Glocal Musician Educators are a group that creates music influenced by global themes in communities throughout North America, the Caribbean, and beyond. Through their intentional diversity—including representation from many countries, denominations, and several cultures—the group embodies ways to stand in mutual solidarity while amplifying marginalized voices. Glocal Musician Educators are committed to forming local leaders seeking to introduce global themes in their communities. The songs they teach are grounded in the community stories that raise awareness and inspire advocacy. The musicians embody what it means to be Glocal—simultaneously global and local—so we can accompany one another across cultures, even in our own neighborhoods. This episode includes three Glocal musicians: Omar Mixco; Mercy Zou Taithul; and Grace Koch Muchahary.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.Background music by Lesfm: Please Calm my Mind.

Glocal Musician Educators are a group that creates music influenced by global themes in communities throughout North America, the Caribbean, and beyond. Through their intentional diversity—including representation from many countries, denominations, and several cultures—the group embodies ways to stand in mutual solidarity while amplifying marginalized voices.  Glocal Musician Educators are committed to forming local leaders seeking to introduce global themes in their communities. The songs they teach are grounded in the community stories that raise awareness and inspire advocacy. The musicians embody what it means to be Glocal—simultaneously global and local—so we can accompany one another across cultures, even in our own neighborhoods. This episode includes three Glocal musicians: Omar Mixco; Mercy Zou Taithul; and Grace Koch Muchahary.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org. Background music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lesfm</a>: Please Calm my Mind.

Glocal Music Education

Laura Mariko Cheifetz

Laura Mariko Cheifetz (she/her) is a queer biracial Presbyterian Church (USA) minister curious about race, gender, identity, public theology, the meaning of citizenship, and fun television shows. She and her partner grew up in opposite parts of the country, met in the middle, and have lived for the past 13 years in the southeast (currently in Nashville, TN). Laura is multiracial Asian American of Japanese and white Jewish descent. She was the fourth generation of her family to be born in California and grew up in eastern Oregon and western Washington. She has worked in theological education, social justice advocacy, and religious publishing. To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.Background music by Olexy: The Beat of Nature.

Laura Mariko Cheifetz (she/her) is a queer biracial Presbyterian Church (USA) minister curious about race, gender, identity, public theology, the meaning of citizenship, and fun television shows. She and her partner grew up in opposite parts of the country, met in the middle, and have lived for the past 13 years in the southeast (currently in Nashville, TN). Laura is multiracial Asian American of Japanese and white Jewish descent. She was the fourth generation of her family to be born in California and grew up in eastern Oregon and western Washington. She has worked in theological education, social justice advocacy, and religious publishing.  To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org. Background music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/olexy-25300778/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olexy</a>: The Beat of Nature.

Maren Haynes Marchesini

Dr. Maren Haynes Marchesini serves as Director of Worship &amp; Music at Hope Lutheran Church in Bozeman, Montana. Maren is a choral director, cellist, vocalist, composer, and scholar with broad-ranging musical interests. She holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of Washington where she focused on megachurches, gender, and ritual (specifically at the former Mars Hill Church), and she continues scholarly work in Christian music, ethics, and community, including a current research project at Holden Village. Maren brings a passion for community singing, diverse musical traditions, improvisation, collaboration, and play. Maren and Dane Ueland are longtime bandmates who have played together for nearly 15 years, and they look forward to reuniting at Holden Village to lead music.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.Background music by Musictown: Cinematic Atmosphere Score 2.

Dr. Maren Haynes Marchesini serves as Director of Worship &amp; Music at Hope Lutheran Church in Bozeman, Montana. Maren is a choral director, cellist, vocalist, composer, and scholar with broad-ranging musical interests. She holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of Washington where she focused on megachurches, gender, and ritual (specifically at the former Mars Hill Church), and she continues scholarly work in Christian music, ethics, and community, including a current research project at Holden Village.  Maren brings a passion for community singing, diverse musical traditions, improvisation, collaboration, and play. Maren and Dane Ueland are longtime bandmates who have played together for nearly 15 years, and they look forward to reuniting at Holden Village to lead music.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org. Background music by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/musictown-25873992/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Musictown</a>: Cinematic Atmosphere Score 2.

