Podcasts about interfaith partners

Kolya Braun Greiner leads a nature meditation walk, "Contemplation of Creation." Take this episode with you out on a walk, hike, or simply to a quiet spot indoors by a window. This rich offering includes exercises to center your mind, body, and spirit before the walk, as well as seven individual "encounters" with beings in nature. Listen to the guided meditation in entirety (~40 min) or head to our website to navigate each nature contemplation individually. ⁠ Kolya Braun-Greiner, MDiv, is a member of Seekers Church in Washington, DC, and former program coordinator with Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake. She has created curricula and facilitated trainings for people of many faiths to explore connections of their tradition with care for the environment. She is currently working on a book about contemplating nature as a way to foster reverence and healing for Earth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support

What is one part of all faith based groups that has caused many churches and temples to create green teams? In this episode we focus on Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake. They work to engage congregations in being good caretakers of our shared watershed. They envision a time when faith communities across the Chesapeake; honor, care for, and protect the watershed we share, so all our communities, and future generations, may thrive. The Chesapeake watershed is vast, encompassing 69,000 square miles, home to over 18 million people and over 19,000 congregations. Imagine the potential if we all worked together to restore clean water? We speak with some of their leaders to find out what connects them to the enviroment. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

In this episode we focus on Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake. They work to engage congregations in being good caretakers of our shared watershed. They envision a time when faith communities across the Chesapeake; honor, care for, and protect the watershed we share, so all our communities, and future generations, may thrive. The Chesapeake watershed is vast, encompassing 69,000 square miles, home to over 18 million people and over 19,000 congregations. Imagine the potential if we all worked together to restore clean water? What is one part of all faith based groups that has caused many churches and temples to create green teams? We speak with some of their leaders to find out what connects them to the enviroment? All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

Kolya Braun-Greiner reads her book review, "An Enfleshed Spirit: Reflections on Cole Arthur Riley's This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us." Kolya Braun-Greiner is a member of Seekers Church and former program coordinator with Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake. She has created curricula and facilitated trainings for people of many faiths to explore connections of their tradition with care for the environment. She is currently working on a book about contemplating nature as a way to foster reverence and healing for Earth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support

On this episode I interview Anna Awimbo from Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake. Officially founded in 2013, Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake was created to unite people of faith together to conserve and protect the Chesapeake Bay and wildlife.  To learn more about Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake, visit https://www.interfaithchesapeake.org/. 

Most religions acknowledge the need for environmental stewardship in their teachings. Because of these shared values, religious organizations are natural partners in watershed work. Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake operates on this principle, working with faith communities in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. to improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. We discuss with Jodi Rose, IPC's Executive Director.

Pagan leaders or those that serve pagans in any type of ministry - this episode is especially for you!! My friend Holli Emore, Executive Director of Cherry Hill Seminary, talks to us about her new book, Constellated Ministry - A Guide for Serving Today's Pagans in this episode. She has created the term "constellated ministry" to describe the unique ministry needed for serving the pagan world. In this episode we'll talk about the following topics and MORE! Holli's personal spiritual journey & coming out of the broom closet How she became involved with Cherry Hill Seminary & Interfaith Partners of South Carolina What does SPNR (Spiritual but not Religious) have to do with paganism? Do we really want to be solitary pagan practitioners? What is "constellated" ministry? What do pagan ministers do? What do pagans want in spiritual care? If anything? What training do pagan ministers need? The changing pagan landscape Pagan ethics; confidentiality vs secrecy Raising pagan children and whether we need pagan ministry to children What Cherry Hill Seminary offers for everyone, not just those in ministry! OUR GUEST Holli S. Emore, M.Div., is Executive Director of Cherry Hill Seminary, an international distance education program. Committed to building interfaith relationships, both locally and globally, she serves on the Board of Directors of Interfaith Partners of South Carolina and often teaches public groups about the rapidly-growing Pagan religions. Holli has been a regional resource for law enforcement, victim services, criminal justice classes and others since 2004. She serves the American Red Cross as a volunteer chaplain in Disaster Spiritual Care. Purchase Constellated Ministry - A Guide for Serving Today's Pagans: https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/constellated-ministry/ Use the code RELIGION for 25% discount! Cherry Hill Seminary: https://www.cherryhillseminary.org/ Interfaith Partners of South Carolina - http://interfaithpartnersofsc.org/ CONTACT MELA www.podpage.com/belle-book-candle FB & IG @bellebookcandlesc YT: Belle, Book & Candle Support by becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/bellebookcandle Or, buy Mela a coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/bellebookcandle Interested in our upcoming Greenwild Festival on November 13, 2021? Check it out here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/greenwild-festival-for-witches-mystics-tickets-152286885173 CREDITS My dad wrote the lyrics to my theme song, and we sing it together at the beginning. Thanks to my husband for his contributions. Thank you to our guest, Holli Emore. RESOURCES A Book of Pagan Prayer by Ceisiwr Serith Original Broadcast: 10.20.21 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bellebookcandle/support

Welcome our guest speaker, Kolya Braun-Greiner, Creation Care Minister and Religious Educator at Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake.

