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ing PodcastEp. 25 featuring Allison Maus and Ben Wideman - "Wrapping Up"In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with ~ing host Allison Maus, to reflect back on our most recent season of the podcast. We'll talk about some of our favorite moments, what we've appreciated about this journey, and how being a part of ~ing Podcast has provided us with hope for the future.
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2023-06-2022 min
ing PodcastEp. 24 featuring Heather Wolfe - "Cooking"In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with our first Herald Press cookbook author on ~ing Podcast! We're joined today by dietitian nutritionist and certified health coach, Heather Wolfe, one of the authors of the beautiful, plant-based cookbook, Sustainable Kitchen: Recipes and Inspiration for Plant-Based, Planet-Conscious Meals. We know that daily food choices help or harm our bodies, families, communities, and planet. In this book you'll find resources that enable us to grow, shop for, prepare, cook, and eat food in ways that connect us to our Creator and creation. Listen to find out more!
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2023-06-1330 min
ing PodcastEp. 23 featuring Tommy Airey - "Descending"In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with Tommy Airey - author, activist, and place-based minister. Tommy will be talking through some of his passion and commitment to racial and economic justice, as well as themes from his book, Descending Like A Dove: Adventures in Decolonizing Evangelical Christianity, published in 2018. If you'd like to get in touch with Tommy, reach out at TommyAirey@gmail.com!
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2023-06-0631 min
ing PodcastEp. 22 featuring Tamara Hill Murphy - "Walking"In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with Herald Press Author, Tamara Hill Murphy, to talk about themes from her new book, The Spacious Path: Practicing the Restful Way of Jesus in a Fragmented World. For centuries a practice called the Rule of Life—built around rhythms of prayer, work, study, hospitality, and rest—has provided a loving pathway for anyone who desires to live out the whole gospel. We'll learn more about this ancient practice, and how it might help shape our spiritual lives today.
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2023-05-3033 min
ing PodcastEp. 21 featuring Craig Greenfield - "Subverting"In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with Craig Greenfield, a guy who calls himself "an outsider who helps insiders become alongsiders!" During two decades of living in slums and inner cities, Craig founded a grassroots youth movement called Alongsiders International, now reaching thousands of vulnerable children across 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. In our conversation with Craig, we learn about what that all means, and explore themes from his new book, Subversive Mission: Serving as Outsiders in a World of Need.
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2023-05-2326 min
ing PodcastEp. 20 featuring Mark Adams - "Bordering"In today's episode, host Allison Maus sits down with Mark Adams, US Coordinator for Frontera de Cristo, a borderland ministry based in the sister cities of Douglas, Arizona, and Agua Prieta, Sonora. In our conversation with Mark, we learn about Frontera de Cristo mission - working to build relationships and understanding across borders. To learn more, or to schedule your own borderlands tour, please visit the Frontera de Cristo website.
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2023-05-1630 min
ing PodcastEp. 19 featuring Zack Hunt - "Godbreathing"In today's episode, Ben Wideman sits down with Herald Press author, Zack Hunt, to talk about themes from his new book, Godbreathed: What It Really Means for the Bible to Be Divinely Inspired. In this conversation, Zack proposes that the imperfections and contradictions in Scripture aren’t accidental, rather they draw us beyond the literal words on the page and deeper into the spiritual truth God is trying to teach us. This book, available now from Herald Press, offers a practical and easily accessible approach for reading and understanding the Bible.
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2023-05-0932 min
ing PodcastRevisiting Season 2 Ep. 21 featuring Carlene Hill Byron - "Showing Up"May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Chances are you or others in your congregation are suffering from mental health problems. This week we revisit a conversation from Season 2, in which ~ing producer Ben Wideman, is joined by Herald Press author, Carlene Hill Byron. In addition to being an author, Carlene is also a fundraiser and communicator for nonprofits that serve people with disabilities and other profound life challenges, and a spiritual wellness volunteer in the MaineHealth hospital system. During our conversation, we'll explore themes from her recent book, Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One An...
2023-05-0429 min
ing PodcastEp. 18 featuring Kate Boyd - "Untidying"In today's episode, host Allison Maus sits down with Herald Press author, Kate Boyd, to talk about themes from her new book, An Untidy Faith: Journeying Back to the Joy of Following Jesus. In this conversation, Kate explains how history and community can provide space for big questions about faith and what we believe as part of the Body of Christ. This book, available now from Herald Press, is for those who long to disentangle their faith from all the cultural baggage and recapture the joy of following Jesus.
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2023-05-0232 min
ing PodcastRevisiting Season 2 Ep. 14 featuring Shari Zook - "Leaving"In July of 2021, author Sherri Zook published a book through Herald Press, offering permission to be real about your own needs and struggles. This week on the podcast, we’re revisiting a conversation with Sherri from season 2, in which she explores some of the themes in her book, Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings: A Mother's Search for Grace. In her book, she expresses the confessions of a woman learning to live under the overwhelming expectations of motherhood. Dealing with faith and doubt, she reflects on letting go of her need to appear super-human and reached out to receive God’s unfo...
2023-04-2729 min
ing PodcastEp. 17 featuring Joan Daggett and Chrissie Muecke - "Storytelling"MennoMedia is excited to be developing a comprehensive storybook Bible set to be published on July 1, 2023. On this week's episode of ~ing Podcast, we'll be learning about this project from two of the people who helped shape and create this beautiful resource including biblically faithful retellings of 140 Bible stories. Joan Daggett and Chrissie Muecke join us to share about aspects of this project, such as its twelve “Peace Paths” that allow children to “choose their own adventure” through the book, exploring how peace themes are woven throughout the Old and New Testaments.
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2023-04-2527 min
ing PodcastEp. 16 featuring Daniel "Ryno" Herrera & Todd Wynward - "Rewiring and Repurposing"This week marks the arrival of Earth Day! In this week's episode of ~ing Podcast, we're joined again by Herald Press author, Todd Wynward, a public school founder, small-scale farmer, wilderness educator, and Mennonite organizer for watershed discipleship in the Mountain States region. In the second half of our conversation with Todd, he introduces us to his "Brother from another mother," his hermano, Daniel "Ryno" Herrera. Ryno is hard at work rewiring and repurposing "QiLT" - his family’s Questa property into a family-friendly conscious village that supports neighborliness, interdependence and place-based living. We'll learn more about their collaborative jour...
2023-04-1826 min
ing PodcastEp. 15 featuring Todd Wynward - "Rewilding and Reconstructing"In this week's episode of ~ing Podcast, we're joined by Herald Press author, Todd Wynward, a public school founder, small-scale farmer, wilderness educator, and Mennonite organizer for watershed discipleship in the Mountain States region. We'll learn more about his journey since publishing his book, Rewilding the Way: Break Free to Follow an Untamed God, and what has happened in the journey of Taos Initiative for Life Together (TiLT), a discipleship co-housing community which he helped to found in Taos, NM. During the pandemic TiLT experienced a traumatic moment, that has transformed their movement from rewilding to reconstructing. This is...
