Dale Irby is an attorney, substitute teacher, and elder at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Olive Branch, Mississippi. In this faith conversation he shares the ethics of law coupled with faith, discerning new career paths, and overcoming a difficult period in his life. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Additional comments: modific...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 114
Rev. Dr. Joe Butler is a Cumberland Presbyterian minister who came under the care of Leitchfield Presbytery in 1970. He serve as stated supply beginning in 1971 and was ordained in 1975. Joe is a graduate from Bethel University and Memphis Theological Seminary with M.Div and D.Min. He has taught at Bethel for 12 years and at the Program of Alternate Studies 13 years. He has also served as president of the Board of Trustees for Memphis Theological Seminary. He has served as moderator of Kentucky ...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 113
Jessica Neas is a new mother and a newly ordained elder at the Mohawk Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Tennessee. Jessica shares how her faith, life, and motherhood have shaped her over the last several months. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Additional comments: modifications made to shorten and loop song for introduction and closing of ...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 112
Carla Bellis is a member of Orange Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Aurora, Missouri. She is involved in all levels of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church having served as Convention President of the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, chair of the Nominating Committee for the General Assembly, a volunteer at three Presbyterian Youth Trienniums, and as a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference Planning Committee. Currently she is serving on the Ministry Council of the Cumber...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 111
Reverend Jenny Muraya is a Chaplain at Regional One Health Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. She is graduate of Nairobi University and Memphis Theological Seminary. She has two sons and one granddaughter. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Additional comments: modifications made to shorten and loop song for introduction and closing of podcast. ...
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 110
Reverend Tami Terpstra, MDiv, BCC is an interfaith staff chaplain at a public safety net and Level I Trauma hospital in Denver, CO. Her special passion is in providing care to behavioral health patients experiencing severe spiritual and psychiatric crises. After a decade of seminary and three more years of chaplaincy training, her long-suffering spouse and only child (who practically overnight became an amazing young man) manage to keep a sense of humor and continue to cheer her on in this pecul...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 109
Reverend Anna Brockman serves as an Associate Pastor at the Winchester Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She is a graduate of Bethel University and Memphis Theological Seminary. She lives in Winchester, Tennessee with her husband Wesley, their daughter Rachel, and their one-eyed pug Pepper. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Additional comments...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 108
Rev. Karen Schmidt is a native of Nebraska, living in the Denver Colorado area for the last 31 years. She is married to her college sweetheart, Pete for the last 33 years. They have three children in their 20’s. A writer, Karen is a graduate of Denver Seminary with an Master of Divinity in Leadership. She is currently employed as a chaplain for Christian Living Communities. She has been an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian pastor since 2021. She is a member of 316 Denver, a Celtic Cumberland Pres...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 107
Bowman Vowell is the stated supply at the Clinton Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Oklahoma for the past two and a half years. He is preparing to be ordained as a minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination. He is married to Natalie and they have two dogs: Bailey the Beagle and Coco the Pitbull. They also have been foster parents for almost a year and currently are caring for a young boy that just turned one year old. Bowman enjoys playing computer games, watching movies with Natalie, ...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 106
Rev. Bobby Spurling is from East Tennessee currently living in Western Kentucky where he serves the Hopkinsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He has a wife who is a lifelong Cumberland Presbyterian and two boys: 11 and 14. He is a member of Covenant Presbytery and serves on the Board of Christian Education. He enjoys coaching youth sports and spending time with family. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-o...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 105
Rev. Jennifer Hayes is a decent wife, a goofy mom, and the Director of Spiritual Care at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth, Texas. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Additional comments: modifications made to shorten and loop song for introduction and closing of podcast. Copyright Attribution and License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4....
Aug 23, 2022•53 min•Ep. 104
Rev. Dr. Tiffany Hall McClung often says that she was conceived Cumberland Presbyterian. It is true. Being a part of this denomination does not feel like a choice. She is okay with that. She has served the Cumberland Presbyterian Church her whole life, officially since being ordained on February 5, 2000 - as close as she could get to the birthday of the church. In her 22nd year of ordained ministry, she is serving the Brunswick Cumberland Presbyterian Church as well as Peace Lutheran Church ELCA...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 103
Rev. Byron Forester is the minister at both the Roellen and Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian congregations in West Tennessee Presbytery. He is married to Michelle Brown and has three adult children: Rachel, Elizabeth, and Eleanor. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Additional comments: modifications made to shorten and loop song for introducti...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 102
Sandra Shepherd and her husband Scott live in Nashville, Tennessee with their cats Boots and Socks. She loves singing, creating clergy stoles, and trying new crafts. She has served as Associate Pastor at the Brenthaven Church for 8 years. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Additional comments: modifications made to shorten and loop song for i...
Aug 02, 2022•50 min•Ep. 101
Sandra Shepherd and her husband Scott live in Nashville, Tennessee with their cats Boots and Socks. She loves singing, creating clergy stoles, and trying new crafts. She has served as Associate Pastor at the Brenthaven Church for 8 years. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Additional comments: modifications made to shorten and loop song for i...
Jul 26, 2022•46 min•Ep. 100
Reverend Andy Eppard is the Pastor of Cedar Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Greeneville, Tennessee. He has been in pastoral ministry since 1998 and has served churches is both Missouri Presbytery and the Presbytery of East Tennessee. Born and raised in Indiana, Andy attended Indiana University where he earned a Bachelor in Arts in Psychology. He went on to earn his Master in Arts in Theological Studies from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, in Springfield, Missouri, and then his...
