Faith in Process

What does it really mean to worship God — and can it happen anywhere besides a Sunday morning church service? In this third installment of their 12-part journey through Let Our Joys Be Known: A Brethren Heritage Curriculum , Pastor Harry Jarrett and producer Grayson Preece dig into one of the most fundamental questions of the Christian life: Why do we worship, and what is worship, anyway? Grayson...

In this bonus episode of Faith in Process, Pastor Harry Jarrett and producer Grayson Preece take the podcast on the road to a retired ministers and spouses lunch at Bridgewater Retirement Community. With an introduction from Christy Doughty, Harry and Grayson tell the story of how Faith in Process began, why it is recorded as a live Sunday school class, and how a podcast can become a new kind of “...

In this episode of Faith in Process, Pastor Harry Jarrett sits down with Millard Driver for a freeform conversation about power, responsibility, and the image of God. The conversation begins with the story behind the podcast itself: a friendship formed through lunch conversations, honest questions, and what Millard calls the gift of having a “soul friend.” From there, Harry and Millard explore wha...

In this episode of Faith in Process, producer Grayson Preece steps into the host chair while Pastor Harry is away and talks with Ewan Benjamin, a graduate student in conflict transformation at Eastern Mennonite University and Conscientious Objection Fellow with On Earth Peace. Together, they explore what it means to be a conscientious objector, why the Church of the Brethren has historically taugh...

In this episode of Faith in Process, Pastor Harry Jarrett welcomes Scott Holland, Professor Emeritus at Bethany Theological Seminary, for a rich conversation about Rubem Alves and the roots of liberation theology. Together, they explore why Alves matters, especially for listeners who may never have encountered his work before. Scott introduces Alves as an early and often overlooked voice in libera...

In this episode of Faith in Process, Pastor Harry Jarrett talks with returning guest Angela Finet about chapter two of her book Sabbath: God’s Call to Peace . Together they explore how Sabbath begins with naming our idols, why overwork can become a form of slavery, and how peace with God opens the way for peace within ourselves, our churches, and our communities. Along the way, they reflect on ide...

In this episode of Faith in Process, I sit down with producer Grayson Preece for a thoughtful and honest conversation about baptism, faith, and what it means to follow Jesus in the Church of the Brethren. What begins as a discussion about baptism opens into something much deeper. We talk about the language of sin, the wounds many people carry from rigid religious frameworks, and the need for commu...

In this first episode of a four-part series, Pastor Harry Jarrett sits down with returning guest Lonnie Yoder to begin an honest and thoughtful conversation about religious trauma. Together, they explore a working definition of religious trauma as emotional and psychological harm caused by religious beliefs, practices, or communities that produce fear, shame, control, or distress over time. They a...

In this Faith in Process Sunday’s Cool conversation from Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave, Virginia, Pastor Harry Jarrett welcomes returning guest Audrey Svay. Audrey is an ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren, a professional writing consultant, and an adjunct English professor, and she brings both pastoral wisdom and practical writing tools to the question so many...

In this episode of Faith in Process, Pastor Harry Jarrett and co-host Grayson Preece begin a new series exploring the core convictions of the Church of the Brethren through the book Let Our Joys Be Known . The first conversation centers on one powerful theme: radical obedience. What would it take to follow Jesus if it were illegal? Travel back to 1708, when Alexander Mack and seven others stepped...

How can followers of Jesus respond faithfully to immigration enforcement, social justice issues, and political division? In this powerful conversation, host Harry Jarrett sits down with Dr. Scott Holland, Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies at Bethany Theological Seminary, to explore what it means to be good neighbors in turbulent times. Drawing inspiration from Fred Rogers’ ministry of neighborli...

Ego Consciousness vs. God Consciousness: A Conversation on Paradigm Shifts What does it mean to truly embody God consciousness in our everyday lives? In this organic, unscripted conversation, hosts Harry and Millard dive deep into the contrasts between ego consciousness and God consciousness—exploring how Jesus modeled a nonviolent, loving, and persuasive way of being that stands apart from the do...

