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WPDSports Press On Podcast#50 "Jay-Jay” – Jay Grainger. D-II Runner. College Coach. Bandana Lover.Dr. Scott McNeal (Dr. M) talks with Mr. Jay “Jay-Jay” Grainger. Former D-II runner. College coach and man of faith.Jay resides in Colorado Springs, CO where he is an assistant coach at the UCCS (University of Colorado Colorado Springs).Jay takes his strong and focused work ethic, and he insatiable thirst for facts (relevant or not) on a multi-year sports journey: Running competitively at D-II Southwest Baptist University and Dallas Baptist University;Volunteering as coach at Missouri Southern State University;And finally, securing an official assistant coach posit...
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Coffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Sarah Arthur 2018Sarah Arthur returns to the podcast as "A Light So Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L'Engle, Author of A Wrinkle in Time" is arriving in stores. We laugh our way through episode #140 and back at episode #59. Sarah is the author of numerous books and resources on the intersection of faith and great stories. Her first book was the best-selling youth devotional, "Walking with Frodo: A Devotional Journey through The Lord of the Rings," followed by the award-winning "Walking with Bilbo: A Devotional Adventure through The Hobbit." She's also the editor of the literary guides to prayer series by P...
2018-07-3036 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Ari MofficLINKS: Sponsor: United Faith Leaders Cohere Chicago Rabbi Riffs Open Dor Project ELI Talk: "Community IS Everything" Honi the Circle Maker Hebrew Union College Baltimore Hebrew University Indiana University InterfaithFamily/Chicago MORE: Founder of Cohere Chicago, Rabbi Ari Poster Moffic was ordained in 2007 from Hebrew Union College. She has an undergraduate degree from Indiana Universityin Religious Studies, a time when, she says, she got "slightly obsessed with Buddhism." She then went on to Baltimore to...
2018-07-0221 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Eric JacksonRev. Eric Jackson's quote from the Freedom New Hampshirewebsite jumped out at me. Perhaps it should not be outstanding that a pastor is firmly standing up for transgender people. As humans we shouldn't be surprised anymore that God surprises us with naturally occurring phenomena. It makes sense to be surprised at what the surprise isbut decreasingly so that there is a surprise at all. God has got us beat, hands down, in the creation department. Now can we stop hurting the souls, transgender and everyone else, who are blessings in God's beautifully diverse Creation? This pastor and Hartford Seminarydoctoral s...
2018-06-1127 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Lyvonne Proverbs PicouMinister Lyvonne “Proverbs” Picou is a preacher, speaker, poet, educator, creative social entrepreneur, and an Emmy-award-winning media producer. A New York City native, Lyvonne is currently a part of the inaugural cohort for the Do Good X Startup Accelerator. Do Good X nurtures Christian social entrepreneurs who wish to do good in the world. She was also recently profiled as a Millennial Womanist to Watch by The Millennial Womanism Project. Through her organization, beautiful scars, Lyvonne promotes healthy and safe conversations around religion, sex, and Blackness in order to, ultimately, address the silence in the Black Church on sexual...
2018-05-1422 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Patrick BeaulierRabbi Patrick Beaulier is a co-founder of Darshan Yeshiva and PunkTorah. He is an author, speaker, pastor, seeker and facilitator. He is the rabbi for Bonay Kodesh, an independent, progressive Jewish community started south of Richmond, VA. Patrick has written or edited several books including Ahavah Rabbah, PunkTorah: The First Anthology and the NewKosher Vegan Cookbook, as well as countless articles for blogs such as PunkTorah and My Jewish Learning. Rabbi Patrick was ordained by Rabbinical Seminary International, a progressive rabbinical program in Manhattan, founded by the late Rabbi Joseph Gelberman. Patrick is also a member of th...
2018-04-0923 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Micah ReddingMicah Redding is the Executive Director of the Christian Transhumanist Association and producer of The Christian Transhumanist Podcast. Micah is from many places including Tulsa, Oklahoma. Today he lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his spouse. What's Christian Transhumanist, you ask? Micah is the right Christian to ask. (Full show notes with pictures and links at http://coffeepotfellowship.com/micahredding) On their public sites you will find the following explanation. As Christian Transhumanists, we seek to use science & technology to participate in God's redemptive purposes, to cultivate life and renew creation. 1. We b...
2018-04-0228 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Melanie MullenRev. Melanie Mullen lives her life in professional service to God and others as the Director of Reconciliation, Justice, and Creation Care at the Office of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. So this episode holds stories that connect her North Carolina roots, her time in Richmond, and certainly her time now in D.C., New York City, and everywhere Bishop Curry's staff goes! My original lead for the show notes was, "If you're wondering what a "drag show for the saints" is then this could be your favorite episode of the Coffeepot Fellowship Podcast," but I...
2018-03-2621 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Lisa Sharon HarperLisa Sharon Harper confirms here that one reason President Obama was able to create the DACA program was because of a broad coalition of evangelical Christians advocating for major immigration reform? From Ferguson to New York to Germany and South Africa, Lisa leads trainings and helps mobilize clergy and community leaders around shared values for the common good. A prolific speaker, writer and activist, Lisa is the founder and president of FreedomRoad.us, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by convening forums and experiences that bring common understanding, common commitment, and...
2018-03-1231 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Stephanie Sorge WingStephanie is the pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Formerly she was the Associate Pastor for Campus Ministry at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. She has also served other churches in Kentucky. She is married to Andy Wing, another Presbyterian minister. They have two boys, Isaac and Micah, 4 and 2 years old, respectively. Both Stephanie and Andy are children and grandchildren of pastors. In this interview Stephanie asks those of us not already engaged in self-awakening to take action on our own development. We're invited to encounters with racism. As resources Stephanie recommends the work o...
