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Faith Forward Podcast
by Faith Forward
Faith Forward joins forward-thinking practitioners, theologians, and activists to network, resource, and inspire one another toward innovative theology and practice.
Episodes
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Episode 28 - Intergenerational Ministry, with Amy Yu
Amy Yu sits down to share about her experience in leading intergenerational ministry at Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church in Toronto. Through her research, she has learned about the dynamics of engaging in all-age ministry at a church with multiple languages and cultural dynamics.
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Episode 27 - Reading and Writing Stories for Children, with Glenys Nellist
The Faith Forward podcast returns with a conversation with Glenys Nellist. Glenys is an author of many pictures books, including 'Twas the Morning of Easter, God's Perfect Peace, and the I Wonder story Bible. You can learn more about her work at www.glenysnellist.com.
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Episode 26 - The Wonder-full World of Children's Literature, with Natasha Crozier
Faith Forward podcast host Dave Csinos recently met Natasha Crozier at a conference where she presented about how children's literature can be an avenue for fostering wonder and curiosity. In this episode, they talk about how families, faith leaders, and faith communities can rediscover the...
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Episode 25 - A Decade of Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus, with Ivy Beckwith
Ivy Beckwith and Dave Csinos celebrate the ten-year anniversary of their book, Children's Ministry in the Way of Jesus. They talk about their visions for the book, how children's spiritual formation has changed in the past decade, and their hopes for the future.
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Episode 24 - Dancing in the Darkness, with the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
This episode is sponsored by Atlantic School of Theology. In this episode, the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III joins Dave Csinos to talk about his new book "Dancing in the Darkness." Dr. Moss shares about how hope can help to heal the spiritual crisis in which we find ourselves and how parents can become...
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Episode 23 - The Past, Present, and Future of Godly Play, with Jerome Berryman
This episode is sponsored by Atlantic School of Theology. Godly Play has become a well-known and well-loved approach to nurturing faith in children in many different contexts. But how did it begin? What does it aim to accomplish? And where might it be going next? Dave Csinos sits down with Godly...
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Episode 22 - Holy Work with Children, with Tanya Marie Eustace Campen
This episode is sponsored by Atlantic School of Theology. How can adults join children in making theological meaning? In this episode, Dr Tanya Marie Eustace Campen shares about her recent book Holy Work with Children: Making Meaning Together. She explains how children's ministry is rehearsal for...
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Episode 21 - Youth Ministry, Identity, and Empowerment, with Eser Kim
This episode is sponsored by Atlantic School of Theology. Dr Eser Kim discusses her recent research into identify formation and empowerment of young people in congregations. She explains why youth remain marginalized in churches, why racialized and immigrant young people experience a double...
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Episode 20 - New Directions for Holy Questions, with Claire Brown and Anita Peebles
Claire Brown and Anita Peebles sit down with Dave Csinos to talk about how families and churches can nurture the theological imaginations of young people. They tell the story behind their new book New Directions for Holy Questions and unpack all sorts of ways that families and faith communities…
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Episode 19 - Children, Spirituality, and Resilience, with Holly Allen
Holly Allen shares about her new book Forming Resilient Children and how nurturing spirituality in children and youth can help promote resilience in the face of grief and trauma. There aren't any steps to follow to form resilience in young people. But there are ordinary practices that parents and...
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Episode 18 - Youth Ministry as a Practice of Nonviolence, with Elizabeth Corrie
Elizabeth Corrie shares about how youth ministry can be a space where practices of nonviolence and peacebuilding thrive. Drawing from her recent book Youth Ministry as Peace Education, Beth explains how adults and young people alike need to overcome violent stereotypes of adolescents and how the...