2023-04-1128 min
ing PodcastRevisiting Season 1 Ep. 35 featuring Susannah Larry - "Leaving"On today's episode, we're revisiting a conversation between ~ing host Allison Maus and Dr. Susannah Larry, theologian, writer, and seminary professor. Dr. Larry reflects on themes from her powerful book, Leaving Silence: Sexualized Violence, the Bible, and Standing with Survivors.
This week, Leaving Silence is 40% off with code WEEKLY at checkout. Offer expires April 9, 2023.
A quick disclaimer - our conversation today will be referencing the very real subject matter of sexualized violence - both in our current world, but also within the pages of scripture. Please consider your own strength and capacity for this kind of...
2023-04-0654 min
ing PodcastEp. 14 featuring Lisa Bowens and Dennis Edwards - "Empowering"We're joined this week by a familiar voice - Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards returns to ~ing Podcast with his new co-author and editor, Dr. Lisa Bowens, to talk about their new book, Do Black Lives Matter?: How Christian Scriptures Speak to Black Empowerment (available for pre-order from Wipf and Stock Publishers). We'll be looking at themes from this compilation of essays, as well as what this book might offer churches as they approach racism and justice with a biblical approach.
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2023-04-0429 min
ing PodcastEp. 13 featuring Lynn Hur, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, Doug Kaufman, and Jennifer Schrock - "Sustaining"We're joined this week by members of the planning team for the Youth and Young Adult Climate Summit taking place this summer as part of MennoCon 2023. This unique event will include experts in climate change, spiritual activism and social justice to explore ways that youth and young adults ages 14-25 can put their faith to work to address this crisis. Participants in this episode include recent college grad, Lynn Hur; past ~ing Podcast guest Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz who is the Mennonite Church USA minister for Peace and Justice; Jennifer Schrock, leader of Mennonite Creation Care Network; and Doug Kaufman, dire...
2023-03-2824 min
ing PodcastEp. 12 featuring Mark D. Baker - "Centering"We're joined this week by author and professor, Mark D. Baker, to talk about themes from his new book, Centered-Set Church: Discipleship and Community Without Judgementalism (available now from InterVarsity Press). In his book, Baker shows how Scripture presents an alternative to either obsessing over boundaries or simply erasing them. Centered churches are able to affirm their beliefs and live out their values without such bitter fruit as gracelessness, shame, and self-righteousness on the one hand, or aimless "whateverism" on the other. We'll talk about what this means for churches, and explore some communities who are trying to reimagine...
2023-03-2135 min
ing PodcastRevisiting Season 2 Ep. 17 featuring Michelle Van Loon - "Translating"We all have a desire to learn more about where we’ve come from, and technology has made this more possible than ever. But our family stories are more than a list of DNA results or a bunch of fading images filling old photo albums. In her book, Translating Your Past, author Michelle Van Loon explores how to find Meaning in our Family Ancestry, uncovering Genetic Clues, and Generational Trauma that may help us find healing and peace. This week on ~ing Podcast, were revisiting a conversation with Michelle from our second season. We hope you enjoy!
Th...
2023-03-1631 min
ing PodcastEp. 11 featuring Jennifer Garcia Bashaw - "Seeing"We're joined this week by author and professor, Rev. Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw, to talk about themes from her new book, Scapegoats: The Gospel through the Eyes of Victims. Bashaw uses René Girard's arguments to show that Jesus's whole public ministry (not only his death) combats the marginalization of victims. These scapegoat stories work together to illuminate an essential truth of the Gospels--that Jesus modeled a reality in which victims become survivors and the marginalized become central to the kingdom. This book is available now from Fortress Press.
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2023-03-1423 min
ing PodcastEp. 10 featuring Melanie Springer Mock - "Finding"In today's episode, host Allison Maus sits down with author and educator, Melanie Springer Mock, to talk about themes from her new book, Finding Our Way Forward: When the Children We Love Become Adults. In this conversation, Melanie draws on her decades as a college professor and mom to four adult children to explore how finding our way means developing a more expansive understanding of calling for ourselves and for the young adults we love, one that moves beyond vocation and capitalistic enterprises to what God really calls us to: Seeking justice. Loving mercy. Walking with humility. Loving others...
2023-03-0726 min
ing PodcastRevisiting Season 2 Ep. 9 featuring Jason Porterfield - "Contending"What if—despite all our familiarity with the events of Holy Week—we still don’t know how Jesus makes peace? And what if—despite clinging to the cross of Christ for our salvation—we’ve actually embraced a different approach to peacemaking? We're revisiting a conversation between ~ing Podcast, host Allison Maus and Jason Porterfield, author of the recent book, Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week, originally published as part of season 2 in 2022.
This Lent, pick up this book as your guide. Author Jason Porterfield’s book guides readers through Lent and the last week o...
2023-03-0227 min
ing PodcastEp. 9 featuring Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz & Daniela Lázaro-Manalo - "Building"Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Church USA are partnering in a new webinar series, Beyond incarceration: A hard look at dismantling the prison system and building healthy communities. In today's episode, ~ing Podcast host, Ben Wideman, is joined by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, MCUSA Denominational Minister for Peace and Justice, and Daniela Lázaro-Manalo, Racial Equity Education and Advocacy Coordinator for MCC, to learn more about the ways this webinar series can help our faith communities to actively understand and work against these complex systems of confinement.
You can learn more about this series by visiting this website to...
2023-02-2826 min
ing PodcastEp. 8 featuring Don Neufeld & Steve Thomas - "Living"Do you wonder what it means to be a man? Do you desire to grow? Want something more? Long for a life that matters? Seek to make a difference in the world? In this episode we'll be talking with Herald Press authors, Don Neufeld & Steve Thomas, and learn more about these questions and how they connect with themes from their new book, Living That Matters: Honest Conversations for Men of Faith. This resource is available now from Herald Press.
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2023-02-2122 min
ing PodcastEp. 7 featuring Jenn & Joshua Hook - "Thriving"Caring for children is deeply important to the heart of God, and adoption and foster care are important callings that connect to God’s heart for children and families. But this road isn’t always easy. It’s important that foster and adoptive parents prepare to address their children’s history of trauma, separation, and disrupted placements, which can lead to mental health, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. In this episode, we'll talk with Jenn and Joshua Hook, about themes from their new book, Thriving Families: A Trauma-Informed Guidebook for the Foster and Adoptive Journey, and begin to unpack how this jou...
2023-02-1431 min
ing PodcastEp. 6 featuring FAQ about Anabaptism at 500 - Anabaptism at 500 miniseriesThe 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025 gives the church a unique opportunity to celebrate and dream. This week on ~ing Podcast, host Ben Wideman is joined once again by Mollee Moua, John Roth, and Amy Gingerich to talk through some of the most frequently asked questions about this project including further details about the Anabaptist Community Bible. This is the final part of this miniseries where we met some of the people involved with this incredible project.