In this special episode, host Harry Jarrett and producer Grayson Preece step into the spotlight to share their own faith journeys and how they each found their way to the Church of the Brethren. Harry reveals his winding path through Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Pentecostal, and Mennonite traditions before discovering his deep family roots in the Brethren church—connections he never knew ex...

In this episode of Faith in Process, Harry and Millard dive deep into Walter Brueggemann’s concept of “royal consciousness” and what it means for the church today. Drawing from Brueggemann’s book The Prophetic Imagination , they explore how empire creates a numbness in the populace—convincing people that the way things are is the way things must be. Key Topics Discussed: * Royal consciousness vs....

I Can See the Change and the Improvement: A Conversation with Don Fitzkee How do we know when change actually makes us more like Christ? In this episode, Harry sits down with Don Fitzkee —2026 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference moderator and pastor of worship at Lancaster Church of the Brethren—to explore this vital question. Don shares insights from his recent Messenger magazine article “I...

In this episode of Faith in Process, Pastor Harry Jarrett sits down with Lonnie Yoder to explore the question: How do we experience the divine in the midst of trauma, before, during, and after? Lonnie helps us name trauma in its different forms, including single-event trauma, repeated trauma, and the way present events can trigger historical trauma. Together, Harry and Lonnie talk about the differ...

In this episode of Faith in Process, Harry and Millard sit down for a thoughtful and lively conversation on the process theology of Alfred North Whitehead. They explore three core ideas shaped by Whitehead’s work: that value is woven into the fabric of reality, that religion serves as the bridge between vision and action, and that God’s way in the world is persuasive love rather than coercive forc...

In this episode of Faith in Process , Pastor Harry welcomes David Radcliff —director of the New Community Project and author of the Covenant Bible Series study God’s Earth. Our Home. David’s life and ministry are rooted in the belief that creation care, justice, and faith belong together. David shares how a formative trip to Central America reshaped his understanding of the world and launched him...

Naming God, Training Our Imagination This episode with Scott Holland found me standing at the meeting point of several streams I have been wading in lately: Dana Cassell’s Outwit class on resisting tyrants, Walter Brueggemann on prophetic imagination, and Scott’s work in theopoetics. What tied them together was not only a topic but a practice, imagination as the way faith learns to see differently...

In this episode of Faith in Process … we sit down with pastor and author Angela Finet to explore a paradigm-shifting way of understanding Sabbath —not as something we collapse into after six days of striving, but as the first gift of our lives with God. Drawing from her new Brethren Press study Sabbath: God’s Call to Peace , Angela helps us rethink the Genesis rhythm of “evening and morning,” and...

Millard Driver: The Pursuit of Happiness In this episode of Faith in Process , Pastor Harry Jarrett sits down with Millard Driver to rediscover what the Founding Fathers really meant by “the pursuit of happiness.” Far from today’s focus on pleasure, success, or wealth, the Founders envisioned happiness as the lifelong pursuit of virtue and moral growth. Drawing from Benjamin Franklin’s thirteen vi...

Description Ordained in the Church of the Brethren, Audri Svay served as a pastor for several years and currently works as the professional writing consultant for the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, IN where she teaches writing courses as an adjunct English professor. Svay has written for Messenger Magazine (2023), and Brethren Life and Thought (2024) , and is the author of the poetry boo...

In this episode, Lonnie Yoder joins me for a warm, candid conversation about his “Signs of Hope”—simple practices that help real people notice grace in ordinary life. Lonnie is a longtime professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Eastern Mennonite Seminary (1991–2021), former Associate Dean and Director of Distance Learning, and a seasoned interim pastor; he holds a Ph. D. in Religion and Perso...

Summary In this episode, we dive into an engaging conversation with Professor Emeritus Scott Holland of Bethany Theological Seminary . We explore the concept of Theo-Poetics, its relevance, and its importance in modern theology. Scott shares insights from his background, including his work in theology, culture, and pastoral roles, as well as his pivotal role in establishing the Theopoetics program...

“What Is the Mission of the Church?” — Continuing the Conversation This post expands on our latest Faith & Process conversation with Millard Driver, exploring the mission of the church, how we read Scripture, and why a Jesus-shaped vision still compels. Why “mission” is the right first question In the episode, Millard suggests that a church’s mission should align with “what Christ had in mind for...