A Matter of Faith: A Presby Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Special Guest: Dr. Ryan D. Smith, Programme Executive for the Ecumenical Office to the United Nations & Representative to UN Headquarters, World Council of Churches Guest Question: What are faith communities doing at the international level to affect change on issues such as violence, peace, security and gender justice around the world? Ecumenical Office to the United Nations...

Send us Fan Mail Joseph Russ, Mission Co-Worker, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala ¿Por favor comparte con nosotros un poco sobre tu trabajo? Cuéntenos sobre la situación en Centroamérica y los efectos de las acciones del gobierno de EE.UU. en CA. ¿Cómo podemos nosotros, las Iglesias en los EE. UU., apoyar su ministerio? For Listening Guides, click here! Got a question for us? Send them to faithpod...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: How can we intentionally celebrate Pride in our churches and as people of faith in our communities? Special Guest: (16:40) Isaac Adlerstein, Executive Director, Broadway Community Guest Question: What are some of the challenges of addressing poverty and homelessness in urban and city contexts? Are there also certain opportunities available for addressing thes...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: How do you have a conversation about faith and religion with people who have fundamentalist Christian views? Special Guest: 25:20 Jay Julio, Head of Sound Off! Music for Bail, and Assistant Principal Violist of the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra Guest Question: What are creative ways to push for justice in our communities? Things like art and music come to mind...

Send us Fan Mail Question for the Week: Recently, the live action film version of The Little Mermaid was release in movie theaters. It has done well in the US but has had a more mixed reception overseas, especially in China and South Korea, likely due to the casting of a black actress in the lead role. How are we to understand this? What if Jesus was cast as a person of color in a film? Special Gu...

Send us Fan Mail The advocacy offices of the Presbyterian Church USA are hosting a YOUNG ADULT Advocacy Conference this fall! October 20th - 22nd in Louisville, KY.  For Listening Guides, click here! Got a question for us? Send them to faithpodcast@pcusa.org! A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: What do you think about public versus private school? Or religion in school? Special Guest: (21:48) Rev. Colleen Earp, Program Director, Massanetta Springs Camp and Conference Center Guest Question: Why are conferences/retreats important for faith and spiritual development? What can someone get at a retreat that they cannot get from their usual church service...

Send us Fan Mail This week we discuss recent laws blurring the lines between church and state, and a little sports. #EndChristianNationalism  Question of the Week What does success and legacy mean in the church and faith context? Special Guest: (23:00) Dr. Jonathan Tran, Associate Dean for Faculty in the Honors College and Professor of Theology in Great Texts, Baylor University Guest Question: You...

Send us Fan Mail 여신학자협의회는 무엇을 하는 기관인가요? 처음에 어떻게 시작하게 되었고 시작하게 된 계기가 있나요? 여성으로서 한국 교회안에서 특별히 느끼는 어려움이 있다면 어떤 것이 있을까요? 여신협은 이러한 이슈들에 대해서 어떻게 대처하고 있나요? 한국사회가 직면한 새로운 이슈들은 어떤 것이 있고 그것을 위해 어떤 활동을 하고 있나요? 지난 반세기 동안 한국 교회 내에서 여성 리더십과 여성 리더쉽을 받아...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about the latest sports stories and the recent fight for reproductive justice and health for all. Question for the Week: When you get older, sometimes you reflect on life. What have you reflected on when reaching certain age or career milestones? How should the church reflect as well? Special Guest: (22:50) Rick Spielman, Commissioned Lay Pastor/Commissioned Ruli...

Send us Fan Mail This week we catch up and hear about Simon's trip to the Native lands of the US. Question of the Week: We hear about declining church membership in the PCUSA but what does that look like? What does that mean? Special Guest: (17:00) Caro Ibrahim, Registered Psychotherapist & Canadian Certified Counsellor   Guest Question: What is psychotherapy? How is it different from oth...

Send us Fan Mail Rosa y Edwin dan la bienvenida a Jenny y Kirei al podcast para hablar sobre el voluntariado en Perú. Jenny Valles es colaboradora de misión en Perú. Y Kirei Salas es una joven adulta voluntaria en Perú.  For Listening Guides, click here! Got a question for us? Send them to faithpodcast@pcusa.org! A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail This week, we remind our listeners to listen to Indigenous people! Special Guest: (4:45) Austen Hartke, Author & Founder of Transmission Ministry Collective Guest Question: What are the major myths and misunderstandings that people have around transgender identity, faith, and the Church? How have you seen things change or develop (both positively and negatively) since you firs...

