The Talk with Rev Charles Graves

The Talk with Rev Charles Graves

Author: LGBTQ+ @ All Saints Pasadena January 24, 2021 Duration: 55:12

The Rev. Charles Graves IV, campus missioner for Houston Canterbury, speaks about the lessons learned from being a LGBTQ-affirming campus ministry, and where he has found hope in troubled times. Originally recorded in September 2020.

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Theme music: Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4148-nowhere-land License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license


Each month on The Talk, hosts Thomas Diaz and Hannah Earnshaw create a space for conversation that is both deeply personal and broadly connected. This podcast emerges from the LGBTQ+ Ministry at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, but the discussions reach far beyond a single community. By centering LGBTQ+ voices from within the Episcopal Church and wider spiritual circles, the series delves into the nuanced realities of living at the intersection of faith and identity. You’ll hear guests share not just abstract lessons, but the tangible wisdom forged through their own lives and work. The conversations are explorations, examining from countless angles the joys, challenges, and profound questions that define being LGBTQ+ people of faith. There’s no single narrative or prescribed theology here; instead, the podcast offers a monthly invitation to listen in on honest reflections that are as diverse as the guests themselves. It’s a series for anyone curious about the expansive ways spirituality is lived and understood, providing a thoughtful audio companion for those on their own journeys of belief and belonging.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 10

The Talk
Podcast Episodes
The Talk with Ashley Lynn Hengst [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:30
Ashley Lynn Hengst, recent graduate of Claremont School of Theology and new staffmember at All Saints Church, talks to us about her journey from conservative Evangelicalism to affirming theology, deconstructing harmful f…
The Talk with Taylor Leong [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:40
Taylor Leong (aka Tomatobird), illustrator and comic creator, talks to us about her art, embracing complexity and ambiguity in faith, Jesus as a relatable figure to queer people, and the value and responsibility in portr…
The Talk with Rev Jerry Maynard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:13
The Rev. Jerry Maynard a.k.a. The People's Priest, a spiritual renegade and community organizer in the independent Catholic tradition, talks to us about accepting our belovedness as queer people, the church's work of ser…
The Talk with Kelly Erin O'Phelan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:04
Kelly Erin O'Phelan, Children's Minister at All Saints Church, talks to us about their work with young people, the internet as a resource for queer youth, inviting the church into deeper relationship with trans people, a…
The Talk with Rabbi Heather Miller [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:50
Rabbi Heather Miller, spiritual leader and founder of Keeping It Sacred, joins us to talk about being made B'Tzelem Elohim—in the Image of God, how queerness can be found in Judaism right from the beginning, and her inte…
The Talk with Brian Silva [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:38
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The Talk with Rowan Larson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:25
Rowan Larson, Minister for Christian Formation for Children and Youth and Parish Administrator at Grace Episcopal Church in Newton, MA, and candidate for priesthood in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, speaks to us…
The Talk with Rev Carla Robinson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:00
The Rev. Carla Robinson, priest at Christ Episcopal Church in Seattle, and the first Black transgender woman to be ordained in the Episcopal Church, tells us about her own story, the unique perspective and approach to Go…
The Talk with Alan Yarborough [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:53
Alan Yarborough, Church Relations Officer in the Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations, speaks to us about advocacy work on all levels from the federal to the individual, and how the Episcopal Church can coll…