This Advent season, join The Collective Table Podcast each weekday of December for a special reflection led by Jenell Coker. Each week, the reflections will focus around a different theme of Advent: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. We hope these short meditations can be a meaningful part of your Advent practice. For week 1 of Advent, our focus is "hope"…

Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, justice, and joy! This podcast is brought to you by The Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congreg…

This Advent season, join The Collective Table Podcast each weekday of December for a special reflection led by Jenell Coker. Each week, the reflections will focus around a different theme of Advent: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. We hope these short meditations can be a meaningful part of your Advent practice. We want you to join the conversation. Lea…

Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, Justice, and Joy! This podcast is brought to you by The Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congreg…

“What prepares men for totalitarian domination in the non-totalitarian world is the fact that loneliness, once a borderline experience usually suffered in certain marginal social conditions like old age, has become an everyday experience …” – Hannah Arendt In this week’s episode, Claire and Jason listen back to a conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brou…

Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, Justice, and Joy! This podcast is brought to you by The Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congreg…

Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, Justice, and Joy! This podcast is brought to you by The Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congreg…

On the evening of Sunday, November 3rd, The Oceanside Sanctuary Church came together for a special candlelight vigil, marking a sacred pause before Election Week. In the glow of candlelight, we gathered to lift our hopes and fears, joining our voices in prayer for peace and unity during this critical time. Our service included scripture, readings, …

In this powerful episode, Jenell and Claire dive into The Collective Table archives to revisit the “See No Stranger” book club conversation featuring Valarie Kaur. Valarie, a renowned civil rights activist, author, and speaker, has dedicated her life to promoting revolutionary love—a concept she describes as "the choice to enter into labor for othe…

Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, Justice, and Joy! This podcast is brought to you by The Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congreg…

Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, Justice, and Joy! This podcast is brought to you by The Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congreg…

Episode 4 of Season 9 is here! In today’s episode, Jason and Jenell revisit our most recent interview with author of Black Liturgies, Cole Arthur Riley. What is the role of doubt in opening us to new possibilities? What is uncertainty’s place? What does it look like for us to identify our own beliefs and lean on our own “wisdom giants,” as Cole sug…

Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, Justice, and Joy! This podcast is brought to you by Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congregatio…

Episode 3 of The Collective Table podcast is here! In today’s episode, Jenell and Jason revisit our 2021 interview with author, speaker, playwright, musician and former pastor Rob Bell. Listen as they explore the tension between doubt and conviction, and reflect on mystery, lament, and the discomfort of sitting in the unknown. Can embracing uncerta…

Episode 2 of The Collective Table podcast is here! In today’s episode, Jason and Claire revisit a conversation with author, speaker, activist, and public theologian Brian McLaren. Using Brian’s framework of ideas, Jason and Claire explore the themes of cultural fragmentation, hybridization, and the opportunities that arise from cultural shifts. McL…

Welcome to Season 9 of The Collective Table Podcast! For the inaugural episode, Claire and Jenell sat down to reflect on TCT’s Season 7 conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber. Have you ever wondered how fear shapes our actions and decisions, both in ancient stories like that of Herod and in modern events like the insurrection? What does it look like to…

TCT’s next season of episodes will launch on September 9th! Throughout the fall, you’ll hear from Jenell, Jason, and Claire as they look back on some of their favorite TCT episodes, wondering together how these themes can still speak into today’s world. Together we will explore themes that feel more relevant than ever: cultural and identity fragmen…

The Collective Table has some exciting news! Chelsea and Dana are passing the hosting baton. Beginning in September, The Collective Table and Oceanside Sanctuary are joining together. You’ll hear from new hosts, Jenell & Jason Coker, and still hear from Claire as well. We look forward to further developing this podcast community to serve the needs …

Welcome back to another episode of The Collective Table podcast - the ultimate female perspective on Jesus, justice, and joy! Today’s episode both closes out season 8 AND kicks off Pride month with a conversation with Jonathan Merritt about his new children’s book, My Guncle and Me. In this inclusive and heartwarming picture book, main character He…

This week, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous as they discuss her national bestselling book, The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend our Broken Hearts and World. She is the senior and founding rabbi of IKAR, a leading edge Jewish community based in Los Angeles. Learn more about Rabbi Sharon here: https://ikar.org/team/r…