Lola Deane

For this episode we have the amazing Lola Deane, who helped pioneer the Holden Store...as well as Island Books on Mercer Island.Past - Farm girl, UW Graduate as Family Nurse Practitioner, Wife, Mother, Mercer Island resident 1957-1985 and founder of Island Books, Shaw Island resident 1985-2019. Community Volunteer/Activist.Present - Mercer Island resident again, still a Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, resident of Covenant Shores, Volunteer at MIYS Thrift Shop in books, and still a Community/Activist with even more issues on my plate.Future -  "Who Knows what the Future Holds?"To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.Background music created by: RomanSenykMusic.

For this episode we have the amazing Lola Deane, who helped pioneer the Holden Store...as well as Island Books on Mercer Island. Past - Farm girl, UW Graduate as Family Nurse Practitioner, Wife, Mother, Mercer Island resident 1957-1985 and founder of Island Books, Shaw Island resident 1985-2019. Community Volunteer/Activist.Present - Mercer Island resident again, still a Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, resident of Covenant Shores, Volunteer at MIYS Thrift Shop in books, and still a Community/Activist with even more issues on my plate. Future -  "Who Knows what the Future Holds?" To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org. Background music created by: <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/romansenykmusic-11989248/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RomanSenykMusic</a>.

Rachel Cornwell

Welcome to Holden Main Street: a playful podcast series dedicated to capturing the daily life and creative musings of ordinary folk at Holden Village. Who are the people drawn to this wild and uniquely transformative mountain community? How do their descriptions of hilarity, wilderness living, shared work and interior exploration shape the landscape of their time here? Expect to be delighted by improvised stories, poetry readings, the sounds of tea being poured, songs being sung, and bits of whimsy inspired by the moment. Enjoy.Rachel Cornwell grew up in Bellingham, WA and came to the Holden seeking the peace of nature and community. She often came to the Village as a child with her family and now has become a leader as a fire system technician. Her depth and sense of wonder is unparalleled, which is also complimented by a practicality that allows her to be incredibly reliable. To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.Music created by Dev.

Welcome to Holden Main Street: a playful podcast series dedicated to capturing the daily life and creative musings of ordinary folk at Holden Village. Who are the people drawn to this wild and uniquely transformative mountain community? How do their descriptions of hilarity, wilderness living, shared work and interior exploration shape the landscape of their time here? Expect to be delighted by improvised stories, poetry readings, the sounds of tea being poured, songs being sung, and bits of whimsy inspired by the moment. Enjoy. Rachel Cornwell grew up in Bellingham, WA and came to the Holden seeking the peace of nature and community. She often came to the Village as a child with her family and now has become a leader as a fire system technician. Her depth and sense of wonder is unparalleled, which is also complimented by a practicality that allows her to be incredibly reliable.  To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org. Music created by Dev.

Holden Main-Street: Rachel Cornwell

Tim Carlson

Welcome to Holden Main Street: a playful podcast series dedicated to capturing the daily life and creative musings of ordinary folk at Holden Village. Who are the people drawn to this wild and uniquely transformative mountain community? How do their descriptions of hilarity, wilderness living, shared work and interior exploration shape the landscape of their time here? Expect to be delighted by improvised stories, poetry readings, the sounds of tea being poured, songs being sung, and bits of whimsy inspired by the moment. Enjoy.Tim Carlson began his Holden journey in the late eighties with his wife. He has since become a beloved community member and essential carpenter for the village. Tim choose Pachelbel's Canon in D Major specifically for this episode in loving memory of his wife, who passed away in 2017. Holden will forever have both of you in our hearts. To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.

