Melissa Rau joins us for the fourth part of our coronavirus pandemic miniseries to discuss faith formation. We discuss rethinking faith formation now and beyond the pandemic. Melissa Rau is Director of Partnerships and New Initiatives for Episcopal Church Foundation. Melissa joined the ECF staff in April 2018. Prior to joining ECF, she served churches as a consultant doing strategic visioning, assessments, facilitation, training, and coaching. She has studied with Princeton Theological Seminary,...
May 18, 2020•43 min
In part three of our coronavirus pandemic miniseries we're joined by Kyle Oliver to discuss incarnational perspectives on online church. Kyle Matthew Oliver is an educational media producer and researcher, a fellow of the Episcopal Church Foundation, and a priest of the Diocese of California. He currently serves as communications and marketing manager and adjunct instructor in Christian education at Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley. Kyle is a doctoral candidate at Teachers Colle...
May 15, 2020•59 min
Wondering whether to celebrate the Holy Eucharist with your congregation online during the coronavirus pandemic? Dr. Joshua Wise joins us to discuss sacramental theology and an orthodox, Trinitarian, Incarnational perspective on online worship for our congregations. Joshua Wise is the author of No Avatars Allowed: Theological Reflections on Video Games from Church Publishing. He's also cofounder of the All Ports Open Network where he writes and produces several podcasts including Weeping Cedars,...
May 12, 2020•58 min
Priest Pulse is back with a coronavirus pandemic miniseries looking at pastoral care, communications, sacramental theology, formation, and justice and reconciliation ministry while we're experience church in exile. Part one features the Rev. Dr. Storm Swain author of Trauma and Transformation at Ground Zero: A Pastoral Theology from Fortress Press. Storm discusses pastoral care in times of crisis, the ongoing trauma of the coronavirus pandemic, clergy resiliency, self-care, and more....
May 11, 2020•57 min
After an unexpected hiatus we return with Anna Courie and David Peters, authors of Christ Walk Crushed: a 40-Day Journey Toward Reconciliation available from Church Publishing Inc. In this interview we discuss contrition, healing, forgiveness, and reconciliation, as well as what its like to leave the beautiful state of Hawaii for the mainland. Check out our patreon: www.patreon.com/priestpulse
Jun 26, 2019•58 min
The Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija joins us to talk about his ministry with TryTank, a joint partnership between the General Theological Seminary and Virginia Theological Seminary. TryTank is a learning lab to experiment in church growth and innovation. In this episode we talk about the boldness to experiment in ministry, and how failure can lead to true success. https://www.lorenzolebrija.com/about-lorenzo.html https://www.trytank.org/about.html Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/priestpulse...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 10
On this week’s Priest Pulse, Colin and Fr. Laurence fly solo as they key up two MORE interviews from the FORMA conference in January. While in Indy, Fr. Ben and Colin sat down with Jerusalem Greer, who is currently (but was not yet at the time) staff officer for evangelism on the Presiding Bishop’s staff, to hear about the many projects she has going on around the Church. In our second segment, Fr. Laurence was able to talk with the Rev. Callie Swanlund to hear her thoughts on the recent screeni...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 9
On this episode we're joined by author Greg Millikin of the book "Being Called, Being Gay" from Church Publishing available now, as well as returning guest Sarah Stonesifer. We discuss issues around discernment, vocation, and call to lay and ordained ministry, and engage issues of age, gender, sexual orientation, and more as they relate to discernment in the Episcopal Church. We think all discernment officers around TEC should check this one out! Check out our patreon: www.patreon.com/priestpuls...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Colin and Ben discuss the brand new Red Church Door Podcast at www.redchurchdoor.org and share this wonderful content. At the 2019 Forma conference, Colin interviewed author Anna V. Ostenso Moore about her book "Today is a Baptism Day" available now from Church Publishing. Special thanks to the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta's youth ministry podcast with producing this episode. https://www.annavostensomoore.com/ https://www.churchpublishing.org/todayisabaptismday https://www.eycdioatl.org/podcast....
Feb 26, 2019•43 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Ben and Laurence unpack their experience at the Formed to Proclaim 2019 Forma Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. We discuss the conference and then we hear from conference goers of their impressions. Over the next several weeks we'll be releasing our Forma interviews and live episode.