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2023-02-0727 min
ing PodcastEp. 5 featuring Lisa Krieg, Hugh Laurence, and Danny Armounfelder - Anabaptism at 500 miniseriesThe 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025 gives the church a unique opportunity to celebrate and dream. This week on ~ing Podcast, host Ben Wideman is joined by Mollee Moua to talk with Lisa Krieg, Hugh Laurence, and Danny Armounfelder - three people who helped to lead Bible study groups as part of the brand new Anabaptist Community Bible. We'll learn more about how their groups were formed, some of the things they learned along the way, and what it takes to participate in this significant project. This is part four of a miniseries where we'll meet more of the...
2023-01-3127 min
ing PodcastEp. 4 featuring Sarah Augustine, Jonny Rashid, & Gerald Mast - Anabaptism at 500 miniseriesThe 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025 gives the church a unique opportunity to celebrate and dream. This week on ~ing Podcast, host Ben Wideman is joined by Mollee Moua to talk with three members of the Advisory Team - Gerald Mast, Sarah Augustine, and Jonny Rashid (past podcast guest on season 2!). We'll learn more about why they said yes to this task, talk through some of their hopes and dreams, and some of the early surprises along the way heading toward celebrating this anniversary of the Anabaptist movement. This is part three of a miniseries where we'll meet more...
2023-01-2426 min
ing PodcastEp. 3 featuring Amy Gingerich - Anabaptism at 500 miniseriesThe 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025 gives the church a unique opportunity to celebrate and dream. This week on ~ing Podcast, host Ben Wideman is joined by Mollee Moua to talk with Amy Gingerich, Executive Director and Publisher of MennoMedia. We'll learn more about why MennoMedia decided to take on this project, talk through some of the challenges in a project of this size, and learn how MennoMedia will shape this significant anniversary of the Anabaptist movement. This is part two of a miniseries where we'll meet more of the people involved with this incredible project.
To...
2023-01-1728 min
ing PodcastEp. 2 featuring Mollee Moua and John Roth - Anabaptism at 500 miniseriesThe 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025 gives the church a unique opportunity to celebrate and dream. This week on ~ing Podcast, hosts Allison Maus and Ben Wideman are joined by Mollee Moua and John Roth, two individuals helping to shape this anniversary celebration. They will share some of their vision for how we might celebrate the Spirit’s calling together of diverse people across all boundaries of culture and geography, and to dream about how more people can be invited into and participate in leading and shaping Anabaptism’s future. This is part one of a miniseries where we'll meet...
2023-01-1024 min
ing PodcastEp. 1 featuring Joanna Harader - "Expecting"Christmas is about so much more than twinkle lights, sugar cookies, and perfect family photos. It’s about the world-changing, transforming, and sometimes messy reality of “God with us.”
Through invitational spiritual practices and reflections, Pastor Joana Harader has created a daily Advent devotional centered on the stories of five women in Jesus’ genealogy—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary—plus three additional female figures connected to Jesus’ early life in the days leading up to Epiphany. We'll learn more about how she arrived at this project, and where you can find this brand new resource available now from MennoM...
2022-11-2820 min
ing PodcastEpisode 26: "Wrapping Up" (with Allison Maus and Ben Wideman)Thank you for listening to the second season of ~ing Podcast! Host Allison Maus sits down with producer Ben Wideman to discuss and reflect on this past season, and to look forward to our upcoming third season of leading, growing, and being right here on ~ing Podcast!
A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/
~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.or...
2022-06-2819 min
ing PodcastEpisode 25: "Reclaiming" (with special guest, Rohadi Nagassar)We need belonging to survive and thrive. ~ing Producer, Ben Wideman, sits down with author/speaker/pastor, Rohadi Nagassar, to talk about how we might find a path toward reclaiming a place of belonging. Sometimes it can feel easier to walk away from faith completely. But Rohadi believes there is another way. We'll explore themes from his brand new book, When We Belong: Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins (available now from Herald Press!). When it feels as though there’s no place left to belong, Jesus invites us into a love that knows no bounds and a community that tr...
2022-06-2127 min
ing PodcastEpisode 24: "Turning" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards)In today's episode, we're joined by a familiar voice - ~ing host Allison Maus is joined by ~ing host, Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards (Professor at North Park University)! With the interviewing tables shifted in a new direction, we'll learn a little more about Dennis' passions and interests, as well as reflecting on themes from his recent book, Might From the Margins: The Gospel's Power to Turn the Tables on Injustice, as well as other projects that he has on the horizon. Marginalized Christians are already changing the face of the church. Will we embrace their power to change the...
2022-06-1428 min
ing PodcastEpisode 23: "Playing" (with special guests, Greg Yoder and Seth Crissman from The Walking Roots Band)Today's episode is a musical journey, exploring the music of The Walking Roots Band! ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined again by Greg Yoder and Seth Crissman, who joined us several weeks ago when we discussed The Soil and the Seed Project on Season 2's Episode 10, "Creating." This time they are back to discuss their ongoing music project, The Walking Roots Band, an acoustic, Americana, folksy, blue-ish-grassy, roots music group based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. We'll explore themes around theology, church, community, and music.
This episode is brought to you in part by support from The Soil and...
2022-06-0733 min
ing PodcastEpisode 22: "Siding" (with special guest, Jonny Rashid)In today's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by pastor and Herald Press author, Jonny Rashid. Many Christians have upheld a “third way” approach in pursuit of moderation, harmony, and unity. But as Christians become more concerned with divisiveness than with faithfulness, perhaps we have failed to grasp the gospel’s political demands. In this episode we will discuss how to navigate a world divided by left and right, red and blue, and what Jesus proposed instead of finding a “third way” between oppressor and oppressed. For more on this subject, check out Jonny's book, Jesus Takes a Side: Embr...
2022-05-3128 min
ing PodcastEpisode 21: "Showing Up" (with special guest, Carlene Hill Byron)In today's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman, is joined by Herald Press author, Carlene Hill Byron. In addition to being an author, Carlene is also a fundraiser and communicator for nonprofits that serve people with disabilities and other profound life challenges, and a spiritual wellness volunteer in the MaineHealth hospital system. During our conversation, we'll explore themes from her recent book, Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One Another, including the mounting dilemmas that pastors and churches face around mental health.
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2022-05-2428 min
ing PodcastEpisode 20: "Acting" (part 2 with special guest, Ted Swartz)In today's episode, ~ing host Allison Maus is joined again by Ted Swartz, a playwright and actor, who has been mucking around in the worlds of the sacred and profane for over 20 years. We will continue our conversation about his journey toward the intersection of humor and biblical story, how mental health and the Enneagram fit into his work, and what projects are on the horizon including the launch of The Center for Art, Humor, and Soul.
This is part 2 of a two-part episode. Please be sure to check out the first part which was published yesteday!
2022-05-1825 min
ing PodcastEpisode 19: "Acting" (part 1 with special guest, Ted Swartz)In today's episode, ~ing host Allison Maus sits down with Ted Swartz, a playwright and actor, who has been mucking around in the worlds of the sacred and profane for over 20 years. Ted fell in love with acting and theater on his way to a traditional pastorate in the Mennonite church, a denomination not usually thought of as a hotbed of theatrical opportunities. In addition to discussing what it has been like to combine theater with a seminary education, Ted and Allison will be talking about his journey toward the intersection of humor and biblical story, and what projects...
