Podcasts by Making Room on the Pew

Episode 32: Being an Ethnically Jewish Anglican with Sarahbeth Caplin from 2021-05-04T09:00

Sarahbeth Caplin is a writer, editor, and author based in northern Colorado, where she lives with her husband and two spoiled kitties. 

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Episode 31: Sex, Masturbation, & Sexual Ethics with Kelly Wolfe from 2021-04-27T09:00

Kelly Wolfe is a creative, a question-asker, an Enneagram 8w9, and passionate about seeing all people welcomed, affirmed, elevated, and able to lead in the Church...

Episode 30: National Infertility Week & How to Support Those Experiencing Infertility from 2021-04-20T09:00

Suzanne writes at Views From the Sidelines, where she works through her own observations about the American Church. After 7 years of marriage, she and her husband are walking through infertility an...

Episode 29: What the Church Is and Is Not with Kate Boyd from 2021-03-23T09:00

Kate Boyd is a writer, speaker, and Bible teacher centered on creating community full of intimacy and integrity.

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Born Again and Again with Megan Westra from 2021-03-16T09:00

Megan Westra is a dynamic and passionate public speaker, podcaster and author of Born Again and Again (Herald Press, 2020). With over a decade of pastoral experience, she is deeply committed to the...

How to Live a Fully Authentic Life with Chelsea Anderson from 2021-03-09T10:00

Chelsea Anderson is a writer, speaker and podcaster with a passion for mental health awareness, addiction recovery and helping people live their b...

Queerness is Holy with Rev. Bailey Brawner from 2021-03-02T10:00

Rev. Bailey Brawner (she/her) is a pastor, speaker, writer, LGBTQIA+ activist, and podcast host, who lives and works at the intersection of faith and sexuality. Bailey moved from Alaska to San Dieg...

Episode 25: The Events at the Capitol & the Importance of Making Room on the Pew from 2021-02-26T10:00

Welcome to Season 3! It’s time to make a change. It’s time to lay down our pride and our weapons, whether they be words, guns, or the Bible, and settle in for hard conversations. It’s time to ga...

How To Be Antiracist with Tori Williams Douglass from 2020-06-16T09:00

Join Tori Williams Douglass and Bailey as they sit down to talk about race, state-sanctioned racial terrorism, and the difference between being not racis...

Holy Week 2020: Holy Saturday from 2020-04-11T09:00

On this day, over 2,000 years ago, darkness fell over the world and there was nothing to do but wait. Just wait. Death is here now, but Resurrection is coming.

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Holy Week 2020: Good Friday from 2020-04-10T11:40:48

On this day, over 2,000 years ago, Jesus, the Son of God, was sentenced to death. After a hasty trial and enduring mockery, humiliation, and torture at the hands of the Empire, he was executed b...

Holy Week 2020: Maundy Thursday from 2020-04-09T11:31:43

On this day, over 2,000 years ago, Jesus ate with his disciples and revealed to them the events of the coming days.

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Holy Week 2020: Wednesday from 2020-04-08T09:00

On this day, over 2,000 years ago, Jesus continued to preach his shocking message of grace, love, and redemption, painting a picture of an upside-down kingdom where the first is last and the gre...

Holy Week 2020: Tuesday from 2020-04-07T09:00

On this day, over 2,000 years ago, the people in power - the rich, the elite, the educated, the religious leaders - challenged Jesus, asking him to prove that he was who he claimed he was. Quest...

Holy Week 2020: Monday from 2020-04-06T11:36:50

On this day, over 2,000 years ago, Jesus got angry. Showing us the very human part of himself, Jesus allowed his holy rage to spill out as he overturned tables and berated those who were using t...

Holy Week 2020: Palm Sunday from 2020-04-05T09:00

On this day, over 2,000 years ago, Jesus - Emmanuel, God with Us - rode into Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey. His arrival was met with great jubilation and celebration, but only he knew it was th...

Episode 24: Using Adventure as an Antidote to Grief with Sheri Hunter from 2020-03-31T11:38:54

Join Sheri Hunter and Bailey as they sit down to talk about grief, adventure, and how the intersection of the two gave Sheri her life back. Connect wit...

Episode 23: How to Survive a Global Pandemic (Without Losing Your Humanity) from 2020-03-17T09:59:27

Join Rev. Sarah Welch-Pomerantz and Bailey as they talk about COVID-19, social distancing, and the current state of the world. . . .  Connect with Bailey on Instagram and Twitter @baileyjowelch an...

Episode 22: Why Immigration Policy & Procedure Matters with Hannah Vickner Hough from 2020-03-10T11:00:31

Join Hannah and Bailey as they sit down to talk about immigration, policy and procedure surrounding immigration, and why it really matters for real people. They also talk about why we shoul...

