Rev. Dr. Christine Hong will be chatting about her forthcoming book Decolonizing Learning: Intercultural and Interreligious Intelligence. A keynote speaker for the NEXT Church national gathering, Dr. Hong is sought after as a speaker, writer, preacher, interfaith leader, and friend. Hong directs the Doctor of Educational Ministry program at Columbia Theological Seminary where she is an Assistant Professor of Educational Ministry. Dr. Hong’s research interest includes Asian American studies, child and adolescent behavior and development and immigrant communities, church history, post-colonial studies, and systematic theology.

Decolonizing Learning in the Church with Rev. Dr. Christine Hong

Join the Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty in a conversation with the Rev. Dr. Patrick Reyes about his recently released book The Purpose Gap: Empowering Communities of Color to Find Meaning and Thrive. 
Learn more about the Rev. Dr. Patrick Reyes: https://fteleaders.org/about/team

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Exploring 'The Purpose Gap' with the Rev. Dr. Patrick Reyes and

Much of the contemporary discussion of the religiously unaffiliated has focused on declining religious affiliation among college-educated persons. Very little attention has been given however to low levels of religious affiliation among more socially marginalized populations. The Rev. Dr. Drew Smith will explore these dynamics in the light of pertinent data and scholarship in this live interview with the Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty.

Economics of U.S. Religious Affiliation with the Rev. Dr. Drew Smith

Anna Carter Florence is the Peter Marshall Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and a beloved preaching mentor and preacher to many!

We can study scripture, listen to sermons, and even read what others say about it but in the end, says Anna Carter Florence, Scripture needs to be rehearsed and encountered in community.  This cunning and compelling invitation to recover the oral, contextual, communal and dramatic faith practice helps us all experience Scripture anew and unearth truths together.  Join Florence and Lee Hinson-Hasty for a conversation about Rehearsing Scripture and look forward to energizing study of the Bible personally and for others.

Rehearsing Scripture with Anna Carter Florence

John Cleghorn raises important questions in his first book, Resurrecting Church: Can churches survive, even be resurrected, at the intersections of race, sexuality, class, and faith background? Can congregations be liberated by rebuilding around those on the margins who have been wounded by church?

As more US cities become majority-minority, the "mainline" church remains stubbornly white and homogeneous. Church leaders and thinkers are seeking ways to build more racial diversity and radical welcome. This book provides hope and practical examples of how this can happen. With stories, people profiles, and insights from their leaders and members, his book breaks new ground with practical learning and lessons drawn from original research and the lived experience of intersectional churches across the US.

Join us for a conversation about the remarkable turnaround story of Caldwell Presbyterian Church, Cleghorn’s own story of his own growth and liberation from the myopia of privilege.

John Cleghorn: Resurrecting Church

Best-selling author, profound teacher,  and highly sought preacher and Episcopal priest, Barbara Brown Taylor talks about “COVID (as) essentially turn(ing) us into a nation of shut-ins. I've had a lot of time to reflect on what happens to identity (especially, perhaps, ministerial identity) during such a long period of social isolation, disembodied meetings (including worship), limited travel, diminished physical activity, and the unavoidable nearness of death.  It's like we've all gotten some practice in old age no matter what age we are, bringing up parallels with retirement and Sabbath practice for me. The connection to the farm is about how I have grounded myself during this time--literally--by giving my attention more fully to the rhythms and realities of the created world. My center of gravity has shifted very noticeably.” Join me for this plain yet quotable and gracious conversation with a preachers-preacher, Barbara Brown Taylor.

Attentiveness from the Farm with Barbara Brown Taylor

Jenny McDevitt began sharing @writing.lightly as she calls it on Instagram, “writing faithfully, not perfectly” as one of her spiritual practices and disciplines in December 2021.  What friends, colleagues, and congregations that know her was shared more broadly, that her words, wisdom, liturgy and poetry are captivating and deeply meaningful. Join Lee Hinson-Hasty for this episode of Leading Theologically as a Holy Week pause to breathe in the Spirit in preparation for the final days of Lent.

