A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Call your Representatives and Demand a Ceasefire in Gaza. Special Guests: (4:37) James Fenimore & Carol Howard, Authors of Wounded Pastors: Navigating Burnout, Finding Healing, and Discerning the Future of Your Ministry Guest Question: A pastor's job is very tough. How do we help support them to find strength and resilience to avoid burnout? Wounded Pastors: Navigating Bu...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we discuss the NYT Times article " Birds in the Americas Will No Longer Be Named After People " Special Guest: (11:48) Robert Turner, Author, Creating a Culture of Repair: Taking Action on the Road to Reparations Guest Question: What does it mean to create a “culture” of repair? We talk about needing to reform systems or institutions but how do we reform our c...

Send us Fan Mail Recursos tiempo de Adviento ¡Rosa y Edwin están de regreso con un nuevo episodio de Una Cuestión de Fe! La oportunidad de celebrar el tiempo de adviento en la comunidad de fe y en la familia es una invitación para formar en la fe. Invitada Especial Rev. Marissa Galván ValleEditora principal, Recursos en españolCorporación presbiteriana de publicaciones For Listening Guides, click...

Send us Fan Mail It's Gay Christmas Time!! (Halloween)!! Special Guest: (10:16) Amber Cantorna-Wylde, Author, Out of Focus: My Story of Sexuality, Shame, and Toxic Evangelicalism Guest Question: What are the personal and societal impacts of evangelical-conservative stances on queer and transgender issues? Out of Focus: My Story of Sexuality, Shame, and Toxic Evangelicalism Amber's Websit...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon continue their conversation about Israel-Palestine. Question for the Week: Why do people latch on to celebrity gossip such as Taylor Swift dating Travis Kelce, but not take issues of faith seriously? Special Guest: (21:43) Eric Seibert, Author, Redeeming Violent Verses: A Guide for Using Troublesome Texts in Church and Ministry Guest Question: What do we do when a sc...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Simon and Lee talk about the violence happening in Israel-Palestine and how we should work to hold multiple truths up at the same time. We stand against bigotry, anti-Semitism, the occupation of Palestinian land, and the murder against innocent people caught in the midst of this terrible time in our most holiest of lands. Special Guest: (12:35) Joia Erin Thornton, Natio...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: (4:24) Andy Thomas, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist & Registered Play Therapist Guest Question: When we think about therapy, we usually think of someone sitting down to talk with a therapist or counselor. But are their other types of therapy? What do they look like? Also, in states where gender affirming health care, including therapy, has been banned o...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: Should churches teach history? Special Guest: 23:15 Liz Lin, Director & Co-founder, Progressive Asian American Christians Guest Question: What is it like to organize both a ministry and a community group primarily using an online platform like Facebook, especially a group that is aimed at people with a particular identity? After Florida restricts Black hi...

Send us Fan Mail Dennis Smith, Compañero de Misión y Enlace Regional para Sudamerica (jubilado) | El uso del lenguaje inclusivo, es mucho más que las palabras   ¿Por qué un lenguaje inclusivo?  ¿Por qué debemos ser conscientes de las formas en que nos comunicamos y nos referimos al otro?  ¿Por qué la intencionalidad en nuestro uso del lenguaje es tan importante en el contexto de nuestras comunidad...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: As people of faith how do we receive feedback and criticism for our words or actions? How do we this authentically while also being intentional and mindful of other's experiences and feelings? Special Guest: 29:53 Elizabeth Caldwell, Author of Pause: Spending Lent with the Psalms Guest Question: We hear in church about Lent being an ideal time to pause a...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Jihyun Oh, Director of Mid Council Ministries & Associate Stated Clerk, Office of the General Assembly (PCUSA) Guest Question: People say the PCUSA is a connectional church. But we often hear about ways that those connections are not always as strong we would like them to be. For example, some churches or areas of the country seem to get more attention or suppor...

Send us Fan Mail Question for the Week: (Yes, we mention the Lang article) Why can working for the church be hard? How can we have a more nuanced understanding of what it means to work in ministry? Special Guest: (25:13) Sarah Augustine, Author, The Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Guest Question: Your book talks about the harm that the Doctrine of Discov...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: 13:28 Rev. M. Courtenay Willcox, Board Member, Heeding God's Call to End Gun Violence; Pastor of Tree of Life Church, Springfield, PA Guest Question: Gun violence is such an important and vital justice issue. But I get overwhelmed just thinking about trying to do something about it. Where do I start? Heeding God's Call to End Gun Violence Presbyterian Deca...

