Ministry Forum Podcast

Rev. Dr. Anna Robbins on The Lord’s Prayer

In this chapel sermon, Dr. Anna Robbins invites listeners to reconsider the Lord’s Prayer beyond a routine liturgy, and instead as a personal surrender that reshapes how we live. Anna traces a line from quiet prayer to Gethsemane, and from there to lives marked by costly obedience. Anna explores how the kingdom takes root through our surrendered lives.

Earthbound Faith: A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim

In our conversation with Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim, we explore how climate change is not a side issue but something that runs through every part of ministry. Grace connects water justice, theology, and lived experience, inviting leaders to see creation care as deeply spiritual and deeply practical. Rev. Dr. Ji-Sun Kim introduces concepts like han and chong, giving us a richer language for suffering, connection, and love.

The 1-Page Social Media Plan with Brady Shearer

Revisiting our Creative Ways keynote session from 2024 - in it, Brady Shearer breaks down how social media has shifted and why that change opens new doors for ministry. He offers practical guidance on turning sermons into content, building consistent rhythms, and focusing less on metrics and more on people.

Fr. Joash Thomas: Courageous Faith in a Time of Fear

In our conversation with Fr. Joash Thomas, we explore how empire, certainty, and control have quietly shaped Western Christianity, and what it might look like to recover a more liberating, embodied faith. Drawing from his own journey and his book The Justice of Jesus, Joash invites ministry leaders to wrestle with justice, decolonization, and the cost of courage. It’s a challenging conversation that calls us all to a fuller vision of the gospel.

Preaching That Affirms Sexuality with Rev. Dr. Sarah Travis

How can preaching help heal a church that’s been divided by conversations around sexuality? In this recast from a Knox College book launch, Dr. Sarah Travis and a panel of ministry leaders explore how preaching might become a space for repair, honesty, and renewed connection. Drawing from Sarah’s book Remembering the Body, the conversation holds space for complex themes of affirmation, uncertainty, and the lived reality of diverse congregations.