As we continue our theme of talking to ministry leaders in the state, this episode focuses on Tom Ramsey, who runs The Gospel Story. After describing an upcoming event, Tom zooms out to explain his ministry as a whole, and the need he sees for accessible educational materials within local churches. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.

In this episode, we visit Anne Armstrong who runs The Healing Church in West Greenwich. During our conversation, Anne (with some input from Alan Gordon) explains her belief in the centrality of cannabis to the Catholic tradition, and how it has enhanced and guided her own personal journey. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.

As a pairing to last week's discussion with another Rhode Island non-profit, this week's episode focuses on Beata Mazen, the co-founder and ministry director at Women Supporting Women. Beata explains the unlikely origins of this organization, the unique opportunities of mobile food ministry, and what the plan is going forward. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.

Charlie Doherty is the leader and founder (with his wife) of Cornerstone World Missions, an organization which ministers primarily to Afghan refugees living in Rhode Island. In this interview, Charlie describes his journey from ministering in India to building bridges here in America, and presents a picture of mission-work which centers on showing the loving of God through meaningful and genuine friendship. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.

In this episode, we sit down with Rick Bringhurst, who pastors Stony Lane Church in North Kingstown, who shares his unexpected journey into the pastorate, his thoughts on Biblical counseling, and the unique merging of two churches into one at Stony Lane. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.

Keith McNamar is the pastor of New Life Assembly, in Wakefield. In this episode, Pastor Keith shares his life-long relationship with the Assemblies of God fellowship, argues for the value and needs for pastors to have life experiences outside of their local church, and shares his deep love for The Lord of the Rings. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.

Linda Forsberg is an ordained Lutheran minister who leads the Church Beyond the Walls, a street church ministry in Providence. She also teaches at Salve Regina University, and in this conversation, she discusses the unique challenges of operating as a woman in both church and university spaces, the interplay between liberal and conservative thought in the Christian world, and why she cares so much about poetry. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.

In our first coffee shop episode, we meet Daniel Murphy, who pastors King's Grant Fellowship in Portsmouth. Over the course of the conversation, Daniel discusses the challenges and joys of being a bivocational pastor, shares his concerns for the young men in our society, and uses the word Titantron. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.

In this episode, we sit down with Sean Bland, the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Newport. While repping his favorite Church Father hat, he shares his thoughts on the importance of early church thinkers, the emotional cost of preaching, and the unique challenges of a downtown church. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.

Denetra Platts is the pastor of House of Praise and Prayer Worship Center, which she recently planted in Middletown. In this conversation, she describes her life as a "Bapticostal”, argues against the weaponization of theology, and helps clarify commonly-misunderstood charismatic terms. For more episodes like this one, or if you are a church leader in RI who would like to be interviewed, please check out our website at https://clergyquerypod.squarespace.com/.