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Our world is increasingly complex, fast-paced, and divided. How are people of faith bringing their best selves to the world each day? How are we leading, growing, and being as people of God? ~ing Podcast is a place to share insights and stories from individuals creatively engaging the present and moving into the future.

~ing Podcast is hosted by Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards and Rev. Allison Maus, and produced by Ben Wideman for MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org
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Ep. 25 featuring Allison Maus and Ben Wideman - "Wrapping Up"

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Ep. 25 featuring Allison Maus and Ben Wideman - "Wrapping Up"
Jun 20, 202322:33
Ep. 24 featuring Heather Wolfe - "Cooking"

Ep. 24 featuring Heather Wolfe - "Cooking"

In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with our first Herald Press cookbook author on ~ing Podcast! We're joined today by dietitian nutritionist and certified health coach, Heather Wolfe, one of the authors of the beautiful, plant-based cookbook, Sustainable Kitchen: Recipes and Inspiration for Plant-Based, Planet-Conscious Meals. We know that daily food choices help or harm our bodies, families, communities, and planet. In this book you'll find resources that enable us to grow, shop for, prepare, cook, and eat food in ways that connect us to our Creator and creation. Listen to find out more!

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Jun 13, 202330:41
Ep. 23 featuring Tommy Airey - "Descending"

Ep. 23 featuring Tommy Airey - "Descending"

In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with Tommy Airey - author, activist, and place-based minister. Tommy will be talking through some of his passion and commitment to racial and economic justice, as well as themes from his book, Descending Like A Dove: Adventures in Decolonizing Evangelical Christianity, published in 2018. If you'd like to get in touch with Tommy, reach out at TommyAirey@gmail.com!

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Jun 06, 202331:06
Ep. 22 featuring Tamara Hill Murphy - "Walking"

Ep. 22 featuring Tamara Hill Murphy - "Walking"

In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with Herald Press Author, Tamara Hill Murphy, to talk about themes from her new book, The Spacious Path: Practicing the Restful Way of Jesus in a Fragmented World. For centuries a practice called the Rule of Life—built around rhythms of prayer, work, study, hospitality, and rest—has provided a loving pathway for anyone who desires to live out the whole gospel. We'll learn more about this ancient practice, and how it might help shape our spiritual lives today.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org


May 30, 202333:31
Ep. 21 featuring Craig Greenfield - "Subverting"

Ep. 21 featuring Craig Greenfield - "Subverting"

In today's episode, producer Ben Wideman sits down with Craig Greenfield, a guy who calls himself "an outsider who helps insiders become alongsiders!" During two decades of living in slums and inner cities, Craig founded a grassroots youth movement called Alongsiders International, now reaching thousands of vulnerable children across 25 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. In our conversation with Craig, we learn about what that all means, and explore themes from his new book, Subversive Mission: Serving as Outsiders in a World of Need.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

May 23, 202326:42
Ep. 20 featuring Mark Adams - "Bordering"

Ep. 20 featuring Mark Adams - "Bordering"

In today's episode, host Allison Maus sits down with Mark Adams, US Coordinator for Frontera de Cristo, a borderland ministry based in the sister cities of Douglas, Arizona, and Agua Prieta, Sonora. In our conversation with Mark, we learn about Frontera de Cristo mission - working to build relationships and understanding across borders. To learn more, or to schedule your own borderlands tour, please visit the Frontera de Cristo website.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

May 16, 202330:20
Ep. 19 featuring Zack Hunt - "Godbreathing"

Ep. 19 featuring Zack Hunt - "Godbreathing"

In today's episode, Ben Wideman sits down with Herald Press author, Zack Hunt, to talk about themes from his new book, Godbreathed: What It Really Means for the Bible to Be Divinely Inspired. In this conversation, Zack proposes that the imperfections and contradictions in Scripture aren’t accidental, rather they draw us beyond the literal words on the page and deeper into the spiritual truth God is trying to teach us. This book, available now from Herald Press, offers a practical and easily accessible approach for reading and understanding the Bible.

This week Herald Press is offering 40% off Godbreathed by Zack Hunt. Use the code WEEKLY at checkout and order before May 14, 2023.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org


May 09, 202332:38
Revisiting Season 2 Ep. 21 featuring Carlene Hill Byron - "Showing Up"

Revisiting Season 2 Ep. 21 featuring Carlene Hill Byron - "Showing Up"

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Chances are you or others in your congregation are suffering from mental health problems. This week we revisit a conversation from Season 2, in which ~ing producer Ben Wideman, is joined by Herald Press author, Carlene Hill Byron. In addition to being an author, Carlene is also a fundraiser and communicator for nonprofits that serve people with disabilities and other profound life challenges, and a spiritual wellness volunteer in the MaineHealth hospital system. During our conversation, we'll explore themes from her recent book, Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One Another, including the mounting dilemmas that pastors and churches face around mental health.