This week, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with pastor Trey Ferguson - a thinker, theologizer, writer, speaker, teacher, preacher, and creator. His new book, Theologizin’ Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly encourages readers to re-engage their imaginations, and to construct theologies that speak to our current contexts, jus…

Welcome back to another episode of The Collective Table podcast - the ultimate female perspective on Jesus, justice, and joy! Today Chelsea and Dana are joined by Emmy Award winner Lyvonne Briggs, who is a body and sex-positive womanist spiritualist. She is a writer, pastor, preacher, spiritual life coach, and highly sought after transformational s…

This week on The Collective Table podcast, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with Debie Thomas, author of A Faith of Many Rooms: Inhabiting a More Spacious Christianity, and Into the Mess and Other Jesus Stories: Reflections on the Life of Christ. Debie is a columnist and contributing editor for The Christian Century, and from 2014 to 2022, w…

This is a prayer from Debie Thomas’ book, A Faith of Many Rooms: Inhabiting a More Spacious Christianity. Debie shared this poem with us during Dana and Chelsea’s recent conversation with her, which will air on Monday, April 8th! Until then, sit back and rest in these words. --- Discover more about Debie and her impactful work at debiethomas.com. F…

This week, join Chelsea and Dana in a conversation with Amy Kenny, an accomplished disabled scholar, writer, and advocate. Amy's critically acclaimed book, "My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church," skillfully blends humor, narrative, and theology. It serves as a powerful call for faith communities to re-evaluate unintenti…

Listen in on Dana & Chelsea’s conversation with Rev. Mark Feldmeir, author of Life After God: Finding Faith When You Can't Believe Anymore. Learn more about Mark here: https://www.markfeldmeir.com/ Follow The Collective Table on Instagram @the_collective_table Learn more about the work of The Collective Table at www.thecollectivetable.org Episode e…

Welcome back to Season 8 of The Collective Table Podcast! This week, Chelsea & Dana sit down with Rev. Danté Stewart, a pastor and award-winning writer whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, the Washington Post, TIME, ESPN, Andscape, Oxford American, Sojourners, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, and more. His most recent book is entitled, Shoutin’…

With the Lenten season now on the horizon, we have a bonus episode this week! Listen as Dana & Chelsea chat with authors Rachel Gilmore and Tyler Sit in a conversation on their new Lent study, Where We Meet. In Where We Meet: A Lenten Study of System, Stories, and Hope , four members of the Intersect network (Rachel Gilmore, Tyler Sit, Candace Lewi…

This week, Chelsea & Dana sit down with Kat Armas, a Cuban American theologian, writer and podcaster from Miami, FL. Her recent book, Sacred Belonging: a 40-Day Devotional on the Liberating Heart of Scripture shows us that reading the Bible with fresh eyes allows us to experience the divine in new and liberating ways. Learn more about Kat here: htt…

Welcome to Season 8 of The Collective Table Podcast! Today Dana and Chelsea sit down with author and friend of the podcast, Cole Arthur Riley, to discuss her new book, Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human. Cole is also the creator of Black Liturgies, a space that integrates spiritual practice with Black emotion, Black …

Dana & Chelsea have been doing a lot of reading - and now we want to invite you to read with us! Join The Collective Table over the next couple of months as we interview some of our favorite authors. Episodes will release every other Monday wherever you listen to podcasts. In the meantime, keep up with us on Instagram @The_Collective_Table and visi…

God Is a Black Woman is the chronicle of Christena Cleveland’s liberating transformation and a critique of a society shaped by white patriarchal Christianity and culture. Christena reveals how America’s collective idea of God as a white man has perpetuated hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression. Integrating her powerful personal story…

Welcome to season 7 of The Collective Table Podcast, Sermon Podcast Hour! During this season Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire are going to interview some of our favorite preachers about a sermon they have given. These sermons will be following the lectionary calendar from Epiphany all the way until Easter. In the various episodes, not only will y…

Welcome to season 7 of The Collective Table Podcast, Sermon Podcast Hour! During this season Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire are going to interview some of our favorite preachers about a sermon they have given. These sermons will be following the lectionary calendar from Epiphany all the way until Easter. In the various episodes, not only will y…

