Unity but not Uniformity with Robert Ponsford
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Welcome to Episode 115! In this episode I interviewed Robert Ponsford. Robert Ponsford is an Independent Episcopal Bishop with the Anglican Protestant Church which is the Anglican Ordinance of the and a part of the Episcopal Free Communion. Links: . . . This podcast is hosted by , and produced, in part, by the
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Encouraging Clergy with Joel Dooley
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Welcome to episode 114, in this episode I have the honor of speaking with Bishop Joel Dooley. Bishop Joel is the Primate of the Old Catholic Spirit Filled Church World Wide. His passion for the Gospel and the Sacramental understanding is evident, as he talks with people of different faiths and backgrounds about the love of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. His ministry has encouraged many to continue their calling/and or a greater understanding of the independent Catholic movement. While heading up a staff of churches and ministries. He celebrates Mass twice a week at...
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Incarnational Courage with Merrick Moses
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Welcome to episode 113, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Brother Merrick Moses. Brother Merrick Moses is an ordained Old Catholic Benedictine priest and monk, writer, community activist, and preacher living in Baltimore, MD. This native New Yorker is a graduate of Morgan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a minor in Spanish language. He has completed the Education for Ministry program from the University of the South at Sewanee in Tennessee. Ordained to the order of deacons in 2004, priesthood in 2008, and professed life vows in 2021, Brother...
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Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr
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Welcome to episode 112! In this episode I explore the mysticism of Howard Thurman and the pragmatism of Martin Luther King, Jr. In seminary I (David Oliver Kling) specialized in Black Church and African Diaspora Studies and the theology of Thurman and King were the focus of my research. I believe the Independent Sacramental Movement can learn a lot from Thurman and King. Links: . . . This podcast is hosted by and is produced, in part, by the .
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Explore with Shaun McCann
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Welcome to episode 111, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Bishop Shaun McCann, also known as Patriarch Iohannes IV of the Apostolic Johannite Church. Originally consecrated on December 22nd, 2002 as Bishop of Alberta, Iohannes IV was shortly thereafter elevated to Patriarch and Primate of the Apostolic Johannite Church and has served faithfully in that role since July 23rd, 2003. Since that time, Iohannes IV has led the Church through almost two decades of growth and development including expanding the Johannite Church to numerous centres across several countries, writing the...
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Synod on Synodality with Gregory Godsey
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Welcome to episode 110, in this episode I welcome back Bishop Gregory Godsey. He is the presiding bishop of the Old Catholic Churches International and a friend. In this episode we talk about the Synod on Synodality and a recent post on social media of interest to those within the Independent Sacramental Movement. Links: This podcast is hosted by , one of three presiding bishops within the .
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Introduction to the 4th Way
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Welcome to episode 109. In this episode I present a sermon I preached titled, "An Introduction to the 4th Way." Before the sermon I talk about ordination and consecration from an essay I had written back in 2004 and after the sermon I have some final thoughts. Links: ! ! This podcast is hosted by under the auspicies of the .
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Christian Animism and Bridge Building with Shawn Sanford Beck
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Welcome to episode 108, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing the Reverend Shawn Sanford Beck. The Rev. Shawn Sanford Beck is an ecumenical Christian priest in the Anglican tradition, and a member of the . He is the author of , and the founder of the Ecumenical Companions of Sophia, an informal online community fostering Christian-Pagan dialogue and spiritual practice. He lives with his family on an off-the-grid farm community in north-western Saskatchewan, where he is chaplain to the human and more-than-human wights of the community. When not writing sermons, chopping...
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On Martin Luther and his lies with Tom Bryant
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Welcome to episode 107, in this episode I welcome back Bishop Tom Bryant. He was first on the podcast back in episode 97. Bishop Tom is a bishop within the , a parish pastor, and an educator. It is great to have him back. Links: . . This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling.
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All About Sacraments with Timothy Olivieri
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Welcome to episode 106! In this episode, I welcome back Father Timothy Olivieri. I first had Father Tim on the podcast back in episode 47 when he was a postulant with the Community of Saint George. Then he was on episode 58 when he was a subdeacon, and again in episode 84. Father Tim was ordained to the priesthood in October 2021 and it is an honor to have him back. Links: . . This podcast is hosted by Bishop and produced by the (Young Rite).
info_outlineWelcome to Episode 94, in this episode I have the honor of interviewing Deacon Christopher Maximus.
Deacon Christopher Maximus – essential grocery worker by day, former Boy Scout, semi-retired Drag Queen, grateful alcoholic, human rights activist, seminarian, and Deacon.
As a teenager, Christopher found God’s grace and love in his local Eastern Orthodox Church after an invitation to attend from his high school best friend. Eventually, he was baptized and chrismated in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. This is the time when he first felt a monastic and clerical calling.
After being shunned by the local Orthodox parish for his sexuality he took a 10-year break from organized religion. After seeking substance abuse treatment, Christopher became involved with a local Episcopal parish because of their inclusiveness. He was received into the Anglican Communion at Saint Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, WA. During a moment of private prayer at his then parish, he vowed to God that if the compulsion to drink was eliminated, he would dedicate his life to the service of the Church. He became very involved in his parish. Christopher and his husband, both became habited Religious Brothers with a dispersed Franciscan Order inside of the Anglican Communion.
In his discernment for theological education, Christopher discovered the rich history of the Old Catholic and Independent Sacramental Movements and was directed toward an autonomous Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction by a friend. In the fall of 2018, he and his husband were received into the autonomous Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction, and after some time of independent training with an Orthodox hierarch, he was ordained to the Holy Diaconate on the Feast of Saint Patrick, The Enlightener of Ireland, in Toledo, OH.
In the winter of 2020, Deacon Christopher, his husband, and their two fur-children packed up and moved across the country from their home in Seattle, Washington to Toledo, Ohio in pursuit of theological education. At the beginning of summer 2020, Deacon Christopher began his first year of theological seminary formation with Saint Symeon the New Theologian House of Studies through the Community of Saint George.
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This podcast is hosted by Bishop David Oliver Kling and produced by the Community of Saint George (a Young Rite jurisdiction).