This week Herald Press is offering 40% off Not Quite Fine by Carlene Hill Byron. Use the code WEEKLY at checkout and order before May 7, 2023.


We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org


May 04, 202329:31
Ep. 18 featuring Kate Boyd - "Untidying"

Ep. 18 featuring Kate Boyd - "Untidying"

In today's episode, host Allison Maus sits down with Herald Press author, Kate Boyd, to talk about themes from her new book, An Untidy Faith: Journeying Back to the Joy of Following Jesus. In this conversation, Kate explains how history and community can provide space for big questions about faith and what we believe as part of the Body of Christ. This book, available now from Herald Press, is for those who long to disentangle their faith from all the cultural baggage and recapture the joy of following Jesus.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

May 02, 202332:17
Revisiting Season 2 Ep. 14 featuring Shari Zook - "Leaving"

Revisiting Season 2 Ep. 14 featuring Shari Zook - "Leaving"

In July of 2021, author Sherri Zook published a book through Herald Press, offering permission to be real about your own needs and struggles. This week on the podcast, we’re revisiting a conversation with Sherri from season 2, in which she explores some of the themes in her book, Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings: A Mother's Search for Grace. In her book, she expresses the confessions of a woman learning to live under the overwhelming expectations of motherhood. Dealing with faith and doubt, she reflects on letting go of her need to appear super-human and reached out to receive God’s unfolding grace. What does authenticity and vulnerability have to do with deepening our faith? Listen to find out more!

This week, Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings is ⁠40% off this week with code WEEKLY at checkout⁠ on the Herald Press website. This offer expires April 30, 2023.

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Apr 27, 202329:03
Ep. 17 featuring Joan Daggett and Chrissie Muecke - "Storytelling"

Ep. 17 featuring Joan Daggett and Chrissie Muecke - "Storytelling"

MennoMedia is excited to be developing a comprehensive storybook Bible set to be published on July 1, 2023. On this week's episode of ~ing Podcast, we'll be learning about this project from two of the people who helped shape and create this beautiful resource including biblically faithful retellings of 140 Bible stories. Joan Daggett and Chrissie Muecke join us to share about aspects of this project, such as its twelve “Peace Paths” that allow children to “choose their own adventure” through the book, exploring how peace themes are woven throughout the Old and New Testaments.

Those who preorder copies of The Peace Table: A Storybook Bible before June 1, 2023 can receive a 25% discount. More details can be found here.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Apr 25, 202327:54
Ep. 16 featuring Daniel "Ryno" Herrera & Todd Wynward - "Rewiring and Repurposing"

Ep. 16 featuring Daniel "Ryno" Herrera & Todd Wynward - "Rewiring and Repurposing"

This week marks the arrival of Earth Day! In this week's episode of ~ing Podcast, we're joined again by Herald Press author, Todd Wynward, a public school founder, small-scale farmer, wilderness educator, and Mennonite organizer for watershed discipleship in the Mountain States region. In the second half of our conversation with Todd, he introduces us to his "Brother from another mother," his hermano, Daniel "Ryno" Herrera. Ryno is hard at work rewiring and repurposing "QiLT" - his family’s Questa property into a family-friendly conscious village that supports neighborliness, interdependence and place-based living. We'll learn more about their collaborative journey through the Taos Initiative for Life Together (TiLT), and the Repurposing Plastic Project in Taos, New Mexico. We hope you listen to the first half of this episode which came out last week.

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A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Apr 18, 202326:14
Ep. 15 featuring Todd Wynward - "Rewilding and Reconstructing"

Ep. 15 featuring Todd Wynward - "Rewilding and Reconstructing"

In this week's episode of ~ing Podcast, we're joined by Herald Press author, Todd Wynward, a public school founder, small-scale farmer, wilderness educator, and Mennonite organizer for watershed discipleship in the Mountain States region. We'll learn more about his journey since publishing his book, Rewilding the Way: Break Free to Follow an Untamed God, and what has happened in the journey of Taos Initiative for Life Together (TiLT), a discipleship co-housing community which he helped to found in Taos, NM. During the pandemic TiLT experienced a traumatic moment, that has transformed their movement from rewilding to reconstructing. This is part one of a two-part conversation. Join us next week to hear more from Todd and others connected with TiLT.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Apr 11, 202328:40
Revisiting Season 1 Ep. 35 featuring Susannah Larry - "Leaving"

Revisiting Season 1 Ep. 35 featuring Susannah Larry - "Leaving"

On today's episode, we're revisiting a conversation between ~ing host Allison Maus and Dr. Susannah Larry, theologian, writer, and seminary professor. Dr. Larry reflects on themes from her powerful book, Leaving Silence: Sexualized Violence, the Bible, and Standing with Survivors.

