For People with Bishop Rob Wright

Send us Fan Mail It's easy to wave off the people that can't stand you, but the person that grew up loving you that says you're missing the mark is the one you take seriously. And that is Jeremiah in the bible! He saw his culture going the wrong direction, and he knew mature love demands that we love enough to see things as they are and give voice to those things as the redemptive l...

Send us Fan Mail In America, the average age of people who attend church skews older. In fact, the average age of the average member of The Episcopal Church is 66! Yet, God has done some of God's best work with faithful people older in age. Abram was 100 when his son Isaac was born. His wife Sarah struggled to believe that God could do something new with their very old, physical, deeply perso...

Send us Fan Mail In life, we learn that I am MINE. A person learns they are the captain of their own ship. Yet as people of faith, we are the stewards of the message that there is no better life than the one that God gives us! In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation around Abram's faithfulness to say yes to God and to pick up and leave and GO. They discuss what it means...

Send us Fan Mail The Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray was an American civil rights activist, advocate, legal activist, legal scholar, author, and Episcopal priest. In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Rosita Stevens-Holsey, the niece of Pauli Murray. They discuss Murray's life, ministry, and the monumental contributions Murray made in advancing policy to bring justice to marginaliz...

Send us Fan Mail What is uncertain in your life? Not the anxieties like if your team is going to win the big game, but the real uncertainty like worthiness, finances, and health. We can take them to our friend Jesus and he can give us the clarity that we need. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about uncertainty and anxiety. They discuss how Jesus moves the disciples in...

Send us Fan Mail Always be ready to give an accounting of your hope - St. Peter. Optimism fades but hope is eternal. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about hope. They discuss as Christians the reason we hope, why some people fail to have hope, and ways that we see hope in our world. Listen in for the full conversation. Before listening, read For Faith. Support the sho...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to learn to be brave? And how do we then use our own courage and bravery for the Kingdom of God? Especially when we have to work hard to be brave! In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. They discuss her favorite bible stories, her experiences serving as Bishop in the na...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was recorded while Bishop Wright was headed back from The Diocese of Cape Coast with 15 pilgrims. This is the second of two special guest episodes while Bishop Wright was on pilgrimage. In this episode, Melissa has a conversation with The Rev. Edgar Otero. They discuss Edgar's new ministry at St. Anthony's, why the church is growing, and how experimentation...

Send us Fan Mail Bishop Wright is in Ghana with 15 pilgrims of the Diocese of Atlanta with their companion diocese, The Diocese of Cape Coast. Over the next two weeks, we will share the space of For People with special guests.  In this episode, Melissa has a conversation with Bishop Doug Scharf of The Diocese of Southwest Florida. They discuss how he sees the resurrection, what is emerging in Chri...

Send us Fan Mail We are 150 episodes into For People! A faithful experiment of The Diocese of Atlanta sharing the love and leadership of Jesus.  In 150 episodes, For People has been downloaded 200,000x in 5,000 cities, 100 countries, and all 50 states. It is in the top 10% of all Buzzsprout podcasts, our hosting site.  In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright, have a conversation about the journ...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus was lynched on a tree outside the city walls in front of his closest friends and mother.  But there is no Easter Resurrection without Good Friday. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about Good Friday and our own Good Fridays. Listen in for the full conversation.  Before listening, read For Faith. Support the show Follow us on IG and FB at Bishop R...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem. He didn’t have to make this trip, he could have remained rural royalty, a potentate among the peasants. But, this donkey ride was the logical progression of his faith. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about Jesus' ride into Jerusalem days before his murder. They share how we make progress as people of faith and...

Send us Fan Mail Lent is a season where we try to get our minds and behinds in line with God. It's a chance to grow closer to God and let God do some work in us. This Lent, Bishop Wright is offering a 5-part video series themed Jesus Makes the Difference. This 5-part series is based on the Sunday lectionary of Lent and includes a reflection guide. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright ha...