2018-03-0538 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Patricia LyonsThe Rev. Dr. Patricia (“Tricia”) Lyons is currently serving on the Bishop’s Staff as Missioner for Evangelism and Community Engagement for the Diocese of Washington. For 17 years, she was a chaplain, religion teacher, varsity coach and JK-12 Director of Service Learning at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Episcopal) School in Alexandria, VA. She has also taught as an adjunct at the Virginia Theological Seminary, teaching evening and summer courses to masters and doctoral students. Tricia has taught courses in Systematic Theology, C.S. Lewis, Sigmund Freud, Theology and Fiction, and most recently, Christian Themes in Harry Potter. Tricia...
2017-12-2430 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Danya RuttenbergRabbi Danya Ruttenberg has her own ELI Talk with over 12,000 views, Twitter feed with over 18,000 followers, and is Rabbi-in-Residence at Avodah. She has also authored seven books "about the messy business of trying to be a person in the world, and how spirituality can transform that work." Married, mother of three, her latest book, Nurture the Wow, has an entire chapter about 'body stuff.' Rabbi Danya has been named by Newsweek and The Daily Beast as one of ten “rabbis to watch,” and one of the top 50 most influential women rabbis." She is highly sought after as a lecturer a...
2017-12-1122 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Bethany StolleBethany Stolle is an interaction designer, curriculum developer, and entrepreneur with a ten years of experience. Bethany spent nearly a decade developing innovative, experiential curriculum for the non-profit religious publisher, Augsburg Fortress. Check out her work today at Stolle Creative. I saw Bethany lead a workshop for Virginia Theological Seminary's eFormation program. When I saw what Bethany brought to the table, figuratively, and the design table, literally, I knew I wanted to have her on the podcast so you could invite her to your design processes. On this show and in our sister ministry, United F...
2017-11-2721 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Sarah Trone GarriottRev. Sarah Trone Garriott is the Coordinator of Interfaith Engagement for DMARC, The Des Moines Area Religious Council, from which we grabbed the following biography! "Sarah works with the diverse faith communities of the greater Des Moines area to support the mission of DMARC, while also creating resources and opportunities to support faith communities in their work. Sarah also partners with The Comparison Project at Drake University in their efforts for interfaith awareness, dialogue, and scholarship. "As an AmeriCorps VISTA working for Northern New Mexico Legal Aid in Gallup, New Mexico, Sarah engaged community and fa...
2017-11-1130 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Marsha Foster BoydDr. Marsha Foster Boyd has been a seminary president, seminary professor, and the Director of Accreditation and Leadership Education at the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada. She is the Chief Catalyst at Catalyst Connections Global and a co-founder of The Bridge Collective with Matthew Abrams. Come find out why her story of happiest ministry moment is now. Marsha has also just published a two-CD collection of stories called Healing on the Journey: Conversations to Shine Light on Your Path. Clearly, like us, she is a "story person," one who believes in and knows the power and...
2017-10-2743 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Katie AminKatie Amin is a Muslim, female firefighter/emergency medical technician with the Chesterfield Fire Department with a passion for volunteering. She has four older sisters and a younger brother. She was born in Jerusalem and lived there until she was 13. Katie has very graciously accepted our invitation to help us expand our interfaith friendships. We're sure you'll agree, she is fun and inspirational. Katie is a big believer in personal development. She's always learning and determined to just keep growing. She's successful in her day job and all her volunteer work because she's quite simply a good hu...
2017-10-1631 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Amelia FulbrightReverend Amelia Fulbright is the founding minister at Labyrinth Progressive Student Ministry. Amelia went to Wake Forest University then studied Pastoral Care and Counseling at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. After seminary Amelia served for five years as an Associate Pastor at University Baptist Church in Austin, TX, before transitioning to full-time campus ministry. In addition to her work as a pastor, Amelia has previously worked in community mental health services in Cincinnati, OH and as a domestic violence crisis counselor in Austin. Amelia has a wide range of interests, including a special affinity for feminist theologies, contemplative s...
2017-10-0235 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Kyle OliverKyle Oliver is living in NY, NY. He is in the Communications Media and Learning Technologies Design Program at Columbia University's Teachers College in pursuit of a doctorate. Kyle studied nuclear engineering and engineering physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is married and an Assistant Priest at St. Michael's Episcopal Church. I was introduced to Kyle more than a year ago when he was the Digital Missioner at Virginia Theological Seminary in Northern Virginia. As the Digital Missioner he help found and implement the annual eFormation Conference which, beginning this year, takes place in various locations as...
2017-08-2132 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Amir HussainDr. Amir Hussain is Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he teaches courses on world religions. His own particular speciality is the study of Islam, focusing on contemporary Muslim societies in North America. His academic degrees (BSc, MA, PhD) are all from the University of Toronto where he received a number of awards, including the university’s highest award for alumni service. His most recent book is Muslims and the Making of America where Dr. Hussain addresses the fear of American Muslims and the misconceptions regarding the religion. In this interview Amir mention...
2017-08-0730 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Takiyah Nur AminA few months ago I had the opportunity, along with 1500 others, to hear Dr. Takiyah Nur Amin on a panel discussion representing BLUU, Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism. Our Unitarian Universalist denomination is courageously discussing its past and present participation, along with the rest of America and religion, in white supremacy. BLUU is critical in helping our organization get woke. Three weeks later at the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly in New Orleans, after we had recorded this interview online, I had the very brief opportunity to swap a quick, real-life hug with Takiyah after a panel discussion...
