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Jun 11th, 2021
Send us a textJoshua currently works as the Director of Recruitment for Teach for America while also serving as a local representative on the Prince George's County Board of Education. My relationship with Josh began with me as a youth leader and him as an energetic and creative teenager, so hearing about his journey a...
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May 27th, 2021
Send us a textDony Oommen has been a Marthoma choir enthusiast for many years both as a choir member and as a choir leader. More recently, he has been sharing his musical talents through his YouTube channel, DeeCee Music Productions. We discuss his journey, our shared experiences with MTC choirs, and his thoughts on op...
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May 20th, 2021
Send us a textBetsy Chacko is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Therapist, Christian Counselor, and author of her blog, TheFamilyIBuilt.com. Our conversation covers her professional work, as well as how she goes about creating content for her site. We also explore how the topics she covers can benefit our communi...
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Apr 6th, 2021
Send us a textCaptain Shibu Philipose currently serves as the Assistant Chief for the Investigative Branch of the Maryland-National Capital Park Police based in Silver Spring, Maryland. He also serves as the Vice President for America Malayalee Law Enforcement United (AMLEU). Their mission, “To be a conduit between law...
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Mar 24th, 2021
Send us a textGuest: Merlin KochunilathilParish: St. Thomas MTC Delaware ValleyInterview Date: February 9, 2021This year’s Diocesan Leadership Conference was held virtually due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was also the first MTC leadership conference that my guest, Merlin, has had a chance to at...
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Mar 18th, 2021
Send us a textGuest: Divya MathewParish: Carmel MTC (Boston)Interview Date: February 2, 2021Divya and I discuss how she was informed that she was ineligible to serve as a lay leader (executive committee role) for her parish based on her gender. We then go on to discuss the actions she’s taken since then along with the ...
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Mar 4th, 2021
Send us a textGuest: Rev. Dennis AbrahamMother Parish: St. John’s MTC (NY)Current Parish: Vicar of the MTC of San Fransico Bay AreaInterview Date: January 26, 2021I sit down with Dennis Achen to reflect on his path to ministry, his experiences as a Vicar, and how his current studies are broadening his views on the miss...
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Feb 3rd, 2021
Send us a textGuest: Been DavidParish: St. Thomas MTC (Lombard, IL)Interview Date: January 19, 2021In this interview, Beena and I have fun geeking-out on the challenges of singing an Eastern classic after years of training and experience as a Western classically trained vocalist.The song, Yahoodiayile Oru Grammathil, i...
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Jan 15th, 2021
Send us a textGuest: Pushpa SamuelParish: Silicon Valley MTC (CA) & Horeb MTC (Los Angeles, CA)Interview Date: January 5, 2021Pushpa shares the story of her journey to the present day where she is getting ready to finish her theological studies (M. Div.) with plans to become a board-certified chaplain. She hopes that s...
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Jan 6th, 2021
Send us a textGuest: Ron JacobParish: Long Island MTC (NY)Interview Date: December 30, 2020KEY TOPICS:Part 1 (Previous Episode)Ron's backgroundExperience of serving in the Diocesan Assembly and CouncilThe Mar Thoma Church ConstitutionPart 2Women serving as lay leaders (lay ministers)"The Revolution" (Article by Ron, or...
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Jan 6th, 2021
Send us a textGuest: Ron JacobParish: Long Island MTC (NY)Interview Date: December 30, 2020KEY TOPICS:Part 1Ron's backgroundExperience of serving in the Diocesan Assembly and CouncilThe Mar Thoma Church ConstitutionPart 2Women serving as lay leaders (lay ministers)"The Revolution" (Article by Ron, published in the Mart...
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Dec 22nd, 2020
Send us a textGuest: Merry ThomasParish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)Interview Date: December 14, 2020After ending our interview, we decided to hit record again and explore the topic of women serving as lay leaders in the madhbaha (altar). We also hear the story of how she was asked to do just that._______...
