Real Church People: Recent Episodes

Benjamin Lee

Real conversations with real people about the intersection between real life and church life. Hosted by Benjamin Lee

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On this episode, I speak with my best friend and spouse, Rebecca Lee, about our journey of church planting in the Upper East Side.

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In this episode, we speak with Jazz Musician and (what I call) an urban Christian mystic, Josh Wisterman, about the importance of imagination in the Christian faith.

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In this episode, I speak with Richie Kovac about the challenges that come at the intersection between faith and work.

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In this episode, I speak with Christina Abraham about our experiences growing up in immigrant churches and the pain and struggle of so-called hot-button issues.

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In this first episode of the podcast, I speak with my dear friend from Seminary, Heather Koenig, who has had a long and winding journey with faith, the church, and her family.

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A long overdue episode with author, podcaster, and coach: Mary B. Safrit. We discuss singleness and the Church and how the church can do better. 

It's been months since I've uploaded an episode, but I hope this episode is enjoyable for those of you who are listening! 

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In this episode, I speak with Christina Abraham about our immigrant church experiences; my Korean-American church experience and her Indian-American church experience. We also discuss church speed dating, and the challenges of finding a community to belong to when we're also wrestling with some of the big social and theological topics in our world today. 

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On this week's podcast I speak with Richie Kovac about the intersection between faith and work. We reflect about his own journey of faith and work, we talk about the artificial divide between the sacred and profane, and how we can redeem work from a Christian worldview. We end with an encouragement and meditation on Matthew 6 and Jesus's charge not to be anxious about anything. 

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A conversation with jazz musician, worship leader, and urban monk, Josh Wisterman. We explore worship music, the importance of imagination in the church, and discovering our calling and giving it space to grow. 

Paulina vs Stefania - Josh Wisterman: https://youtu.be/myfvHC4WzCk

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A conversation with Heather Koenig about her emotional and intellectual journey of exploring her beliefs and values. We talk about what it is like for someone who no longer believes in God, how she came to that decision, and what she would like Christians to understand about that journey. 

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Real Church People - a new podcast coming soon. Hosted by Benjamin Lee.

Real conversations with real people about real life and church life.