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The Church Basement — 299 episodes

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1

Congregations Without Buildings

2

Angels (!!!)

3

Birds of the Bible

4

Millennials and Church

5

Disability

6

Jesus' Humanity

7

Coffee Hour

8

If I Must Die

9

The Lord's Prayer

10

The War On Christmas

11

Holiday Music

12

Both/And

13

Emerging Worship

14

Lot's Wife

15

Talking To The Media

16

Liturgical Dance

17

Sodom and Gomorrah

18

$60 Wish

19

Bible Bullets

20

The Parting Of The Red Sea

21

Churches Without Buildings

22

Judas

23

Lutheran Summer Music Academy (LSM)

24

Listening to Sermons- Pastor Edition

25

Bible Studies vs Sermons

26

Continuous Lectionary

27

Accessibility and Inclusivity

28

Finding Hope

29

Shepherd vs Fisherman

30

Church Choirs

31

Lazarus

32

What's In A Name

33

Mount vs Plain

34

Family Promise

35

Luke's Beatitudes

36

Accepting Help

37

Matthew's Beatitudes

38

Central's RIC 20th Anniversary

39

Rest Is Resistance- A Manifesto

40

Wisdom vs Intelligence

41

Mary Magdalene- the It Girl of the Jesus Story

42

Matthew vs Luke: The Nativity Story

43

The Death of John the Baptist

44

John the Baptist

45

Advent Hymns

46

Advent Readings of 2022

47

Reign of Christ Sunday

48

Spiritual vs Religious

49

Am I Going To Hell?

50

Jubilee

51

Why ELCA Lutheran?

52

Sharing Stories of Loved Ones Who Have Died

53

Ordinary Time

54

When To Say "Jesus" (And When Not To)

55

Being Ecumenical

56

Frederick Buechner

57

Finding The Question

58

Cuppa Angels

59

Content Warning for the Bible

60

All Creation Sings

61

Galatians 6 vs 11

62

The Unexpected

63

Reparing The Facility

64

Communionware

65

Supply Pastors

66

Pride

67

Interim Ministry

68

The Call Process

69

Call vs Job

70

Psalm 27

71

Wedding Service Planning

72

Accessible Egg Hunts

73

Prayers Of The People

74

NE Youth Collective

75

A Grounded Faith

76

Cuppa: Joyful Prayers

77

Synod Resolutions Following Through

78

Livestream vs Televangelism

79

Holden Evening Prayer

80

Expressing Sympathy

81

Restoration and Healing

82

Veggie Tales

83

Publication vs Translation

84

Christmas Moments - Sacred vs. Secular

85

Revisiting Translations of the Bible

86

Christmas Pageant of Hope Take 2

87

Waiting...