This week, Leaving Silence is 40% off with code WEEKLY at checkout. Offer expires April 9, 2023.

A quick disclaimer - our conversation today will be referencing the very real subject matter of sexualized violence - both in our current world, but also within the pages of scripture. Please consider your own strength and capacity for this kind of conversation if you are a survivor of sexualized violence. Thank you for holding this difficult space with us.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Apr 06, 202354:43
Ep. 14 featuring Lisa Bowens and Dennis Edwards - "Empowering"

Ep. 14 featuring Lisa Bowens and Dennis Edwards - "Empowering"

We're joined this week by a familiar voice - Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards returns to ~ing Podcast with his new co-author and editor, Dr. Lisa Bowens, to talk about their new book, Do Black Lives Matter?: How Christian Scriptures Speak to Black Empowerment (available for pre-order from Wipf and Stock Publishers). We'll be looking at themes from this compilation of essays, as well as what this book might offer churches as they approach racism and justice with a biblical approach.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Apr 04, 202329:47
Ep. 13 featuring Lynn Hur, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, Doug Kaufman, and Jennifer Schrock - "Sustaining"

Ep. 13 featuring Lynn Hur, Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, Doug Kaufman, and Jennifer Schrock - "Sustaining"

We're joined this week by members of the planning team for the Youth and Young Adult Climate Summit taking place this summer as part of MennoCon 2023. This unique event will include experts in climate change, spiritual activism and social justice to explore ways that youth and young adults ages 14-25 can put their faith to work to address this crisis. Participants in this episode include recent college grad, Lynn Hur; past ~ing Podcast guest Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz who is the Mennonite Church USA minister for Peace and Justice; Jennifer Schrock, leader of Mennonite Creation Care Network; and Doug Kaufman, director of Pastoral Ecology at Anabaptist Climate Collaborative. We'll hear about their vision for this conference event, as well as what will be included for participants in this unique opportunity.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Mar 28, 202324:44
Ep. 12 featuring Mark D. Baker - "Centering"

Ep. 12 featuring Mark D. Baker - "Centering"

We're joined this week by author and professor, Mark D. Baker, to talk about themes from his new book, Centered-Set Church: Discipleship and Community Without Judgementalism (available now from InterVarsity Press). In his book, Baker shows how Scripture presents an alternative to either obsessing over boundaries or simply erasing them. Centered churches are able to affirm their beliefs and live out their values without such bitter fruit as gracelessness, shame, and self-righteousness on the one hand, or aimless "whateverism" on the other. We'll talk about what this means for churches, and explore some communities who are trying to reimagine what it means to center ourselves around Jesus Christ. 

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Mar 21, 202335:14
Revisiting Season 2 Ep. 17 featuring Michelle Van Loon - "Translating"

Revisiting Season 2 Ep. 17 featuring Michelle Van Loon - "Translating"

We all have a desire to learn more about where we’ve come from, and technology has made this more possible than ever. But our family stories are more than a list of DNA results or a bunch of fading images filling old photo albums. In her book, Translating Your Past, author Michelle Van Loon explores how to find Meaning in our Family Ancestry, uncovering Genetic Clues, and Generational Trauma that may help us find healing and peace. This week on ~ing Podcast, were revisiting a conversation with Michelle from our second season. We hope you enjoy!

This week, Translating Your Past is 40% off with code WEEKLY at checkout. Offer expires March 20, 2023.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org


Mar 16, 202331:50
Ep. 11 featuring Jennifer Garcia Bashaw - "Seeing"

Ep. 11 featuring Jennifer Garcia Bashaw - "Seeing"

We're joined this week by author and professor, Rev. Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw, to talk about themes from her new book, Scapegoats: The Gospel through the Eyes of Victims. Bashaw uses René Girard's arguments to show that Jesus's whole public ministry (not only his death) combats the marginalization of victims. These scapegoat stories work together to illuminate an essential truth of the Gospels--that Jesus modeled a reality in which victims become survivors and the marginalized become central to the kingdom. This book is available now from Fortress Press.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Mar 14, 202323:43
Ep. 10 featuring Melanie Springer Mock - "Finding"

Ep. 10 featuring Melanie Springer Mock - "Finding"

