11 in 11 with Bishop Deon K. Johnson

In this episode Bishop Johnson talks with Bishop Rob Wright, 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. Bishop Wright speaks to the need for interior transformation as people, as followers of Jesus and as a church. 

In this episode Bishop Johnson talks with Bishop Rob Wright, 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. Bishop Wright speaks to the need for interior transformation as people, as followers of Jesus and as a church.

It's no secret that there has been a decline in the amount of young adults in churches across the country. Bishop Johnson chats with The Rev. Aaron Rogers, Diocesan Ministry Developer for Young Adult Ministry, who offers insight into what young adults are seeking from church communities. He also shares advice on ways church communities can create space for young adults.  To reach Rev. Rogers with...

It's no secret that there has been a decline in the amount of young adults in churches across the country. Bishop Johnson chats with The Rev. Aaron Rogers, Diocesan Ministry Developer for Young Adult Ministry, who offers insight into what young adults are seeking from church communities. He also shares advice on ways church communities can create space for young adults.  To reach Rev. Rogers with...

This episode is a part of our Story Time series, in which Bishop Johnson reflects on the importance of telling and offering space for all of our stories. In this series Bishop Johnson will read from books that are currently on banned book listings. Listings that are largely books by and or for BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other marginalized communities. If you would like to learn more about the banned book l...

Bishop Johnson speaks with The Rev. Erin Pickersgill, Ministry Developer for Children and Youth in the Diocese of MO. In this two part episode, Rev. Erin discusses the importance of listening to our youth and creating multi-generational worship for all to have access to the good news.

Bishop Johnson speaks with The Rev. Erin Pickersgill, Ministry Developer for Children and Youth in the Diocese of MO. In this two part episode, Rev. Erin discusses the importance of listening to our youth and creating multi-generational worship for all to have access to the good news.  

In this episode Bishop Johnson speaks on faith and the opposite of faith. "The opposite of faith isn't doubt. Doubt is an integral and important part in the life of faith. The opposite of faith is absolute certainty".

In this episode Bishop Johnson reflects on the changes, excitements and fears that come with those first days of school. He reflects especially on the big transitions to new schools and new environments. Bishop Johnson is joined by his Ja’Lon who shares some of his excitements and fears of entering into middle school.  

In this episode Bishop Johnson chats with The Very Rev. Kathie Adams-Shepherd, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, The Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of MO. Dean Kathie recently celebrated her 40th year of ministry and shares some of her triumphs and struggles throughout her years of service. When asked what advice she would offer to young women just starting in ministry, she says "it's very impo...

In this episode Bishop Johnson chats with The Very Rev. Kathie Adams-Shepherd, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, The Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of MO. Dean Kathie recently celebrated her 40th year of ministry and shares some of her triumphs and struggles throughout her years of service. When asked what advice she would offer to young women just starting in ministry, she says "it's very impo...

In this episode Bishop Johnson shares a reflection on the practice of healing and offers the story of Bartimaeus and how he was healed.  “The healing begins not with the macro, but with the micro, not with the extraordinary but with the ordinary, with the simple.” Where do you find healing, even if only for a moment?

In this episode Bishop Johnson speaks with Amanda Laumeyer, Senior Director of Philanthropy and Interim CEO of the St. Patrick Center. This organization is dedicated to transforming lives and working to create a community where everyone has access to sustainable housing, employment, and healthcare. St. Patrick Center focuses services in St. Louis City and St. Louis County, providing assistance to...

In this episode Bishop Johnson speaks with Amanda Laumeyer, Senior Director of Philanthropy and Interim CEO of the St. Patrick Center. This organization is dedicated to transforming lives and working to create a community where everyone has access to sustainable housing, employment, and healthcare. St. Patrick Center focuses services in St. Louis City and St. Louis County, providing assistance to...

Continuation from part 1 episode.   In this episode, Bishop Johnson chats with Pastor Lazarus Jameson, Pastor at Lot's Wife Trans & Queer Chaplaincy, to discuss some of the pressing matters happening to the Trans community today. Pastor Laz offers insight on ways allies of the Trans community can support and assist in the work towards justice for all.

In this episode, Bishop Johnson chats with Pastor Lazarus Jameson, Pastor at Lot's Wife Trans & Queer Chaplaincy, to discuss some of the pressing matters happening to the Trans community today. Pastor Laz offers insight on ways allies of the Trans community can support and assist in the work towards justice for all.                                           

In this episode, Bishop Johnson offers us a reflection on the intersection of Juneteenth and Pride Month. “It is no coincidence that the celebration of Juneteenth and observance of LGBTQIA+ Pride take place in the same month. Juneteenth Freedom Day is about more than just the news of emancipation being proclaimed to those who had been enslaved. It is a clarion call for us to celebrate the many way...

In this episode Bishop Johnson chats with The Rev. Deacon Barbi Click on her work in food justice. Deacon Barbi serves as deacon at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Carondelet. She also serves as the Diocesan Missioner for Jubilee Ministries and as the Manager of Trinity Food Ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Louis.

In this episode Bishop Johnson chats with Deborah Nelson Linck, educator and author of the  illustrated biography, Pauli Murray: Shouting for the Rights of All People . Listen as she shares her story of being a lifelong member of the Episcopal Diocese of MO and insight into her journey as a writer.

“What are the ways in my everyday living and moving that I am complicit in the realities of injustice around me?” A pertinent and pressing question offered by our guest, Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union and Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology, Union Theological Seminary. Rev. Dr. Brown-Douglas speaks with Bishop Johnson on the matters of seeking and wor...

In this episode Bishop Johnson has a conversation with Bishop Gayle E. Harris, former Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Massachusetts, now serving as Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. 

In this episode Bishop Deon reflects on some of the courageous women of the bible and how their stories can and should inspire us to be the change makers of today.

Celebrating amazing and courageous women of the Episcopal Church. In this episode, Bishop Johnson chats with Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows about some of the great women leaders she is inspired by and her journey as the first African-American woman to be elected bishop of the Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis.

In this episode, Bishop Deon offers a reflection on Absalom Jones, co-founder of the Free African Society and the first Black priest to be ordained in the Episcopal Church of the United States.   

In this episode Bishop Deon discusses the importance of Black history and what it means for us to tell and learn the whole story. "None of us can be whole until the whole story is told." - BDKJ