Feb 08, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 6
It's tough to find a name for an episode about beer that doesn't offend or violate intellectual property! For the third year in a row we are LIVE at the Diocese of Pennsylvania clergy conference in Cape May, NJ. The Rev. Kirk Berlenbach, Canon for Growth and Support of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, joins the show to discuss beer ministry - do's and don't, what the canons and law allows, safety, policies, and more. We also sample some local south New Jersey craft beer from Cape May Brewery and Lud...
Dec 18, 2018•59 min•Season 4Ep. 5
The Rev. Patricia (Tricia) Lyons is the Evangelism and Community Engagement in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington DC, administrator of the Episcopal Evangelist network on Facebook, and author of Teaching Faith with Harry Potter: A Guidebook for Parents and Educators for Multigenerational Faith Formation. Tricia has also served on the Presiding Bishop’s team that helped construct The Way of Love campaign.
Dec 01, 2018•50 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Dr. Jeremy Bonner is an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University and contributor to the book, "Growth and Decline in the Anglican Communion: 1980 to the Present". You can read more about Dr. Bonner's work here: https://livingchurch.org/covenant/2018/08/30/facing-more-episcopal-church-decline/
Nov 13, 2018•51 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Episode two of season four is here! Ben and Colin are joined by the Rev. Jeremy Smith of Hacking Christianity. Rev. Jeremy Smith is a United Methodist Elder serving as Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church in Seattle, Washington (USA). He blogs about faith, young clergy issues, technology, internet theory, and geeky topics at HackingChristianity.net. Jeremy discusses with us the current state of the United Methodist Church and much more. Check out www.hackingchristianity.net now!...
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Four years and now four seasons kicks off with Jeremy Tackett, Digital Evangelist for the Episcopal Church. We discuss working for Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, exciting new projects for TEC, and those two scary words "digital" and "evangelism." Bonus interview: Colin asks Ben all about his new Kickstarter for the All Ports Open Network launching October 3. Here's a preview: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theologian78/1459391558?ref=580706&token=0ccd403a www.allportsopen.com...
Oct 02, 2018•56 min•Season 4Ep. 1
This week, Jesus has some pretty strong words for the privileged who, because of their tribes, try to keep some in and some out. Reading: http://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Pentecost/BProp21_RCL.html#gsp1
Oct 02, 2018•7 min•Season 4Ep. 204
Mark Nepo writes that sacred moments wait for us like the very pulse of life that waits like a kind mother at the edge of exhaustion. As we seek to ease our anxiety not on early things but on things heavenly, what would it look like if we made God the foundation for our stability? Reading: http://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Pentecost/BProp20_RCL.html#nt1
Sep 24, 2018•5 min•Season 4Ep. 203
When exactly did we ever all just get along? Colin explores last Sunday's Gospel where we are met with one of the earliest divisions in the church. Gospel Reading: http://www.lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Pentecost/BProp19_RCL.html#gsp1
Sep 18, 2018•8 min•Season 4Ep. 202
We are trying something different here at Priest Pulse. I (Colin) have been recording the audio from my sermon for years and I'm finding it less effective as a tool to share the gospel. Sermons on Sunday are visual mediums and the audio is not capturing the entire presentation. What I want to try is to take the content from the Sunday Sermon, and on Monday Morning sit down and record it as a podcast. It's an experiment. I think it's going to take some time to find my sea legs as I perfect my inn...
Sep 18, 2018•10 min•Season 4Ep. 201
This week, we welcome back the Rev. Kyle Oliver (Creative Commons Prayer) to talk about what he's been up to since his last time on Priest Pulse, his Doctoral work at Columbia, and even more exciting - his recent Holy Eucharist Illuminated Cards project. Ben, Colin, and Kyle talk about new trends in the church and the continuing rise in what they see as an increased passion for EVANGELISM! You can read more about Kyle at kyleoliver.net and at https://www.creativecommonsprayer.com/ . You can puch...
Jul 28, 2018•46 min
No #GC79 Pigeon, no Episcobaby, no lightning scar, but we do have some amazing interviews and a wrap up from our correspondent Laurence Wainwright-Maks from the floor of the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church. The incredible executive director of Forma Bill Campbell (finally!) joins us as well as Charles Graves and Bishop Silvestre Romero of the Diocese of Guatemala. Thanks to all of you for following along our second ever GC coverage. You all are the best and we love you. Thanks to...