Welcome to Holden Main Street: a playful podcast series dedicated to capturing the daily life and creative musings of ordinary folk at Holden Village. Who are the people drawn to this wild and uniquely transformative mountain community? How do their descriptions of hilarity, wilderness living, shared work and interior exploration shape the landscape of their time here? Expect to be delighted by improvised stories, poetry readings, the sounds of tea being poured, songs being sung, and bits of whimsy inspired by the moment. Enjoy. Tim Carlson began his Holden journey in the late eighties with his wife. He has since become a beloved community member and essential carpenter for the village. Tim choose Pachelbel's Canon in D Major specifically for this episode in loving memory of his wife, who passed away in 2017. Holden will forever have both of you in our hearts.  To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.

Holden Main-Street: Tim Carlson

Welcome to Holden Main Street: a playful podcast series dedicated to capturing the daily life and creative musings of ordinary folk at Holden Village. Who are the people drawn to this wild and uniquely transformative mountain community? How do their descriptions of hilarity, wilderness living, shared work and interior exploration shape the landscape of their time here? Expect to be delighted by improvised stories, poetry readings, the sounds of tea being poured, songs being sung, and bits of whimsy inspired by the moment. Enjoy.Kennedy Elholm grew up in Minnesota and came to the Village in 2022. Since then she has become a vital part of the operations team, while also delighting the community with her love of baking and laughter. She is great with the village children, who often flock to her desiring baked goods and fun company.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.Music created by Dev.

Welcome to Holden Main Street: a playful podcast series dedicated to capturing the daily life and creative musings of ordinary folk at Holden Village. Who are the people drawn to this wild and uniquely transformative mountain community? How do their descriptions of hilarity, wilderness living, shared work and interior exploration shape the landscape of their time here? Expect to be delighted by improvised stories, poetry readings, the sounds of tea being poured, songs being sung, and bits of whimsy inspired by the moment. Enjoy. Kennedy Elholm grew up in Minnesota and came to the Village in 2022. Since then she has become a vital part of the operations team, while also delighting the community with her love of baking and laughter. She is great with the village children, who often flock to her desiring baked goods and fun company. To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org. Music created by Dev.

Holden Main-Street: Cataloguing with Kennedy

Introducing a brand new evening prayer service written by members of the long-term Holden community. This service debuted during May Youth Weekend and seeks to honor night and darkness as times of blessing and renewal in our lives. It also has themes of creation, embodiment, and justice. It will be one part of the musical offerings during Summer 2023. To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.Piano played by Steve Wolbrecht.

Introducing a brand new evening prayer service written by members of the long-term Holden community. This service debuted during May Youth Weekend and seeks to honor night and darkness as times of blessing and renewal in our lives. It also has themes of creation, embodiment, and justice. It will be one part of the musical offerings during Summer 2023.  To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org. Piano played by Steve Wolbrecht.

Introducing Vespers '23: Bless this Night

Nancy Winder

"I have been coming to Holden since 1971 and became intrigued with the Prayer of Good Courage early on because the prayer has been at Holden since the beginning, in 1963. I have been the unofficial historian of the prayer, especially in telling people who wrote it. It was not written by Marty Haugen, Carroll Hinderlie, Martin Luther, or a Holden committee."Pastor Nancy Winder has been a weekly preacher for thirty two years, with the last twenty seven as pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Seattle. A sought after preacher, she has written about preaching and worship. Pastor Winder has served on the Augsburg Fortress Board, the Alumni/ae Council of Luther Seminary and is currently chair of the Candidacy Committee of the Northwest Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.

"I have been coming to Holden since 1971 and became intrigued with the Prayer of Good Courage early on because the prayer has been at Holden since the beginning, in 1963. I have been the unofficial historian of the prayer, especially in telling people who wrote it. It was not written by Marty Haugen, Carroll Hinderlie, Martin Luther, or a Holden committee." Pastor Nancy Winder has been a weekly preacher for thirty two years, with the last twenty seven as pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Seattle. A sought after preacher, she has written about preaching and worship. Pastor Winder has served on the Augsburg Fortress Board, the Alumni/ae Council of Luther Seminary and is currently chair of the Candidacy Committee of the Northwest Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.