2022-05-1724 min
ing PodcastEpisode 18: "Suffering" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Christian Brady)In today's episode, ~ing host Allison Maus returns to a conversation with Rev. Dr. Christian Brady, a scholar, speaker, academic administrator, and Episcopal priest. If you missed the first half of the conversation, go back and listen to Season 1, Episode 47, titled "Grieving." Christian currently serves as the interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky. He recently authored the powerful book, Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Christian Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope, and will be exploring themes from that book in today's episode including grief, mourning, and recovery.
We hope you...
2022-05-1028 min
ing PodcastEpisode 17: "Translating" (with special guest, Michelle Van Loon)May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Over the next few weeks we'll continue our conversations with folks who navigate spaces around mental health. In this week's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by Herald Press author, Michelle Van Loon. Michelle is the author of six books, including Translating Your Past: Finding Meaning in Family Ancestry, Genetic Clues, and Generational Trauma, and has been a regular contributor at Christianity Today and In Touch magazine and has a wide range of published work including curriculum, devotionals, articles, and plays. She is a founding member of The Pelican Project, a women’s...
2022-05-0331 min
ing PodcastEpisode 16: "Healing" (with special guest, Amy Julia Becker)May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Over the next few weeks we'll sit down with folks who navigate spaces around mental health. In this week's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by Herald Press author, Amy Julia Becker. Amy is an award-winning writer and speaker on personal, spiritual, and social healing. She is the author of four books, including To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope. She is also the host of the Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast. In this episode we'll explore reflections on biblical accounts of Jesus’ healing work, providing fresh in...
2022-04-2631 min
ing PodcastEpisode 15: "Restoring" (with special guest, Rev. Michael John Cusick)In this week's episode, ~ing host Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards is joined by Rev. Michael John Cusick, a Licensed Professional Counselor, spiritual director, speaker, and author of two books including Surfing for God: Discovering the Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggle and Somebody's Daughter: An Experiential Guide. He is also the founder and CEO of Restoring the Soul, an intensive counseling ministry aimed at restoring relationships. Having experienced the restoring touch of God in a deeply broken life and marriage, Michael’s passion is to connect life’s broken realities with the reality of the gospel. He is also a podca...
2022-04-1930 min
ing PodcastEpisode 14: "Searching" (with special guest, Shari Zook)In this week's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by Herald Press author, Shari Zook, to reflect on themes from her recently published book, Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings: A Mother's Search for Grace. In her book, she expresses the confessions of a woman learning to live under the overwhelming expectations of motherhood. Dealing with faith and doubt, she reflects on letting go of her need to appear super-human and reached out to receive God’s unfolding grace. What does authenticity and vulnerability have to do with deepening our faith? Listen to find out more!
A wr...
2022-04-1228 min
ing PodcastEpisode 13: "Rejoicing" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell)In this week's episode, ~ing host Allison Maus is joined by author, professor, and minister, Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell, professor at Baylor's George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Today's conversation explores themes from Rev. Dr. Williams Gorrell's recently published book, The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. What does joy mean, and how to people of faith find joy amid all the turbulence of our world today? In her book, Rev. Dr. Williams Gorrell admits, "My vocation was supposed to be joy, and I was speaking at funerals.” This episode brings wisdom from her personal li...
2022-04-0538 min
ing PodcastEpisode 12: "Understanding" (with special guest, Betty Pries)In this week's episode, ~ing Producer Ben Wideman is joined by Betty Pries, co-founder and CEO of Credence & Co., a consulting agency dedicated to working with organizations and their leaders to help them thrive and flourish. Betty will talk with Ben about themes from her book, The Space Between Us: Conversations about Transforming Conflict, available from Herald Press. In her book, Betty gently guides readers toward seeing discord as an opportunity for positive change and a way to build resilience. Rooted in the conviction that conflict can strengthen our relationships and deepen our self-knowledge, Pries offers practical skills for...
2022-03-2927 min
ing PodcastEpisode 11: "Gender and Worshiping" (with special guest, Anneli Loepp Thiessen)In season 1, we sat down with a group of folks on the committee who put together the Voices Together Worship and Song Collection (Episode 20 "Worshiping). Anneli Loepp Thiessen was another person who helped with that project, and now she's also an author of a children's book about women in music! In this week's episode, ~ing Producer Ben Wideman sits down with Anneli to hear more about her background and what drew her to this work with Voices Together, as well as exploring what her research in gender and worship through her PhD in Interdisciplinary Music Research. Her new children's...
2022-03-2229 min
ing PodcastEpisode 10: "Creating" (with special guests, Seth Crissman, Harrigan McMahon Bowman, Greg Yoder, and Melody Zimmerman from The Soil and the Seed Project)We're continuing our journey through the season of Lent with a conversation with four individuals who have helped to create The Soil and the Seed Project. This unique initiative was launched during Advent season in 2021, to create music, art, and “Little Liturgies” that follow the liturgical year to help us welcome the seed of the Good News together as it takes root in our lives. It is a gift to the church, given freely to any individual or community who wants it (not sold). ~ing Podcast producer Ben Wideman is joined by and Seth Crissman, Harrigan McMahon Bowman, Greg Yode...
2022-03-1532 min
ing PodcastEpisode 9: "Contending" (with special guest, Jason Porterfield)What if—despite all our familiarity with the events of Holy Week—we still don’t know how Jesus makes peace? And what if—despite clinging to the cross of Christ for our salvation—we’ve actually embraced a different approach to peacemaking? On this week's episode of ~ing Podcast, host Allison Maus sits down with Jason Porterfield, author of the recent book, Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week, available now from Herald Press.
We have arrived at the liturgical season of Lent. This timely conversation helps us unpack themes from Jason's book, and explore...
2022-03-0827 min
ing PodcastEpisode 8: "Disarming" (Part 3 with special guests, Marshall King and David Nyiringabo)Welcome to the final part of a special miniseries focusing on the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp. This week's episode includes two conversations hosted by ~ing Podcast producer Ben Wideman. We'll begin with the final part of a conversation with Marshall King, author of the recent book, Disarmed, the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp, and then transition to talk with David Nyiringabo, a peacebuilder from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and one of the first recipients of Eastern Mennonite University's MJ Sharp scholarship.
Michael “MJ” Sharp was a modern Mennonite armed with wit and i...
2022-03-0132 min
ing PodcastEpisode 7: "Disarming" (Part 2 with special guests, Marshall King, Jason Garber, Rachel Jenner, and Clinton Miller)Welcome to the next part of a special miniseries focusing on the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp. This week's episode includes two conversations hosted by ~ing Podcast producer Ben Wideman. We'll be starting with the next part of a conversation with Marshall King, author of the recent book, Disarmed, the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp, and then transition to talk with three of MJ's classmates from his time at Eastern Mennonite Univesity, Jason Garber, Rachel Jenner, and Clinton Miller. Our hope is that this series continues to provide more depth to to this powerful story...