In today's episode, host Allison Maus sits down with author and educator, Melanie Springer Mock, to talk about themes from her new book, Finding Our Way Forward: When the Children We Love Become Adults. In this conversation, Melanie draws on her decades as a college professor and mom to four adult children to explore how finding our way means developing a more expansive understanding of calling for ourselves and for the young adults we love, one that moves beyond vocation and capitalistic enterprises to what God really calls us to: Seeking justice. Loving mercy. Walking with humility. Loving others. Loving God. This powerful book is available now from Herald Press

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org


Mar 07, 202326:18
Revisiting Season 2 Ep. 9 featuring Jason Porterfield - "Contending"

Revisiting Season 2 Ep. 9 featuring Jason Porterfield - "Contending"

What if—despite all our familiarity with the events of Holy Week—we still don’t know how Jesus makes peace? And what if—despite clinging to the cross of Christ for our salvation—we’ve actually embraced a different approach to peacemaking? We're revisiting a conversation between ~ing Podcast, host Allison Maus and Jason Porterfield, author of the recent book, Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week, originally published as part of season 2 in 2022.

This Lent, pick up this book as your guide. Author Jason Porterfield’s book guides readers through Lent and the last week of Jesus’ life. We desperately need to recover the radical vision of peacemaking that Jesus embodied throughout Holy Week. And we urgently need to be trained in his way of making peace.

This week, the paperback edition of Fight Light Jesus is 40% off with code WEEKLY at checkout. Offer expires March 5, 2023. 

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Mar 02, 202327:59
Ep. 9 featuring Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz & Daniela Lázaro-Manalo - "Building"

Ep. 9 featuring Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz & Daniela Lázaro-Manalo - "Building"

Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Church USA are partnering in a new webinar series, Beyond incarceration: A hard look at dismantling the prison system and building healthy communities. In today's episode, ~ing Podcast host, Ben Wideman, is joined by Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, MCUSA Denominational Minister for Peace and Justice, and Daniela Lázaro-Manalo, Racial Equity Education and Advocacy Coordinator for MCC, to learn more about the ways this webinar series can help our faith communities to actively understand and work against these complex systems of confinement. 

You can learn more about this series by visiting this website to hear recordings of past webinars, and sign up for future webinars.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org


Feb 28, 202326:32
Ep. 8 featuring Don Neufeld & Steve Thomas - "Living"

Ep. 8 featuring Don Neufeld & Steve Thomas - "Living"

Do you wonder what it means to be a man? Do you desire to grow? Want something more? Long for a life that matters? Seek to make a difference in the world? In this episode we'll be talking with Herald Press authors, Don Neufeld & Steve Thomas, and learn more about these questions and how they connect with themes from their new book, Living That Matters: Honest Conversations for Men of Faith. This resource is available now from Herald Press.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Feb 21, 202322:55
Ep. 7 featuring Jenn & Joshua Hook - "Thriving"

Ep. 7 featuring Jenn & Joshua Hook - "Thriving"

Caring for children is deeply important to the heart of God, and adoption and foster care are important callings that connect to God’s heart for children and families. But this road isn’t always easy. It’s important that foster and adoptive parents prepare to address their children’s history of trauma, separation, and disrupted placements, which can lead to mental health, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. In this episode, we'll talk with Jenn and Joshua Hook, about themes from their new book, Thriving Families: A Trauma-Informed Guidebook for the Foster and Adoptive Journey, and begin to unpack how this journey can shape and influence our children. This meaningful book is available now from Herald Press.

We hope you consider advertising with ~ing Podcast. Are you connected to an organization with similar values or themes to our guests? Consider becoming an episode or season sponsor! we’ll help you reach our growing audience. To find out more, email theing@mennomedia.org

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org


Feb 14, 202331:17
Ep. 6 featuring FAQ about Anabaptism at 500 - Anabaptism at 500 miniseries

Ep. 6 featuring FAQ about Anabaptism at 500 - Anabaptism at 500 miniseries

The 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025 gives the church a unique opportunity to celebrate and dream. This week on ~ing Podcast, host Ben Wideman is joined once again by Mollee Moua, John Roth, and Amy Gingerich to talk through some of the most frequently asked questions about this project including further details about the Anabaptist Community Bible. This is the final part of this miniseries where we met some of the people involved with this incredible project.

