Connecting our Conversations
Connecting our Conversations is hosted by the Presbytery of Southern New England, a regional governing body in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This is our space for conversations that push the edges of our faith and help us deepen discipleship.
Episodes
27 episodes
Matthew 25 Series: Pillar #2 - Dismantling Racism
In the third episode of the Matthew 25 series, Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo is joined by Rev. Jermaine Ross-Allam, Director of the PC(USA)'s
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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Matthew 25 Series: Pillar #1 - Vital Congregations
In the second episode of the Matthew 25 series, Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo is joined by Rev. Veronica Cannon and Rev. Nikki Collins for a discussion on one of the main pillars of the Matthew 25 church - Congregational Vitality, and wha...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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43:05
Matthew 25 Series: Why Matthew 25 and What is Intersectionality?
In the first episode of the Matthew 25 series, Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo and Dr. Corey Schlosser-Hall explore the essence of being a Matthew 25 church, highlighting the call for deeper engagement within faith communities to address systemic...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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43:45
Live Into Hope: Reflections from PSNE's 226th General Assembly Team
The PCUSA’s 226th General Assembly took place in Salt Lake City Utah from June 25th - July 4, 2024, and it was a powerful experience for all involved! In this episode, meet the PSNE 226th General Assembly Team:
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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Vandersall Collective with Mieke Vandersall, Tim Anderson, and Nancy Baseel
Who does your building belong to? What are our money stories, theological frameworks, and core values? How do you make strategic decisions out of abundance and hopefulness?In today’s conversation, we hear from:Mieke Vandersal...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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Rev. Dr. TLC and the Poor People's Campaign
The Rev. Dr. Terrlyn L. Curry Avery is the Pastor of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church in Springfield MA. She has a passion for dismantling racism, and is deeply involved in the work and advocacy with the Poor People’s Campai...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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Pride Month with Presbyterian Promise
Happy Pride Month! Listen in our conversation with board members from Presbyterian Promise, an LGBTQIA+ organization in our Presbytery for education, outreach, and advocacy. This year is the 25th anniversary of Presbyterian Promise, and we are ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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The Fish Bees: Beekeeping at First Pres Church of Stamford with Rev. Shelley Donaldson and John Bitner
Won't you bee my neighbor? 🐝 At First Presbyterian Church of Stamford, CT, more commonly known as the Fish Church, bees truly are neighbors! In this episode of Connecting our Conversations, Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance Ocampo chats with Rev. Sh...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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Disability and the Church - Part 1, with Rev. Ben Bond and Katie Grosh
In this episode of Connecting our Conversations, Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo speaks with Rev. Ben Bond (Faith Inclusion and Belonging Associate at RespectAbility) and our Communications Manager Katie Grosh, about disability and church communi...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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Connecting our Conversations: APCE Adventures
In this episode of Connecting our Conversations, Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo speaks with Christian educators and pastors in our Presbytery who attended the recent Association of Partners in Christian Education (APCE) conference in St. Louis Misso...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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The Triple Pastor Team at Wilton Presbyterian Church: Rev. Jessica Jones, Rev. Chris Tate, and Rev. Mark Montgomery
The church is changing. Wilton Presbyterian Church is thriving with innovative staffing and programming! In this episode of Connecting our Conversations, the Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo talks with Wilton Presbyterian Church's triple-pastor team:<...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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41:23
Meet Our Moderators! Rev. Kevin White and Rev. Dallas Bradel
Get to know our PSNE Moderators! In this episode of Connecting our Conversations, Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo interviews our Moderator, Rev. Kevin White, and our Vice Moderator, Rev. Dallas Bradel. Especially as our stated meetings are online thi...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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47:44
Everything Good About God is True with Bruce Reyes-Chow
Connecting our Conversations is hosted by the Presbytery of Southern New England, a regional governing body in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). This is our space for conversations that push the edges of our faith and help us deepen discipleshi...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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48:26
World AIDS Day with Rev. John Merz
Friday December 1st is World AIDS Day, but HIV and AIDS is something that Rev. John Merz thinks about everyday. John is the CEO at Advancing CT Together (ACT), which addresses the root causes of poverty, addiction and health inequities through ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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SDOP Visits PSNE! A Conversation with the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People
How can we work in our churches and communities to address systemic poverty? Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo talks with Rev. Dr. Alonzo Johnson (Coordinator at SDOP), Juliet Owuor (Young Adult Volunteer at SDOP), Keyarra Johnson and Jazz Kearse (Jubi...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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35:45
Preaching Ted Lasso with Rev. Julie Emery
In this episode of Connecting our Conversations, Rev. Shannan Vance Ocampo speaks with Rev. Julie Emery about an exciting summer sermon series: The Gospel According to Ted Lasso. Rev. Julie joined Westminster Presbyterian as lead ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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22:00
Connecting our Conversations: What is Antiracism and What Does It Require Of Us?
