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Our very own Josh Rodriguez (Assoc. Pastor for Young Adult Ministry) hosts his own podcast, "College Days," where he interviews everyone from Todd Jones and Stuart Gordon to Brandon VanPernis about college life, their stories and wisdom to share from experiences. Thanks for joining!

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    • Nov 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    Up To Something Conversation With MG Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 19:05


    Josh sat down with MG Smith to talk about the song she wrote for Youth Sunday. Listen here as MG talks about saying yes, the song writing process, and what she has learned along the way.

    Up To Something (Acoustic)- feat. MG Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 4:39


    This past year, Rev. Adam DeVries invited Mary Grace Smith to write an anthem that the youth would sing on May 2nd at First Presbyterian Church Nashville for Youth Sunday. MG accepted the invitation and worked with Stephen Daniel King to produce this song.

    Up to Something- Feat. MG Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 5:17


    This past year, Rev. Adam DeVries invited Mary Grace Smith to write an anthem that the youth would sing on May 2nd at First Presbyterian Church Nashville for Youth Sunday. MG accepted the invitation and worked with Stephen Daniel King to produce this song.

    Processing the Pandemic with Sarah and Tinsley

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 21:10


    Processing the Pandemic with Sarah and Tinsley by Joshua Rodriguez

    Talking to Strangers- Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 38:42


    Throughout the month of September Stuart Gordon and Josh Rodriguez are hosting Facebook Live panel discussions with members of the First Pres. community about the book, Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. This week, Stuart and Josh discuss Gladwell's idea of coupling.

    Talking to Strangers- Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 46:23


    Throughout the month of September Stuart Gordon and Josh Rodriguez are hosting Facebook Live panel discussions with members of the First Pres. community about the book, Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. This week, our guests was Dr. Nahed Zehr, and we discussed Gladwell's idea of transparency.

    Conversation with Ashley Higgins about Robin DiAngelo's book, White Fragility

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 53:10


    In this episode Ashley Higgins and I sit down for a conversation about the book White Fragility, by Robin DiAngelo, and how it may inform our faith as Christians.

    Talking to Strangers Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 48:34


    Throughout the month of September Stuart Gordon and Josh Rodriguez are hosting Facebook Live panel discussions with members of the First Pres. community about the book, Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. This week, our guests were Carrie Hiniger and Steve Becker, and we discussed Gladwell's idea of humans defaulting to truth.

    Talking to Strangers Book Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 23:20


    This is a podcast about college, life, and wisdom. In this episode Stuart Gordon and I take a break from our regularly scheduled program to talk about a book that is worth talking about right now, Talking to Strangers by Malcom Gladwell. In addition to this podcast, we will be hosting panel discussions via FB live throughout the month of Sept. on this book, and the ideas discussed within.

    College Days- A Conversation with Anna Glenn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 28:00


    This is a podcast about college, life, and wisdom. In this episode we take a break from our regularly scheduled program, to have a conversation with Anna Glenn Grove about her experience as a college senior who graduated in the season of CoVid 19.

    College Days- A Conversation with Kody

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 42:37


    This is a podcast about college, life, and wisdom. In this episode we take a break from our regularly scheduled program, to process the racial landscape of America in conversation with Kody Whitaker, who previously served here at FPC on youth staff, and is currently an MDiV. candidate at Princeton Theological Seminary.

    College Days- A Conversation with Chan Sheppard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 29:29


    This is a podcast about college, life, and wisdom. In this episode we take a break from our regularly scheduled program, to process the racial landscape of America in conversation with Chan Sheppard, Executor Director of Preston Taylor Ministries.

    College Days- Processing the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 29:15


    This is a podcast about college, life, and wisdom. In this episode we take a break from our regularly scheduled program, to process the pandemic with The Rev. Dr. Stuart Gordon.

    College Days Jen Milam Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2020 28:46


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. In Season Three we will interview people who are living into their faith in a meaningful and interesting way. In episode 2, we take a break from our scheduled program to interview our new Head Pastor, Ryan Moore. We will discuss his upbringing, college years and beyond. We ask questions about his experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs; hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    College Days Ryan Moore Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 59:49


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. In Season Three we will interview people who are living into their faith in a meaningful and interesting way. In episode 2, we take a break from our scheduled program to interview our new Head Pastor, Ryan Moore. We will discuss his upbringing, college years and beyond. We ask questions about his experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs; hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    College Days Nahed Zehr Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 33:17


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. In Season Three we will interview people who are living into their faith in a meaningful and interesting way. We will discuss their time in college; asking questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs; hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    Season Finale- College Days Sarah Bird Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 34:20


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. In Season two we will interview current and past people who have served on the youth staff here at FPC. We will discuss their time in college; asking questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs; hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    College Days Angelina Divincenzo Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 27:33


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. In Season two we will interview current and past people who have served on the youth staff here at FPC. We will discuss their time in college; asking questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs; hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    College Days Dave Garvey Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 32:11


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. In Season two we interview current and past people who have served on the youth staff here at FPC. We discuss their time in college; asking questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs; hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    College Days Kody Whitaker Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 31:58


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. In Season two we will interview current and past people who have served on the youth staff here at FPC. We will discuss their time in college; asking questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs; hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    College Days Holiday Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 34:01


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. In the Holiday special we interview Frist Allen, Mary Britton Anderson, Jennie Gaw, and Helen Reike. We discuss their time in college so far; asking about their experience, what has been life giving and difficult, and if we were in their college town where do they go to eat at 1am.

    College Days Teddy Christenberry Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2018 37:30


    College Days Teddy Christenberry Interview by Joshua Rodriguez

    College Days Brandon VanPernis Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 37:53


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. In Season two we will interview current and past people who have served on the youth staff here at FPC. We will discuss their time in college; asking questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs; hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    Season Finale- Mark DeVries Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 34:40


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. We interview all kinds of people from our community to discuss their time in college. We ask questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs, hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    College Days Josh Rodriguez Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2018 45:43


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. We interview all kinds of people from our community to discuss their time in college. We ask questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs, hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    College Days Stuart Gordon Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018 34:15


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. We interview all kinds of people from our community to discuss their time in college. We ask questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs, hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

    College Days Todd Jones Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2017 36:11


    College Days is a podcast put on by the College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville Tennessee. We interview all kinds of people from our community to discuss their time in college. We ask questions about their experience, best and worst decisions, and the Proverbs, hoping to glean a bit of wisdom for our own lives.

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