Jul 13, 2018•36 min
The Rev. Callie Swanlund joins us to discuss her fabulous project now on Kickstarter: How2Charist, a Digital Instructed Eucharist. Bread+wine: blessed. God: present. What's the meaning behind our words+rituals? How2charist illuminates the liturgy's beauty+spirit. You can back this project now in the link below. Listen to Callie tell her story of how this project came to be and how you can get involved. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/callieswanlund/how2charist-digital-instructed-eucharist-e...
Jul 12, 2018•59 min
Yes, the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church is still going on. Yes, we've lost track of how many days it has been. Yes, we are still extremely thrilled by these wonderful conversations. On this episode, Bishop Daniel Gutierrez of the Diocese of Pennsylvania and Mary Parmer of Invite Welcome Connect both return to Priest Pulse with their updates on #GC79. Also we are extremely excited to have Mary Kate Rejouis, the worship coordinator for General Convention, join us to help us geek o...
Jul 11, 2018•21 min
Topics include: Prayer Book Revision (Resolution A068), Bishops Against Gun Violence, Hutto Detention Facility visit, #Metoo, worship at General Convention, diversity and inclusiveness in leadership, creation care and agrarian mission, Episcopal Relief and Development, youth ministry, the Young Adult Festival, Union of Black Episcopalians, and much more. Guests include: Bishop Barbara Harris, Brian Sellers-Petersen, Ashley Simpson, Wallace Benton, Horne Skov, Payne MacMillan, DJ Waters, Morgan M...
Jul 09, 2018•37 min
Fr. Laurence Wainwright-Maks continues to interview from the floor of the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. In this episode: Jason Evans, Sarah Stonesifer, and discussions of #MeToo, #Churchtoo, worship at GC, evangelism, church planting, and much more.
Jul 07, 2018•18 min
Fr. Laurence Wainwright-Maks continues reporting from the floor of the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Austin, TX. He discusses the #metoo liturgy and the opening press event with Bishop Michael Curry and President of the House of Deputies Gay Clark Jennings. Laurence continues to collect perspectives from the floor including: Drew and Radha, two middlers from Seminary of the Southwest, Micah Jackson, President of Bexley Seabury Seminary, Jamie Nelson, admissions officer from ...
Jul 06, 2018•18 min
Join our correspondent Laurence Wainwright-Maks as he reports from the floor of #GC79, the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Interviews include Bishop Brian Seage of the Diocese of Mississippi, representatives of Bexley Seabury seminary, Aimee Bostwick, President of the Board of Forma, other representatives of Forma, and more! Laurence Wrainwright-Maks is our 'man-about-convention,' and you'll hear him popping all over the convention floor gathering insights and perspectives. If y...
Jul 05, 2018•16 min
It's that glorious, triennial time: General Convention! #GC79 has kicked off and in this episode Ben and Colin interview Scott Gunn of Forward Movement about all of the Convention hype. We unpack the big issues, and what makes convention great. Let Scott Gunn help you understand some of the ins-and-outs of the General Convention. https://www.episcopalchurch.org/inside-general-convention www.sevenwholedays.org http://www.generalconvention.org/...
Jul 04, 2018•39 min
Anna Fitch Courie returns to talk about her amazing new book the Adventures of Cancer Girl and God , available now from Church Publishing. Topics include: living with cancer or illness, grace and healing, finding faith in difficult circumstances, evangelism and sharing our stories of faith, Michael Curry and the Jesus Movement, Lent Madness, and so much more. https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Cancer-Girl-God-Journey/dp/1640650105 https://www.amazon.com/Books-Anna-Fitch-Courie/s?ie=UTF8&page=...
May 29, 2018•51 min
Fr. Benjamin Gildas sits down for a roundtable discussion with the full time faculty of the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church to discuss challenges and opportunities facing current and new leadership in this denomination. www.gts.edu Desmond Tutu Travel Seminar with the Rev. Dr. Michael Battle: www.gts.edu www.michaelbattle.com
May 23, 2018•52 min