To learn more about Anabaptism at 500 or how to add your voice to the first-ever Anabaptist Community Bible, visit Anabaptismat500.com

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Feb 07, 202327:25
Ep. 5 featuring Lisa Krieg, Hugh Laurence, and Danny Armounfelder - Anabaptism at 500 miniseries
Jan 31, 202327:09
Ep. 4 featuring Sarah Augustine, Jonny Rashid, & Gerald Mast - Anabaptism at 500 miniseries

Ep. 4 featuring Sarah Augustine, Jonny Rashid, & Gerald Mast - Anabaptism at 500 miniseries

The 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025 gives the church a unique opportunity to celebrate and dream. This week on ~ing Podcast, host Ben Wideman is joined by Mollee Moua to talk with three members of the Advisory Team - Gerald Mast, Sarah Augustine, and Jonny Rashid (past podcast guest on season 2!). We'll learn more about why they said yes to this task, talk through some of their hopes and dreams, and some of the early surprises along the way heading toward celebrating this anniversary of the Anabaptist movement. This is part three of a miniseries where we'll meet more of the people involved with this incredible project.

To learn more about Anabaptism at 500 or how to add your voice to the first-ever Anabaptist Community Bible, visit Anabaptismat500.com

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Jan 24, 202326:22
Ep. 3 featuring Amy Gingerich - Anabaptism at 500 miniseries

Ep. 3 featuring Amy Gingerich - Anabaptism at 500 miniseries

The 500th anniversary of Anabaptism in 2025 gives the church a unique opportunity to celebrate and dream. This week on ~ing Podcast, host Ben Wideman is joined by Mollee Moua to talk with Amy Gingerich, Executive Director and Publisher of MennoMedia. We'll learn more about why MennoMedia decided to take on this project, talk through some of the challenges in a project of this size, and learn how MennoMedia will shape this significant anniversary of the Anabaptist movement. This is part two of a miniseries where we'll meet more of the people involved with this incredible project.

To learn more about Anabaptism at 500 or how to add your voice to the first-ever Anabaptist Community Bible, visit Anabaptismat500.com

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Jan 17, 202328:39
Ep. 2 featuring Mollee Moua and John Roth - Anabaptism at 500 miniseries
Jan 10, 202324:48
Ep. 1 featuring Joanna Harader - "Expecting"

Ep. 1 featuring Joanna Harader - "Expecting"

Christmas is about so much more than twinkle lights, sugar cookies, and perfect family photos. It’s about the world-changing, transforming, and sometimes messy reality of “God with us.” 

Through invitational spiritual practices and reflections, Pastor Joana Harader has created a daily Advent devotional centered on the stories of five women in Jesus’ genealogy—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary—plus three additional female figures connected to Jesus’ early life in the days leading up to Epiphany. We'll learn more about how she arrived at this project, and where you can find this brand new resource available now from MennoMedia.

The hymn list referenced in the episode can bf found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14kKwfUXMIB6DgmIdJVyEF2Rh9gKlbXOHEiyedaF6Nk4/edit

A webinar from Anabaptist Worship Network featuring Joanna Harader going into more details about this project can be found here: https://youtu.be/iN-SHwmCTRQ

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Nov 28, 202220:33
Episode 26: "Wrapping Up" (with Allison Maus and Ben Wideman)
Jun 28, 202219:19
Episode 25: "Reclaiming" (with special guest, Rohadi Nagassar)

Episode 25: "Reclaiming" (with special guest, Rohadi Nagassar)

We need belonging to survive and thrive. ~ing Producer, Ben Wideman, sits down with author/speaker/pastor, Rohadi Nagassar, to talk about how we might find a path toward reclaiming a place of belonging. Sometimes it can feel easier to walk away from faith completely. But Rohadi believes there is another way. We'll explore themes from his brand new book, When We Belong: Reclaiming Christianity on the Margins (available now from Herald Press!). When it feels as though there’s no place left to belong, Jesus invites us into a love that knows no bounds and a community that truly liberates.

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Jun 21, 202227:25
Episode 24: "Turning" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards)

Episode 24: "Turning" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards)

In today's episode, we're joined by a familiar voice - ~ing host Allison Maus is joined by ~ing host, Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards (Professor at North Park University)! With the interviewing tables shifted in a new direction, we'll learn a little more about Dennis' passions and interests, as well as reflecting on themes from his recent book, Might From the Margins: The Gospel's Power to Turn the Tables on Injustice, as well as other projects that he has on the horizon. Marginalized Christians are already changing the face of the church. Will we embrace their power to change the church's heart? Listen to find out more!

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Jun 14, 202228:41
Episode 23: "Playing" (with special guests, Greg Yoder and Seth Crissman from The Walking Roots Band)

Episode 23: "Playing" (with special guests, Greg Yoder and Seth Crissman from The Walking Roots Band)

Today's episode is a musical journey, exploring the music of The Walking Roots Band! ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined again by Greg Yoder and Seth Crissman, who joined us several weeks ago when we discussed The Soil and the Seed Project on Season 2's Episode 10, "Creating." This time they are back to discuss their ongoing music project, The Walking Roots Band, an acoustic, Americana, folksy, blue-ish-grassy, roots music group based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. We'll explore themes around theology, church, community, and music.

