Stephen Lewis is the president of the Forum for Theological Education (FTE), and he holds the lead responsibility for the strategic direction of FTE. We are so grateful to have the time to sit down with him for an hour and to be able to share that conversation with you.

Amie and Adam interview their bishop, the Rev. Dr. Connie Shelton, to talk with her about her and Joey’s (her husband) call(s) into the ministry, her spiritual and call journey, the biggest challenges and joys of bishop-ing, her advice to those currently discerning a call, and hopes are for the future of the Church. Bishop […]

Adam and Amie sit down with Dr. Stanley Hauerwas, who is widely read and regarded as one of America’s “best” living Theologians. He’s taught theology and ethics at the University of Notre Dame before coming to teach at Duke Divinity School. He’s written works such as “Resident Aliens” with Will Willimon, “Hannah’s Child: a Memoir,” […]

In this episode, Adam interviews the Rev. Kiki Barnes, who is a chaplain at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, NC. Kiki is a graduate of Duke University with a B.S. in Engineering and MDiv.

We are excited to share with you our interview with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, who is a spiritual writer, activist, speaker, founder of the Rutba House (an intentional Christian community of hospitality) in Durham, community-cultivator, and a man who takes the words of Jesus seriously. He currently serves as Assistant Director for Partnerships and Fellowships at Yale […]

Bishop Karen Oliveto was elected bishop on July 15, 2016, and at the time of her election she was the senior pastor of Glide Memorial Church in San Fransisco. She is married to Robin Ridenour, who is a deaconess in the United Methodist Church’s California-Nevada Conference. Bishop Oliveto is also the author of three books: Our […]

The Rev. Dr. Willie Jennings is a professor of Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School. Willie has published three very important works on how we are to understand our modern racial situation, how the Church or Christianity has been complicit, and what our call is to do: “Christian Imagination,” “The Book of Acts: […]

In this episode, Amie and Adam interview Fr. Guerric Heckel, who has taken a vow to live as a monk in a Benedictine Trappist Monastery in Moncks Corner, SC called Mepkin Abbey. In his ministry, Fr. Guerric has served as a Catholic priest, the director of a shelter, a hospital chaplain, and currently serves as […]

We are delighted to share our conversation with Rabbi Daniel Greyber, who is the rabbi at Beth El Synagogue in Durham, NC, a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, and Adjunct Faculty Member at Duke Divinity School. He has written two books, including “Faith Unravels: A Rabbi’s Journey with Grief and God.” […]

Amie and Adam interview the Rev. Dr. Sam Wells: vicar of St. Martin in the Fields, former Dean of Duke Chapel, and author of 44 books, including his most recent book, “Face to Face: Meeting Christ in Friend and Stranger,” which you can find here: https://www.amazon.com/Face-Meeting-Christ-Friend-Stranger/dp/1786221292