2017-07-2736 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Deanna ThompsonDying is part of America's null curriculum. Even in many Christian congregations, denominations, and seminaries, death and dying are rarely discussed. Today's guest is an author, speaker, and professor of religion at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Dr. Deanna Thompson. Like all our listeners, she's living. But like only some of our listeners, she's living with incurable cancer. Since her diagnosis, Dr. Thompson has brought her experiences of cancer to bear on her work as a religious scholar. Recent books include The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World and Hoping for More: Having Cancer, Talk...
2017-07-1125 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jeanne PupkeGetting 30 minutes with Rev. Jeanne Pupke this particular week was an honor and nearly miraculous since there are just seven days left in her 18-month presidential campaign! Rev. Jeanne will be in New Orleans this week for the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association. In exactly one week, Saturday June 25th, 2017, all three candidates will be sweating it out as the votes are counted. And while my title won't change based on the votes, I'll be at the assembly praying it out as well. Your prayers are welcome too. While I cannot give an adequate presentation of...
2017-06-1816 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with April BlaineRev. April Blaine lives in Columbus, Ohio and is the Lead Pastor at Hilliard United Methodist Church. She went to Hendrix College and Methodist Theological School in Ohio. She is married with kiddos and is a passionate advocate for the enneagram. Babes, blessings, and bathtubs - that's what we're talking about today with April. If you think we're blessing babes in bathtubs ... well, you're not totally off the mark! I noticed a little pattern in April's stories, she's able to gain huge insights into our humanity through the lives of amazing young people in her midst. Those sto...
2017-06-1224 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Paula Owens ParkerThe Rev. Dr. Paula Owens Parker is a Presbyterian minister and senior program developer of Roots Matter. Though Roots Matter’s approach to generational healing is rooted in the traumatic experience of chattel slavery and the African American spirituality created out of that experience, it has a deep and powerful connection with other groups and cultures who have experienced historical trauma. Roots Matter: Healing History, Honoring Heritage, and Renewing Hope was published in July 2016. Dr. Parker received her Doctor of Ministry from San Francisco Theological Seminary (San Anselmo, CA.). She is a professor of Spiritual Formati...
2017-05-2724 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Sarah Langford BergerLet's go now to our Real World Correspondent, Sarah Langford Berger! Sarah is a hospice nurse with Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. She has her Bachelor of Science from National American University. She's married to Chris Berger with two gorgeous kiddos. Make sure you listen to hear who Sarah met unexpectedly when she went to church! This show notes page is going to be more of a prequel to meeting Sarah. It will tell you about Sarah by telling you what kind of Jay McNeal she and her friends let in. If we do another episode together th...
2017-05-2224 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Teresa Pasquale MateusTeresa Pasquale Mateus lives in Chicago, IL where she is a student at Chicago Theological Seminary. She is a a trauma specialist, a contemplative, a speaker, hails from Bogotá, Columbia, and is the author the books Sacred Wounds and Mending Broken. Her third book is forthcoming with the working title, Going Naked: The Art of Spiritual Shedding. Teresa Pasquale Mateus is a trauma specialist, integrative psychotherapist, contemplative practice and contemplative action educator, and a writer. She is a graduate of NYU's School of Clinical Social Work and The Living School at the Center for Action and Contemplation. Sh...
2017-05-1524 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Sarah AreSarah Are is about to graduate from Columbia Theological Seminary near Atlanta, Georgia and relocate to Dallas, Texas! Sarah's courage to move as she answers her calls brought her through my own Richmond, Virginia for a summer while she completed her Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and where she reconnected with her undergraduate alma mater, Virginia Commonwealth University. With that same courage and the belief that God finds us all in various ways, Sarah helped launch a ministry called Sanctified Art with the mission of bringing worship and art together. The Are family, Sarah included, are storytellers. For that...
2017-05-0823 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Grace AheronGrace Aheron is a force of nature all unto herself. She is wise, courageous and full of faith. Her stories include advocacy for others, leaps of faith, and living into her own being. I took some time at the beginning of our conversation to make relationship connections. Being introduced to Claire Hitchins and Taylor (Poindexter) Devine helps all of us know Grace and helps the world be a better place. The web of goodness and love I see developing in the Coffeepot Fellowship and United Faith Leaders is a beautiful thing. They are certainly forging new connections. How...
2017-05-0136 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Lisa CressmanRev. Dr. Lisa Cressman is the Founder and Steward of Backstory Preaching. She is the Assisting Priest at Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Houston, Texas. Her Doctor of Ministry is from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, Indiana, and her Master of Divinity is from Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California. Lisa also has her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "Let your life speak" is an old Quaker adage and the title Parker Palmer has given to his popular book which is common reading at every seminary. For any preache...
2017-04-2229 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Sushama Austin-ConnorSushama Austin-Connor has degrees from Emerson College, Fisk University, and Harvard Divinity School. Today she is part of the Princeton Seminary Continuing Education staff where she directs the Black Theology and Leadership Institute. She worships with her husband and two boys in the United Church of Christ and appreciates coffee from Dunkin' Donuts. (Sometimes the world really does run on Dunkin'!) Sushama describes herself as "faith leader, mom, wife, religionista, and media generalist." She'll hit each one of those in our conversation for listeners. Some listeners will definitely identify with a struggle Sushama is experiencing as sh...
2017-04-1732 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Cathie CaimanoHello, friends. I'm Father Cathie. I'm an Episcopal priest in North Carolina, serving congregations and people with the freedom to go where I am called. That's why my ministry is called Free Range Priest — instead of serving one church or group, I serve in many places and many ways. Through teaching and discussing Christian practice in everyday life, I help clergy and congregations re-imagine relationships and connect with audiences through digital evangelism. I became a Free Range Priest after a decade serving in Episcopal congregations in New York City, Durham, NC and Wichita, KS, then another five year...