This episode is brought to you in part by support from The Soil and The Seed Project. The Soil and The Seed Project creates original music, artwork, and “Little Liturgies” that follow the liturgical calendar. This free faith-formation resource offers new ways to establish daily and weekly rhythms of faith. Their latest collection, Vol. 3 // Ordinary Time, is live and available for streaming on all streaming platforms. Request a physical copy of the project or download a digital copy for free at thesoilandtheseedproject.org .

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Jun 07, 202233:15
Episode 22: "Siding" (with special guest, Jonny Rashid)

Episode 22: "Siding" (with special guest, Jonny Rashid)

In today's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by pastor and Herald Press author, Jonny Rashid. Many Christians have upheld a “third way” approach in pursuit of moderation, harmony, and unity. But as Christians become more concerned with divisiveness than with faithfulness, perhaps we have failed to grasp the gospel’s political demands. In this episode we will discuss how to navigate a world divided by left and right, red and blue, and what Jesus proposed instead of finding a “third way” between oppressor and oppressed. For more on this subject, check out Jonny's book, Jesus Takes a Side: Embracing the Political Demands of the Gospel.


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May 31, 202228:10
Episode 21: "Showing Up" (with special guest, Carlene Hill Byron)

Episode 21: "Showing Up" (with special guest, Carlene Hill Byron)

In today's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman, is joined by Herald Press author, Carlene Hill Byron. In addition to being an author, Carlene is also a fundraiser and communicator for nonprofits that serve people with disabilities and other profound life challenges, and a spiritual wellness volunteer in the MaineHealth hospital system. During our conversation, we'll explore themes from her recent book, Not Quite Fine: Mental Health, Faith, and Showing Up for One Another, including the mounting dilemmas that pastors and churches face around mental health.

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May 24, 202228:09
Episode 20: "Acting" (part 2 with special guest, Ted Swartz)

Episode 20: "Acting" (part 2 with special guest, Ted Swartz)

In today's episode, ~ing host Allison Maus is joined again by Ted Swartz, a playwright and actor, who has been mucking around in the worlds of the sacred and profane for over 20 years. We will continue our conversation about his journey toward the intersection of humor and biblical story, how mental health and the Enneagram fit into his work, and what projects are on the horizon including the launch of The Center for Art, Humor, and Soul.

This is part 2 of a two-part episode. Please be sure to check out the first part which was published yesteday!

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May 18, 202225:37
Episode 19: "Acting" (part 1 with special guest, Ted Swartz)

Episode 19: "Acting" (part 1 with special guest, Ted Swartz)

In today's episode, ~ing host Allison Maus sits down with Ted Swartz, a playwright and actor, who has been mucking around in the worlds of the sacred and profane for over 20 years. Ted fell in love with acting and theater on his way to a traditional pastorate in the Mennonite church, a denomination not usually thought of as a hotbed of theatrical opportunities. In addition to discussing what it has been like to combine theater with a seminary education, Ted and Allison will be talking about his journey toward the intersection of humor and biblical story, and what projects are on the horizon including the launch of The Center for Art, Humor, and Soul.

This is part 1 of a two-part episode. Stay tuned for the next part coming up later this week!

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May 17, 202224:34
Episode 18: "Suffering" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Christian Brady)

Episode 18: "Suffering" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Christian Brady)

In today's episode, ~ing host Allison Maus returns to a conversation with Rev. Dr. Christian Brady, a scholar, speaker, academic administrator, and Episcopal priest. If you missed the first half of the conversation, go back and listen to Season 1, Episode 47, titled "Grieving." Christian currently serves as the interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky. He recently authored the powerful book, Beautiful and Terrible Things: A Christian Struggle with Suffering, Grief, and Hope, and will be exploring themes from that book in today's episode including grief, mourning, and recovery.

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May 10, 202228:25
Episode 17: "Translating" (with special guest, Michelle Van Loon)

Episode 17: "Translating" (with special guest, Michelle Van Loon)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Over the next few weeks we'll continue our conversations with folks who navigate spaces around mental health. In this week's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by Herald Press author, Michelle Van Loon. Michelle is the author of six books, including Translating Your Past: Finding Meaning in Family Ancestry, Genetic Clues, and Generational Trauma, and has been a regular contributor at Christianity Today and In Touch magazine and has a wide range of published work including curriculum, devotionals, articles, and plays. She is a founding member of The Pelican Project, a women’s theology organization, and the co-founder of www.ThePerennialGen.com, a website for midlife women and men. Today's episode will touch on themes from her recent book, including how our family stories—including the difficult, complex ones—can carry great spiritual strength.

