Easter People

Easter People


Latest Episodes

Easter People #32: Quick Forma reflections and junk TV
February 10, 2015

It's not Lent yet, but we have a confession to make: We planned to record a live episode of Easter People at the 2015 Forma Conference and, well, we forgot. It was a busy couple of days, as you'll hear. Our parting gift for you is our first ever "Easter

Easter People #31: Let’s talk sports (really)
January 27, 2015

In honor, we guess, of Superbowl XLIX, the Easter People talk sports: the joy of victory, the agony of defeat, and everything in between. Thanks so much to Karen Schlabach, Sean Maloney, Dan Stroud, Lindy Bunch, and Ginny Wilder for sharing their best a

Easter People #30: Learning the art of sabbath
January 12, 2015

In episode 30, the Easter People welcome Lisa back from sabbatical and use the occasion as an opportunity to discuss sabbath. Then we play a game about religious tourism and end by sharing our Green Shoots. Also, we have two exciting announcements: We

Easter People #29: Podcast conversation and Christmas season traditions
December 29, 2014

Merry Christmas from the Easter People! Join us this week to talk about podcasts and the traditions that help us keep the Christmas season going for all twelve days. And welcome back to Melanie Mullen (@MissionRVA), subbing once again for Lisa. Episode

Easter People #28: Evangelism - Reaching out, reaching in
December 16, 2014

This week the Easter People welcome Melanie Mullen, the downtown missioner at St. Paul's in Richmond, for a conversation about evangelism. We also touch on the intersection of evangelism and mission with justice and advocacy, including our growing nation

Easter People #27: Plenty to look forward to
December 01, 2014

Welcome to Advent, Easter People people! In this episode, we get in the spirit of the season by discussing what we're eagerly anticipating in the coming year. Then we play "The Waiting Game" and end with Green Shoots. Green Shoots links: Faith Forwar

Easter People #26: Coming-of-age stories
November 18, 2014

This week, the Easter People welcome their pal Iman Green and talk about their favorite coming-of-age stories on the big and small screens. Then they play the Teenage Protagonist Culture Quiz. For those of you even younger than Kyle and Iman, or much ol

Easter People #25: Scary stories, embarrassing costumes
October 31, 2014

Happy Halloween from the Easter People! In our special holiday edition, we'll tell our church horror stories and visit the ghosts of Halloween (costumes) past. Still, hope springs eternal, so we end with Green Shoots. Thanks again to José Reyes for j

Easter People #24: Breaking the silence about money in church
October 21, 2014

It's stewardship time in many of our congregations, and that means doing what we don't do enough: talk about money in church. The Easter People do so with their usual optimism and whimsy. They also play "The Price Is Right" church-style and share their Gr

Easter People #23: The blessing of our animals
October 04, 2014

The Easter People welcome back Amber Carswell—who is being ordained a priest today!—to talk pets and, in another music-related quiz, rewrite the story of Noah's arky arky. Congrats to Amber and to all those churches who made lots of new friends today