14 episodes

Being Church in the Time of COVID seeks to tell the stories of what it is like being the church during the pandemic of 2020. Developed by the Office of Continuing Education, it is hosted by Sushama Austin-Connor, program administrator and Abigail Visco Rusert, director of the Institute for Youth Ministry. Each episode includes interviews with pastors, scholars, and new ministry leaders. It is produced by alum and pastor Garrett Mostowski.

Being Church in the Time of COVID Princeton Theological Seminary

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

Being Church in the Time of COVID seeks to tell the stories of what it is like being the church during the pandemic of 2020. Developed by the Office of Continuing Education, it is hosted by Sushama Austin-Connor, program administrator and Abigail Visco Rusert, director of the Institute for Youth Ministry. Each episode includes interviews with pastors, scholars, and new ministry leaders. It is produced by alum and pastor Garrett Mostowski.

    Bonus Interview from ''Trauma and Friendship" Episode: Rev. Tyler Sit

    Bonus Interview from ''Trauma and Friendship" Episode: Rev. Tyler Sit

    In this episode, we share the full interview with Rev. Tyler Sit, founding pastor of New City Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He shares about his congregation's work of community listening and how that shaped and influenced the internal and external...

    • 51 min
    The Gospel Inside

    The Gospel Inside

    In this episode, we are talking about theological education in prisons. You’ll hear from Jia Johnson, Program Director for McCormick Theological Seminary’s Solidarity Building Initiative for Liberative Carceral Education at Cook County Jail. Jia...

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Bonus Interview from 'Trauma and Friendship' Episode: Lindsey Krinks

    Bonus Interview from 'Trauma and Friendship' Episode: Lindsey Krinks

    This is the full interview we conducted with chaplain Lindsey Krinks, who is the co-founder and co-director of Open Table Nashville. Open Table Nashville is a non-profit, interfaith community that disrupts cycles of poverty, journeys with the...

    • 51 min
    Rites of Passage

    Rites of Passage

    What impact has COVID-19 had on your community’s rituals and rites of passage? The Rev. Sue Phillips, an ordained minister and co-founder of the Sacred Design Lab, helps us imagine the disruptions of 2020 to be both limiting and expanding for our...

    • 59 min
    Bonus Interview from 'Self-Care and Sabbath' Episode: Dr. Bo Karen Lee

    Bonus Interview from 'Self-Care and Sabbath' Episode: Dr. Bo Karen Lee

    Dr. Bo Karen Lee is associate professor of spiritual theology and Christian formation at Princeton Theological Seminary. Listen as Dr. Lee discusses the importance of self-care and sabbath in times of crisis, teaching us to be grounded in our identity,...

    • 49 min
    Bonus Interview from 'Trauma and Friendship' Episode: Dr. John Swinton

    Bonus Interview from 'Trauma and Friendship' Episode: Dr. John Swinton

    Dr. John Swinton is a registered nurse and Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. This bonus episode features the full-length interview with Dr. Swinton discussing the importance of love, empathy, and...

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

gregsactly ,

A much needed podcast on what it means to be church in these days

Creative, probing, and uplifting. Practical and theological. It seems to be using covid as an entry-point into grand, sweeping questions, like: What does it mean to be church in the first place.

Top Podcasts In Religion & Spirituality

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
The Bible Recap
Tara-Leigh Cobble
Follow Him: A Come, Follow Me Podcast
Hank Smith & John Bytheway
Joel Osteen Podcast
Joel Osteen, SiriusXM
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
Girls Gone Bible
Girls Gone Bible