Formerly senior pastor at Madison Avenue PC(USA) in NY, NY and on staff at Village PC(USA) of Kansas City, Jenny McDevitt, a creative writing major and field hockey player at Kenyon College in OH and Union Presbyterian Seminary grad, says writing is more about practice and grace than it is about inspiration. McDevitt’s preaching, prose, pastoral leadership, creativity and collegiality is inspiring whether in a Benedictory in the Presbyterian Outlook, preaching from pulpits across the country including at Shandon Presbyterian in Columbia, SC where she has served since May 2020.

Writing as a Spiritual Discipline with Rev. Jenny McDevitt

The current ship of “ministry” we’re captaining is in need of turning, of painting, maybe docking, and possibly being rebuilt. And, this just might be critical to do with younger people in the church and the world. Join Gina Yeager-Buckley in this important conversation about where the ship of "ministry" should be going!

Captaining the Ship of Ministry with Gina Yeager - Buckley

David LaMotte's forthcoming book, You Are Changing the World Whether You Like It Or Not, wrestles with how we tell the story of large-scale societal change versus how it actually happens, and the implications of marinating in a narrative that is not true. Don’t’ miss this conversation with this author, artist, non-profit founder, singer-songwriter, speaker, and social activist.

How Change Really Happens with David LaMotte

As co-moderators of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Shavon Starling-Louis and Ruth Santana-Grace are profoundly interested in who God is calling and to what purpose. They are excited about how seminaries hold vocation and discernment as central to their mission and formation process. They notice how seminaries are responding to the changing needs of the church. What needs and changes are they noticing and who and what are people of faith responding?

Theology of God's Calling with Shavon Starling-Louis and Ruth Santana-Grace

What are the challenges and hope facing the evolving Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)? Join Lee for a conversation with the Rev. Dr. Frank Clark Spencer as he shares how the Board of Pension - where he serves as President - is uniquely positioned to offer the Church innovative and creative tools that support the well being of ministers amidst this change.

Hope Amid Change with Frank Spencer

An innovative and collaborative leader, the Rev. Dr. Asa Lee was called as President of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary as it steps boldly toward nearly 230 years of service as an school. What does is take to lead a historic institution today? Courage and Curiosity. Join this conversation to learn more about Dr Lee, this style of leadership, and Pittsburgh Seminary!

Leading with Courage and Curiosity with Asa Lee

A curator of sacred space, a writer, an artist, a strategist, a listener and a world adventurer": this is how the Rev. Jenny Warner describes herself. Sought after as a preacher and retreat leader, Jenny tends the sparks of new life to help communities dream, work, and birth new realities alongside God. Join Lee and Jenny for this conversation about Strategic Spiritual Leadership and how her congregation is living out its mission as “a Base Camp Building a More Loving World.

Spiritually Strategic Leadership with Jenny Warner

William Yoo calls his 2022 history of slavery and anti-black racism in the Presbyterian Church, What Kind of Christianity. It is a great question and one that many Presbyterians know woefully little about. As Kwok Pui-Lan observes about the book, "In the global reckoning of Black Lives Matter [this book] is indispensable for understanding America's painful past." Come learn more about Dr. Yoo and this incredible book!

Slavery and Racism in the Presbyterian Church with William Yoo

Even veterans of campus ministry and university chaplaincy have something to learn from the Rev. Gini Norris-Lane's wealth of nearly two decades in the field-- and even more so from the networks and relationships she has nourished. Why would you want to be involved, support, or grow a collegiate ministry and how might you do so? You won't want to miss this conversation!