Welcome to season 7 of The Collective Table Podcast, Sermon Podcast Hour! During this season Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire are going to interview some of our favorite preachers about a sermon they have given. These sermons will be following the lectionary calendar from Epiphany all the way until Easter. In the various episodes, not only will y…

Join us as we spend time with author Jessie Daniels to discuss her book, Nice White Ladies: The Truth about White Supremacy, Our Role in It, and How We Can Help Dismantle It. This conversation was recorded on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.De către The Collective Table

Welcome to season 7 of The Collective Table Podcast, Sermon Podcast Hour! During this season Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire are going to interview some of our favorite preachers about a sermon they have given. These sermons will be following the lectionary calendar from Epiphany all the way until Easter. In the various episodes, not only will y…

Welcome to season 7 of The Collective Table Podcast, Sermon Podcast Hour! During this season Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire are going to interview some of our favorite preachers about a sermon they have given. These sermons will be following the lectionary calendar from Epiphany all the way until Easter. In the various episodes, not only will y…

Welcome to season 7 of The Collective Table Podcast, Sermon Podcast Hour! During this season Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire are going to interview some of our favorite preachers about a sermon they have given. These sermons will be following the lectionary calendar from Epiphany all the way until Easter. In the various episodes, not only will y…

Welcome to season 7 of The Collective Table Podcast, Sermon Podcast Hour! During this season Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire are going to interview some of our favorite preachers about a sermon they have given. These sermons will be following the lectionary calendar from Epiphany all the way until Easter. In the various episodes, not only will y…

Welcome to season 7 of The Collective Table Podcast, Sermon Podcast Hour! During this season Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire are going to interview some of our favorite preachers about a sermon they have given. These sermons will be following the lectionary calendar from Epiphany all the way until Easter. In the various episodes, not only will y…

Over the last four weeks, Chelsea, Claire, and Dana have offered weekly reflections on the themes of Advent: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. These themes connect to the traditional Scripture readings that are presented throughout the Advent season and remain consistent from year to year. Today, we celebrate the coming of Christ - God-With-Us, Emmanuel …

Over the next four weeks, Chelsea, Claire, and Dana will offer short reflections on the weekly themes of Advent: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. These themes connect to the traditional Scripture readings that are presented throughout the Advent season and remain consistent from year to year. In today's episode, Dana reflects on peace, and offers a mome…

TCT’s December Book Club - Honest Advent: Awakening to the Wonder of God - With Us - Then, Here, and Now by Scott Erickson In a world that's difficult to make sense of, and a season that's so often overtaken by consumerism, here you'll find heart-stirring illustrations and thought-provoking meditations designed to show you the raw, powerfully sacre…

Over the next four weeks, Chelsea, Claire, and Dana will offer short reflections on the weekly themes of Advent: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. These themes connect to the traditional Scripture readings that are presented throughout the Advent season and remain consistent from year to year. In today's episode, Dana reflects on Joy. Learn more about th…

Over the next four weeks, Chelsea, Claire, and Dana will offer short reflections on the weekly themes of Advent: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. These themes connect to the traditional Scripture readings that are presented throughout the Advent season and remain consistent from year to year. In today's episode, Claire reflects on Love. Learn more about…

Do I Stay Christian? addresses in public the powerful question that surprising numbers of people―including pastors, priests, and other religious leaders―are asking in private. Picking up where Faith After Doubt leaves off, Do I Stay Christian? is not McLaren's attempt to persuade Christians to dig in their heels or run for the exit. Instead, he com…

Over the next four weeks, Chelsea, Claire, and Dana will offer short reflections on the weekly themes of Advent: Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. These themes connect to the traditional Scripture readings that are presented throughout the Advent season and remain consistent from year to year. In today's episode, Chelsea reflects on Hope. Learn more abou…

During season 6, Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire will be taking a deep dive into some of Jesus’ most known and beloved teachings. But these stories are not just sweet, little children’s stories meant to make us feel good. They are radical and challenging and would have been shocking to Jesus’ audience. They point to God’s grace, God’s upside-dow…

During season 6, Rev. Chelsea, Dana and Rev. Claire will be taking a deep dive into some of Jesus’ most known and beloved teachings. But these stories are not just sweet, little children’s stories meant to make us feel good. They are radical and challenging and would have been shocking to Jesus’ audience. They point to God’s grace, God’s upside-dow…