Episode 21: Angelia White is Teaching Us How to Be "Yes Sisters" from 2020-02-25T12:10:06

Join Bailey as she sits down with Angelia White, author of the new book, Yes Sisters: Surrounding Yours...

Episode 20: All People Need People (Yes, Even Single People) with Holly Stallcup from 2020-01-28T10:00

Join Bailey Welch-Pomerantz and Holly Stallcup as they talk about singleness, marriage, and seeing God in both. Holly teaches us that we don't buil...

Episode 19: Lament is a Holy Thing with Abby Norman from 2020-01-21T10:00

Join Bailey Welch-Pomerantz and Abby Norman as they talk about the joys and challenges of parenting in today's world, the education system, and race relatio...

Episode 18: The Best of 2019 (& Our 2020 Words of the Year) from 2020-01-07T10:00

Join Bailey and Sarah on this special holiday episode as they discuss their favorite books, movies, TV shows, and sermons of 2019. They also share the biggest lesson they each learned last year,...

Episode 17: Laura Jean Truman is Sparking Our Imaginations This Advent Season from 2019-12-10T10:00

Laura Jean Truman is a writer and substitute bartender living in Atlanta, GA. She holds a BA in Philosophy from the University of New Hampshire and an MDiv from Emory University: Candler School of ...

Episode 16: Learning that Advent is a Waiting Game with Lyndsey Medford from 2019-12-03T10:00

Lyndsey Medford is a writer, speaker, activist, and author of the guided journal, Maki...

Episode 15: Thanksgiving and the Importance of Gratitude from 2019-11-26T10:00

Join Bailey and Sarah on this special holiday episode as we discuss Thanksgiving, historical inaccuracies of the holiday, and how it actually started (hint: Abraham Lincoln). We also give an upd...

Separated at the Border with Gena Thomas from 2019-11-19T10:00

Gena Thomas is a writer and advocate living in Tennessee with her husband of 10 years, Andrew, and their two children. After living as missionaries in M...

How to Scoot Over and Make Some Room with Heather Avis from 2019-08-06T09:43:36

Heather Avis is a writer, social media influencer, and - as she puts it - shouter of worth. (I love that so much.) She and her husband Josh live in California with their three kiddos, all of whom a...

PSA: Everyone Has Mental Health from 2019-07-23T08:00

Join Bailey and Rev. Sarah as they talk about mental health, why there is such stigma around it, and what the Bible says about mental health. They also talk about Demi Lovato and some practical ...

How to Find Healing After Being Hurt by the Church from 2019-07-16T09:00

Join Bailey & Rev. Sarah as they talk about the Church. They discuss the Early Church in Acts, what church should look like, and how the little, local churches have the power to change the i...

No One Has the Monopoly on God from 2019-07-09T09:00

Join Bailey & Rev. Sarah as they talk about what making room on the pew actually means and how we can all be involved in breaking down the barriers around church, God, the Bible, and the Gos...

Rev. Emmy Kegler is a Seeker of Lost Coins from 2019-03-27T10:27:39

Rev. Emmy Kegler is the pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Northeast Minneapolis (gracenempls.org) and the founder and editor of Queer Grace, an encyclopedia of online resources around LGBTQ life a...

Kat Armas is an Egalitarian from 2019-03-19T10:21:28

Kat Armas is a writer and podcaster who's passionate about theology, coffee, and the ways the two intersect. She is currently living in Los Angeles, California, and is pursuing a Master of Divinity...

Hearing God's "Yes!" Over the World's "No" with Rev. Sarah Welch-Pomerantz from 2019-03-13T11:28:48

Rev. Sarah Welch-Pomerantz is the first woman pastor under 40 and the first queer pastor of Community Church of Cedar Grove. She lives with her wife, Bailey, and their two cats in northern New Jers...

Steve Austin is Teaching Us How to Catch Our Breath from 2019-01-29T10:00

Steve Austin was a pastor when he nearly died by suicide. He is the author of two Amazon bestsellers, From Pastor to a Psych Ward, and Catching Your Breath. Join us as we talk ...

Manda Carpenter Believes the Church is for Everyone from 2019-01-22T10:00

Manda Carpenter is a writer and foster parent living with her husband Eric in Chicago, IL. Join us as we talk about the hard and beautiful ministry of fo...

B.T. Harman, On How to Support Christian Parents of LGBTQ Children from 2019-01-15T10:00

B.T. Harman is a writer and advocate for compassionate, grace-filled relationship--even when there are disagreements about fundamental ideas and theology. B.T. is the writer of Listen

Shannan Martin is a Church Misfit from 2019-01-08T10:00

Shannan Martin is a writer and speaker living as a grateful neighbor with her jail-chaplain husband, Cory, and their four funny children in Goshen, Indiana. Join us as we talk about how to neigh...

Welcome! from 2018-11-11T23:09:59

Hosted by writer Bailey Jo Welch, this is a podcast for the church misfits and outcasts.