Send us Fan Mail Lent is a season where we try to get our minds and behinds in line with God. It's a chance to grow closer to God and let God do some work in us. This Lent, Bishop Wright is offering a 5-part video series themed Jesus Makes the Difference. This 5-part series is based on the Sunday lectionary of Lent and includes a reflection guide. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright ha...

Send us Fan Mail Lent is a season where we try to get our minds and behinds in line with God. It's a chance to grow closer to God and let God do some work in us. This Lent, Bishop Wright is offering a 5-part video series themed Jesus Makes the Difference. This 5-part series is based on the Sunday lectionary of Lent and includes a reflection guide. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright ha...

Send us Fan Mail Lent is a season where we try to get our minds and behinds in line with God. It's a chance to grow closer to God and let God do some work in us. This Lent, Bishop Wright is offering a 5-part video series themed Jesus Makes the Difference. This 5-part series is based on the Sunday lectionary of Lent and includes a reflection guide. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright ha...

Send us Fan Mail As Black History Month closes, we wanted to take some time to discuss the life of Absalom Jones, the first Black Episcopal priest in The Episcopal Church. Absalom's story is one of loving God and loving all people. One of starting something brand new with and for God! In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Canon Martini Shaw, 17th Rector of The African Episcop...

Send us Fan Mail Lent is a season where we try to get our minds and behinds in line with God. It's a chance to grow closer to God and let God do some work in us. This Lent, Bishop Wright is offering a 5-part video series themed Jesus Makes the Difference. This 5-part series is based on the Sunday lectionary of Lent and includes a reflection guide. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright ha...

Send us Fan Mail God rescues us of from darkness. But coming into the light and seeing comes with a cost. It is a choice to shift our attention towards neighbor and God. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation about what it takes to shift our attention - an active choice to follow God and to love our neighbor. Listen in for the full conversation.  Before listening, read For...

Send us Fan Mail What makes a good sermon? For the preacher, it is knowing oneself, knowing the biblical text and context, knowing the people, and knowing what The Holy Spirit is speaking directly to them. It is also leaving the people hearing the sermon with some good holy questioning of their own walk with Christ and with neighbor in the world.  In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation...

Send us Fan Mail Christian maturity is understood as having a vibrant relationship with God as Lord and friend, and a proficiency with the practices and tools of the faith.  Tools like service, giving, prayer, silence and worship.  Christian maturity is understood as: actively bringing our lives, lips, hopes, and conflict resolution approaches under submission to the teachings and example of Jesus...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. King was born in Atlanta and was murdered in Memphis. And though we’ve seen change since then, there are still unarmed Black and Brown people dying in senseless violence. Just this past week, police murdered Tyre Nichols in Memphis. As our country reckons with another act of police brutality, we bring you an episode with two Black Bishops, our own Bishop Wright and Bishop Phoe...

Send us Fan Mail God prefers us. We are God's people. All of us. And yet, it is a defiant posture to believe God's blessings are for all of us. Just take a look around and we see disparity and an unequal balance of power. In this episode, Melissa and Bishop Wright have a conversation on who is blessed by God and what Jesus says about a God for all and a God that stands directly on the si...

Send us Fan Mail Spiritual growth and maturity is knowing and walking alongside your neighbor that views the world differently. Dr. King speaks of becoming a World House. If we are to be a World House we are to know every religion and every human as a part of the human family. These famous words still ring true today as antisemitism is on the rise.  In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversatio...

Send us Fan Mail Why hope? Dr. King speaks directly to why we should have hope. In this week's For Faith, Bishop Wright points to 5 quotes from Dr. King that embody hope. Dr. King's 5 quotes led Bishop Wright to the 5 following reasons why we have hope: 1) God is sovereign. 2) The Holy Spirit causes growth and alignment in us. 3) Exemplary Christian living changes lives. 4) We are a huma...