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May 03, 202231:08
Episode 16: "Healing" (with special guest, Amy Julia Becker)

Episode 16: "Healing" (with special guest, Amy Julia Becker)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Over the next few weeks we'll sit down with folks who navigate spaces around mental health. In this week's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by Herald Press author, Amy Julia Becker. Amy is an award-winning writer and speaker on personal, spiritual, and social healing. She is the author of four books, including To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope. She is also the host of the Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast. In this episode we'll explore reflections on biblical accounts of Jesus’ healing work, providing fresh insight into both the nature of healing and the pathway to healing, then and now.


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Apr 26, 202231:28
Episode 15: "Restoring" (with special guest, Rev. Michael John Cusick)

Episode 15: "Restoring" (with special guest, Rev. Michael John Cusick)

In this week's episode, ~ing host Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards is joined by Rev. Michael John Cusick, a Licensed Professional Counselor, spiritual director, speaker, and author of two books including Surfing for God: Discovering the Divine Desire Beneath Sexual Struggle and Somebody's Daughter: An Experiential Guide. He is also the founder and CEO of Restoring the Soul, an intensive counseling ministry aimed at restoring relationships. Having experienced the restoring touch of God in a deeply broken life and marriage, Michael’s passion is to connect life’s broken realities with the reality of the gospel. He is also a podcaster over at the Restoring the Soul podcast.

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

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Apr 19, 202230:49
Episode 14: "Searching" (with special guest, Shari Zook)

Episode 14: "Searching" (with special guest, Shari Zook)

In this week's episode, ~ing producer Ben Wideman is joined by Herald Press author, Shari Zook, to reflect on themes from her recently published book, Peanut Butter and Dragon Wings: A Mother's Search for Grace. In her book, she expresses the confessions of a woman learning to live under the overwhelming expectations of motherhood. Dealing with faith and doubt, she reflects on letting go of her need to appear super-human and reached out to receive God’s unfolding grace. What does authenticity and vulnerability have to do with deepening our faith? Listen to find out more!

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

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Apr 12, 202228:38
Episode 13: "Rejoicing" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell)

Episode 13: "Rejoicing" (with special guest, Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell)

In this week's episode, ~ing host Allison Maus is joined by author, professor, and minister, Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell, professor at Baylor's George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Today's conversation explores themes from Rev. Dr. Williams Gorrell's recently published book, The Gravity of Joy: A Story of Being Lost and Found. What does joy mean, and how to people of faith find joy amid all the turbulence of our world today? In her book, Rev. Dr. Williams Gorrell admits, "My vocation was supposed to be joy, and I was speaking at funerals.” This episode brings wisdom from her personal life, as well as her time in education and ministry to this important theme of joy. 


A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

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Apr 05, 202238:11
Episode 12: "Understanding" (with special guest, Betty Pries)

Episode 12: "Understanding" (with special guest, Betty Pries)

In this week's episode, ~ing Producer Ben Wideman is joined by Betty Pries, co-founder and CEO of Credence & Co., a consulting agency dedicated to working with organizations and their leaders to help them thrive and flourish. Betty will talk with Ben about themes from her book, The Space Between Us: Conversations about Transforming Conflict, available from Herald Press. In her book, Betty gently guides readers toward seeing discord as an opportunity for positive change and a way to build resilience. Rooted in the conviction that conflict can strengthen our relationships and deepen our self-knowledge, Pries offers practical skills for engaging conflict and casts a vision for a more joy-filled future built on understanding our differences.

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Mar 29, 202227:43
Episode 11: "Gender and Worshiping" (with special guest, Anneli Loepp Thiessen)

Episode 11: "Gender and Worshiping" (with special guest, Anneli Loepp Thiessen)

In season 1, we sat down with a group of folks on the committee who put together the Voices Together Worship and Song Collection (Episode 20 "Worshiping). Anneli Loepp Thiessen was another person who helped with that project, and now she's also an author of a children's book about women in music! In this week's episode, ~ing Producer Ben Wideman sits down with Anneli to hear more about her background and what drew her to this work with Voices Together, as well as exploring what her research in gender and worship through her PhD in Interdisciplinary Music Research. Her new children's book, The ABCs of Women in Music, is available for pre-order now. 

