The Green Lectionary Podcast

Unnatural Disasters (Joel 2, Matthew 6)

Our guests this week are Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo and Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter
 
Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo
 
Shannan is the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Southern New England and has served in ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) since 2001 in both congregations and mid-councils. Her ministry has been focused in both congregational settings and those of social justice ministry both internationally and domestically. She is an avid gardener, growing food and perennials. Five years ago she became “mom” to four (which are now six!) ridiculous backyard chickens alongside the other inhabitants of the ever-growing habitat she is cultivating. 
 
In 2024 Shannan completed her Doctor of Ministry degree which focused on the intersection of ecology and ministry. Her research project was centered on clergy and how they can best be resourced theologically, spiritually and with practical skills for ministry during our time of climate crisis. Prior to this work, she completed a fellowship with GreenFaith and has trained in clergy coaching. She is currently working on a book on eco-spirituality and leadership. 
 
Shannan and her husband, Juan Gabriel Ocampo Valle, live in Albany, New York and continue to maintain a family home in his home country of Colombia. 
 
Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter’s research, teaching, and activist interests are in Black, Womanist,and Environmental ethics, with a particular focus on race, food, and nonhuman animals. Hispublications include “Race, Animals, as a New Vision of the Beloved Community” in Animals andReligion (Routledge, 2024), The Spirit of Soul Food (University of Illinois Press, December 2021),and “Blood in the Soil: The Racial, Racist, and Religious Dimensions of Environmentalism” in TheBloomsbury Handbook on Religion and Nature (Bloomsbury, 2018). In them, he explores theintersectional oppressions experienced by people of color, non-human nature, and animals.Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Theology, Ecology, and Race at Methodist TheologicalSchool in Ohio, Lead Pastor of The Loft at Westwood United Methodist Church, and he is alsoon the board of directors of Farm Forward, an anti-factory farming non-profit. He is married toDr. Gabrielle Carter, a small animal veterinary oncologist, and while their son Isaiah is not adoctor of any sort, he definitely believes he is more intelligent than his parents.

"Lifting the Lowly" (Luke 1: 46-55)

We are joined by Rev. Anna Woofendedn, Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Northampton, MA and Avery Davis Lamb, Executive Director of Creation Justice Ministries

"Vipers and Dead Trees" (Luke 3: 7-18)

Our guests for the third week of Advent are Rev. Karen Mann, pastor of Sojourners United Church of Christ in Charlottesville, VA and Jerusha Neal, Assistant professor of Homiletics at Duke Divinity School and author of the new book "Holy Ground: Climate Change, Preaching, and the Apocalypse of Place" 

"Look to the valley" (Luke 3:1-6)

Our guests today are Rev. Nicole Diroff, associate director at the BTS Center in Portland, ME and  Rev. Derek Miller, rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ellicott City Maryland.

"Look at the Fig Tree" - (Luke 21:25-36)

For this episode for the first Sunday of Advent, we are joined by Pamela Dolan, Rector at the Episcopal Church at St. Martin in Davis, California and Ben Yosua-Davis, Director of Applied Research at The BTS Center in Portland, Maine. 

"For Such a Time" (Esther 7)

For the finale of the Season of Creation, we are joined by Debra Reinstra, author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelter, Ordinary Wonders and the Healing of the Earth and Douglas Kaufman, executive director of the anabaptist climate collaborative

"Learning From Children" (Mark 9:30-37)

Our guests are Norman Wirzba, professor of Christian Theology at Duke Divinity School, and author of many books including the forthcoming "love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis" and Wilson Dickinson, faculty at Lexington Theological Seminary and author of several books including "Singing the Psalms with My Son: Praying and Parenting for a Healed Planet". 

"Setting the World on Fire" (James 3:1-12)

Our guests are Rev. Dr. David Latimore, director of the Betsy Stockton Center for Black Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and Dr. Ellen Davis, Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School.

"Restoration with a Vengenance" (Is. 35:4-7)

Our guests are Allen Ewing Merrill, the Executive Director of the BTS Center an organization whose mission is to Catalyze spiritual imagination with enduring wisdom for transformative faith leadershipin Portland, ME and Rev. Shannon Weston, a Leadership Coach and Coach Trainer, giving rise to hope-filled resilient leaders in the church and nonprofit worlds.

Green Lectionary, Season 2 Premiere (Romans 1: 18-23)

Recorded at the Wild Goose Festival, guests Josh Scott, Karen Mann, and Justin Cox. 
 
If you are looking for a resource for the Revised Common Lectionary, check out this article by Leah Schade.