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Dec 21st, 2020
Send us a textPart 2 of 2 (Go back and listen to Part 1 first!)Guest: Merry ThomasParish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)Interview Date: December 14, 2020Our interview continues as we reflect on the role that Youth Chaplains play in our diocese, and we discuss the possible future of a lay chaplain ministry.__...
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Dec 21st, 2020
Send us a textGuest: Merry ThomasParish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)Interview Date: December 14, 2020EPISODE SUMMARYMerry and I share our observations and thoughts after attending this year’s Diocesan Assembly meeting as representatives for our respective parishes.___________________________________DON’T ...
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Dec 7th, 2020
Send us a textGo back and listen to Episode #11 for Part 1 of this interview!Guest: Rev. Larry VargheseParishes: MTC of Silicon Valley, Sacramento CongregationInterview Date: 6/4/2020“The church exists by mission as fire exists by burning.” -- Emil Brunner, Swiss Reformed TheologianReferences Mentioned:The Marthoma Chu...
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Dec 7th, 2020
Send us a textDon't miss the second half of this interview in episode #12!Guest: Rev. Larry VargheseParishes: MTC of Silicon Valley, Sacramento CongregationInterview Date: 6/4/2020References Mentioned:The Marthoma Church Heritage and Mission by Alexander Mar ThomaMission and Liturgy: Contest, Convergence and Congruence...
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Dec 5th, 2020
Send us a textGuest: Shaun RajanParish: St. Andrews MTC (NY)Interview Date: 5/30/2020During my conversation with Shaun, I also got to hear some of Shaun's thoughts around an article by Charles Samuel that he had shared on Twitter several days before. It didn't quite go with the episode topic, so I've broken out as a bo...
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Dec 5th, 2020
Send us a textGuest: Shaun RajanParish: St. Andrews MTC (NY)Interview Date: 5/30/2020Back in May, I spoke with Shaun about his thoughts on the impact that COVID has had on both his teaching and on our worshipping community as a result of the push to go exclusively virtual.Shaun is an assistant professor of mathematics ...
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Dec 3rd, 2020
Send us a textGuest: Nirmala AbrahamParish: Philadelphia MTCInterview Date: 5/16/2020I chat with Mrs. Nirmala Abraham about how she, as a grandparent and an elder in our community, works to "stay relevant" in the eyes of her grandchildren and our MTC community. Our conversation ranges from her engagements with her chil...
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Jun 7th, 2020
Send us a textDanielle Verghese, an internal medicine resident, recently helped to organize demonstrations supporting #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives in Philadelphia. Her original tweet from their first event has had over 44K views as of this post, and was "liked" by 2.5K people. But more importantly, Danielle tells us the st...
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May 14th, 2020
Send us a textThanks again to Beena David for the interview. Check out the links below to learn more about Beena or hear some of her work.Instagram: @beenabeenabeenaYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgeQ9nHdzrss37QT5WWfiCwBeena’s Quartet: thesecondfire.com_____________________________________DON’T FORGE...
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May 5th, 2020
Send us a textIn this episode, I sit down with Sajan Joseph - one of the leaders and founding members of Redeemer MTC in New Jersey. Being a parish made up primarily of 2nd generation immigrant families, we talk about what went into the process of forming the church and how it is both similar and different from other p...
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Apr 28th, 2020
Send us a textBrian Thomas is a young engineer, musician, and entrepreneur from Philadelphia, PA. Together we cover topics including pressures to participate in everything the church had to offer while growing up, navigating his undergrad years, and looking ahead to developing his non-profit, Heartbeat Mission.CONTACT ...
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Apr 20th, 2020
Send us a textIn part 2 of the interview (see Episode 3 for part 1), OC Uncle describes the early days of the Marthoma community in Philadelphia, and goes on the describe the various mission projects that he has helped to establish in conjunction with the diocese, including plans for the next phase of missions work her...
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Apr 20th, 2020
Send us a textOC Abraham shares the story of his arrival in America in 1960, nearly 60 years ago. This episode contains Part 1 of this two part interview. Be sure to check out part 2 as well!_____________________________________DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE!www.marthopodcast.comgeorge@marthomacommunitypodcast.comSupport t...
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