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Welcome back to another episode of The Collective Table podcast - the ultimate female perspective on Jesus, justice, and joy! Today Chelsea and Dana are joined by Emmy Award winner Lyvonne Briggs, who is a body and sex-positive womanist spiritualist. She is a writer, pastor, preacher, spiritual life coach, and highly sought after transformational speaker and seminar leader. In today’s conversation, we discuss Lyvonne’s book, Sensual Faith: The Art of Coming Home to Your Body.
*Episode note: This is an important, necessary, and faithful conversation - that being said, sex and sensuality are heavily discussed and may not be appropriate for all listeners (especially children). Please exercise discretion when listening. 
Discover more about Lyvonne Briggs and her impactful work at: https://lyvonnep.com/
Support Lyvonne on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/join/lyvonnep 
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Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at podswithclaire.com. 

This week on The Collective Table podcast, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with Debie Thomas, author of A Faith of Many Rooms: Inhabiting a More Spacious Christianity, and Into the Mess and Other Jesus Stories: Reflections on the Life of Christ. Debie is a columnist and contributing editor for The Christian Century, and from 2014 to 2022, was a staff writer for Journey with Jesus: A Weekly Webzine for the Global Church. She studied English Literature at Wellesley College and Brown University, and earned an MFA in Creative Writing at Ohio State University. Currently, she serves as the Minister for Lifelong Formation at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, CA.
Discover more about Debie and her impactful work at debiethomas.com. 
For a closer look at Debie's journey and insights, follow her on Instagram: @debiethomas1 
Stay connected with The Collective Table on Instagram: @the_collective_table.
Explore the mission of The Collective Table further at www.thecollectivetable.org.
Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at podswithclaire.com. 

This is a prayer from Debie Thomas’ book, A Faith of Many Rooms: Inhabiting a More Spacious Christianity. Debie shared this poem with us during Dana and Chelsea’s recent conversation with her, which will air on Monday, April 8th! Until then, sit back and rest in these words. 
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Discover more about Debie and her impactful work at debiethomas.com. 
For a closer look at Debie's journey and insights, follow her on Instagram: @debiethomas1 
Stay connected with The Collective Table on Instagram: @the_collective_table.
Explore the mission of The Collective Table further at www.thecollectivetable.org.

This week, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with Amy Kenny, an accomplished disabled scholar, writer, and advocate. Amy's critically acclaimed book, "My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church," skillfully blends humor, narrative, and theology. It serves as a powerful call for faith communities to re-evaluate unintentional ableism and embrace the valuable insights offered by the embodied wisdom of disabled individuals.
Discover more about Amy Kenny and her impactful work at amy-kenny.com.
For a closer look at Amy's journey and insights, follow her on Instagram: @dramykenny.
Stay connected with The Collective Table on Instagram: @the_collective_table.
Explore the mission of The Collective Table further at www.thecollectivetable.org.
Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at podswithclaire.com.

Listen in on Dana & Chelsea’s conversation with Rev. Mark Feldmeir, author of Life After God: Finding Faith When You Can't Believe Anymore. 
Learn more about Mark here: https://www.markfeldmeir.com/ 
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Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at podswithclaire.com

Welcome back to Season 8 of The Collective Table Podcast! This week, Chelsea & Dana sit down with Rev. Danté Stewart, a pastor and award-winning writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, the Washington Post, TIME, ESPN, Andscape, Oxford American, Sojourners, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, and more. His most recent book is entitled, Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle. In this conversation, Danté also discusses his most recent ESPN essay which teases a forthcoming documentary on a small Black rural town’s relationship to football.
Learn more about Danté here: https://www.dantecstewart.com/
Follow Danté on Instagram @stewartdantec
Read Danté’s recent ESPN work here: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38713424/forever-friday-night-haunted-true-story-my-broken-football-dreams
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Learn more about the work of The Collective Table at www.thecollectivetable.org 
Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at podswithclaire.com