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Coffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Colber ProsperColber Prosper and I met at the inception of the Wild Goose Festival's LEAD NOW! program in 2015. We both returned as contributors in 2016. LEAD NOW! applied his teaching and leadership skills while I joined the first-ever GooseCast, a stage dedicated to podcasters. Colber is an author and the founder of Prosper & Partners. Colber's first book, No Entry: Examining the Powers that Undermine Our Full Potential, is a unique breakthrough book. It is accessible like Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates and has substance like The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. First, as any work of a...
2017-03-2729 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Leslie BoydAccording to Mr. Rogers, Leslie Boyd has a very important job - telling the truth. "Truth-telling is a ministry and it's a joy to be able to do it," Leslie says. And Mr. Rogers is not the only famous reverend to encourage Leslie's truth-telling. Rev. Dr. William Barber, II seems to lend a microphone to Leslie every chance he gets. To learn more of Leslie's story after this interview, we recommend her blog (below) and her book, Life o' Mike. I was happy to have Leslie share about the joy that she experiences while holding politicians accountable. M...
2017-03-2028 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Mark AchtemeierRev. Dr. Mark Achtemeier is a minister, author and theologian of the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is well known for his biblical research regarding same-sex marriage and having argued just as passionately against same-sex marriage as he argues for it today. This son to prestigious old and new testament seminary professors presents his case in The Bible's Yes to Same-Sex Marriage. Many of our listeners know that I work at Union Presbyterian Seminary's Morton Library. More specifically, I work in the Instructional Resource Center where I stay busy supporting seminarians, faculty, and other patrons in the Digital Lea...
2017-03-1332 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with AmyBeth WillisAmyBeth Willis is the Director of Children and Youth at Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona and an organizer with the national sanctuary movement. AmyBeth comes to the sanctuary movement as an ally and to this podcast with lots of wisdom. AmyBeth and I met at an event at Richmond Hill organized by Lana Heath de Martínez and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. AmyBeth was one of the leaders throughout the several-day event. Lana especially wanted me to attend an event with about 15 student-leaders pursuing U.S. citizenship. They were part of a the Lat...
2017-03-0620 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Katie HaysKatie Hays and I had church. Church happened. And it's happening now, as you read these words. And it will happen again when you hit 'play.' Katie told us about church moments beyond the church hour and walls. She told us about the random moment when a cell phone interruption identified church happening in her living room. Katie didn't recognize church happening then but she recognized it in our podcast. We recognized our church journey as threaded from a moment when she had church in the 'gayborhood.' And that thread goes back and back and back. Join us...
2017-02-2026 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Ellin JimmersonAs an expert on immigration, Dr. Ellin Jimmerson's conversation was a fun, meaningful, and timely. Jimmerson's movie, The Second Cooler, narrated by Martin Sheen, was released in 2013. It has won many awards and been screened at many universities, fund raisers, theaters, and other venues across the US. While we were conducting our interview rallies, marches and protests were happening all across the United States and the world in response to Donald Trump's two-day old executive order banning Muslims and refugees. The Second Cooler is a documentary about illegal migration shot primarily in Alabama, Arizona, and Me...
2017-02-1323 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Lenka OpalenaExperience New York City, The United Nations, Union Theological Seminary, Columbia University, immigration, and 9/11/2001 through the lens of Lenka Opalena. She is from the former Czechoslovakia and is at the tail end of her Master of Divinity program at UTS in NYC. Acquainted rebellion in her own maturation, Lenka walks with others surviving post-traumatic stress disorder and addictions. I was originally excited to talk with Lenka because of her combined life in seminary and life in the United Nations. Little did I know that this guest of the Coffeepot Fellowship is a partner in a New York...
2017-02-0634 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jennifer McClellanThis special episode preceded the special election that took place January 10th, 2017 for a State Senate seat in Virginia. Our special guest is Delegate Jennifer McClellan! This is a special election to fill a vacancy created by Donald McEachin who won a seat in the U.S. Congress November 8th. Please join us on this episode and, more importantly, join me as I look forward to watching Jennifer McClellan rise January 10th, 2017 and for decades to come. See pics, links, notes and more at The Coffeepot Fellowship.
2016-12-0226 min2016-11-2132 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Sarah StonesiferSarah Stonesifer is the Digital Missioner and Learning Lab Coordinator at Virginia Theological Seminary. Maybe you'll want to bring Sarah and a VTS e-Formation boot camp to you. She is also the youngest president ever elected to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington Standing Committee! In this episode you'll learn what these things are and maybe glean some wisdom from the wonderful journey Sarah is taking. Catch her show notes here!
2016-11-1425 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Irene DeMarisIrene DeMaris referenced everything from Genesis and Matthew to Donald Trump and abortion. Tying a bow on recent discernment and graduation from Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry Irene is available for hire! She is serious about ministry, discernment and faith without losing her happiness and joy. Personal mission statement: She is a public and highly practical theologian rooted in social justice that is fueled by grace to be an ally, advocate, and agitator who walks with others as they recognize and grasp their God-given agency. Mic drop.
2016-11-0634 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Beth NewmanCome enjoy Baptist Theological Seminary of Richmond professor of ethics and theology Beth Newman's personal stories. They are interwoven with a theme of 'unity in the Church' because today is the 499th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. As a Baptist professor at St. Mary's Catholic College in Indiana Dr. Newman truly lived a 12 year struggle embodied in a special participation in The Lord's Supper during her last baccalaureate mass. How would this Protestant be received by her Catholic students and the Bishop when she went forward during communion? Is this her biggest blunder story or her happiest ministry moment s...
2016-10-3126 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Katy Cuthill SteinbergRev. Katy Cuthill Steinberg is the pastor of a creative church plant in Florida called Missing Peace. She studied at Columbia Theological Seminary, The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, and The University of Florida. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA), Katy previously served as the Children's Minister at Port Orange Presbyterian Church. Katy's ministry with Missing Peace will give you ideas about church and ministry as well as challenge your thinking about faith and who God is, perhaps especially where God is.