Why Collegiate Ministry Matters & How to Strengthen It with Gini Norris-Lane

For more than two decades the Rev. Joanne Rodríguez, a PC(USA) minister, has collaborated with scholars, students, and leaders in the church, academic, and non-profit world to cultivate a generation of Latine theological leaders. She knows what it takes to amplify diverse voices, work alongside in partnership, and imagine what God is doing next. Latinx students are one of the fastest-growing ethnic groups in theological education today. Come and learn more and how to support them and what God is doing!

Cultivating Latine Theological Leaders with Joanne Rodriguez

Dr. Chris Burton teaches organizations that the Bible is full of examples that we can use to strengthen our community ties. He believes that division and hatred are grievous things that we must actively work against. His work centers the opportunity to live fully into the Lord’s prayer through prioritizing just community. He works with churches in order to help them do the important work of confession, undoing oppression, abolition, and community building. Join Lee for this lively conversation with Chris Burton, also known for his anti-racism consulting as Di Baddist Chaplain, an innovator you should know by the Presbyterian Outlook, as a CrossStreets podcast co-host, and TedX speaker.

Why Abolition Matters Today with Chris Burton

This week, we have a special Leading Theologically episode! We’re turning the tables on Lee Hinson-Hasty, who has now interviewed 75 people who lead theologically. Teri Ott, Editor of the Presbyterian Outlook, will interview Lee about what he’s learned through these meaningful conversations with theological leaders. You don’t want to miss this episode!

Turning the tables: Interviewing Lee Hinson-Hasty

After seven years serving as the Stated Clerk of the PC(USA), Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson is stepping down. Lee Hinson-Hasty and J. Herbert talk both the challenges and opportunities of serving as Stated Clerk and where God is calling the PCUSA – and J. Herbert - next. Our thanks to J. Herbert for his service to the Church – and beyond – in this important role. We are indebted to you!

A Farewell Interview with the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II

Mark Ramsay leads theologically in whatever he is doing from being a pastor, a board member, a resource to pastors and boards, a podcast host, a publisher of the Journal for Preachers and so much more. Mark shows up and listens deeply and then shares generously what he is learning and seeing. Join us for a fast-paced conversation about ministry today, which Mark still believes is a joyful calling.

Ministry: A Joyful Calling Even Today with Mark Ramsay

The Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo was inaugurated as the 11th President of Columbia Seminary in November of 2022 following decades of service at Princeton Seminary. His inauguration theme as Forming Christian Leaders for an Endemic Era. 
What can we learn from the ways Columbia is navigating the mire of this endemic era to move closer toward where God is calling us next? How is God’s grace involved? Listen in to this conversation full of laughter and insight.

Navigating Multiple Mires with Grace with the Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo

Beloved preacher and writer Anna Carter Florence brings winsome insight to an array of characters and stories in the Bible—some celebrated and some overlooked. From courageous Abigail to Zelophehad’s daughters, and from an alabaster jar of ointment to Zacchaeus in the sycamore tree, Florence takes readers on an enchanting tour of the Old and New Testaments with reflections that reveal ancient wisdom and spark imagination anew.

A is for Alabaster with Anna Carter Florence

The Rev. Anthony Jermaine Ross-Allam bridges the academy, pulpit, and social ethics world with his work to repair historic harms. Ross-Allam credits his United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities professor who serves Liberty Community Church PC(USA) in north Minneapolis, the Rev. Dr. Alika Galloway's Womanist witness of just, creative, sacrificial, and faithful parish and community leadership as a way to face the brazen racist inequities the world is facing. Join us for this important and overdue conversation inviting us all to wake up for what God gave us.

Waking up to What God Gave You with Jermaine Ross-Allam

Dr. Hanna Reichel’s new book, After Method: Queer Grace, Conceptual Design, and the Possibility of Theology, is called by some the “best book on theological method in a generation.” Reichel brings creativity, rigor, compassion, and creates needed space beyond absolutes. 

Conversant in Reformed, Lutheran, queer, and Latin American liberation theologies, Reichel breaks new ground. Don’t’ miss this rich theological conversation!

