You're On Mute: Recent Episodes
Elise and Mary Anderson
How many times have you been on a Zoom meeting and heard someone say, “you’re on mute.”? If the last year has taught us anything it’s that the gaps in generational thinking are bigger than ever and we have a lot to learn from one another. On “You’re On Mute” Pastors Mary and Elise will talk faith, leadership, social issues and much more, both bringing with them the mindset and knowledge of their prospective generations, knowing that people of different generations are differently wise! We hope to inspire and inform leaders and members of congregations, as well as the unchurched or unsure. It’s Boomer v. Millennial, game on.
Pastors Elise and Mary are thrilled to have Anne Stewart and Thais Carter from Princeton Theological Seminary on to talk about the executive leadership program, Iron Sharpening Iron! We talk about the programs history, how it works, as well as women in leadership, seminary education and Elise gushes for about 20 minutes about how much the program means to her! If you want more info on this amazing visit the website: isi.ptsem.edu
In our 20th (!) episode we talk about our experience helping to lead the Wild Women Retreat at Camp Lutheridge back in March. We cover what our Bible studies were about but also different body image issues we both have faced in our lives.
Pastors Elise and Mary fangirl over pastor and long time professor Karoline Lewis as she talks about the challenges facing many preachers today and how to navigate those challenges and bring truthful and faithful preaching to our congregations!
The amazing and inspiring Rev. Carla Christopher joins us to tell her story and gives some great information about the Commision for a Renewed Lutheran Church which she co-chairs. And not to brag, but she told us we were influencers, we've never felt cooler.
Pastors Mary and Elise discuss the tough topic of gun violence and how the Church can be a part of the conversation and solution.
Pastors Elise and Mary are joined by long time family friends, Gail, Ari and Noa Stern-Frede! We talk about our seperate trips to Israel/ Palestine/ The Holy Land and what they meant to us from our Christian and Jewish perspectives.
The moment you've all been waiting for! Deacon Sarah Bowers joins Pastors Elise and Mary to talk about all of her amazing projects and passions. From being a deacon to a reluctant farmer's wife to a crucial part of her synod's staff we get to chat with one of our favorite people. Enjoy!
Pastors Elise and Mary catch up and talk about what continuing ed they have been diving into this summer! Everything from Christianity and evolution to hippies camping out together gets discussed! Shoot us an email to tell us what you've been learning this summer! youreonmutepod@gmail.com
Pastors Elise and Mary hit the road to the South Carolina Synod Assembly to interview folks who have gathered there. They asked everyone TWO questions: What do you wish the church would stop doing? And what do you wish the church would start doing? They got some really interesting and diverse answers!
Just a heads up due to the environment (and Elise's limited editing abilities) the audio can be a little rough at certain points especially from day one. You can skip to about 45 minutes in for day two's interviews which have much better sound quality!
Pastors Elise and Mary discuss how the church faces or doesn't face trauma. Both internal trauma as well as the trauma we see happening in the world.
The wonderful Robin Pingilley joins Pastors Elise and Mary on our 10th (!!!!!) episode to share her journey; both in her call and seminary journey. Robin and Pastor Elise bond over their shared love of the Book of Concord (nerd alerts!) and Jesus' humanity. After our talk with Robin you get to hear Pastors Elise and Mary fangirl over Robin as well as marvel at all the conversation held beyond our racial differences.
(A side note about the audio: it's not great this episode. But Elise sent Mary new headphones so it should be better next time!)
Pastors Elise and Mary talk through possible answers to the church's age old question, "where are all the young people!?" Well also just go off on tangents. Enjoy!
Pastors Mary and Elise talk about difficult people on this episode! They share stories and some advise on how to deal the most difficult folks. Enjoy!
shoot us an email at youreonmutepod@gmail.com if you'd like to tell us your story or have an idea for a topic!
Pastors Mary and Elise chat about what is going on in their ministries and lives and do it through the camp classic activity: HIGH, LOW and GOD MOMENT
This is a long one folks! But, well worth your time. Pastors Elise and Mary, along with their FIRST GUEST Pastor Kelsey Kress talk about dating, romance, sex, and relationships for (straight, cis) female pastors. Spoiler alert: It's complicated!
Pastors Mary and Elise talk about communication in this episode! Text vs phone call, church announcements and misread signals sure make things interesting! Lets dive in.
Our longest episode yet covers one of the most important topics our entire world is facing. Pastors Elise and Mary talk about their individual experiences with the homeless and the homeless communities in their towns. Normally we edit out some parts of the conversation but these were too important to cut! Enjoy and find ways to get involved!
Pastors Mary and Elise talk protest and the church. The difference between being pastoral and prophetic and all the tangents in between!
On this episode Pastors Mary and Elise dive into what it is like being women in ministry, and honestly women in the working world all together. From gender identity to how to stand up for yourself in meetings they scratch the surface of some very relavent topics. Email them at youreonmutepod@gmail.com if you'd like to annonymously share a story about your experience!
In Episdoe one of "You're on Mute", Pastors Elise and Mary introduce themselves, the podcast and give some background on both of their call journeys as well as some history about the ELCA. Sit back and enjoy the conversation!