2022-02-2238 min
ing PodcastEpisode 6: "Disarming" (Part 1 with special guests, Marshall King, Michele and John Sharp)Welcome to a special miniseries focusing on the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp. This is part of a crossover episode which began at Peacebuilder Podcast from The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. We're introduced to this crossover conversation by Peacebuilder host, Patience Kamau, which is followed by two conversations hosted by ~ing Podcast producer Ben Wideman. We'll be starting with the first part of a conversation with Marshall King, author of the recent book, Disarmed, the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp, and then transition to talk with MJ’s parents, Michelle an...
2022-02-1530 min
ing PodcastEpisode 5: "Pursuing" (with special guest, Dr. Regina Shands Stoltzfus)We continue through Black History Month on ~ing Podcast, this time as host Rev. Allison Maus sits down with Dr. Regina Shands Stoltzfus. She is a Professor and the Director of Peace, Justice, and Conflict Studies at Goshen College. Regina is co-founder of the Roots of Justice Anti-Oppression program (formerly Damascus Road Anti-Racism Program) and has worked widely in peace education. In this week's episode we look back at Regina's origin story, her passion for this work, and what gives her hope for the future of the Church in this challenging space. Allison and Regina will also discuss themes...
2022-02-0830 min
ing PodcastEpisode 4: "Transforming" (with special guest, Glen Guyton)As we begin celebrating Black History Month, ~ing Podcast host Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards sits down with Glen Guyton, Executive Director of Mennonite Church USA, the first African American to serve in that role. In this week's episode, they engage in conversation centered around leading in today's world, navigating church dynamics, and transforming faith spaces through church leadership. They will also mention themes from Glen's new book, Reawakened: How Your Congregation Can Spark Lasting Change, available now from Herald Press! This is the second half of a conversation from the first season of ~ing Podcast. You can go back...
2022-02-0126 min
ing PodcastEpisode 3: "Reflecting" (with special guest, Dr. David Gushee)In 2003, a groundbreaking Christian Ethics textbook was co-written by Dr. Glen Stassen and Dr. David Gushee titled Kingdom Ethics: Following Jesus in Contemporary Context. In the politically contentious years since then, Dr. Gushee (Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University) has taken his many years of teaching and experience and poured them into a book offering a fresh vision of the Christian moral life for today's turbulent world. In this episode, ~ing Podcast host Allison Maus, sits down to discuss this new book, titled Introducing Christian Ethics: Core Convictions for Christians Today (available now for pre-order), and...
2022-01-2531 min
ing PodcastEpisode 2: "Defunding?" (with special guests, Kris Henderson, Ben Tapper, and Rev. Melissa Florer Bixler from Defund the Police? An Abolition Curriculum)Over the past years, Mennonite Church USA received requests to provide an Anabaptist-grounded resource for clergy and congregations to engage in learning about the call for police abolition. In today's episode, ~ing host, Ben Wideman is joined by three of the people - Kris Henderson, Ben Tapper, and Rev. Melissa Florer Bixler (past guest on season 1 of ~ing Podcast) - all of whom who helped create a new curriculum titled, Defund the Police? An Abolition Curriculum. This resource is an initial guide for congregations who are desiring to begin or continue their reflection on what it means to engage...
2022-01-1831 min
ing PodcastEpisode 1: "Redeeming" (with special guest Stephen Mattson)In today's episode, ~ing host, Ben Wideman is joined by writer and activist, Stephen Mattson, to talk about what it means to be devoted to Jesus and justice. Mattson’s work has been published in Relevant, Huffington Post, Sojourners, Red Letter Christians, and a variety of other venues. On the heels of his first book titled, "The Great Reckoning: Surviving a Christianity That Looks Nothing Like Christ" (published by Herald Press in 2018) comes a brand-new devotional titled, "On Love And Mercy: A Social Justice Devotional." Ben talks with Stephen about why a project like this makes sense for these po...
2022-01-1127 min
ing Podcast"Beginning Again!" Introducing Season 2 of ~ing Podcast (with your hosts, Allison Maus and Ben Wideman)We've arrived at the second season of MennoMedia's ~ing Podcast! We can't wait to tell you what is in store. With a brand new featured guest each week, we'll be sharing insights on evolving as peacemakers and people of faith, into the best versions of ourselves. In today's episode, ~ing hosts, Ben Wideman and Allison Maus, continue the conversation around Anabaptist perspectives we began in season 1, while introducing what is in store for this new season - a season which we hope includes your voices too!
Share your thoughts with us! Send us a voicemail by visiting...
2022-01-0410 min
ing PodcastWhat Now? episode 6: "Worshiping" (with special guest Joanna Harader)We have arrived at our final episode of our podcast miniseries in partnership with MennoMedia's What Now? Leading Churches Through COVID resources. Have you wondered how to continue congregational worship during the pandemic? This week, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by Joanna Harader, Pastor of Peace Mennonite Church in Lawrence, Kansas. We will reflect on the importance of worship and congregational ritual during the ongoing global pandemic, and hear more from Joanna about her experience leading a congregation during this time.
At the end of today's episode, we're joined again by series coordinator, Sherah-Leigh Gerber, to t...
2021-10-2525 min
ing PodcastWhat Now? episode 5: "Soul-Caring" (with special guest Jane Hoober Peifer)We continue our journey this week through our podcast miniseries in partnership with MennoMedia's What Now? Leading Churches Through COVID series. This week, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by Jane Hoober Peifer, a Spiritual Director and Pastor. We will discuss the importance of self-care and soul-care, reminding faith leaders of the importance of both during the ongoing global pandemic.
Learn more and subscribe to these free resources at www.mennomedia.org/what-now/.
We’d like to thank the Schowalter Foundation of North Newton, Kansas, whose generous funding has helped make What Now? resources possible.
2021-10-1124 min
ing PodcastWhat Now? episode 4: "World Viewing" (with special guest Jayne Docherty)This week on ~ing we’re continuing our podcast miniseries in partnership with MennoMedia's What Now? Leading Churches Through COVID series. This week, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by Jayne Docherty, Executive Director of the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. Jayne will be guiding us in a transition from a posture of "world view" to "world viewing" as we navigate the ongoing global pandemic.
Learn more and subscribe to these free resources at www.mennomedia.org/what-now/.
We’d like to thank the Schowalter Foundation of North Newton, Kansas, whose genero...
2021-09-2725 min
ing PodcastWhat Now? episode 3: "Navigating" (with special guest David Brubaker)This week on ~ing we’re continuing with the next episode in our new podcast miniseries in partnership with MennoMedia's What Now? Leading Churches Through COVID resources. This week, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by David Brubaker, Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Professions at Eastern Mennonite University. David will be exploring this moment of polarization in our culture, and why it is an important to be aware of this phenomenon as we navigate the ongoing global pandemic.
Learn more and subscribe to these free resources at www.mennomedia.org/what-now/.