Send us Fan Mail This week we continue to stand with our trans siblings as more and more anti-trans legislation passes in the US, especially standing with Rep. Zooey Zephyr from Montana! Special Guest: Heather Beamish, Author, Artist, & Speaker (Author of Homecoming ) (5:28) Guest Question: We hear sermons, hymns, and songs in church all the time. But aren’t there other ways to express our own...

Send us Fan Mail Question for the Week: It's hard to make friends and new meaningful relationships as an adult. Do you have any thoughts on how to make friends as we get older? How does this relate to faith and opportunities for faith communities? Special Guest: Kendall Vanderslice, Founder, Edible Theology (23:50) Guest Question: How can food be theological? How is food important for both un...

Send us Fan Mail SENDING OUR PRAYERS AND CALLING FOR ACTIONS FOR OUR SIBLINGS KILLED BY GUN VIOLENCE. Question for the Week: Should worship services and sermons come with Trigger warnings? Special Guest: Timestamp (8:07) Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts, Author of Then They Came For Mine: Healing from the Trauma of Racial Violence , and Black Joy Guest Question: If we are to truly end racism and whi...

Send us Fan Mail This week we continue to discuss the anti-trans bills in the US and continue to call for gun reform in our country! Question of the Week: What does Holy Week mean to you? Special Guest: Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai, Minister in The United Church of Canada Guest Question: We hear about people from marginalized communities reclaiming spaces and practices. But what does that actually look l...

Send us Fan Mail The Advocacy offices of the Presbyterian Church USA come together each month to talk about the work that they are doing. This month, the Office of Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church USA discusses Ecumenical Advocacy Days!  For Listening Guides, click here! Got a question for us? Send them to faithpodcast@pcusa.org! A Matter of Faith website

Send us Fan Mail This week we have a serious talk about gun violence and gun reform because of our siblings who were murdered by gun violence this week in Nashville, TN. No child should be murdered. No child should be shot. No school staff person should be murdered. We must all do our part to end gun violence and ban assault weapons. Question for the Week: How do you maintain strength, hope, or re...

Send us Fan Mail Rev. Dr. Mariano Ávila De cara a la Semana Santa, ¿qué es central en la predicación y enseñanzas de Jesús?, ¿cuál es el contexto en que Jesús vive y muere? ¿cuál el mensaje en su resurrección? Celebramos la Semana Santa como un momento único, central en la vida de la comunidad de fe, pero desconectado del resto de la celebración del tiempo litúrgico del Reinado de Dios. ¿qué impli...

Send us Fan Mail Question of the Week: Where have you experienced God during travel? Special Guests: Rev. Dr Ronald J. Allen & Rev. Dr. Robert D. Cornwall, Retired Disciples of Christ Ministers Guest Question: As Christians, what are we supposed to believe about “the end times”, “the rapture”, or “the end of the world?” It seems like some Christians focus on it a lot with a sense of doom and f...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk about the Oscars and the devastating anti-Drag and anti-Trans laws that are spreading across our country. Question of the Week: How do you know when God is answering your prayers? Special Guests: Dr. William Yoo, Associate Professor of American Religious and Cultural History, Columbia Theological Seminary Guest Question: What is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s...

Send us Fan Mail Drag Queens and Kings are the Beloved! Question of the Week: What is an acceptable level of "extra" noise during a worship service? People cough, babies cry, and some folks have their phones ringing. It can all add up. What is tolerable to some is not as tolerable to others. What do you think? Special Guest: Lydia Griffiths, Mythologist, Writer & Storyteller & Ph...

Send us Fan Mail Sue from the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations welcomes guests to talk about the UN's Commission on the Status of Women! Check out this amazing event! Special Guests: Ivy Lopedito, Emma Johnston, Victoria Alexander Commission on the Status of Women 67th Commission on the Status of Women Follow on Instagram @pcusa_un and on Facebook at Presbyterian Ministry at the UN...

Send us Fan Mail 첫번 째 이야기 - 십분 수다에서는 새해를 맞아 한국에서 나이를 세는 방법을 진행자 팀 혜영, 소정, 광원이 가볍게 이야기 해봅니다. 이후 본격 인터뷰에서는, Korean American Presbyterian Clergy Women (KAPCW) 의 이정렬 목사님과 김은주 목사님을 모시고 KAPCW 가 무엇이며 누구인지, 어떻게 결성이 되었는지, 미국내 한인 여성 목사님들은 어디에서 어떤 다양한 사역을 하는 지에 대해서 이야기 해보는 시...