It’s the Holiday Season, so Merry Christmas! But wait, did you know people celebrate more than just Thanksgiving and Christmas this time of year? We wanted to learn more about what some of our neighbors celebrate so we invited Holli Emore from the Cherry Hill Seminary to talk about the Winter Solstice. Cheryl Nail the VP of Interfaith Partners of SC to discuss the tradition of Hanukkah. PJ Mundrey to discuss the Indian celebration of Diwali and Karen Zarah Starks to discuss Kwanzaa. We have a lot to discuss so let’s get to it.

The Mainline Protestant churches have been a focus of Boycotts, Divestments, and Sanctions (BDS) activity for almost two decades. What are the lessons from the conventions in Presbyterian and Episcopal churches this past summer – and what are the next steps for the community relations field? Ethan Felson is Executive Director of the Israel Action Network (IAN), which works with Federations, JCRCs, and other allies to build a broad base of support for Israel and to counter anti-Israel activity. Prior to joining IAN, Ethan was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of JCPA and before that was Director of the Harford JCRC. He regularly attends church conventions were BDS is debated – and has formed several national dialogues with Christian leaders. He is also the founder of Interfaith Partners for Peace. CRCast Archives: jewishpublicaffairs.org/jcpa-crcast FOLLOW JCPA: http://Facebook.com/theJCPA http://Twitter.com/theJCPA http://jewishpublicaffairs.org

On Saturday, September 16th, 2017 we hosted an interfaith panel around the discussion of God’s Compassion and Forgiveness at the Ohr Kodesh Temple co-sponsored by the Beth El Congregation of Montgomery County. This program was part of the celebrations marking the start of Jewish High Holy Days held at Ohr Kodesh Temple in Chevy Chase. Every year on the Saturday night preceding Rosh Ha-Shanah, they have a late-night service called “Selichot” and this year we had an interfaith panel as part of that service to include speakers from each of the Abrahamic faiths who discussed God’s compassion and forgiveness from each of their faith’s viewpoints.  Speakers: Imam Ali Siddiqui Classically educated Imam, Khatib, Interfaith Leader, organizer, Chaplain, and Advocate for Mutual Understanding and Respect, Peace, Economic Justice, and Humane Immigration with 43 years of interfaith experience working with Jews, Christians, Catholics, Mormons, Quakers, Buddhists, Sikh, and the other faiths in the area of community service. Imam Siddiqui is very engaged and frequently delivers invocations and benedictions at City Councils and School Boards, civic and political groups, and Graduation Ceremonies. He teaches Islam, comparative religion, history of Islam and Muslims of Americas, contemporary issues to Muslims and non-Muslims at the institutions of higher learning including Sonoma State, Santa Rosa Community College, School of Religion (Claremont Graduate University), California Baptist University, Disciple of Christ Seminary, School of Theology (now Lincoln University), and La Verne University, and Open University Denver. The Reverend Doctor Roy Howard has been the pastor of Saint Mark Presbyterian Church in Rockville since 2001. Prior to that he served congregations in Virginia and Kentucky. He earned his master’s degree in Social Work from Florida State University, his masters in divinity from Emory University in Atlanta and his Doctorate in Ministry from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington DC Pastor Howard has been active in interfaith relations throughout his career particularly with Jewish-Christian encounters since his first trip to Israel in 1985. Since that time he has traveled to Israel many times and been instrumental in creating a dialogue with Jews and Christians, as well as Muslims. In 2006 he and Rabbi Bill Rudolph established a dialogue group between Beth El and Saint Mark including a joint congregations visit to Israel. His most recent trip to Israel was with Interfaith Partners for Peace accompanied by Rabbi Greg Harris of Beth El and Rabbi Batya Glacier of the Jewish Community Relations Council.  Rabbi Lyle Fishman has been the religious leader of Ohr Kodesh Congregation since 1984. He served the Greenburgh Hebrew Center in Dobbs Ferry, New York, before that. He graduated with honors from Yale University majoring in religious studies. He spent his junior year at The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He then attended The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York from which he received a Master’s degree in Hebrew Literature and then rabbinical ordination. He taught at the Herzl Institute of New York while serving as a rabbi. He has authored “Why Did Nadav and Avihu” for the Proceedings of the Rabbinical Assembly (1989) and “The Value Base of Jewish Family Life Education: A Rabbinic View” in “A Generation of Service: History of the Department on Religious Affairs 1952-1982” (1982). Rabbi Fishman is also very active in his community, helping to create the Washington Chevra Chapter to foster a better interchange of ideas among community rabbis, among other initiatives.

Ever wondered about the relationship between Native American beading and spirituality? How about Paganism and the Earth? If so, join us for an inter-faith discussion on the relationship between the Earth, our environment, and faith-based practices, based on the themes and objects of McKissick Museum's exhibit, Traditions, Change, and Celebration: Native Artists of the Southeast. Speakers include: Dr. Jonathan Leader (Judaism) Dr. Will Goins (Native American) Holli Emore (Paganism) Dr. Amarjit Singh (Sikh) Arunima Sinha (Hindu) Dr. Carl Evans – moderator (Christian) Presented in conjunction with the Department of Religious Studies and the Interfaith Partners of South Carolina. In celebration of Interfaith Harmony Month.