Around the Table Podcast

Michelle and Cliff talk with Jeff Chu about the many aspects of his life and faith formation including his life and reflections on the church and its engagement with LGBTQ community as well as his books.

Michelle and Cliff talk with Justin Whitmel Early about making faith formation a habit and discuss his book Habits of the Household.     Dr. Eric Brown gives us an appetizer in self compassion in the face of trauma.

Michelle and Cliff have a conversation with Liz Walker about faith formation in processing grief and trauma through her work through the "Can we Talk" program and her book No One Left Alone.  Noelle Castin Helps get us started with an appetizer of supporting our young people in worship with resources to aid in faith formation for during and after the worship service.

Michelle and Cliff talk with Michelle Junkin, Co-director at Big Faith Resources about making certain church is accessible to those with Neurodivergence and Brittney Porch starts us off with an appetizer giving us some ideas for family worship spaces within worship and a resource for how to get started. 

Michelle and Cliff talk with Brittany Sky, Project Manager for Gen On Ministries.  We also start off with an Appetizer from Jenna Caldwell Campbell discussing Faith formation in our youth and families.

Michelle and Cliff kick off Season 3 talking Faith Formation and the part Christian Education plays with Gregory Rawn from Spirit and Truth Publishing. Appetizer: John Magnuson Helps us to streamline our Faith Formation  

Season 3 with a focus on Faith Formation Kicks off August 11!

Michelle and Cliff talk with Dan Davis of Animate Mentoring about having conversations about identity with our young people.

Cliff and Michelle discuss the very difficult topic of talking with the young people in our lives about mental health and suicide with Tandra Rutledge from Soul Shop Movement. 

Michelle and Cliff talk with Rodger Nishioka, head of staff at Village Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, Kansas. Rodger is an author and was previously the Benton Family Associate Professor of Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary.

Michelle and Cliff talk with Melissa Wear a Principal Consultant at Public Square Strategies working on international issues about how to discuss politics around tables, even the ones that might be a little contentious. They also talk with Christina Cosby from the Office of Public Witness with some practical tips for conversation with our kids. 

Michelle Thomas Bush and Cliff Haddox are joined by Nicole Doyley, to discuss mixed race parenting in nurturing a positive race identity. Nicole has worked in church ministry almost 25 years and has authored 3 books and published numerous articles in the Huffington Post and The Witness: a Black Christian Collective. Nicole will be releasing a new book in the Spring: A Parent's Guide to Fostering Identity with Mixed Race Children. She also hosts her own podcast "Let's Talk: Conversations on Race with Nicole Doyley"

Michelle and Cliff are joined by the Head of the Trinity Episcopal School in Charlotte North Carolina to talk about some of the hard conversations out young people are having and how we can be a part of them.

Michelle Thomas Bush and Cliff Haddox talk with Sarah Reyes Gibbs and Robert Hay Sr. About the unique perspective and faith stories of grandparents around the table.

Michelle Thomas Bush and Cliff Haddox talk with Sarah Good And Brenda Lovick about conversations around the table when not everyone is a person of faith. Cliff's Tik Tok

Michelle Thomas Bush and Cliff Haddox talk with Melanie Marsh and Bill Buchanan about faith conversations around the table and anywhere they can happen, in the busy life of single parenting. For more information about Youth Mission Co Click here!

Michelle Thomas-Bush and Cliff Haddox talk with Kayla Craig about starting and reinforcing good habits of communication and ways to nourish and nurture your soul and your family throughout the year. Kayla's Latest book is Every Season Sacred: Reflections, Prayers, and Invitations to Nourish Your Soul and Nurture Your Family throughout the Year. Kayla's Instagram Kayla's Podcast Liturgies for Parents

Michelle Thomas-Bush and Cliff Haddox talk with Bruce Reyes Chow about his new book Everything Good about God Is True: Choosing Faith and about how to get in the habit of having conversations around the table about our world and our faith's place in it.

Michelle Thomas-Bush and Cliff Haddox talk with Mark Yaconelli about cultivating community, faith, and family at the table and at home with storytelling. Mark's Latest book is Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us Contact the show at Aroundthetablefaithpodcast@gmail.com