Podcast
Glenmary is excited to partner with Focolare Media to release the Grassroots Ecumenists podcast.
This podcast will include interviews from those engaging in the work of Christian unity in new and creative ways. With new episodes released twice a month it is our hope that this podcast will inspire others to consider the various ways they too may partner in the ministry of ecumenism within their own contexts.
To listen to the interviews click on the various tabs below.
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This series begins today with an interview with Rev. Dr. Casely Baiden Essamuah. Ordained in the Methodist Church in Ghana, Nathan and Casely discussed his job as the Secretary of the Global Christian Forum and how they're working for Ecumenism all over the world.
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In today's episode Nathan and Rev. Dr Karen Petersen Finch discuss her experiences on ecumenism at the grassroots level, and how she got the inspiration for her book.
Rev. Dr. Karen Petersen Finch is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and an ecumenical theologian specializing in the Reformed and Roman Catholic traditions, author of Grassroots Ecumenism, the book that inspired this series.
Listen to this interview click here
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In today's episode, Fr. Aaron Wessman discusses polarization in Western society, and how the Church may lean into its missionary calling by "crossing over" to engage rather than fear those who hold different beliefs and convictions. An inspiring and refreshing interview, and a different take on the polarization that we are experiencing in so many places.
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Today’s guest is John Armstrong, Founder of The Initiative. John’s work for unity in the Chicago area and beyond has been rooted in friendships and articulated in videos as well as numerous books, including Costly Love (New City Press).
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