
Around the Table
Conversations about God, the church, spiritual life, and culture.
A podcast by the Media Ministries Team in SoCal.
Episodes
21 episodes
Politics, Media Bias, and King Hezekiah w/ Abraham and Dr. Dave
Show notes:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-60-minutes-polarizing-divisive-content/
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:20:28

Church Planting, Navigating Transitions, and New Mexico w/ Brian (Brian de J.) Argumedo
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:18:23

Freedom in Expression of Faith, Individuality, Community, and Identifying “Those” people w/ Lisa Barnes
In this episode, Lisa Barnes shares about her life story and the struggle associated with growing up in an unhealthy environment. She discusses how she first came to church, met Jesus, and got connected to The Salvation Army. We dis...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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Social Work, Mental Health, and Therapy in the Church with Cassandra Amezquita
The topic of mental health in the church is somewhat of a taboo subject to discuss. In this episode we dive into the benefits of seeking therapy, the role that the church plays in caring for people holistically, the power of prayer, and h...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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Kermit the Frog, New Hymns, and Paqui Chips w/ Jordan Rodrigues
In this episode I chat with Jordan Rodrigues (@jordanmichael_music) to discuss songwriting, worship leading, generational musical divides and how to erase them, along with his favorite song of all time! Oh, and we get to hear his super si...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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Leading with Purpose, Meaningful Work, the GREATEST Movies of ALL TIME w/ Anthony Barnes
In this episode we discuss ways on helping people find purpose and meaning in their work. We also explore ways to create buy-in from people to organizational or church mission. Lastly, we look at a list of the GREATEST movies of all time and th...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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CGI Preachers?, AI Worship Songs, and Google Gemini w/ The Home Team
Imagine attending church only to find a Computer Generated Image delivering the sermon and leading worship. iRobot vibes anyone? In this episode, we explore this futuristic scenario and its implications, alongside Google's AI controversia...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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Death, the Beatitudes, and “To Fly a Coop” w/ Ashley Koebel
In the season's first episode, the podcast delves into the weighty subject of death, acknowledging its discomfort and the universal avoidance of discussing it. Captain Ashley shares her father's journey with cancer, highlighting his unwavering ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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Season 3 Update!
Here’s a quick update on what’s coming up for Season 3!
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Season 3
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Episode 0
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2:37

Love Songs for the Church? Chandler Moore, and Christian Trademarks with Nico and Adrian
In this episode we discuss the Chandler Moore “controversy”, love songs and the church, the term “worship leader” being trademarked and in legal dispute. Guests are Nico and Adrian.Be sure to take a listen and as always give it a ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:13:03

TikTok, Social Contagion, and Discipleship with Vivian and Ashley
Episode 4 is out now!!! Enjoy this conversation between myself and the brilliant Vivian @vivianlovespandas and Ashley @ashleykoebel as we discuss TikTok, social contagion and discipleship along with an obscure subgenre of Christian content crea...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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55:16

Troll Farms, Time Capsules, The Church and Click Bait with the "Home Team"
MIT engineers and Facebook analysts discovered that a vast majority of 2019’s Christian Facebook groups were run and operated by foreign troll farms!For episode 3, I sit down with some members of the “Home Team” to discuss troll farm...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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Asbury Reflections with Adrian, Ashley, and Shalini
For a long time, the idea of revival has been one that has been in our conversations and desired by the Christian church. When the Asbury revival began to flood social media, it left many people questioning if this is the start of R...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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51:14

On the Lawn at Asbury with Nesan Kistan
To open up this season of the podcast we hear from Major Nesan Kistan on his thoughts regarding the Asbury Revival, spiritual awakening, Billy Graham, and the future of the church.This is a impromptu conversation with Major Nesan as we w...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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30:05

Season 2 UPDATE!
WE. ARE. BACK!!! After a long pause, we are back into production on new episodes. This season will include new guests and topics along with some "Home Team" episodes. Some of the topics we will be discussing are church...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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1:19

Deconstruction, Reconstruction, fake Louis Vuitton and Biblical Literacy with Megan Villalpando
This week on episode 4, we hear from the amazing Megan Villalpando. We discuss the topics of Deconstruction, Reconstruction, spotting fake Louis Vuitton merch and Biblical literacy. Enjoy the episode!Shownotes:Book: <...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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55:43

Discipleship, Awkwardness, Bob Ross and New Zealand with Ashley Koebel
Enjoy this conversation with Captain Ashley Koebel as we discuss her life growing up as a pastor's kid, spending time in New Zealand, the beauty of having the spiritual gift of awkwardness, discipleship, and the future of the church.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:02:37

Grief, God, Maintaining Faith in Difficulty, and Coffee with Justin Docherty Part 2
This week on episode 2 part 2, we continue hearing from Justin Docherty on grief, God, maintaining faith in difficulty and we receive some tips on how to overcome the difficulties of life. Justin continues to share his insight on ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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52:02

Grief, God, Maintaining Faith in Difficulty, and Coffee with Justin Docherty Part 1
This week on episode 2 part 1, we hear from Justin Docherty on grief, God, maintaining faith in difficulty and we receive some tips on how to overcome the difficulties of life. Justin shares his personal journey of finding God and discuss...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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35:55

Everything is spiritual, Worship, Hearing from God, and being an original.
Enjoy this conversation with Shalini Danielson as we talk about her start in worship ministry, the importance of being unapologetically who God made you to be, hearing from God and how everything (from your job, schooling, occupation, and every...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:01:30

Intro Episode! Enjoy these clips from the upcoming Season 1
Thanks for tuning in to "Around the Table" Podcast. We're all bout having authentic conversations about God, the church, life, and culture. In a time where discourse and discussions are reduced to polarizing views that lack nuance, we hav...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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