2016-10-2423 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jory MicahIn her words, Jory Micah is, "a Christian, an evangelist, and a feminist, in that order." You can find her online with @BreakingTheGlassSteeple and tag her with #BreakingTheGlassSteeple. This girly-girl professor, writer, speaker enjoys setting the world on fire with her words for Jesus and social justice, especially for women and girls. She recently secured a book deal and lives near Pittsburgh with her husband, Luke, and their six pound chihuahua, Noella. This episode was sponsored by United Faith Leaders at unitedfaithleaders.com.
2016-10-1721 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with a Jew and a GentileA Jew and a Gentile Walk into a Bar ... Mitzvah, that's the name of the podcast hosted by Charles Bretan (The Jew) and Chris Henson (The Gentile). Their friendship has developed because of shared interests in God, cigars, humor and mental health. Read their blog - surf their galleries - swim in their web pages - they are living out rough, messy, unpolished lives engaged with God's Word. "The struggle is real," as people say, and yet, so is the love.
2016-10-1046 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Marina GhalyThe Coffeepot Fellowship is happy to further introduce the supremely kind and intelligent Marina Ghaly. Marina is a 2nd year student at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond. She's taken classes at Liberty University and says, "I love Jesus, I love music, I love the Middle East and I love sports." Get the Marina experience right here.
2016-10-0314 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee without Amy ButlerMy guest today is not Amy Butler, the senior pastor at The Riverside Church in NYC. This episode is unusual because I'd like you to hear from a guest who is not here. The time I'd like you to spend with Amy Butler today will, true to our Coffeepot Fellowship tradition, involve her sharing personal stories and, also true to our tradition, it will be a short podcast episode on the Faith Foward Podcast. The gateway to the Amy Butler episode is on the show notes page at http://coffeepotfellowship.com/withoutamybutler.
2016-09-2803 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Elle DowdElle Dowd is a founding member of the #decolonizelutheranism movement. She is a wife and mother. Elle also recently transitioned from being the Youth Missioner for the Diocese of Missouri to being a first year student at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
2016-09-2628 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Tom BaynhamRev. Tom Baynham Jr. brought his kind, gregarious personality back to Richmond. Now catch what's news today, right here on Tom's first full interview on The Coffeepot Fellowship Podcast. He had been on a previous show of mine but it was before he finished his masters in Sacred Music and Hymnody at Boston University's School of Theology. Tom is just as engaged in life and the world but has taken his "game to the next level."
2016-09-1917 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Frank SchaefferYou may know Frank Schaeffer for his most recent book, New York Times best seller Why I'm an Atheist Who Believes in God: How to Give Love, Create Beauty and Find Peace or as the subject of the 2016 movie Let Me Be Frank. You may also know him as the heir apparent to influential fundamentalist, evangelical parents Francis and Edith Schaeffer. When Frank was on board with the hellfire and brimstone preaching circuit Jerry Falwell lent his plane to Frank. Listen to find out why Frank got off the plane, so to speak?
2016-09-1231 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Yolanda NortonRev. Yolanda Norton is an professor of Old Testament at San Francisco Theological Seminary. She previously worked as an faculty member in biblical Hebrew at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. She is also working towards her PhD in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel at Vanderbilt University. Her research focuses on Genesis and Ruth, and the ways in which insider-outsider paradigms in Scripture influence constructions of identity. Enjoy.
2016-09-0421 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jonathan ZurJonathan Zur is the President and CEO of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC). Jonathan was a finalist for the Richmond Times Dispatch’s 2015 Person of the Year, and he was named one of Richmond’s “Top 40 Under 40″ in 2009. He has been a facilitator and consultant on issues of inclusion and diversity nationally, internationally and statewide.
2016-08-2517 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Greg KeelerGreg Keeler works at WSKG in Binghamton New York, my home town. Greg loves singing and directing choirs. I actually met Greg when I was in high school and he was my choir director at West Presbyterian Church! Greg blessed me with his love of music and love of directing. We haven't connected for over 25 years so you will hear some friendly catching up throughout this podcast.
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Love in a Dangerous TimeCOFFEEPOT FELLOWSHIP – Jay McNeal talks about his podcast and his very interesting ministry [LDT071]Rev. Jay McNeal
Summer is almost over and I hope it has been going well for you. I’m in the throes of moving these days, so sometimes I may be a little distracted. I think I’ll be able to stick to my schedule of a new episode every other Monday till after Labor Day, when we’ll return to the one episode per week system.
This episode is a direct outgrowth of the GooseCast program at Wild Goose. For those of you who don’t know it, The Goose, this year has begun a podcasters program...
2016-08-1558 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Chris DaviesReverend Chris Davies is studying as a doctoral student at Andover Newton Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. She works for the United Church of Christ at the national level as an ordained UCC Coordinator of Congregational Assessment Support and Advancement. She is also spearheading an endeavor called The Queer Clergy Trading Cards. Self identifying as white, queer, high fem, Chris explains how her self-identity and queer theology work together to shape her ministry.
2016-08-1442 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Winnie VargheseWinnie Varghese is the Priest for Justice and Reconciliation at Trinity Wall Street. She has been on staff at St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery and Episcopal Campus Ministry at Columbia University. She's studied at Union Theological Seminary in NYC and Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She has lived in Dallas, Los Angeles, and now New York! Some of Winnie's shared stories spring from her parent's roots in Kerala, South India. Enjoy.
2016-08-0720 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jordan WareRev. Jordan Ware (aka "Mother Ware") is a Yale Divinity School graduate. She now lives in Fort Worth, Texas where she has served for three years at All Saints' Episcopal Church. Jordan is married to an elementary school teacher and has a retired greyhound dog - not a bus - named Thor. As of today(!) you can pre-order her book! Check it out at coffeepotfellowship.com!
