Faithful Disruption: Religion in Public Life

Committing Faith in Public Talking Theology and Impeachment Sit down with two Phillips faculty to talk about theology and impeachment and what do you get? A half hour of insight, perspective, and something to chew on. Dr. Joe Bessler, the Robert Travis Peake Professor of Theology and acting dean, and Dr. Sarah Morice Brubaker, Associate Professor of Theology, are the guests on this episode of Comm...

Committing Faith in Public Podcast with State Senator George Young, Sr. The Rev. Dr. George Young, Sr., is well known to Phillips’ audiences as a double alumnus (master’s and doctoral degrees), adjunct instructor, and former trustee. In addition, we know him as a long-time pastor who cultivated links between the congregations he served and the civic community. When Dr. Young retired from pastoral...

Committing Faith in Public Podcast with Aliye Shimi Aliye Shimi is the executive director of Tulsa’s oldest ecumenical/interfaith organization, Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry. In that role, and in the MANY volunteer hours Aliye gives, Aliye is among the fiercest and kindest advocates for justice, dignity, compassion, and basic human decency in Tulsa and everywhere. She lives her Muslim faith, in publ...

Committing Faith in Public Podcast with the Rev. Clark Frailey, Public Education Advocate There are not many organizations these days that are able to create coalitions that cross partisan divides. But the Rev. Clark Frailey, pastor of  Coffee Creek Church (Southern Baptist) in Edmond, OK, has found a way to do that on the issue of public education in Oklahoma. The Rev. Frailey is one of the...

Committing Faith in Public Podcast with the Revs. Marlin Lavanhar and Carlton Pearson When folks from around the country think of religion in Tulsa, they are likely to think about Oral Roberts University, Victory Christian, or Rhema Bible. But many don’t know about  All Souls , the largest Church in the Unitarian Universalist Association and a potent progressive spiritual force in public life...

Committing Faith in Public Podcast with the Rev. Chris Moore A trip to the Southern Border. A nativity display on the church lawn. A chain-link fence. An act of contrition that is misunderstood. A signboard message connecting the words “Jesus” and “Migrant.” How it all became a national story during Advent and Christmas 2018. The Rev. Chris Moore, pastor of  Fellowship Congregational Church &...

What leads a congregation to start what became Oklahoma’s first public partnership school, and what has been their experience with the venture? The Rev. Dr. Ray Owens, senior pastor of  Metropolitan Baptist Church in Tulsa , addresses these and other matters related to the  Greenwood Leadership Academy . Links mentioned in the podcast:  The Metcares Foundation ,  Greenwood Lead...

This is the podcast for people who want to be inspired by individuals and communities of faith doing good work in public. Our guests tell stories of their work to weave a more just, kind, and diversity-inclusive society. Our first guest is the Rev. Shannon Fleck, executive director of the  Oklahoma Conference of Churches . Email Trista Soendker Nicholson , interim executive director of t...