We’d like...
2021-09-1324 min
ing PodcastWhat Now? episode 2: "Sustaining" (with special guests Sarah Bixler and Hyacinth Stevens)This week on ~ing we’re continuing with the next episode in our new podcast miniseries in partnership with MennoMedia's What Now? Tools for Engaging the Post-Covid Church resources. This week, ~ing producer Ben Wideman sits down with two project co-contributors - Hyacinth Stevens from New York, NY, and Sarah Bixler from Harrisonburg, VA. They will be reflecting on themes from their collaborative contribution to the project focusing on burnout recovery, soul care/self care ideas, and what it means to be healthy amid this uncertain time.
Learn more and subscribe to these free resources at www.menn...
2021-08-3025 min
ing PodcastWhat Now? episode 1: "Connecting & Engaging" (with special guests Laura Funk and Nelson Okanya)This week on ~ing we’re introducing the first episode in our new podcast miniseries in partnership with MennoMedia's What Now? Tools for Engaging the Post-Covid Church resources. ~ing producer Ben Wideman sits down with two project contributors - Laura Funk who is a spiritual director in Winnepeg, Manitoba, and Nelson Okanya who is a missiologist from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Each will be sharing from their area of expertise, and reflecting on themes from their contributions to the series.
Learn more and subscribe to these free resources at www.mennomedia.org/what-now/.
We’d like to thank t...
2021-08-1625 min
ing PodcastWhat Now? Intro Episode: "Introducing" (with special guest Sherah-Leigh Gerber)This week on ~ing we’re introducing a new series in partnership with MennoMedia’s What Now? Tools for Engaging the Post-Covid Church. ~ing producer Ben Wideman sits down with Sherah-Leigh Gerber, What Now? Project Manager, to find out how this project came together. How do we help pastors avoid burnout? How do we confront the increased polarization in our congregations?
Learn more and subscribe to these free resources at www.mennomedia.org/what-now/.
We’d like to thank the Schowalter Foundation of North Newton, Kansas, whose generous funding has helped make What Now? resources possible...
2021-08-0917 min
ing PodcastEpisode 34: "Renewing" (with special guest Eileen Flanagan)On today's episode, ~ing Producer Ben Wideman is joined by Eileen Flanagan, a nationally-known activist and award-winning spiritual writer from the Quaker tradition. In addition to helping people to make their activism more effective through her online courses, Eileen's work focuses on how to build a spiritually grounded and effective climate justice movement. We'll hear more about her story, and why her faith draws her to this work in this important conversation.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to incorporate your faith and values with yo...
2021-05-1150 mining PodcastEpisode 33: "Confronting" (with special guest Dr. Willie James Jennings)On today’s episode, ing host Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards sits down with Dr. Willie James Jennings, award winning author and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School. Their conversation will focus on how conversations about racial justice fit in with this current political and religious moment in the current American context.
Today’s episode was brought to you by Mosaic Mennonite Conference, a community of congregations and non-profit ministries committed to living like Jesus together in our broken and beautiful world. Find out more at MosaicMennonites.org
We are grate...
2021-05-0450 mining PodcastEpisode 32: "Liberating" (with special guest Dr. Elizabeth Soto Albrecht)In the fall of 2020 a powerful collection of theological reflections was published entitled, "Liberating the Politics of Jesus: Renewing Peace Theology through the Wisdom of Women." In today's episode we get to hear from Dr. Elizabeth Soto Albrecht. In addition to serving Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Central Committee, this theologian and professor was also an editor and contributor to this book. We hope you enjoy her conversation with ~ing host, Allison Maus!
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to incorporate your faith and values...
2021-04-2752 mining PodcastEpisode 31: "Surviving" (with special guest Dr. Stephanie Krehbiel)This is the second part of a conversation between ~ing producer Ben Wideman and Dr. Stephanie Krehbiel, co-founder and Executive Director of Into Account and Our Stories Untold (you can go back and listen to part 1 of the conversation on Episode 8: "Advocating"). In this episode, Dr. Krehbiel reflects on the power of storytelling through the Into Account movement, as well as the challenge of how we treat the work of known abusers. We will also talk about carrying stories of persecution, and how that shapes church spaces as we address sexual violence.
Just like part 1, we will be...
2021-04-2237 mining PodcastEpisode 30: "Rehearsing" (with special guest Cedric Martin from Theatre of the Beat)On today’s episode, ~ing Producer Ben Wideman sits down with Cedric Martin, Artistic Producer for Theatre of the Beat, a Canadian theatrical company working to catalyze conversations on social justice and its intersection with the beliefs of the communities in which we find ourselves. As someone who is also part of a pastoral team, Cedric provides a unique insight into creating spaces for theological conversations during this ongoing pandemic season.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to incorporate your faith and values with your dec...
2021-04-2029 mining PodcastEpisode 29: "Reestablishing" (with special guest Dr. J. Cody Nielsen)On today’s episode, ~ing Host Allison Maus, and ~ing Producer Ben Wideman sit down with Dr. J. Cody Nielsen, Founder and Executive Director of Convergence on Campus and the Director for the Office of Spirituality and Social Justice at Dickinson College. As two individuals who have served in campus ministry, Allison and Ben will be asking Cody about this unique work of Convergence on Campus to reestablish spaces for faith in college and university contexts, and the importance of engaging institutional structures around how they support faith and religion (of all kinds!) on campuses in Canada and the US...
2021-04-1349 mining PodcastEpisode 28: "Realigning" (with special guest David Fitch)On today’s episode, ing host Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards sits down with his good friend, David Fitch, a professor, author, pastor, and one of the co-founders of Missio Alliance. He'll be discussing this current cultural moment, as well as themes from his book published on Herald Press' The Jesus Way series, What is the Church, and Why Does It Exist?
Today’s episode was brought to you by Mosaic Mennonite Conference, a community of congregations and non-profit ministries committed to living like Jesus together in our broken and beautiful world. Find out more at MosaicMennonites.org
2021-04-0654 mining PodcastEpisode 27: "Facilitating" (with special guest Dr. Tobin Miller Shearer)On today’s episode, ing Producer Ben Wideman sits down with Dr. Tobin Miller Shearer, a professor and racial justice educator, from the University of Montana. Dr. Miller Shearer is also the cofounder of Damascus Road antiracism process. We'll be spending time with him discussing the importance of racial justice training, and the ongoing challenge of how to do that well in faith spaces. Dr. Miller Shearer has a new book that he co-authored with Dr. Regina Shands Stoltzfus, titled Been in the Struggle: Pursuing an Antiracist Spirituality, available for pre-order now from Herald Press.
We are gra...
2021-03-3049 mining PodcastEpisode 26: "Experimenting" (with special guest Rev. Dr. Emily Ralph Servant)On today’s episode, ing host Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards sits down with Emily Ralph Servant from Mosaic Mennonite Conference, a faith leader who has spent a lifetime serving the church as a radio host, pastor, writer, professor, conference minister, and theologian. Emily will be reflecting more from her new book, Experiments in Love: An Anabaptist Theology of Risk-Taking in Mission, published by Wipf and Stock Publishers (find out more about Emily at her website, lovingmission.org).