In this "pivot moment" in the life of the church in the United States, where what it means to be The Church and to live out a Christian faith is constantly being questioned, our Presbytery is leaning in to our ongoing antiracism and equity work...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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Connecting Our Conversations: Supporting LGBTQIA Youth in our Communities - A Conversation with Presbyterian Promise
Content Warning: This podcast discusses suicide and suicidal ideation, and some people might find it disturbing. If you or someone you know is suicidal, please, contact your physician, go to your local ER, or call the National Suicide Preventio...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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44:40
Connecting Our Conversations: These Stones Will Speak - Renewal in the Holy Land
PSNE's the Rev. Anne Weirich has been leading groups to the Holy Land for years...but this Feburary 2022 trip was the first since the Covid-19 pandemic. Communication Manager (and fellow Holy Land pilgrim), Erika Plank Hagan, talks with the Rev...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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39:29
Connecting our Conversations: Resiliency For Spiritual Leaders and Seekers
PSNE's the Rev. Dr. Tracy Mehr-Muska, Minister for Mid and Later Life at Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford, CT and author of Weathering The Storm: Simple Strategies for Being Peaceful and Prepared, talks about her work in researchin...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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23:47
Connecting Our Conversations: Queering of Things at Not So Churchy
Recorded in December of 2021 as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 was surging in New England, the Rev. Mieke Vandersall and Matt Beams share about the strange blessings of the pandemic and their worshipping community, Not So Churchy, whose partic...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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27:27
Connecting Our Conversations: Looking Forward Toward the Unexpected
Advent is a season of waiting, of darkness, of anticipation. In this Advent season of 2021, PSNE Communications Manager, Erika Plank Hagan, talks with the Rev Dr. Terrlyn Curry Avery, Pastor of Martin Luther King Jr. Community Church in Springf...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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25:41
Connecting Our Conversations: Ordained to Chaplaincy in a Pandemic - Called Into Covid
Presbyterian clergy are ordained to a call - a vocational calling. PSNE Communications Manager, Erika Plank Hagan, talks with three of our Presbytery's newest ordained clergy, the Rev. Dale Green, the Rev. Jessica Jones, and the Rev. Grac...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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48:20
Connecting Our Conversations: No Justice No Peace - Confessional Interactive Art at FPC New Haven.
Season 2, Episode 2: No Justice No Peace - Confessional Interactive Art at FPC New Haven.PSNE Communications Manager, Erika Plank Hagan, talks with the Rev. J.C. Cadwallader, Pastor and Head of Staff at First Presbyterian Church, New Ha...
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23:29
Connecting Our Conversations: the 50th Anniversary of Calvin Presbyterian - merging, pivoting, and resurrection on the lawn.
PSNE Communications Manager, Erika Plank Hagan, talks with the Rev. Kevin White and Elder Nancy Boyd about the recent celebration of Calvin Presbyterian's 50th anniversary - made more complicated by Covid - and how the church's beginnings as tw...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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