Welcome to Season 9 of The Collective Table Podcast! For the inaugural episode, Claire and Jenell sat down to reflect on TCT’s Season 7 conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber. Have you ever wondered how fear shapes our actions and decisions, both in ancient stories like that of Herod and in modern events like the insurrection? What does it look like to sit with these fears - or even allow for this curiosity to transform us? Listen to hear our discussion on all this and more.

Listen back to the full interview with Nadia here: https://www.thecollectivetable.org/podcast/nadiabolz-weber.

Questions to consider:

• When was a time when you felt seen?
• What messages of perfection keep you from being vulnerable with yourself and others?
• How have you witnessed fear playing a negative role in the public sphere?

We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at tct@oceansidesanctuary.org, or leave us a voicemail at (760) 722-8522 and you may be featured on a future episode.

The Collective Table is a progressive and affirming Christian platform for those who want to follow Jesus, work for justice, and celebrate joy! Learn more at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.

The Collective Table is a production of The Oceanside Sanctuary Church, a progressive church community committed to inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality and rooted in the love, peace, and justice of Christ. Learn more at https://www.oceansidesanctuary.org.

TCT’s next season of episodes will launch on September 9th! Throughout the fall, you’ll hear from Jenell, Jason, and Claire as they look back on some of their favorite TCT episodes, wondering together how these themes can still speak into today’s world. Together we will explore themes that feel more relevant than ever: cultural and identity fragmentation, coping with differences, confronting the doubts and fears that come with them, and discovering the opportunities that arise from embracing cultural and spiritual diversity.

We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at tct@oceansidesanctuary.org, or leave us a voicemail at (760) 722-8522 and you may be featured on a future episode.

The Collective Table is a progressive and affirming Christian platform for those who want to follow Jesus, work for justice, and celebrate joy! Learn more at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.

The Collective Table is a production of The Oceanside Sanctuary Church, a progressive church community committed to inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality and rooted in the love, peace, and justice of Christ. Learn more at https://www.oceansidesanctuary.org.

The Collective Table has some exciting news! Chelsea and Dana are passing the hosting baton. Beginning in September, The Collective Table and Oceanside Sanctuary are joining together. You’ll hear from new hosts, Jenell & Jason Coker, and still hear from Claire as well. We look forward to further developing this podcast community to serve the needs of local OSC members, community groups, and members at a distance through storytelling, author interviews, online teaching, and other creative content. We also have plenty of listeners who are not connected to an in-person community, and we love that you’re here, too. TCT will continue to journey alongside those who are disentangling themselves from high-control religion and trying to find their spiritual footing in that, those who may be dipping their toes into Christianity for the first time, and everyone in between. We remain committed to Jesus, justice, and joy and look forward to the many ways that this progressive Christian podcast community can generate new expressions of inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality wherever it is needed.

We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at tct@oceansidesanctuary.org, or leave us a voicemail at (760) 722-8522 and you may be featured on a future episode.

The Collective Table is a progressive and affirming Christian platform for those who want to follow Jesus, work for justice, and celebrate joy! Learn more at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.

The Collective Table is a production of The Oceanside Sanctuary Church, a progressive church community committed to inclusive, inspiring, and impactful Christian spirituality and rooted in the love, peace, and justice of Christ. Learn more at https://www.oceansidesanctuary.org.

Welcome back to another episode of The Collective Table podcast - the ultimate female perspective on Jesus, justice, and joy! Today’s episode both closes out season 8 AND kicks off Pride month with a conversation with Jonathan Merritt about his new children’s book, My Guncle and Me. In this inclusive and heartwarming picture book, main character Henry Higgleston struggles with being deemed an oddball by the other kids at school. But when his fabulous gay uncle arrives for a weekend with his pup Jimmy Chew in tow, Guncle is on a mission to teach Henry that what makes him different makes him special. This joyful story that celebrates family and self-acceptance will make every reader feel seen and loved.

Jonathan Merritt is one of America’s most popular writers on issues of faith and culture. He is author of several critically-acclaimed books, including Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing - and How We Can Revive Them, named “Book of the Year” by the Englewood Review of Books. He is also a regular contributor to The Atlantic, Religion News Service, and The Week.

Discover more about Jonathan at https://www.jonathanmerritt.com/

X: https://x.com/jonathanmerritt

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonathanMerrittWriter/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathan_merritt/

Seekers & Speakers Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seekers-speakers/id1423339325?mt=2

Stay connected with The Collective Table on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.collective.table/

Explore the mission of The Collective Table further at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.

Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at https://podswithclaire.com.

This week, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous as they discuss her national bestselling book, The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend our Broken Hearts and World. She is the senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a leading edge Jewish community based in Los Angeles.

Learn more about Rabbi Sharon here: https://ikar.org/team/rabbi-sharon-brous/

Follow Rabbi Sharon on social media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonbrous/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RabbiSharonBrous/

X: https://twitter.com/sharonbrous?lang=en

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@sharonbrous

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@weareikar

Learn more and purchase her book here: https://ikar.org/the-amen-effect/

Rabbi Sharon’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/sharon_brous_it_s_time_to_reclaim_religion?language=en

Stay connected with The Collective Table on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.collective.table/

Explore the mission of The Collective Table further at https://www.thecollectivetable.org

Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at https://podswithclaire.com

This week, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with pastor Trey Ferguson - a thinker, theologizer, writer, speaker, teacher, preacher, and creator. His new book, Theologizin’ Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly encourages readers to re-engage their imaginations, and to construct theologies that speak to our current contexts, just as people of faith have done throughout history.

Discover more about Trey and his impactful work at https://www.pastortrey05.com/

For a closer look at Trey’s ministry and work, follow him @PastorTrey05 on socials: https://www.instagram.com/pastortrey05/?hl=en

https://www.tiktok.com/@pastortrey05

https://twitter.com/pastortrey05

https://www.facebook.com/realpastortrey05

Purchase the book, shop merch, follow Trey's podcasts, and more at https://linktr.ee/pastortrey05

Stay connected with The Collective Table on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the.collective.table/

Explore the mission of The Collective Table further at https://www.thecollectivetable.org.

Episode edited by Claire Watson. Learn more at https://podswithclaire.com.

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

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 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.