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to incorporate yo...
2021-03-2356 mining PodcastEpisode 25: "Welcoming" (with special guest Sarah Jackson)Join host Allison Maus as she sits down with Sarah Jackson from Casa de Paz in Denver, Colorado. When Sarah visited the US/Mexico border in 2012, it changed the course of her life. Upon returning home, she began working to create Casa de Paz as a way to offer shelter and support to immigrants who are released from US detention facilities, and to support their families in the Denver area. We'll hear more about Sarah's work and journey in today's episode.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe...
2021-03-1650 mining PodcastEpisode 24: "Engaging" (with special guest Dr. Drew Hart)Dr. Drew Hart joins us again on ~ing Podcast this week for the second part of a conversation with host, Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards (listen to part one right here - Episode 5 "Igniting"). Dr. Hart is a professor in theology at Messiah University, an author, and an activist with ten years of pastoral experience. His recent book, Who Will Be a Witness? Igniting Activism for God's Justice, Love, and Deliverance, is available now from MennoMedia. In this episode Dr. Hart will be reflecting on some of the themes from his recent book, as well as how to engage activism...
2021-03-1129 mining PodcastEpisode 23: "Dismantling" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Conrad Kanagy)Those of you who have been following this podcast since the beginning will remember our crossover episode with our friends from the Reclamation Faith podcast (episode 6 "Reclaiming"). We thought we'd try something like that again, offering you another unique crossover episode - this time with Rev. Dr. Conrad Kanagy, from the podcast, A Church Dismantled: A Kingdom Restored. Rev. Dr. Kanagy is a sociology professor at Elizabethtown College, and also part of a pastoral team with his spouse Heidi at Elizabethtown Mennonite Church. ~ing host Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards joins producer Ben Wideman to explore what Rev. Dr. Kanagy...
2021-03-0926 mining PodcastEpisode 22: "Unpacking" (with special guest, Dr. James Skillen)We’re joined on today’s episode by Dr. James Skillen, Associate Professor and Preserve Director at Calvin University, and author of the recent book, This Land is My Land: Rebellion in the West. Dr. Skillen will be sharing more about his passion and desire to connect the dots between faith, politics, the environment, and American cultural individualism.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to incorporate your faith and values with your decisions about money. To take a closer look at the difference it makes when...
2021-03-021h 05ing PodcastEpisode 21: "Following" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Rose Lee-Norman)On today's episode, ~ing host Dennis Edwards sits down with his friend and former colleague, Rev. Dr. Rose Lee-Norman. Rose serves as Pastor of Formation at Sanctuary Covenant Church, a black-led, black-centered, urban, multiethnic church in Minneapolis, MN. Her dissertation work was in the unique field of White Followership in church spaces, a practice in which people with power and privilege re-posture themselves within congregational leadership structures. We hope you enjoy this enlightening conversation as we come to the end of Black History Month.
Today’s episode was brought to you by Mosaic Mennonite Conference, a community of...
2021-02-2352 mining PodcastEpisode 20: "Worshiping" (with special guests, Cynthia Neufeld Smith, Katie Graber, and Adam Tice from the Voices Together Hymnal Project)On today’s episode (our twentieth ~ing episode!), producer Ben Wideman sits down with three people who were actively involved with the Voices Together hymnal project - a joint initiative between Mennonite Church USA and Mennonite Church Canada, published by MennoMedia. In this episode we learn about why it was time to release a new Mennonite hymnal, how this process came together, and some of the unexpected twists and turns along the way in creating the final published product.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to...
2021-02-1658 mining PodcastEpisode 19: "Imagining" (with special guest Leah Reesor-Keller from Mennonite Church Eastern Canada)On today’s episode ~ing producer, Ben Wideman, is joined by Leah Reesor-Keller, the new Executive Minister of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada. Leah will be sharing more about what it means to be at the forefront of a diverse and evolving Mennonite conference amid a global pandemic, and her work as someone who is helping the conference imagine what it might look like moving forward.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to incorporate your faith and values with your decisions about money. To take a clo...
2021-02-0936 mining PodcastEpisode 18: "Teaching" (with special guest Dr. Henry Zonio)Have you ever wondered how church education spaces shape what we believe about racial justice? On today’s episode ~ing host Allison Maus sits down with Dr. Henry Zonio, Sociologist and lecturer at Asbury University, who studies social inequalities, child development, & religious education. In today’s episode Henry and Allison will be discussing the challenges of addressing racism and white supremacy in children’s Sunday school curriculum.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to incorporate your faith and values with your decisions about money. To take a...
2021-02-0256 mining PodcastEpisode 17: "Striving" (with special guest Lisa Fields from the Jude 3 Project)On today’s episode ing host Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards sits down with Christian Apologist Lisa Fields, founder and President of the Jude 3 Project. Lisa will be sharing more about the origin story of the Jude 3 Project, and the challenge of theological education as we think about the future of the church - especially in African American church spaces.
Today’s episode was brought to you by Mosaic Mennonite Conference, a community of congregations and non-profit ministries committed to living like Jesus together in our broken and beautiful world. Find out more at MosaicMennonites.org
We a...
2021-01-2639 mining PodcastEpisode 16: "Forging" (with special guests Shane Claiborne and Mike Martin from RAWTools)On today’s episode ing host Allison Maus explores the guns-into-garden tools movement with Mike Martin and Shane Claiborne - two faith leaders who have chosen to use the blacksmith anvil to perform a modern swords into plowshares transformation. Shane and Mike will be discussing how the RAWTools organization began, and what it might mean for people of faith who are searching for answers amid the national gun violence conversation.
Today’s episode is supported by Eastern Mennonite University, an educational institution of Mennonite Church USA, dedicated to preparing students of diverse religious and cultural backgrounds to serv...
2021-01-1952 mining PodcastEpisode 15: "Humanizing" (with special guest Rev. Jes Kast)If you’ve been listening to ing Podcast from the beginning, you know that in episode two we spoke with Reverend Jes Kast, pastor at Faith United Church of Christ in State College. On today’s episode Pastor Kast sits down again with ~ing host Allison Maus, for part two of their conversation, in which they look at self care and sabbath, as well as seeing the humanity in those with whom we disagree.
Given the recent political tensions in the United States, we thought it would be timely to release this part of the conversation as a bo...
2021-01-1425 mining PodcastEpisode 14: "Finding" (with special guest Pastor Melissa Florer-Bixler)On today’s episode ~ing host Allison Maus sits down with Melissa Florer-Bixler, pastor of Raleigh Mennonite Church, and author of Fire By Night: Finding God in the Pages of the Old Testament, and the upcoming How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and the Work of Peace, both published by Herald Press. Pastor Melissa will be talking about the ongoing communal work of finding God in scripture, and later in the show will be discussing her upcoming book about loving our enemies.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization wh...
