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For People with Bishop Rob WrightTo Be Witnesses: Bishop Wright's Sermon at the 118th Annual CouncilSend us a textBishop Wright's sermon "To Be Witnesses" given at the 118th Annual Council of the Diocese of Atlanta. Read the full Annual Council Recap here.Support the show Follow us on IG and FB at Bishop Rob Wright. 2024-11-1515 min
For People with Bishop Rob WrightAbundant Life for All with The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop, ELCASend us a textGod made each of us for an abundant life, but that isn't the world we live in. To strive for an abundance of life for all people is to actively take up your faith and civic responsibility!In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. They discuss the essential role of unity among Christian denominations and through shared partnership we can amplify our call to seek justice for marginalized voices. Bishop Eaton also shares p...2024-10-2524 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightDIGNITY with Dr. Beth-Sarah WrightSend us a text"When we create these wonderful communities, whether in church, in organizations, in institutions, and in schools, all of that is built around human dignity. If we put dignity at the core, we will be surprised how we can maximize the authenticity of our communities and the authenticity of our togetherness and allow for us really to be intentional about seeing each other's dignity." -Dr. Beth-Sarah WrightIn this episode, Bishop Wright is joined by special guest Dr. Beth-Sarah Wright, author and speaker. Beth-Sarah shares her powerful story of battling clinical depression...2024-02-0928 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightBREAKING NEWS // Bishop Wright's Christmas Sermon 2023Send us a text"The breaking news of Christmas can turn your heart and your home upside down, not by guilt, not by shame, but by an overwhelming, unimaginable, illogical, mind-boggling, impossible amount of good breaking news. We don't deserve this infant visitor. We couldn't, not even the best of us, and that is the best news of all. You can't earn the love that appears tonight. You can only respond to it. You can only say, as the shepherd said, "Let us go now and see this thing that has taken place." Or as the angelic...2023-12-2913 min
Good DistinctionsBonus Episode: The Incarnation - Guest Appearance on the "The Bishop's Hour"Bonus Episode: The Incarnation - Guest Appearance on the "The Bishop's Hour" - Diocese of PhoenixHi all,I was honored to again be a guest on the Bishop’s Hour Podcast and Radio Show with the Diocese of Phoenix! The episode aired today - 12/23/2023. The full episode can be found HERE. The clip I am sharing here is only the section containing the interview on the Incarnation.Also, please note that I made an error when I plugged my upcoming ICT course. The site is ictphx.org/apply For more on...2023-12-2326 min
11 in 11 with Bishop Deon K. JohnsonPT 2 - The Interior Transformation Called for This Time with Bishop Rob WrightIn this episode Bishop Johnson talks with Bishop Rob Wright, 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. Bishop Wright speaks to the need for interior transformation as people, as followers of Jesus and as a church.
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11 in 11 with Bishop Deon K. JohnsonPT. 1 - The Interior Transformation Called for This Time with Bishop Rob WrightIn this episode Bishop Johnson talks with Bishop Rob Wright, 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. Bishop Wright speaks to the need for interior transformation as people, as followers of Jesus and as a church.
2023-11-1113 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightHope in Sorrow with Bishop Bob FitzpatrickSend us a textIf we can hold on to the God that suffers with us and transforms our pain, then the God that is with us comes through. Bishop Bob Fitzpatrick of The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i joins For People to share the impact of the recent fires on Maui and how it has brought waves of shock and sorrow throughout the community. Together with Bishop Wright, they the deep impact of the devastations in Maui, navigating through the shock, sorrow, and anger expressed by its people. Bishop Bob offers his unique perspective as a spi...2023-10-1233 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightThe Power of Faith with Bishop Frank LogueSend us a textFaith has the power to transform our lives as we pursue an active God! In this episode, Bishop Wright had a conversation with Bishop Frank Logue, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. They have a conversation about life, as we see it, not being about measuring up, but realizing as Christians Jesus has assured us we are enough and our call is to use our faith for God's goodness.Bishop Logue shares personal stories of his own faith both past and present and how it continues to lead h...2023-09-1929 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightLearning to Be Brave with Bishop Mariann Edgar BuddeSend us a textWhat does it take to learn to be brave? And how do we then use our own courage and bravery for the Kingdom of God? Especially when we have to work hard to be brave!In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. They discuss her favorite bible stories, her experiences serving as Bishop in the nation's capital, and why she wrote her new book How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith. 2023-05-0533 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightEmergence with Bishop Doug ScharfSend us a textBishop Wright is in Ghana with 15 pilgrims of the Diocese of Atlanta with their companion diocese, The Diocese of Cape Coast. Over the next two weeks, we will share the space of For People with special guests. In this episode, Melissa has a conversation with Bishop Doug Scharf of The Diocese of Southwest Florida. They discuss how he sees the resurrection, what is emerging in Christianity, and what might be emerging with the faithful in the diocese Bishop Scharf serves. Support the show Follow us on IG an...2023-04-2119 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightHope with Bishop Phoebe RoafSend us a textDr. King was born in Atlanta and was murdered in Memphis. And though we’ve seen change since then, there are still unarmed Black and Brown people dying in senseless violence. Just this past week, police murdered Tyre Nichols in Memphis. As our country reckons with another act of police brutality, we bring you an episode with two Black Bishops, our own Bishop Wright and Bishop Phoebe Roaf of West Tennessee - the diocese that includes the city of Memphis. In the episode, they have a real conversation focused on how we...2023-02-0227 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightBishop Wright's "Christmas Crossroads" Sermon at Imagine ChristmasSend us a textThis is a special episode featuring Bishop Wright's Imagine Christmas sermon "Christmas Crossroads". Merry Christmas! Emmanuel! God with us!Support the show Follow us on IG and FB at Bishop Rob Wright. 