Dunker Punks Podcast

In this final episode of this dunker punks season which was centered around catharsis,  Josiah Ludwick and Melanee Resk Discuss the holy chaos found at Haywood Street church and how they have experienced catharsis and we invite you to take a listen. Documentary that Melanee refers to in our chat: https://theirsisthekingdomfilm.com/ Find out more [...]

In this special bonus episode M. Gresh interviews Lydia Morris on her first time at annual conference. She gives a interesting point of view about her time at annual conference as well as how fellowship has been for her since she was married into it and we invite you to take a listen. [...]

Catharsis is the process of releasing tensions and stressful emotions. Knowing how much stress weighs on the current generation, this episode of the Dunker Punk Podcast offers a way to a brighter future. Dunker Punks Podcast Full Episode List Join the Team [...]

This is part 3 of a 4 part series "Dunker Punks Live" in this episode you will hear from 2 people in denominational leadership especially the LGBTQ+ community involvement with the church. We invite you to take a listen. Dunker Punks Podcast Full Episode [...]

Jennifer Summy talks about what is an adventure and what isn't. For something to be an adventure it has to be fun, mysterious, and even uncomfortable sometimes. And we invite you to take a listen! Dunker Punks Podcast Full Episode List Join the [...]

Beth Gayber talks with Melia Klingler, Samar (no last name provided), And Anesu (no last name provided) talk about their personal experiences with the rise of gun violence happening in the US especially public school systems. They also talk about the kids who attend public schools where they practice "lock down drills" safety and [...]

Anna Lisa Gross talk with youth on a mountain about the youths involvement with politics as well as conversations about mass incarceration issues. The talk is and educating and eye opening experience about how youth view current situations, and we invite you to take a listen. [...]

Join us at Annual Conference 2023, as Anna Lisa Gross sits down for a live queer panel discussion, which includes Everett Fisher, Liz Ullery Swenson, and Annabeth Roeschley. They each share their experiences of attending Annual Conference over the years and the progression of LGBTQ inclusion at this yearly event. Annabeth uniquely shares about [...]

Marylynne and Lily, two young people from the Arlington Church of the Brethren, interview retired pastor, Rev. Nancy Betz Fitzgerald. Pastor Nancy shares stories of growing up with her dad as an American Baptist preacher. She shares about her own call into ministry, her hopes for youth ministry today, how the Dunker Punks Podcast [...]

Colby of Wichita First Church of the Brethren interviews 3 teenagers from their congregation about their thoughts and opinions of Christianity, the Church of the Brethren as a denomination, and their own congregation. They share the ways that they have been involved in their location congregation, district and denomination and how this involvement has [...]

Anna Lisa Gross interviews Jonathan Bay. In this episode, Jonathan shares about the work of The Women’s Caucus over the past 10 years while he has been working with the caucus. He shares his hopes for the future of the church while he transitions out of his role with the Women’s Caucus. Jonathan also [...]

Nate Hosler of the Office of Peacebuilding and Policy interviews Chidinma Chidoka (Chidi), a Nigerian trained lawyer. She speaks about the intersection of theology and policymaking that can help us build peace within our local communities and around the world. Dunker Punks Podcast Full [...]

Hear Grace’s story where she shares about her life in Vietnam serving people in poverty who are not able to afford proper medical eye care through the Vietnam Eye Project, even as she herself faces blindness. Then, consider Jesus’s parable of the Good Samaritan and our call to love our neighbors  by serving others, [...]

In this episode of the Dunker Punk Podcast, Josiah Ludwick (Co-pastor of Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren) interviews Jason Haldeman (Minister of Faith Formation at Elizabeth Church of the Brethren) who shares the “The Perils of Christian Nationalism” paper that the congregation published in their local paper. They discuss how the statement came [...]

Pastor Matt Rittle of Arlington Church of the Brethren shares the history of making laws in the United States of America. He shares how, from the beginning, these laws were created to perpetuate racist ideals carving the way for systemic racism today. Reading through the Beatitudes of Matthew 5, we are invited to take [...]

On this season opening episode of DPP, Anesu Makufa (Youth & Young Adult Peace Formation Organizer Intern for OEP) interviews Simi Gill (Children’s Peace Formation Organizer Intern for OEP) where she shares about the importance of creating a brave space for others to use the arts to share their feelings and experiences out loud. [...]

In this season finale episode, we hear from three generations of Dunker Punks at the Beacon Heights Church of the Brethren, who are living their faith in draft resistance, nursing, teaching, foster parenting, fire-fighting, social working, stocking shelves, and serving coffee. Listen as Anna Lisa Gross chats with Sam, Carla and Craig, and Ev [...]

How do you find the power in your vulnerability? Mwarianesu Makufa, the Youth and Young Adult Peace Formation Organizer at On Earth Peace and the host of the bi-weekly Storyscape Spoken Word Salon, speaks to us this week through some of his spoken word poetry and shares his hope for words to spread the ideas [...]

Anna Lisa Gross is back on the podcast representing the Womaen’s Caucus in this episode by interviewing Melisa Leiter-Grandison and Ruthann Knechel Johansen about how they perceive and relate to leadership in the church. These interviews offer us an insight to where over half a century of feminism in the Church of the Brethren [...]

In this episode, Josiah Ludwick returns with a great interview with Dr. Brian Smith and Rachel Johnson talking about each of their experiences with the “Thriving Together: Congregations for Social Justice” program from Messiah University. As you listen, think about how your congregation has addressed racial divisions in your community and what the church [...]