2021-01-1244 mining PodcastEpisode 13: "Leading" (with special guest Erik Kratz)Happy New Year! Welcome to our first episode of 2021!
On today’s episode we’re joined by long-time professional baseball player, Erik Kratz, most recently a catcher for the New York Yankees. Erik played for 8 other organizations along his baseball career, a journey which took him to hundreds of cities and locations across the globe. In this episode, Producer Ben Wideman sits down with Erik to hear about his journey as an athlete and person of faith. We’ll also get the chance to discuss what similarities might exist between the church and baseball, and what we might...
2021-01-0544 mining PodcastEpisode 12: "Pursuing" (with special guest Dr. Soong-Chan Rah)On today’s episode we’re joined again by Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park University in Chicago. He’ll be sharing about some of his lived experience around diversity in in the church, and will be challenging us to think about the difference between owning truth and pursuing truth, and how that might shape us as people of faith.
This is the second episode with Dr. Rah - to hear the first, we encourage you to go back and listen to his conversation with ing host Dennis Edwards on our very fi...
2020-12-2926 mining Podcast"Reflecting" -- A Christmas Bonus Episode! (with special guests Allison, Dennis, and Ben)Merry Christmas! Join the Allison, Dennis, and Ben, as they reflect on their favorite moments from our first episodes of ~ing Podcast, and what they've found valuable about this new endeavor. They also wanted to take a moment to wish you a very Merry Christmas, and to say thank you for supporting this first year of ~ing!
The "Lo, How A Rose" intro and outro music on this episode is courtesy of Micah Schonberg & Kent Gustavson. You can hear their full Christmas Album right here on YouTube.
Today’s episode was brought to you by Mosa...
2020-12-2417 mining PodcastEpisode 11: "Unwrapping" (with special guest Pastor Meghan L Good)On this week's episode, ~ing Host Allison Maus sits down with Meghan Good, teaching pastor at Trinity Mennonite Church in Glendale, Arizona, and author of the book, The Bible Unwrapped: Making Sense of Scripture Today, which is available on Herald Press. Meghan will be talking about why we need scripture, as well as reflecting on her journey as a faith leader. She's also currently working on a new book about loneliness in our culture, which will be out next year.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's...
2020-12-2239 mining PodcastEpisode 10: "Journeying" (with special guest JB Miller)~ing Producer Ben Wideman spends this episode with JB Miller, who will be sharing a window into his journey from a conservative Mennonite upbringing to a lifetime of work in financial management spaces. He’ll be reflecting with us on what faith means in business leadership, and how his personal journey of finding his true identity has shaped the way he understands his Christian faith.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to incorporate your faith and values with your decisions about money. To take a cl...
2020-12-1542 mining PodcastEpisode 9: "Loving" (with special guest Jared Byas)On today’s episode, ~ing host Allison Maus sits down with Jared Byas, one of the hosts of The Bible for Normal People podcast, and recent author of the book, Love Matters More: How Fighting to Be Right Keeps Us from Loving Like Jesus. Jared will be sharing more about his own faith journey, and what it has been like for him to engage faith in unique ways as we try and become more loving in our world today.
We are grateful for the continued support of Everence, a faith-based financial services organization who believe it's possible to...
2020-12-0829 mining PodcastEpisode 8: "Advocating" (with special guest Dr. Stephanie Krehbiel)Producer Ben Wideman sits down this week for a conversation with Dr. Stephanie Krehbiel, co-founder and Executive Director of Into Account and Our Stories Untold. Dr. Krehbiel reflects on the challenge of addressing sexual violence in institutionalized church spaces (especially from Peace Church traditions), and how Into Account is trying to make a difference in those spaces.
We’ll be discussing the very real subject of sexual violence and sexual abuse in faith spaces. If you are a survivor of sexual violence who would find this conversation to be trauma inducing, please consider skipping this episode. For tho...
2020-12-0128 mining PodcastEpisode 7: "Coalitioning" (with special guest Dr. Reggie Williams)~ing Podcast host Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards is joined by Dr. Reggie Williams this week for a conversation exploring faith, race, and politics. Dr. Williams is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and author of the book, Bonhoeffer's Black Jesus: Harlem Renaissance Theology and an Ethic of Resistance. We hope you enjoy the conversation!
Today’s episode was brought to you by Mosaic Mennonite Conference, a community of congregations and non-profit ministries committed to living like Jesus together in our broken and beautiful world. Find out more at MosaicMennonites.org
We a...
2020-11-2425 mining PodcastEpisode 6: "Reclaiming" (with special guests Alison and Josh Raskin from Reclamation Faith)On this week's episode, ~ing Podcast host Allison Maus and producer Ben Wideman sit down for a crossover episode with our friends from the Reclamation Faith podcast. We get to interview hosts Josh and Alison about their new project looking at the future of Christian faith amid the pandemic, navigating frustrations with institutionalized religion, and trying to sort out what needs to be redeemed or re-claimed in Church spaces.
We hope you enjoy this unique episode, and encourage you to head over to their podcast feed for the second half of our conversation where they interview us a...
2020-11-1736 mining PodcastEpisode 5: "Igniting" (with special guest Dr. Drew Hart)Dr. Drew Hart joins us on ~ing Podcast this week for a conversation with host, Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards. Dr. Hart is a professor in theology at Messiah College, an author, and an activist with ten years of pastoral experience. His recent book, Who Will Be a Witness? Igniting Activism for God's Justice, Love, and Deliverance, is available now from MennoMedia. In this episode Dr. Hart will be reflecting on some of the themes from his recent book, as well as some of the political dynamics of today's Christian Church.
Today’s episode was brought to you by...
2020-11-1026 mining PodcastEpisode 4: "Humbling" (with special guest Marlena Graves)We're excited to have Marlena Graves join us this week for a conversation with ~ing host, Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards. Marlena is a writer, deep thinker, and speaker who is passionate about the eternal implications of our life in God. She is a justice seeker—trying to overcome evil with good through her theological reflections. Our discussion will include themes from her recently published book, The Way Up Is Down.
Today’s episode was brought to you by Mosaic Mennonite Conference, a community of congregations and non-profit ministries committed to living like Jesus together in our broken and b...
2020-11-0324 mining PodcastEpisode 3: "Activating" (with special guest Dr. Ron Sider)On this episode we feature a conversation between ~ing Podcast producer Ben Wideman and Dr. Ron Sider. Dr. Sider is Professor Emeritus at Palmer Theological Seminary, Founder and former President of Evangelicals for Social Action (now Christians for Social Action), and the author of several influential books including Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger which was originally published in 1977.
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ing Podcast"Beginning" -- Introducing ~ing Podcast! (with special guests Amy Gingerich and Joe Hackman)We're glad you found ~ing Podcast! In this debut episode, we hear from two of the people who had a vision to create this podcast. Joe Hackman is the Director of Development for MennoMedia, and Amy Gingrich who is the Executive Director and Publisher at MennoMedia. They are joined by ~ing Producer Ben Wideman, who interviews them about the story behind ~ing Podcast, and what our hopes are for this unique podcast project moving into the future.
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