Cultivate - A Podcast of the Evergreen Association

Rev. Paul sits down to chat with Rev. Hannah Brown about her ministry in Moscow, ID in a city with diverse perspectives and a curiosity about what Christianity looks like today. You can follow her personally on Substack (@hannahbwrites) and her preaching podcast (Preacher Hand Shakes) through instagram.com/preacherhandshake and instagram.com/hannah.r.b

In this episode of Cultivate, Paul chats with Pastor Jonathan Malone about his Wilderness Journeys ministry. For more information about Jonathan's work please visit https://www.wildernessjourneys.org/

The Evergreen Staff shares their perspective on helping churches within the region.

Rev. Dr. Angie Barker Jackson from the Berkeley School of Theology shares about her ministry journey and the power of spiritual generosity.

Rev. Morgan shares about her learnings and insights after completing our first Well-BEing Cohort together. She talks about the need for individual self-care but also the need for care of our communities and congregations.

For this episode of Cultivate, Rev. Paul Schneider and Rev. Dr. Liliana DaValle talk about a theology of giving and developing resources not just for your individual congregation but for our community of American Baptist Churches.

We switch things up for this episode to take a deeper theological and sociological look into the hit show "Severance." We try our best not to do spoilers!

Pastor Angeline Lau is the senior minister of the Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle. She shares about the opportunity and challenge of serving in a historic ministry, and also shares about her experience as a female, Asian clergy serving in multi-cultural and multi-generational spaces.

As one of our guest speakers for our 2025 Leadership Retreat, we sit down with Rev. Morgan on location at Camp Burton on Vashon Island, WA. In this episode, she talks about the differences between a worldly understanding of wellness and a holistic understanding of well-being. We also learn more about the new Evergreen Well-Being Cohort that has just launched.

In this episode, we interview one of our guest speakers from our 2025 Leadership Retreat. Elise shares her experience with non-profit community engagement and how that work can inform the work of churches wanting to serve their neighbors more faithfully. This video was shot on location at Camp Burton on Vashon Island.

In this episode, we sit down with Rev. Morgan Fletcher (she/her/hers) to talk about her personal ministry (www.presentnomads.com) and how to minister in an overwhelming and stressed-out culture. Rev. Morgan also shares about her vision for wellness and thriving in ministry. We also discuss our upcoming collaboration hoping to bring safe places of encouragement and empowerment to our Evergreen Association.

For the second part of our 2024 Annual Meeting series, we interview our other guest speaker, Rev. Dr. Hrang Hlei, who serves as the Associate General Secretary of Chin Baptist Churches, USA, and he also serves as the Pastor for Congregational Care at Indiana Chin Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Hlei helps us better understand ministry in his context, his vital work of advocacy for the people in Burma, and also his hope for the future of Chin Baptist ministry in the US.

In this special interview, we chat with one of our guest speakers from the 2024 Annual Meeting, Rev. Dr. Lauren Lisa Ng. She shares about her important work from the Berkeley School of Theology in helping Asian American-Pacific Islander churches thrive and flourish. We also talk about the importance of storytelling, identity, creativity, and ministry and so much more!

In this episode, we speak with Rev. Dr. Liliana DaValle in discerning her calling, her thoughts for others seeking to be prophetic in today's world, and what true inclusion looks like.

Join us as we spend time with Rev. Dr. Peter Shaw from CrossWalk Community Church in Napa, CA (crosswalknapa.org). We learn about Pete's faith and ministry journey, as well as his ideas about change and the need for the church to be open to experiment and learn as they go.

Pastors Walter and Evelyn of New Walk Christian Church share their thoughts about ministry, their connection with Evergreen, and their hope for people doing ministry today.

In this episode, we meet with Htoo Wah Shee from Karen Community Church of Greater Seattle and Panther Lake Community Church. He shares his rich experience of being part of the Karen people and growing up in the US. Rev. Kim also compares and contrasts Htoo Wah's experience with his own as a second-generation Korean-Canadian. We also spent some time reflecting on the faith journey of many young adults living in this bi-cultural context.

Rev. Paul Schneider serves the Evergreen Association as the Associate Executive Minister of Administration and Operation. In this conversation, we explore his interest in organization and structure. We also get to explore a little about his life outside of Evergreen and his love for popular culture.

In this episode, we join Rev. Dr. Marcia Patton, our former Executive Minister of the Evergreen Association, and Rev. Douglas Avilesbernal, our current Executive Minister, in discussing the two central components of our Evergreen connection in Caucuses and Committees.

Our guest Rev. Shavon Walker who works at the Evergreen regional office shares about her personal work and calling in social media along with her vision for how churches can innovate in the media and technology. We also have thoughts for the church as a whole in developing their relationship with the ever-changing landscape of social media.

It's our Advent episode of "Cultivate"! This time around we sit down with the co-pastors at the historic Seattle First Baptist Church. We go to many places sharing and reflecting about the joys and challenges of advent in ministry and in our personal lives. May you all be blessed in this season!

In this episode of Cultivate, we have conversations with Rev. Dr. Victoria Carr-Ware and the Evergreen Anti-Racism Team (ART) to discuss advocacy against racism in our churches and how the Evergreen Association strives to make this happen. Rev. Victoria also gives us perspective of how we can advocate for people of color and be allies in the fight against prevailing narratives of white supremacy. Our guests in this episode from the Anti-Racism Team are Rev. Wim Mauldin, Caitlin Thomas, and Rev. Brooke Rolston.

Welcome to the Evergreen Association's brand new podcast! In our first Cultivate episode our guest is the Executive Minister of the Evergreen Association, Rev. Douglas Avilesbernal. Together, we explore Evergreen's unique role within the American Baptist denomination and what its unique approach to diversity and inclusion could offer the world.