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

Mar 22, 202229:03
Episode 10: "Creating" (with special guests, Seth Crissman, Harrigan McMahon Bowman, Greg Yoder, and Melody Zimmerman from The Soil and the Seed Project)

Episode 10: "Creating" (with special guests, Seth Crissman, Harrigan McMahon Bowman, Greg Yoder, and Melody Zimmerman from The Soil and the Seed Project)

We're continuing our journey through the season of Lent with a conversation with four individuals who have helped to create The Soil and the Seed Project. This unique initiative was launched during Advent season in 2021, to create music, art, and “Little Liturgies” that follow the liturgical year to help us welcome the seed of the Good News together as it takes root in our lives. It is a gift to the church, given freely to any individual or community who wants it (not sold). ~ing Podcast producer Ben Wideman is joined by and Seth Crissman, Harrigan McMahon Bowman, Greg Yoder, and Melody Zimmerman. We'll hear more about who this project is for, how it came together, and what their hopes are for the future. 


A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

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Mar 15, 202232:01
Episode 9: "Contending" (with special guest, Jason Porterfield)

Episode 9: "Contending" (with special guest, Jason Porterfield)

What if—despite all our familiarity with the events of Holy Week—we still don’t know how Jesus makes peace? And what if—despite clinging to the cross of Christ for our salvation—we’ve actually embraced a different approach to peacemaking? On this week's episode of ~ing Podcast, host Allison Maus sits down with Jason Porterfield, author of the recent book, Fight Like Jesus: How Jesus Waged Peace Throughout Holy Week, available now from Herald Press.

We have arrived at the liturgical season of Lent. This timely conversation helps us unpack themes from Jason's book, and explore the day-by-day scripture account of Jesus’ final week. Our hope is that we will discover anew why Jesus is called the Prince of Peace, and be introduced to a resource to help people of faith navigate this time of year as we move toward Holy Week and the Easter Season. 

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

~ing Podcast is a production of MennoMedia, a nonprofit Publisher that creates thoughtful, Anabaptist resources to enrich faith in a complex world. To find out more, visit us online at MennoMedia.org

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Mar 08, 202227:32
Episode 8: "Disarming" (Part 3 with special guests, Marshall King and David Nyiringabo)

Episode 8: "Disarming" (Part 3 with special guests, Marshall King and David Nyiringabo)

Welcome to the final part of a special miniseries focusing on the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp. This week's episode includes two conversations hosted by ~ing Podcast producer Ben Wideman. We'll begin with the final part of a conversation with Marshall King, author of the recent book, Disarmed, the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp, and then transition to talk with David Nyiringabo, a peacebuilder from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and one of the first recipients of Eastern Mennonite University's MJ Sharp scholarship

Michael “MJ” Sharp was a modern Mennonite armed with wit and intellect, but not a gun. The son of a Mennonite pastor, he demonstrated a gift for listening and persuading early in life. His efforts to approach others with acknowledgement rather than judgement gave him the ability to connect on a level very few managed. He also honed a deep commitment to peace, and after college he joined the Mennonite Mission Network and moved to Germany, where he persuaded soldiers to choose peace and free them of their violent systems. Disarmed, the Life and Legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp is available now from Herald Press.

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

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Mar 01, 202232:15
Episode 7: "Disarming" (Part 2 with special guests, Marshall King, Jason Garber, Rachel Jenner, and Clinton Miller)

Episode 7: "Disarming" (Part 2 with special guests, Marshall King, Jason Garber, Rachel Jenner, and Clinton Miller)

Welcome to the next part of a special miniseries focusing on the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp. This week's episode includes two conversations hosted by ~ing Podcast producer Ben Wideman. We'll be starting with the next part of a conversation with Marshall King, author of the recent book, Disarmed, the life and legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp, and then transition to talk with three of MJ's classmates from his time at Eastern Mennonite Univesity, Jason Garber, Rachel Jenner, and Clinton Miller. Our hope is that this series continues to provide more depth to to this powerful story of one man’s radical commitment to peacemaking.

Michael “MJ” Sharp was a modern Mennonite armed with wit and intellect, but not a gun. The son of a Mennonite pastor, he demonstrated a gift for listening and persuading early in life. His efforts to approach others with acknowledgement rather than judgement gave him the ability to connect on a level very few managed. He also honed a deep commitment to peace, and after college he joined the Mennonite Mission Network and moved to Germany, where he persuaded soldiers to choose peace and free them of their violent systems. Disarmed, the Life and Legacy of Michael "MJ" Sharp is available now from Herald Press.

A written transcript of this episode is available at our website - https://www.mennomedia.org/ing-podcast/

Today’s episode is supported by The Center for Justice and Peacebuilding and Eastern Mennonite Seminary, two graduate programs at Eastern Mennonite University. Find out more at - https://emu.edu/ing/

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Feb 22, 202238:15