2016-08-0129 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee for White AmericaMost of you know that in addition to having a full time job and hosting The Coffeepot Fellowship Podcast I am the Executive Director of another ministry called United Faith Leaders. United Faith Leaders often sponsors episodes of The Coffeepot Fellowship Podcast. Some people have assume that the guests on the podcast are the paying members of United Faith Leaders. What they have in common is the aspiration to expand humanity’s understanding of itself, faith and God. This episode of the podcast, if you haven’t figured it out already, is an aboration. So if y...
2016-08-0110 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Erin S. LaneI am a thirty-something writer and facilitator who schemes ideas for better belonging. I want to live in Seattle when I grow up, but these days I’m putting down roots in Durham, NC. I call myself a Jesus follower, and a feminist too. I work remotely for the Center for Courage & Renewal to develop programs that deepen the leadership formation of people of faith and support healthy congregational life. Locally, I am a board member of the Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South and belong to a United Methodist church.
2016-07-2527 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee Flashback with Tom BaynhamThis is an abbreviated bonus episode with Rev. Tom Baynham.
2016-07-2311 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jacqui LewisDr. Jacqui Lewis is Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village of Manhattan in New York, NY. Middle Church is a dynamic 900-member multiracial, multicultural, inclusive congregation in which everyone is welcome just as they are as they come through the door. Jacqui is also the Executive Director of The Middle Project, an institute that prepares ethical leaders for a more just society. Jacqui is an author, speaker, activist, spouse and more. This episode was recorded live at The Wild Goose Festival with an introduction by Russ Jennings.
2016-07-1937 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Nicole Massie MartinNicole Massie Martin received her Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary where she received the Jones Prize in Music and the Swink Prize in Preaching. During her time in seminary, she served as Director of Evangelism at St. James AME Church in Newark, New Jersey, and spent a summer in ministry at Mandalay Baptist Church in Cape Town, South Africa. She earned a Doctor of Ministry at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with an emphasis in African American Redemptive Leadership. Today Nicole serves as the Executive Minister at The Park Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was inducted in...
2016-07-1525 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Alex MoreschiI overheard Alex Moreschi [mor-es-kee] tell a great story to a room full of people and had to invite him to the show. He was helping host a webinar event with a live audience at eFormation, a technology conference at Virginia Theological Seminary. Back in Savannah, Georgia Alex does hospital and hospice chaplaincy and assists in parish ministry. Make sure you check out the show notes page at coffeepotfellowship.com.
2016-07-0528 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Amelia MarkhamAmelia Markham still wants to pastor congregations even though her coming out has delayed that calling. Amelia earned her bachelor of science at Columbia International University where majoring in intercultural studies and biblical theology. Today Amelia is the Atlanta Organizer for The Reformation Project, a Bible-based organization that works to promote inclusion of LGBT people by reforming church teaching on sexual orientation and gender identity. Her energy and fun nature are infectious and I can nearly promise that you will love this episode.
2016-06-2740 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Kenji KuramitsuKenji Kuramitsu is an arsenal of light, which no one will argue with after this interview. Not long out of college, Kenji is attending McCormick Theological Seminary, sits on several ministries' boards and has a very full traveling and teaching schedule. His personality is entertaining and fun while his conversation topics range across the White House, Bill Nye, detainment camps, and the killings of Freddie Gray and journalist Kenji Goto. Introducing Kenji Kuramitsu, coming to a justice event near you.
2016-06-2031 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Emilie TownesDr. Emilie Townes has been the Dean at Vanderbilt University Divinity School since 2013. She came directly from Yale Divinity School where she was the Professor of African-American religion and theology and associate dean of academic affairs. I'm looking forward to hearing Dr. Townes in person July 7th-10th at the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, NC where I am sure she will be on the main stage. If you can join us, this year or next, please do. Listeners of the Coffeepot Fellowship Podcast can take 25% off your tickets for 2016 using promo code "Goosecast2016"!
2016-06-1427 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Sarah Withrow KingWe interrupt with this breaking news, today's guest, Sarah Withrow King's latest book, Vegangelical is being published today. Vegangelical: How Caring for Animals Can Shape Your Faith is her second book, after Animals Are Not Ours (No Really, They're Not): An Evangelical Animal Liberation Theology. Sarah is the Deputy Director of Evangelicals for Social Action. She lives in Philadelphia, PA and came to ESA from PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. If you like animals and have any curiosity about faith then this episode is for you. Enjoy.
2016-06-0731 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with T. Wes. MooreT. Wes. Moore graduated with a Music Education degree from Tennessee Tech University in 2009. In 2011, he earned a Master of Sacred Music degree from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and began working full-time as a church musician. After four years of music ministry, he entered Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA. Tune in because T. Wes. tells a story!
2016-06-0125 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Kyndall Rae RothausKyndall Rae Rothaus is doing great, courageous work! She has a gift for simultaneously speaking with strength and gentleness. Kyndall is the Senior Pastor at Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco, TX. She is the author of Preacher Breath: Sermons and Essays by Kyndall Rae Rothaus. And I invited her this show because I read an article she wrote called “10 ways every church ought to combat sexual violence and domestic abuse" which has the most direct, practical, powerful advice I've ever read. Link to it in our show notes at coffeepotfellowship.com/kyndallrothaus.
2016-05-2320 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Marley RoberstonOn a Friday night in December of 2011 after all of us seminarians had finished our exams and turned our tired eyes toward our families and hometowns we received word that our friend and classmate, Marley Robertson, had been in a serious accident with an 18-wheeler in snowy weather near Roanoke, Virginia. The Earth stopped on its axis. Brain surgery, intensive care and a medically induced coma all came quickly as prayers and fear pierced us all. Where is she now? Hear here.
