Stephanie and Robyn continue their conversation with Kristen, turning more specifically to considerations for accessibility in our worship spaces and services. Kristen Tossell Pitts is an Episcopal priest and school chaplain whose vocation focuses on the intersection of spiritual formation and Gospel-centered justice. She currently serves as the Chaplain and Director of Spiritual and Cultural Learning at Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, Maryland. Kristen lives with lupus (SLE) and...

Stephanie and Robyn are joined by the Reverend Kristen Tossell Pitts for a conversation about how being disabled shapes their leadership. Kristen Tossell Pitts is an Episcopal priest and school chaplain whose vocation focuses on the intersection of spiritual formation and Gospel-centered justice. She currently serves as the Chaplain and Director of Spiritual and Cultural Learning at Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, Maryland. Kristen lives with lupus (SLE) and other autoimmune...

Stephanie and Robyn discuss the documentary Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution. We discuss our deep love for camp culture, the history of the camp the title refers to, and how a community formed in the 1970's helped shape disability activism and the world we all live in. Significant admiration for Judy Huemann happens. Full Transcript Resources: Crip Camp (film page) Ed Roberts and Independent Living podcast episode  The Power of 504 (Documentary on YouTube, captioned)  504 Sit-In  Camp Jened

Stephanie and Robyn are joined by Sharan to discuss her diagnosis journey and how the grief involved is informing her faith. The Rev. Sharan Knoell is the pastor of Valley United Presbyterian Church in a small-town community that straddles the Pennsylvania - New York border. Prior to 2014, Valley United was three Presbyterian Church (USA) churches. Sharan walked them through the merger, selling a church building, and renovating and newly-constructing the third...across state and...

Stephanie and Robyn are joined by the Rev'd Teresa Kim Pecinovsky to discuss her gorgeous children's book Mother God . They discuss the importance of good theology and diverse representation in the church and in children's literature. Born in South Korea and raised in Iowa, Teresa had a brief stint as an ESL teacher in Japan, then landed in Houston, teaching early elementary and earning a Master of Education from the University of Houston. As a Vanderbilt Divinity School and Disciples...

In this part of Robyn and Stephanie's conversation with the Rev Ian Lasch they talk about the impact of disability theology on Ian's diagnosis process, the implications of diagnosis and diagnostic criteria, and the Bible. Full Transcript Links: University professor appointed as Chaplain to The Queen

Robyn, Stephanie, and Ian talk about what the language in our prayer books says about God and people, identity, and autism . The Rev. Ian Lasch is an autistic priest in the Episcopal Church who takes great joy in living out the priestly vocation to serve as “pastor, priest, and teacher.” His primary areas of interest in ministry include Christian formation and discipleship, virtue ethics, disability theology, and the liturgy or worship of the Church. He is married to Loren, also an Episcopal...

Robyn and Stephanie answer some of the questions they've heard from listeners. If we didn't cover a question you have, or you want to hear more about something we talked about, use the contact form or email on our website to send it to us. Full Transcript Resources: Disability models  simpler video option Understanding Disability as a Cluster of Models Who is disabled? Where does Chronic Illness fit?  ADA:  UN CRPD:  ACA:  Why is Disability left out of so many DEI...

Robyn and Stephanie are joined by Kris and talk about myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS, sometimes CFS/ME). Kris shares her journey from athlete to diagnosis and we talk about Church responses to chronic illness, Long Covid, and theology. Kris Rudin is a former software engineer and avid bicycle racer whose life changed completely at age 47 when she developed a “mystery illness”. Thirteen years after becoming ill, she was diagnosed with ME/CFS (myalgic...

Transcript Join us for 5 weeks of a disability informed Bible Study. We’ll look at passages that we consider important in thinking about faith and disability including Leviticus, healing miracles, resurrection stories, and Paul’s writing. Tuesdays, 7pm ET/4pm PT May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 On Zoom (Zoom captions are available) Group size is limited Register here (If spaces are full before you have a chance, sign up for our newsletter to be among the first to hear next time.)

Join us for a lively conversation with Meredith about chronic illness, living a full life, and playing your way into Sabbath. Along the way, we touch on some of the topics Robyn and Stephanie discussed while creating the podcast. The Rev. Meredith H. Crigler, MDiv, CDWF, CDTLF is an Episcopal priest who has lived on both coasts, abroad and now serves as the Rector at Trinity Episcopal Church, Baytown, TX and as Mentor with Backstory Preaching. Meredith practices courage, wonder, and...

**We recorded this episode in November, before the omicron wave came to North America and well before various jurisdictions began lifting restrictions. Had we recorded this later in the pandemic we would have spent additional time discussing the complexity of how vulnerable populations are affected by public health decisions.** Robyn, Stephanie, and Gabe talk about the HIV/AIDS pandemic, some of the comparisons with the COVID19 pandemic, and Church responses to both. The Rev. Gabe Lamazares...

The Disabled God: Toward a Liberatory Theology of Disability by Nancy Eiesland is the foundational work of disability theology.  Robyn and Stephanie talk about the book, the Church's sin of disabling theology Eiesland identifies, Eiesland's vision of the disabled God, and a disability theology approach to the sacraments. Transcript NY Times Obit The Accessible God Episodes: The Disabled God and Sacraments I don't tell people what to do with their bodies in worship post The interview with a...

We continue our conversation with Pat McKenna.  Pat is the Assistant Division Director at the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. He is also an attorney and a long time guide dog handler who lives with his wife and sons in Central NJ. Transcript Links related to the episode: Pat and Finn Go-Pro video The Seeing Eye The Seeing Eye's Guide Dog at Work campaign The National Federation of the Blind The rideshare (Uber and Lyft) accessibility issue discussed in this...

We talk with Pat McKenna about service dogs.  Pat is   the Assistant Division Director at the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. He is also an attorney and a long time guide dog handler who lives with his wife and sons in Central NJ. Transcript Links related to the episode: Pat and Finn Go-Pro video The Seeing Eye The Seeing Eye's Guide Dog at Work campaign The National Federation of the Blind The rideshare (Uber and Lyft) accessibility issue discussed in this...

We talk with the Rev. Lindsay Lunnum. Lindsay is a neurotypical parent raising a child who is deeply impacted by autism. She is also a priest and the rector of Zion Episcopal Church in Douglaston (Queens, NYC). Lindsay is the spokesperson for Rhythms of Grace, a ministry of worship and faith formation for children and families with autism. She has introduced ROG in two parishes that she has served and has consulted and guided several parishes throughout the Church to develop this...

Robyn and Stephanie talk about why Stephanie said yes to this podcast.  They also talk about future content and their interview practices. Full Transcript Hear more from Nathan Leigh who composed our music (link). See more art from the Rev'd Stephanie London who created our title graphic (link).

In this episode Stephanie and Robyn talk about what in Robyn's history lead to caring about faith and disability and approaching Stephanie about a project that became this podcast. We also talk about how the name of the podcast came about and why we love it. Transcript

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