Send us Fan Mail Rev. Dr. Tony Aja, Profesor adjunto en el Seminario Teológico McCormick Háblanos un poco sobre lo que está sucediendo en la Florida en cuanto a las leyes de inmigración y el impacto que tienen.  ¿Cómo ves los efectos de estas leyes en las comunidades inmigrantes?  ¿Cuál ha sido la respuesta de las comunidades latinas?  ¿Desde una perspectiva bíblica, por qué es necesario que la ig...

Send us Fan Mail This week we are sending all the prayers and love to our siblings in Maui! Special Guest: 7:30 Rev. Erin Jean Warde, Episcopal Priest, Spiritual Director, Recovery Coach & Author of Sober Spirituality: The Joy of a Mindful Relationship with Alcohol Guest Question: We don’t talk about the consumption of alcohol in our faith communities very often. But we know there are Christia...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: How should faith influence media? Or should it? Special Guest: (20:35) Samantha Davis, Associate for Gender and Racial Justice, PCUSA Guest Question: There are many different groups of people calling for justice such as people of color, women, and the queer community. If an individual or church wants to be part of the push for justice for any of these groups,...

Send us Fan Mail 환영 및 소개 오늘의 주제가 이민자의 권익 옹호 운동에 관한 이야기인 만큼 우리가 이민자의 들의 현황을 이야기 할 때 이야기 할 때 다양한 이슈들이 존재할 텐데 오늘 다루어질 부분은 어떤 것일까요? 서류가 미비한 이민자 (undocumented immigrants)라고 표현을 하셨는데 소위 말해서 “불법 체류자 (Illegal immigrants)”라고 표현하기도 하잖아요. 왜 서류미비자라는 표현을 쓰기로 결정했는지 청취자 분들...

Send us Fan Mail Advocacy Watch is bonus content produced by the Office of Public Witness and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, featuring the work of advocacy of the Presbyterian Church USA. This month we feature important work being done in South Sudan and how you can get involved. Special Guests: Anthony Harris, PMUN Seminary Intern & Shelvis Smith-Mather, PCUSA Mission Co-Wor...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: What do you think about pacifism as it relates to faith and justice? Does pacifism lead to change? Special Guest: (14:45) Jide Macaulay, Founder, House Of Rainbow   Guest Question: What is the situation regarding queer rights internationally, especially outside the US? What work is being done, especially in places such as Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria? Ho...

Send us Fan Mail Question for the Week: Certain people in history have dominated a sport and  that dominance can lead to boredom or the need for more diversity in talent or a lot of competitiveness, is the church similar in this way?  Special Guest: (22:40) Rev. Benjamin Perry, Minister of Outreach and Media Strategy, Middle Collegiate Church, and Author of Cry, Baby Why Our Tears Matter Guest Que...

Send us Fan Mail Una cuestión de fe Traducciones de la Biblia al español, el poder del idioma y su impacto en nuestra teología Preguntas : ¿Cuál es el proceso seguido para traducir la Biblia? ¿Qué hace una buena traducción? ¿Por qué hay tantas traducciones y revisiones de las traducciones? Rvdo. Dr. Edesio Sánchez Cetina For Listening Guides, click here! Got a question for us? Send them to faithpo...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: I hear about people saying that they don't want to go to Florida because of the politics of the leaders there. We've heard before about calls to boycott or to divest from specific companies or not give attention to problematic people. But does just "refusing to engage" with someone actually work? Special Guest: (26:36) Rev. Dr. Anna Carter...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: What are your thoughts on megachurches? Have you ever been to one? Are there things that they offer that more "traditional" churches do not? Special Guest: (23:45) Camille Hernandez, Black & Filipina Author of The Hero and the Whore: Reclaiming Healing and Liberation through the Stories of Sexual Exploitation in the Bible Guest Question: How are...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Ally Henny, Author of I Won't Shut Up : Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You & holds an M. Div from Fuller Theological Seminary Guest Question: We have conversations about abuse and power, but don't often talk about spiritual abuse. What is spiritual abuse? How does it manifest? How does it intersect with issues such as racism? I Won’...

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Rev. Martha Sadongei, Pastor of Central Presbyterian Church, Phoenix, AZ & Consultant to Presbytery of Grand Canyon for NA Ministries for the Southern Churches Guest Question: What are the experiences of our Native American churches? What kind of support do Native churches need within our denomination? Also, in terms of spiritual practice and belief and practice...