2016-05-1627 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Paula Stone WilliamsRev. Dr. Paula Stone William's life is rich with successes, in every area of life - with family, in the church, in education, and in business. In her words, "Everything I touched turned to gold." While she is still turning things to gold it has become more challenging as she has transitioned outwardly to who she has always been inside: female and transgender.
2016-05-0623 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Dave CsinosOur guest today is Dave Csinos. Dave
is founder and executive director of Faith Forward, an ecumenical
organization for progressive and creative leaders in ministry with
children and youth. He is completing a PhD from the Toronto School
of Theology and is an assistant professor at the Atlantic School of
Theology in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dave has written, co-written, or
co-edited four books related to children's and youth ministry,
including Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus and
Faith Forward, volumes 1 and 2.
2016-04-2940 min
Coffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Justin JoplinMany of the days of my adulthood I've felt called to a life of ministry that looks more like Justin Joplin's than my own, especially when focusing on his long hair, banjo and hockey skates. Justin moved from a pastorate here in Richmond, Virginia to Mississauga, Ontario in Canada in 2014. Enjoy this time with Rev. Justin Joplin.
2016-04-1930 min
Coffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jocelyn BlountWhile being a dedicated servant of God's, faithful educator, and fun interviewee Jocelyn Blount is also a friend of mine. We were fellow Ambassadors at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. We went to conferences together wearing our blue polo shirts. We have talked with prospective seminarians, trustees, seminarians at sister institutions, and Baptist icons in our Cooperative Baptist Fellowship worlds. Please enjoy any time that you get to spend with Jocelyn for the gift that it is.
2016-04-1124 min
Coffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Romal TuneRomal Tune is an award winning author, consultant and strategist. While Romal was in his hometown in California for our cross country interview, he is currently in Cape Town, South Africa. You can catch follow him on Periscope and see some of his work live around the world. You might also catch pictures of his recent breakfast with Bishop Desmond Tutu.
You will also hear how you can get a comprehensive look at United Faith Leaders at an upcoming live webinar event.
2016-04-0532 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jason CallahanJason Callahan serves as a Chaplain at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Allied Health Professions. At the time of the interview he was also the President and Moderator of the Black Alumni Association of Union Presbyterian Seminary. This episode also made an invitation on behalf of United Faith Leaders to register for an upcoming live webinar via www.unitedfaithleaders.com/webinars.
2016-03-2817 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Kerra B. EnglishRev. Kerra B. English is the pastor at Ashland Presbyterian Church and a certified spiritual director on the faculty at Richmond Hill. Listen to this episode and see where Kerra's journey may have similarities to your own. Hear some guidance and confessions as we talk about theodicy, the gifts of imperfection and opportunities that come from seeming failures.
2016-03-2123 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with David WilliamsI knew we had a real story when David Williams reply to my prompt for his greatest trial was, "My last church." Yikes. That church doesn't even exist anymore. Did he kill it? Could he have saved it? And what kind of church would hire him next? Usually when pastors have a story like this, and many do, we keep it secret for many reasons. Thanks to pastor and author Rev. Dr. David Williams for this story and his others.
2016-03-1532 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Shane ClaiborneShane Claiborne's accomplishments have led to appearances in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He’s given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Shane speaks regularly at denominational gatherings, festivals, and conferences around the globe.He is a co-founder of The Simple Way community in Philadelphia and RedLetterChristian.org. Shane writes and travels extensively speaking about peacemaking, social justice, and Jesus. His books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to...
2016-03-0733 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Laura McDanielLaura McDaniel came to her faith and ordination far into adulthood while a Washington DC corporate attorney. She has been the Network Catalyst (pretty cool title, right?) for the Spence Network since 2013. She was the Executive Director of the Women's Missionary Union of Virginia for five years prior. You might also find it interesting to hear her tell the story of when God repeatedly asked her "What color am I?" (No, it isn't white.) For the full explanation you can listen to the short interview hosted by Kendall Ratliffe.
2016-03-0317 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastRabbi Ben Romer Tells His Own StoryRabbi Ben Romer was a friend, paid member and board member with United Faith Leaders. He was also my first interview guest ever in October of 2014. May this replay serve as a tribute and memoir if you are grieving as I am.
2016-03-0131 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Wendy McCaigWendy McCaig is the founder and executive director of Embrace Richmond - a community development organization which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. She is also the author of "From the Sanctuary to the Streets." Wendy is a coach for Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) across the United States.
2016-02-2519 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Sarah ArthurSarah Arthur is a fun-loving speaker and the author of numerous books and resources on the intersection of faith and great stories. Her first book was the best-selling youth devotional, "Walking with Frodo: A Devotional Journey through The Lord of the Rings," followed by the award-winning "Walking with Bilbo: A Devotional Adventure through The Hobbit" (both with Tyndale). She's also the editor of the literary guides to prayer series by Paraclete Press, including "Between Midnight and Dawn: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Lent, Holy Week, and Eastertide" (Jan. 2016). A graduate of Wheaton College and Duke University Divinity School...
2016-02-1825 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jemma AllenJemma Allen is an Anglican priest in Aukland, New Zealand, married to another Anglican priest. She is a board member of the RevGalBlogPals group and a contributor to the book "There's a Woman in the Pulpit." She is also a graduate student working to shift the traditional, stigmatized language used discussing suicide.
While this interview touches on very important topics of the language around suicide as well as the finding and losing of faith, it also tells a glorious, touching, real tale of a mother-child reunion and a Happiness Dance. Bring tissues.
