlag/EMS supports members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Plus, history-making officers Captain Timothy Smith and Lieutenant Jonathan Logan stop by the show to chop it up with host Captain Andrew Brown about what it's like being a FDNY Dad and more.
2023-06-3019 min
Mayflower ChurchDistinguished Pulpit Series—Week 1This Sunday we’re excited to welcome Rev. Ann Kansfield as our first Distinguished Pulpit Series speaker this year. Ann is a UCC minister serving as a pastor at the Greenpoint Reformed Church and as a chaplain with the New York City Fire Department. Streamed from the sanctuary of Mayflower Congregational UCC Church in Oklahoma City.
2022-07-0927 min
Compassionate ChristianityBook interview with Ann Kansfield for “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”Book interview with Ann Kansfield for “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”
2022-03-1137 min
Writing for Your Life podcastBook interview with Ann Kansfield – “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”Book interview with Ann Kansfield – “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”
2022-03-0337 min
Chaplaincy Innovation LabBe the Brave One - A Conversation with Ann KansfieldPart personal narrative, part spiritual formation guide, Be the Brave One is the story of Rev. Ann Kansfield leaving the grind of Wall Street and finding her calling at a church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn; becoming the first female and openly gay chaplain at the New York Fire Department; and getting voted the inaugural New York Times New Yorker of the Year.
Guiding her story are the values that anchor her life in an adventurous faith and have allowed her to transform from “a run-of-the-mill capitalist jerk” into a pastor, chaplain, wife, mother, and spiritual leader.
Be t...
2022-01-1854 min
How to Heal Our DividesBook interview with Ann Kansfield for “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”Book interview with Ann Kansfield for “Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons”
2022-01-0637 min
Power-Up With The Best-Selling Full Audiobook Experience!Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons by Ann KansfieldPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547508to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons
Author: Ann Kansfield
Narrator: Nan Mcnamara
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 22 minutes
Release date: December 28, 2021
Genres: Medicine & Naturopathy
Publisher's Summary:
On September 11, 2001, Ann Kansfield, a successful Wall Street broker who had spent years laying a path of achievements, stood on the doorstep of profound change. The city she loved was in turmoil, and a calling to help others was emerging from deep within her. Part memoir and part spiritual formation guide, Kansfield's Be the Brave...
2021-12-284h 22Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Health & Wellness, Medicine & NaturopathyBe the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons by Ann KansfieldPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/547508to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons
Author: Ann Kansfield
Narrator: Nan Mcnamara
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 22 minutes
Release date: December 28, 2021
Genres: Medicine & Naturopathy
Publisher's Summary:
On September 11, 2001, Ann Kansfield, a successful Wall Street broker who had spent years laying a path of achievements, stood on the doorstep of profound change. The city she loved was in turmoil, and a calling to help others was emerging from deep within her. Part memoir and part spiritual formation guide, Kansfield's Be the Brave...
2021-12-284h 22
Mother MotherWhen Mom Has ADHD with The Rev. Ann KansfieldThis week, Emily talks with her old friend, The Rev. Ann Kansfield, whose book, "Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud" is out December 14. Ann is a self-described "hyper extrovert" and is the first female and first openly gay FDNY chaplain. She was also the very first New York Times New Yorker of the year. Emily and Ann discuss parenting with ADHD, apologizing after a fight, and the surprising place Ann put a refrigerator during lockdown. Ann also gives Emily some words of encouragement for what is sure to be a very busy 2022 (also, how the...
2021-11-2346 min
2021-09-2027 min
Laughter Saves Live Live...Live!Laughter Saves Lives...Live! - July 28th, 2021Laughter Saves Lives...Live! - July 28th, 2021. Join Host John Larocchia and Co-Host, Comic Millie Michael's as they welcome Chicago FD Battalion Chief (Ret.) Steve Little and FDNY Chaplain Ann Kansfield. We end the night with some laughs from Laughter Saves Lives' "Last" Responder, Comic Tom Daddario.#LaughterSavesLives #StrongIslandTV #Live #TalkShow #Comedy #FDNY #NYPD #LongIsland #NewYork #StrongPersonality
2021-07-2858 min
Chaplaincy Innovation LabChaplaincy in New PlacesChaplaincy Innovation Lab executive director Michael Skaggs interviews LeSette Wright, College Chaplain at Berea College; Ann Kansfield, chaplain in the Fire Department of New York; and Laura Everett, a bicycle chaplain in Boston.
2019-04-3059 min
Religious Socialism Podcast"I'm a socialist because Jesus tells me to be." —Rev. Ann KansfieldA conversation with Reverent Ann Kansfield, pastor at Greenpoint Reformed Church and chaplain for the FDNY. Kansfield discusses how 9/11 prompted her to leave her finance job and join seminary, her feelings when her father went on trial for marrying her and her wife and had to step down as a theology professor, and what it's like to be the first woman and lesbian chaplain of the New York Fire Department.
Photo cred from NYT.
2017-06-2247 min
Women's Media Center Live with Robin MorganWMC Live #125: Rev. Ann Kansfield, Valerie Hudson, Leslee Udwin. (Original Airdate 5/9/2015)Robin on "Mother's Day," Carly Fiorina's candidacy, and mental health in the US. Guests: Rev. Ann Kansfield, first woman chaplain (and a lesbian, too!) in NYC's Fire Department; scholar Valerie Hudson on "WomanStats"; Leslee Udwin discusses her banned film India's Daughter. Rev. Ann Kansfield & The FDNY Foundation United Women Fire Fighters » On Twitter (@akansfield) » On Twitter (@FDNYFoundation) » Valerie Hudson & WomanStats WomanStats.org » On Twitter (@womanstats) » Leslee Udwin and India's Daughter On Twitter (@lesleeudwin) » IndiasDaughter.com » On Twitter (@indiasdaughter) » India's Daughter Trailer »
2015-05-0954 min
Eat Your Words Presents: Saved by the BelliniEpisode 90: Greenpoint Reformed Church Hunger ProgramNobody should be hungry. Pastor Ann Kansfield joins Cathy Erway on this week’s episode of Let’s Eat In to talk about her work with the Greenpoint Reformed Church Hunger Program. Tune in and learn about the ins and outs of soup kitchens and why people have come to trust churches in times of need. Learn how you can help by clicking here. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market
“If people have to choose between rent, medications and food, most people will cut back on food and as a result go hungry.”
–P...
2012-01-0232 min