Queer Grace, Conceptual Design, and the Possibility of Theology with Hanna Reichel

Rev. Dr. David Loleng has a huge heart and a long record of commitment to congregational thriving. He currently directs Church Financial Literacy and Leadership efforts at the Presbyterian Foundation. This includes the Stewardship Navigator resource as well as the Church Financial Literacy and Leadership Coaching Program.

He deeply believes in God who provides enough, a sufficiency rather than an abundance. He wonders often about what we allocate versus what we accumulate. Join us for this rich and fun conversation during the liminal time between the Reign of Christ Sunday and first Sunday of Advent in a new liturgical year.

God Provides Enough with the Rev. Dr. David Loleng

Pastoral transitions come with a mixture of grief and joy. Family and colleagues are involved along with church leaders and members, presbytery, and more. How are they done in healthy ways? Come learn with the Rev. Shannon Kershner who recently moved from head of staff at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, IL to Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA.

Intentional Pastoral Transitions with the Rev. Shannon Kershner

Brian Blount, President of Union Presbyterian Seminary, joined Lee Hinson-Hasty for a powerful discussion of scripture in a pandemic.

Scripture In A Pandemic with Brian Blount

Lee Hinson-Hasty and Jeff Bullock, President of the University of Dubuque, had a lively and engaging discussion on Leadership in a Pandemic.

Leadership In A Pandemic with Jeff Bullock

Rev. Dr. Trace Haythorn, Executive Director of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, shared his thoughts on grief during this pandemic time. Lee Hinson-Hasty guided the conversation.
Trace discussed the nature of grief and how it may be hitting people differently during this pandemic. He also gave recommendations on how to live a more present and appreciative life in a beautiful charge and benediction. “In ways that you can savor Nature,” he said, “in ways that you can be grateful for these bodies that we have,” and “in ways you can find one another in a loving spirit that crosses all these boundaries and divides that just seem ridiculous in the face of a virus that doesn’t care about any of these things, may we be to one another the kind of gracious loving presence that the Universe has always longed for, and that we’re just far too good at mucking up.”
This conversation is part of a weekly Facebook Live series with church leaders on current topics.

Grief In A Pandemic with Trace Haythorn

Elizabeth "Lib" Caldwell has a long legacy of educating in the PC(USA). She served on faculty at McCormick Theological Seminary for 30 years, teaching generations of pastors and theological leaders how education can shape lives and communities. During her Facebook Live discussion with Lee Hinson-Hasty, she discussed how to handle tough question from children and discussed her life in ministry. She was joined at the end of the Facebook Live with well-wishers who congratulated her on receiving the Excellence in Theological Education Award, which was set to be presented to her at General Assembly 224. GA 224 (in 2020) was set for Baltimore but was turned into a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is part two of the Facebook Live; this portion provided an opportunity for Lib to talk to friends, former students and colleagues.

EXTRA - Celebrating the ministry and gifts of the Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Caldwell

Fatigue is not just physical and emotional.. it is also spiritual. Join this conversation with Bertram Johnson, an alum of Princeton Seminary and teaching elder who currently serves as a chaplain and peer chaplain supervisor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Johnson will be preaching at the 2021 NEXT Church national gathering where he also serves on the strategy team. His experiences at University Presbyterian in Seattle, Middle Collegiate Church in NYC, Riverside Church in NYC, and hospital chaplaincy, among others inform his approach needed possibly more than ever as we start 2021! An Enneagram 4, Johnson gets joy from traveling, exploring different cultures and cuisine. Come explore with us soon!

Providing Spiritual Care to Others and Self with Rev. Bertram Johnson

Rev. Dr. Lee Hinson-Hasty gathers a diverse group of friends, mentors and colleagues for conversations around spirituality, leadership, theology, and much more. Topics are current and fresh, and the conversation is always engaging.

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