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Episode 17 - Holy Listening with Children, with Lacy Finn Borgo
Lacy Finn Borgo joins Dave Csinos to describe holy listening with children, a process for engaging in spiritual direction with young people. Based on her book Spiritual Conversations with Children, Lacy unpacks key ideas undergirding "holy listening sessions" and explores how adults can engage…
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Episode 16 - Emancipatory Youth Ministry, with Annie Lockhart-Gilroy
In this episode, Dave Csinos talks with Annie Lockhart-Gilroy, an expert in youth ministry and religious education and author of Nurturing the Sanctified Imagination of Urban Youth. Believing that there is tremendous value doing new things with youth, she shares from her research into…
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Episode 15 - Pandemic-Era Innovation, with Mary Nichol, Steven Argue, and Traci Smith (Part 2)
This episode features the first part of a panel discusison hosted by Atlantic School of Theology. Dave Csinos interviews Mary Nichol, Steven Argue, and Traci Smith about how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped and re-shaped how ministry happens with children, youth, and families.
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Episode 14 - Pandemic-Era Innovation, with Mary Nichol, Steven Argue, and Traci Smith (Part 1)
This episode features the first part of a panel discusison hosted by Atlantic School of Theology. Dave Csinos interviews Mary Nichol, Steven Argue, and Traci Smith about how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped and re-shaped how ministry happens with children, youth, and families.
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Episode 13 - The Myth of Post-Racialism in Youth Ministry, with Montague Wiliams
Montague Williams takes listeners into a deep exploration of race and racism within congregational youth ministry. He challenges readers to tackle the anti-virtue of post-racialism and to see how colour-blindness amounts to nothing short of theological malpractice. Listeners will be encouraged to...
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Episode 12 - Talking Race and Gender in Sunday School, with Henry Zonio
In this episode, sociologist and former children's pastor Henry Zonio explores his PhD dissertation research into how children's ministry curricula teach about race and gender in implicit and explicit ways. You'll learn about how you can ensure that the messages your church is conveying to its...
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Episode 11 - Talking (Non)Violence in Scripture, with Catherine Maresca
Catherine Maresca shares wisdom from her decades of teaching Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and helps listeners learn how to invite children to discover the Bible for themselves. She shares from her new book "Violence and Nonviolence in Scripture: Helping Children Understand Challenging Stories."
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Episode 10 - The Work Experience Podcast Crossover Episode
This crossover episode with the Work Experience Podcast (workxpc.com) features a conversation with Bradon French of the Uniting Church of Australia. Dave and Bradon talk about what it means to be progressive, why intergenerational ministry matters, and what it means to intergenerate our preaching...
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Episode 9 - Melvin Bray
In the wake of George Floyd's murder, Melvin Bray shares about how God calls us to do better. Tackling difficult but necessary topics, like what lives are worth protesting and the supremacist logic built into the church, Melvin doesn't mince word. Hear Melvin as he opens his heart and expands our...
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Episode 8 - Jennifer McLaughlin
At the 2017 Faith Forward gathering, Jennifer McLaughlin decided to start a revolution through her church's VBS. Now it's a flourishing program where children, teen volunteers, and adult leaders meet to unpack and dismantle racism in their lives and their communities. Jennifer tells us how this...
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Episode 7 - Traci Smith
What can families do to nurture faith in the midst of quarantine? Traci Smith offers helpful advice and practical ideas for integrating spiritual practices and prayer into the everyday lives of families.
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Episode 6 - Brian McLaren
In this episode, Brian McLaren and Dave Csinos reflect on the conversation they shared ten years ago that launched the Faith Forward movement. What’s changed since then? What challenges persist? How can ministry with children and youth be a catalyst for new kinds of Christianity? Brian shares his...
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Episode 5 - Cindy Wang Brandt
Cindy Wang Brandt joins Dave Csinos to share about how healthy spirituality can be fostered in families healing from religious trauma. An unfundamentalist parenting advocate and author of Parenting Forward, Cindy offers insights about the importance of seeing children and youth as whole human...
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Episode 4 - Daneen Akers
Dave Csinos is joined by Daneen Akers to discuss how learning about unconventional faith leaders can catalyze a spirit of faith-filled activism among children and youth. Daneen shares about how a dearth of resources for progressive families spurred her toward creating “Holy Troublemakers and...