Jul 19, 2022•45 min•Ep. 99
Huiling Pritchett, born and raised in mainland China, came to United States of America in her late 20’s and soon encountered and embraced her Christian faith. Huiling has 2 children of Chinese descent from her first marriage. She remarried to Craig Pritchett and has a blended family now with 6 children. Currently, Huiling is practicing as a licensed professional counselor in Colorado. She is also ordained to the counseling ministry by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Huiling desires to hold t...
Jul 12, 2022•52 min•Ep. 98
Huiling Pritchett, born and raised in mainland China, came to United States of America in her late 20’s and soon encountered and embraced her Christian faith. Huiling has 2 children of Chinese descent from her first marriage. She remarried to Craig Pritchett and has a blended family now with 6 children. Currently, Huiling is practicing as a licensed professional counselor in Colorado. She is also ordained to the counseling ministry by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Huiling desires to hold t...
Jul 05, 2022•46 min•Ep. 97
Rev. Paul Tucker is the minister at the Brush Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. In our conversation, Paul talks about the strong sense of wanting to serve an intergenerational congregation, Henri Nouwen, and the Church at its best is one of humility. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Comments: http://freemusicarchive.org/ Additional comments: modificati...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 96
Melinda Reams is a 4th generation Cumberland Presbyterian who attends the Russellville Cumberland Presbyterian Church where she has been a Sunday School teacher, Director of Children's Ministry, and CP Women's Ministry President. She has also been active at the presbyterial level serving at Camp Peniel in many capacities including Director of Junior Camp and speaking at 3rd Age Retreat and is currently on the Arkansas Presbytery Board of Missions. Melinda has served on the Missions Ministry Team...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 95
Rev. Dr. Fleming is the Adult Ministry Coordinator for the Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He lives in Paducah, Kentucky. He attends the New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is married to Amy Fleming and has 3 adult children: Alex, Marcus, and Hannah. YouTube Encounter Channel: Cumberland Presbyterian Encounter Study - YouTube Weekly Encounter Newsletter sign-up: encounterhelps – Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (cpcmc.org) Music is provided b...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 94
Denise Adams is a candidate for the ministry under the care of Arkansas Presbytery. She is pursuing a Master of Divinity at Memphis Theological Seminary. She is a church secretary, a church camp volunteer, and an elder. She is the proud mother of Rev. Joshua Murray. Denise enjoys thrift stores, yard sales and hunting Native American artifacts. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-branches/caldera-blue Co...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 93
Rev. Mike Wilkinson has been the pastor of Knoxville First Cumberland Presbyterian Church since 2013. He is also currently serving on our denominational Ministry Council. Mike has been married to his gracious wife, Joanna, for almost forty years. They have three wonderful daughters, one of which is a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, and five awesome grandchildren. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-the-olive-br...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 92
Rev. Rebecca Prenshaw is honored to be an interviewee on the Cumberland Road podcast hosted by Rev. T.J. Malinoski. A native of Greeneville, Tennessee, she graduated from East Tennessee State University with a BBA in accounting. While working as a CPA in Chattanooga, she met her future husband, Rick, and they recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. They have three grown sons and visit them and their families as often as they can enjoying their four grandchildren with another on the way! For ...
May 17, 2022•52 min•Ep. 91
Pat Pickett is an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian minister currently serving worshiping communities in experimental ways and bringing diverse persons together. She writes, "God and I have been playing hide and seek since I was a child. Glimpses of God came in unexpected places. It was not in church, school, or any other institution where God welcomed me as God has through loving relationships and even failed ones. All the letters after my name might have been a help but where God is most real t...
May 10, 2022•56 min•Ep. 90
Pat Pickett is an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian minister currently serving worshiping communities in experimental ways and bringing diverse persons together. She writes, "God and I have been playing hide and seek since I was a child. Glimpses of God came in unexpected places. It was not in church, school, or any other institution where God welcomed me as God has through loving relationships and even failed ones. All the letters after my name might have been a help but where God is most real t...
May 03, 2022•51 min•Ep. 89
Mark Davis writes, "I'm a fifth-generation Cumberland Presbyterian, originally from Memphis, Tennessee, though I don't count generational heritage as a quality setting one Cumberland Presbyterian apart from any other Cumberland Presbyterian. My parents, Rev. Dr. Harold Davis (deceased) and Willene Davis, were very active in the denomination, and fortunately, saw to it that I was too. My faith's formative years were spent in the Park Avenue and Whitehaven Churches in Memphis under the guidance of...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 88
Gwen and her husband Mac live in Knoxville, Tennessee, where they are members of the Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She has served the denomination on the General Assembly Council, the Ministry Council, and is currently on the Our United Outreach (OUO) committee. In the Presbytery of East Tennessee, she serves on the Committee on the Ministry. At Beaver Creek, she teaches Sunday School in the children’s department, plays in the Chancel Handbell Choir, and is an active elder and cle...
Apr 19, 2022•45 min•Ep. 87
Revs. Alfredo (Freddy) and Lyvia Rincón are the church planters and co-pastors for Agape Cumberland Presbyterian Church in El Paso, Texas. Agape is a bi-lingual congregation that was recently organized on February 20, 2022. They are both members of Presbytery del Cristo where Lyvia serves on the Committee on Preparation for Ministry, and Freddy serves as Presbytery Moderator and on the Congregational Care Committee. Freddy and Lyvia have three boys, a beautiful two year old daughter, and a yorki...
Apr 12, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 86
Rev. Kathy Lofton serves as Associate Minister and Worship Leader at Covenant Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Ada, Oklahoma. She and her husband Travis Lynn Lofton have been married 39 years and live on a farm with their Mini-Schnauzer Pia. Kathy and Travis love playing pickleball and hiking. They have a daughter, son, and daughter-in-law who make the world a better place. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue . Source: https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-th...
Apr 05, 2022•53 min•Ep. 85
