Sound of the Genuine

FTE Leaders
Sound of the Genuine

Sound of the Genuine is the Forum for Theological Exploration’s podcast exploring meaning and purpose. In each episode, we’re invited into the vocational journey of leaders of the church and academy. It is hosted by award-winning and bestselling author Patrick B. Reyes, PhD, FTE's Senior Director of Learning Design.

  1. Patrick B. Reyes: Risk Love

    05/19/2023

    Patrick B. Reyes: Risk Love

    In the final episode of season four, Dr. Patrick Reyes answers questions from staff and previous guests that help him reflect on his past and present. He shares his thoughts on theological education, advancing technology, and the things in his life that contribute to his thriving and bring him joy. In typical Patrick fashion, his reflections are braided with deep gratitude for the people and places that continue to shape him.Dr. Patrick B. Reyes is the bestselling and award-winning author of ...

    48 min
  2. Allison Arsenault: The Vocation of Discernment

    05/12/2023

    Allison Arsenault: The Vocation of Discernment

    This week, Dr. Patrick Reyes talks to FTE’s own Allison Arsenault. The two discuss her nomadic childhood and how she found deep affirmation and a welcoming community within the walls of Presbyterian churches. Allison has spent a lot of her life discerning her own vocation and now uses her experiences to help others do the same. Allison is an experience design manager at FTE, where she works with programs supporting young adults in discernment and grantee partners. She received her Master...

    28 min
  3. Sandhya Jha: The Sacred Work of Justice

    05/05/2023

    Sandhya Jha: The Sacred Work of Justice

    This week Dr. Reyes talks to Rev. Sandhya Jha about their multiracial, interfaith upbringing, which is deeply rooted in both a love of Jesus and the fight against injustice. Their work in politics, the church, and non-profits is where they find community, inextricably tied up with the sacred. Sandhya Jha (they/them) is an anti-oppression consultant who particularly loves helping organizations get diversity, equity, and inclusion teams off the ground. Sandhya is the founder and former exe...

    28 min
  4. Montague Williams: Living Ministry

    04/28/2023

    Montague Williams: Living Ministry

    This week, Dr. Patrick Reyes talks with Rev. Dr. Montague Williams. He recounts his early life navigating Chicago and serving as a cultural translator for his immigrant family. Steeped in church life as the child of a pastor, he didn’t always think ministry was in his future but always felt a deep sense of who God is and what is possible through prayer and connecting theology with people's lived experience. Montague Williams is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene and h...

    36 min
  5. Ched Myers & Elaine Enns: Solidarity and Justice Making

    04/21/2023

    Ched Myers & Elaine Enns: Solidarity and Justice Making

    This week Dr. Patrick Reyes sits down for a conversation with Ched Myers and Elaine Enns. Each talks about their radically different upbringings and how their peacemaking and restorative justice work led to their chance meeting. Ched and Elaine have spent the past 25 years at the helm of the Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries, whose motto is “Revisioning the intersection of Word and world. Animating communities of discipleship and justice.” Ched, an ecumenical activist theologian, is a we...

    54 min
  6. Belle Liang: Transcending the Performance Mindset

    04/14/2023

    Belle Liang: Transcending the Performance Mindset

    This week Dr. Reyes talks to Belle Liang about the transition from her early years, feeling the drive to succeed in order to meet the expectations of her family and community, to pushing past those expectations to reshape how she defined success for herself. The strong mentoring she received as a graduate student led to her own desire to study the positive outcomes of mentoring that lead young people to discover their sense of purpose. Dr. Belle Liang is a professor of counseling, devel...

    26 min
  7. Tuhina Rasche: Finding Faith in Community

    04/07/2023

    Tuhina Rasche: Finding Faith in Community

    This week, Dr. Reyes talks to Rev. Tuhina Rasche about growing up in an American context as the child of devout Hindus. Her experiences in college and after, forming deep community with friends and then finding the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), led her to seminary. She credits foundational mentor experiences as core to her development as a leader who is exploring her vocation through writing and research. Tuhina is the Senior Research Associate of the Religion & Soci...

    33 min
  8. Angela Gorrell: Finding Joy in Belonging

    03/31/2023

    Angela Gorrell: Finding Joy in Belonging

    This week Dr. Reyes talks to Rev. Dr. Angela Gorrell about her struggles in early childhood as she sought spaces to belong and the supportive family and community that cultivated her early gifts in writing and public speaking. She is passionate about creating collaborative communities where people can prevent illnesses of the soul, unlamented pain, and uncultivated belonging.Angela Williams Gorrell is an author and consultant, working with people and teams to help them thrive. She is an...

    40 min
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Sound of the Genuine is the Forum for Theological Exploration’s podcast exploring meaning and purpose. In each episode, we’re invited into the vocational journey of leaders of the church and academy. It is hosted by award-winning and bestselling author Patrick B. Reyes, PhD, FTE's Senior Director of Learning Design.

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  • Creator
    FTE Leaders
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 Forum for Theological Exploration
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