2016-02-1129 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with John ChandlerMy colleague, Kendall Ratliffe, interviewed author and Spence Network leader John Chandler recently. True to most of my experiences with Kendall, I learned a new vocabulary word (pusillanimity) and much, much more. Kendall, thanks for introducing us to John and the great ideas he is putting into practice.
2016-02-0424 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Ruth Everhart Part 2I was quickly out of my depth in this interview with Rev. Ruth Everhart. 37 years ago, in her senior year in college, Ruth and her housemates experienced a traumatic event. At gunpoint they were held captive, robbed and raped. In this two part interview Ruth shares insights, realizations, and questions about her pilgrimage from college, to seminary, to pastoring, to marriage and parenthood, and forward. All of this just before she publishes "Ruined: A Memoir
2016-01-3033 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Ruth Everhart Part 1I was quickly out of my depth in this interview with Rev. Ruth Everhart. 37 years ago, in her senior year in college, Ruth and her housemates experienced a traumatic event. At gunpoint they were held captive, robbed and raped. In this two part interview Ruth shares insights, realizations, and questions about her pilgrimage from college, to seminary, to pastoring, to marriage and parenthood, and forward. All of this just before she publishes "Ruined: A Memoir."
2016-01-2928 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Eileen HixRev. Eileen Hix is a veteran children's minister at Sidney First United Methodist Church. She has lessons and insights for everyone. As we sat down at a local Sidney, Ohio coffeeshop it felt like the location where all our episodes should take place. We sat in cozy chairs under an enormous, steaming cup of coffee painted on the wall.
2016-01-2223 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Lacette CrossLacette Cross could be a guest on twenty separate episodes of The Coffeepot Fellowship Daily Podcast. In our first episode we scratched the surface of many topics. Please do continue allowing God to pull on the threads that speak to you most today. What is a womanist? Who is Katie Cannon? What is a Jamaican Jump? What is "just love?" We may be the show that provokes many questions and answers one.
2015-12-3021 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Jay McNealMy friends and mentors sometimes ask about the podcast, and others may be wondering, “Jay, how do you make any money doing this?” Which evokes immediate laughter because the answer is, “I don’t.” None of wants to charge anyone anything just to help them out. When something is important or can change the world then we just want to do it. And yet everyone needs to eat. So everyone's question comes from a good place. They are concerned about my diet. Right? Well, we'll just see about that. This episode is a little different than usual.
2015-12-1511 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Amy SimpsonAmy Simpson is an author, a speaker, a life and ministry coach, a freelance writer and an editor. Her books, her degrees, her accomplishments, her speaking and coaching are important resources to share and consume. What you will hear in this episode is why she does what she does. It's her story that holds so much power. It's her story that makes God stand up and say "Thank you, Amy."
2015-12-1428 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Martha SpongMartha Spong has been raised up by a throng of similarly spirited women. She is the Executive Director of RevGalBlogPals(.org) and the Editor of There's a Woman in the Pulpit. She's a United Church of Christ minister who spoke to me while she was looking out the window on the steeple of her wife's Presbyterian Church. She tells a great story about returning to preach at the Southern Baptist Church in which she was raised.
2015-12-1120 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Julia SeymourJulia Seymour claims neither to drink coffee nor have developed magic hands when she was ordained in 2008. I, however, bet she's been involved in some pretty miraculous stuff (before and after 2008). From her view of Northern Lights Boulevard in Anchorage Alaska she's welcomed a moose (see picture) and many, many more. Catch a prayer of hers on our website or in the published book There's a Woman in the Pulpit.
2015-12-1026 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Ruth Perkins LeeRev. Ruth Perkins Lee is the Director of Ministries for the global office of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF). Ruth and her hospice chaplain husband have two young yet independent daughters. A recent CBF initiative around sabbatical is probably not unrelated to Ruth's frequent rediscovery of how very isolated faith leaders are. Hear some healthy ideas here so that you and your faith leaders are finding the space and support needed for congregations and their staffs.
2015-12-0927 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Scott Larson-McGuireOne of Rev. Scott Larson-McGuire's stories involves receiving an anonymous letter. There really is nothing more infantile than an anonymous letter. If you are unwilling to have a mature discussion then you do not have the right to cloak yourself behind anonymity. If you are cloaked then your opinion should be too. Anonymity indicates that the author is severely in the wrong. If you are intimidated by the person to whom you wish to deliver a message then bring a (silent) pastor or friend for support.
2015-12-0844 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Kendall RatliffeKendall Ratliffe is not the first seminary graduate I've interviewed who has felt called to ministry within the church until after graduation. Their stories remain cliffhangers, to some degree, of whether they will return to serve professionally in churches. In each case, in my clear opinion, it is the church's loss if these leaders take their gifts elsewhere.
2015-12-0722 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Chris Wondree, Cohosted with Ben BrownChris Wondree is a feather in the cap of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia, the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, and the faith groups he serves. Chris is an uplifting, disarming friend with a deeply stabilizing presence. Trying to shock or surprise Chris could be a very successful game show or at least Youtube channel. Enjoy the disarming humor which allows important lessons to land without our evening knowing it. This episode is cohosted by Ben Brown and Jay McNeal
2015-11-1723 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastSolo Coffee with Host Jay McNealEpisode Zero is unique for several reasons. It is the only episode so far that includes video at www.coffeepotfellowship.com. Since every other episode asks a guest to tell her or his story it seemed fair that you should get some of my story as well.
2015-11-0314 minCoffeepot Fellowship PodcastCoffee with Lindsay Andreolli-Comstock Part 2Lindsay is the Executive Director of the Beatitude Society and an important advocate for the budding leadership and ministries of host Jay McNeal. Lindsay shows listeners how to tackle the Lightning Round from the good old days. And Jay lets slip the new name of Clergy for Hire.
2015-10-2616 min