Along the Road: A Podcast for PC(USA) Leaders MCM

 We often prioritize the importance of academic learning and knowledge and the hierarchy of the written word.  Do these values align with the core value that "the unity of believers in Christ is reflected in the rich diversity of the church's membership [F-1.0403]" where different ways of knowing and embodied learning might also be valued?

Join Kate Trigger Duffert, Office of the General Assembly and Marissa Galvan Valle, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, a ruling elder and the pastor of Beechmont Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Kentucky as we explore the transformational imagination of our embodied values.

We can seek to create more equitable and inclusive systems and spaces that embrace multiple ways of knowing and learning and foster a sense of belonging  highlighted in the Foundations of Presbyterian Polity, F-1.04.

We would love to have your insights and reflections about how embodied knowledge may or may not be utilized in your context.

A short survey can be found here: https://forms.office.com/r/gDUiLx8WMr

Thank you for taking time to respond after listening to this podcast.  Have a great day!

As we kick of Season Two, be inspired by some of the youngest members of the body of Christ as we hear from Rachel Pedersen, Associate Pastor for Children and Family Ministry at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, and learn more about how we can connect to the joy and wonder that children can bring to our ministries. 

Our hosts reflect on the First Season of "Along the Road" - the joy, the things that impacted them, the guests, the purpose. 
We would love to hear how you have been Nourished and have enjoyed our Encounters. Send us your reactions, experience, and suggestions to alongtheroad@pcusa.org and you can fill out an online survey for the podcast at https://forms.office.com/r/VRWSawwAVd

Join Rev. Dr. Rebecca Davis, Professor of Christian Education and Director of the Masters of Arts in Christian Education Program at Union Presbyterian Seminary | Richmond & Charlotte,  as we explore the Directory for Worship and its importance as a theological and polity foundation that it essential for ecclesial formation and thinking theologically. 

Consider a variation on the ancient spiritual practice of examen by using aspects of one of the constitutional questions and reflect upon how we can learn from those in other generations. Neil Myer, Director of Christian Education at Eastminster Presbyterian Church and Campus Minister with UKirk at Michigan State University joins us to talk about it all. 

It may be hard to imagine how the Book of Order might inspire a  journey of faith but it was an integral part of deepening the faith and an invitation to engage together in a covenantal community of faith for our guests Tim Cargal, Associate Stated Clerk and Associate Director, Ministry Leadership Development, Office of the General Assembly; Fran Lane-Lawrence, Executive Presbyter|Stated Clerk, Presbytery of Lake Michigan, and Stated Clerk, Synod of the Covenant; and John Kim, Senior Translator, Korean Language, Office of Global Language Resources, Administrative Service Group, PCUSA, A Corporation.