2022-12-2316 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightBishop Wright's Sermon at Annual CouncilSend us a textThis is a special episode of Bishop Wright's sermon at The 116th Annual Council of The Diocese of Atlanta."The followers of Jesus over the last two thousand years have made progress in faith by doing something unusual with their allotted minutes of life. They/we, make our way with God and life by “remembering forward and hoping backward.” The logic is simple, if God did it then, God can do it again. Even more to the point, the logic is, if God can work through flawed people like our ancestors in th...2022-11-1823 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightA Look Back on 10 Years with Bishop WrightSend us a textA few weeks ago, we celebrated 10 years of Bishop Wright as the Bishop of The Diocese of Atlanta. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about the learnings, the experiments, and what's to come. Listen in for the full conversation. Support the show Follow us on IG and FB at Bishop Rob Wright. 2022-11-0415 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightShowing Up with Bishop Deon JohnsonSend us a text"The opposite of faith isn't doubt - it's absolute certainty" - Bishop Deon JohnsonIn this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Bishop Deon Johnson, 11th Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. They talk about dignity and share stories of grandmothers and Bishop Deon's favorite life lesson.Bishop Deon also shares his good news of being a gay Black man in the highest level of leadership in The Episcopal Church. He speaks with kind candor to what he reads in the bible including its history and context. 2022-09-1634 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightCalled by God with Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-BurrowsSend us a textWhat happens when we are called by God to live out the Gospel message in the world? Big questions don't always require big answers. It's about loving people; all people.In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis. They discuss the calling to serve Jesus by serving one another, the notion of radical love, and Bishop Jennifer's own conversion story. *spoiler alert, she wasn't baptized as a baby*Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, a native of New York City, holds...2022-03-0436 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightNew Goodness with Bishop Victor Atta-BaffoeSend us a textNo one questions the challenges of the last 18+ months. Much has changed. And in change, there is also new goodness of God and new Good News to Share. In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with special guest Bishop Victor Atta-Baffoe, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Cape Coast. The Diocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Cape Coast are companion dioceses, meaning they share in ministry together through partnership both on a diocesan level and in the local congregation. In their conversation, they discuss the challenges of COVID, where th...2021-10-2929 min
The Interview with Hugh Hewitt35. Bishop N.T. Wright, author, "How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels"In this episode of The Interview, Hugh replays one of his favorite interviews: a discussion he had in 2013 with Bishop N.T. Wright about his then new book, "How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the Gospels." Award-winning New Testament scholar and Anglican bishop N. T. Wright peels back the historical and cultural barriers to reveal the forgotten story at the heart of the gospels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2021-05-101h 44For People with Bishop Rob WrightEastertide with Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry | Part 2 of 2Send us a textWhat is the opposite of love? In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry, Primate of the Episcopal Church, about the opposite of love, where the church has thrived and been challenged in the pandemics and what has been hard on Presiding Bishop Curry and steps to take to nourish body, mind, and spirit. Presiding Bishop said it best when he says to "go for a walk"! This is part 2 of a 2-part special release. Listen in for the full conversation.The Most R...2021-04-1638 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightEastertide with Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry | Part 1 of 2Send us a textWhat's Easter and how does it work in the real world? In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry, Primate of the Episcopal Church, about the Triduum. From the suffering of Good Friday, to the silence of Holy Saturday, to Resurrection Sunday, what does it all mean as followers of Jesus and people of a world more divided than ever before? As said best by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, "even at the worst, God is still God". This is part 1 of a 2-part sp...2021-04-0914 minFor People with Bishop Rob WrightSaint Mary and Christmas with Bishop Andy DoyleSend us a textMary has a thing or 2 to say about God in her song/poem/rap the Magnificat. In it, Mary talks of a God that topples over conceit and pride. A God that elevates the meek. A God that says the hungry will feast and those that normally feast will learn what it means to be hungry. To some then and now these are dangerous words!In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation with Bishop Andy Doyle about Mary's words and share their own thoughts on the darkness that...2020-12-1825 min
Find Your Fierce & LovingCultivating Radical Love with Bishop Yvette Flunder“If we realized that we have the power as the people, to decide to take back our own decisions and abilities and our own power; to make good and right decisions for the good of the whole, we will leave room and space. There are many different flowers in the Garden of God. And there are many different ways in which those flowers cross pollinate. There's room and space for all of us to grow and be healthy and we can make room.” - Bishop Yvette FlunderWhen society does not accept you for who you are, it t...2020-11-0347 min
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