88

The Lutheran Handbook

89

Advent Wreath Candle Words

90

Breaking Liturgical Rules

91

Religious Gifts

92

Graffiti

93

Ministry of Plurality

94

Ministry of Proclamation

95

Ministry of Presence

96

Witnessing History

97

A Bishop's Installation

98

Dungeons and Dragons and Faith

99

Baptismal Remembrance

100

Vestments

101

Growing The Church

102

Returning To In Person Worship

103

Communion Questions

104

Funerals vs Gravesides vs Memorials

105

Isaiah 6: 1-8

106

First Corinthians Chapter 12

107

Matthew 5: 14-16

108

Man With The Withered Hand

109

The Tree Of Life

110

Blended Online and In Person Worship

111

Chaplains

112

Abundance vs Scarcity

113

Bulletins

114

Candidacy

115

Seminary

116

Picking Hymns for Worship

117

Community Organizing Part 2

118

Community Organizing Part 1

119

Jesus' Ministry After the Resurrection

120

Earth Day

121

Doubting Thomas

122

Easter and Lenten Online Recipes

123

Central's Easter Pageant Of Hope

124

Covenants of Baptism Week 5

125

Covenants of Baptism Week 4

126

Covenants of Baptism Week 3

127

Covenants of Baptism Week 2

128

Covenants of Baptism Week 1

129

Lenten Refresher

130

Pandemic Ash Wednesday

131

Labyrinths

132

Miryam

133

Denounce and Renounce

134

Death

135

Naming Day

136

Home Hymnals

137

Luke Chapters 1 & 2

138

Storytelling

139

Giving Tuesday and Beyond

140

Advent and Waiting

141

Covid Christmas Pageant

142

Apocalyptic Readings

143

Why Do We Pray

144

Finding A Prayer

145

DIY Services

146

Election Vigil

147

Memorial Candles

148

Managing Expectations

149

Strategic Conversations

150

Grief Brain

151

Noah and the Ark

152

Baby Moses

153

Altars

154

Being A Pastor In A Pandemic

155

Romans Chapter 8

156

Distant Protest Support

157

Central Lutheran Church's Youth Devotional

158

The Blessing For Those That Mourn

159

Grief

160

Hagar's Story

161

Doing The Work: Conversations

162

Doing Our Work On Racism

163

Hymns That Have Shaped Us

164

Jonah

165

Staying Calm In A Crisis

166

Surviving Isolation

167

Compassion With Boundaries

168

Permission To Be Enough

169

High Church vs Low Church

170

Garden of Gethsemane

171

Rituals

172

Home Sacred Spaces

173

Virtual Connections

174

Holy Week Walk

175

Worship In A Time of Sickness

176

Vespers

177

To Speak Or Not To Speak

178

Policies vs Potshots

179

Holding Space

180

Budgeting

181

Sanctuary

182

Agnostics and Atheists

183

Taking A Break From Church

184

Covenants

185

Between Christmas Eve Services

186

Pastoral Roadside Emergency Kit

187

Fertility and the Christmas Story

188

Light and Dark Language

189

Christ the King Sunday

190

Lutheranism On The East Coast

191

Milestones- #200!

192

Walls

193

All Saints Day

194

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednago

195

Letting Go

196

Climate Justice and Faith

197

Blessing Stuff

198

Blessing Unions

199

Learning and Failure

200

Creating Office Spaces

201

The Creation Stories

202

Fossores Chapter House

203

Church As A Scary Place

204

2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly

205

Gendered Language In Church

206

Summertime in the Church

207

Vacations

208

Dear Church

209

Camp Songs

210

Church Income 2019

211

Confirmation Camp!

212

Wounds of Jesus

213

Consent In Church

214

Road To Emmaus

215

Saul's Conversion to Paul

216

Reflections on the Bishop's Election

217

Cuppa: Apostles' Creed

218

Cuppa: Nicene Creed

219

Cuppa: Athanasian Creed

220

Creed vs Affirmation of Faith

221

Funding Beloved Spaces

222

Religious Kitsch

223

Calming Minds

224

Lamb of God

225

Comic Con, Cosplay and Community

226

Nicodemus

227

Lenten Studies 2019

228

I Am

229

Creative Ministry Spaces

230

Discernment

231

Patience

232

Ruth

233

Church Secretaries

234

Armor Of God

235

Water To Wine

236

Childhood Jesus

237

New Year Resolutions

238

Christmas Eve Worship

239

Giving Trees and Wish Lists

240

Advent Wreaths and Calendars

241

God Loves You No Matter What - #150!

242

Advent Devotions

243

Ask A Lutheran Pastor: Competition

244

Planning For The Next 25-50 Years

245

Martin Luther and Anti-Semitism

246

Bishop Elections in Oregon

247

Doubt

248

Hell

249

Jesus and Women

250

Faiths, Kids and Curiosity

251

Civil Disobedience Part 2

252

Mealtime Prayer

253

Stoles

254

Where is Jesus in this?

255

Who are YOU to God?

256

Who Is God To You?

257

Liturgical Language

258

Preaching the Old Testament

259

ELCA Youth Gathering

260

The Church Basement Trailer!

261

Psalms Week 6: Uses and Music

262

Psalms Week 5: Instructional and Enthronement

263

Psalms Week 4: Personal Lament

264

Psalms Week 3: Corporate Lament

265

Psalms Week 2: Praise Psalms

266

Psalms Week 1: The Introduction

267

Liturgical Settings

268

Anatomy of the Liturgy

269

Ascension

270

The Priestly Prayer

271

Church Buildings

272

Church Communication

273

Psalm 23

274

Lutheran Lingo

275

The ELCA Roster

276

2 Endings of Mark

277

Saints

278

Esther

279

I Wonder, I Notice

280

The 10 Commandments

281

Fasting From Fear

282

Planning a Church Season

283

Transfiguration

284

Lent Madness 2018

285

Presentation of the Lord

286

Social Media

287

Sorry

288

Confession and Forgiveness

289

Failure

290

Christmas Traditions

291

Church Websites

292

The ELW

293

Nativity Sets

294

Grace

295

Thanksgiving

296

Mixed Faith Families

297

Ask A Lutheran Pastor: Reading the Bible

298

The Luther Rose

299

Church Pipe Organs