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Episode 3 - Robyn Henderson-Espinoza
Activist-theologian Robyn Henderson-Espinoza joins Dave Csinos to talk about how leaders in ministry with children and youth can create runways for lives of imagination, activism, and good theology. They speak about how the faith of Robyn's childhood provided a foundation for curiosity and…
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Episode 2 - Mary Hawes and Murray Wilkinson
In this episode Dave Csinos speaks with Mary Hawes and Murray Wilkinson about their work to pioneer a revolution in ministry with children and youth across the United Kingdom. After being part of Faith Forward they returned to Britain on a mission to start a similar movement across the pond, one...
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Episode 1 - Daniel White Hodge
In this inaugural episode of the Faith Forward Podcast, Dave Csinos sits down with renowned youth ministry and culture expert Daniel White Hodge. Dan shares candidly about the challenges we're up against in ministry with youth and children and charts paths toward practices of justice with young...
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Amy Butler, "Bread on the Water," Faith Forward 2015
Amy Butler's closing presentation from Faith Forward 2015, April 20-23 in Chicago.
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Mark And Lisa Scandrette, "“Play: Practicing the Way of Jesus” (Part 2), Faith Forward 2015
The second half of Mark and Lisa Scandrette's presentation from Faith Forward 2015, April 20-23 in Chicago.
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Mark And Lisa Scandrette, "“Play: Practicing the Way of Jesus” (Part 1), Faith Forward 2015
The first half of Mark and Lisa Scandrette's presentation from Faith Forward 2015, April 20-23 in Chicago.
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Daniel White Hodge, "Between God and Kanye,” Faith Forward 2015
Daniel White Hodge's presentation from Faith Forward 2015, April 20-23 in Chicago.
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Leslie Nugent, “Radical Welcome: Breaking Down Barriers in Sunday Worship," Faith Forward 2015
Leslie Neugent's presentation from Faith Forward 2015, April 20-23 in Chicago.
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Marcia Bunge, "Biblical Perspectives on Children & Our Obligations to Them," Faith Forward 2015
Marcia Bunge's presentation from Faith Forward 2015, April 20-23 in Chicago.
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Alemeda Wright, "From Florida to Ferguson," Faith Forward 2015
Almeda Wright's presentation from Faith Forward 2015, April 20-23 in Chicago.
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Brian McLaren, "Looking Back as a Parent," Faith Forward 2015
Brian McLaren's presentation from Faith Forward 2015, April 20-23 in Chicago. Brian shares what he's learned from his experiences as a parent and grandparent, and how Faith Forward can chart a new path in ministry with children and youth.
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Curating Sacred Space with Children and Youth - An Interview with Lilly Lewin
In this podcast episode, Dave Csinos interviews Lilly Lewin about the power of sacred space in the spiritual lives of young people. Lilly shares about the benefits, dreams, and struggles she encountered on her quest to help children and youth encounter God in meaning way. You'll gain valuable...
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Brian McLaren, "Framing a Conversation, Launching a Revolution," Faith Forward 2014
Brian McLaren's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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Bonnie Miller-McLemore, "Christian Constructions of Children and Youth," Faith Forward 2014
Bonnie Miller-McLemore's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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Ivy Beckwith & Dave Csinos, "Megachurches, Dark Nights & Wonder Bread Communion," Faith Forward 2014
Ivy Beckwith and Dave Csinos' presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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Anne Streaty Wimberly, "Village Vitality," Faith Forward 2014
Anne Streaty Wimberly's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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Phyllis Tickle, "Village Vitality," Faith Forward 2014
Phyllis Tickle's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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Mark Yaconelli, "Why Recalling Sacred Presence Matters to Young People," Faith Forward 2014
Mark Yaconelli's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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Paul-André Durocher, "Symbols: The Drum Kit of Life," Faith Forward 2014
Archbishop Paul-André Durocher's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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Melvin Bray, "Why Young People Need Better Sacred Myths," Faith Forward 2014
Melvin Bray's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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Sandy Sasso, "Tell Me a Story," Faith Forward 2014
Rabbi Sandy Sasso's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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Andrew Root, "What is the Theological Turn in Youth Ministry?," Faith Forward 2014
Andrew Root's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
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