Origins of the Prayer of Good Courage with Nancy Winder (Updated Version)

Ed Miles

Ed Miles lived and worked at the Holden mining community from 1936, fought in World War II, and was an employee of Howe Sound at Holden until the mine closure in 1957.   Ed visited Holden Village in the summer of 2021 and was interviewed by Director Mark Bach and archivist Larry Howard during his visit.  Ed recounts living first on Honeymoon Heights, then in Chalet 8 with his parents, and then later in the Winston housing tract west of the mining town.  He met his wife in the Holden dining room and they raised their family at Holden like many other miner couples of the era.  To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.

Ed Miles lived and worked at the Holden mining community from 1936, fought in World War II, and was an employee of Howe Sound at Holden until the mine closure in 1957.   Ed visited Holden Village in the summer of 2021 and was interviewed by Director Mark Bach and archivist Larry Howard during his visit.  Ed recounts living first on Honeymoon Heights, then in Chalet 8 with his parents, and then later in the Winston housing tract west of the mining town.  He met his wife in the Holden dining room and they raised their family at Holden like many other miner couples of the era.   To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>. The Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. For questions and inquiries, contact podcast@holdenvillage.org.

A Holden Village Retrospective: Life in the 30's, 40's, and 50's with Ed Miles

Holden Village is a remote wilderness community, rooted in the Lutheran tradition, that welcomes all people into the North Cascade Mountains, above Lake Chelan, Washington.Over the course of 60 years, Holden Village has been transformed from a copper mining town to a vibrant place of education, programming, and worship.Holden Village welcomes and embraces people of all races, ethnicities, religious backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. Holden Village has been a Reconciling in Christ congregation since 1985.For the sake of Justice, Holden is called to foster Diversity through deliberate invitation and welcome; deploy an ethic of Equity to confront and dismantle systemic oppression; and practice Inclusion by listening to, learning from, and being transformed by marginalized voices, in order to become, together, the community for which God longs.

Holden Village is a remote wilderness community, rooted in the Lutheran tradition, that welcomes all people into the North Cascade Mountains, above Lake Chelan, Washington. Over the course of 60 years, Holden Village has been transformed from a copper mining town to a vibrant place of education, programming, and worship. Holden Village welcomes and embraces people of all races, ethnicities, religious backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities. Holden Village has been a Reconciling in Christ congregation since 1985. For the sake of Justice, Holden is called to foster Diversity through deliberate invitation and welcome; deploy an ethic of Equity to confront and dismantle systemic oppression; and practice Inclusion by listening to, learning from, and being transformed by marginalized voices, in order to become, together, the community for which God longs.

The Holden Village Podcast

Ben Stewart

Ben teaches worship and ecotheology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago where he is professor and director of advanced studies. After serving as Village pastor in 2000-2003, he studied at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (STM) and Emory University (PhD). His first book, A Watered Garden: Christian Worship and Earth’s Ecology, was published in 2011. His research on the natural burial movement recently included a 300 mile backpacking trip visiting dozens of backcountry wilderness cemeteries in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo hear more from Ben Stewart, visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/3298

Ben teaches worship and ecotheology at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago where he is professor and director of advanced studies. After serving as Village pastor in 2000-2003, he studied at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (STM) and Emory University (PhD). His first book, A Watered Garden: Christian Worship and Earth’s Ecology, was published in 2011. His research on the natural burial movement recently included a 300 mile backpacking trip visiting dozens of backcountry wilderness cemeteries in Great Smoky Mountains National <a href="http://Park.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Park.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo hear more from Ben Stewart, visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/3298" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/3298</a>

Wisdom Literature and the Natural World with Ben Stewart

Matt Hinkley

Matt Hinkley has been a teacher for 13 years and grew up hiking the Cascades. He loves spending time in nature and has a passion for outdoor field science education that gives learners the tools to discover their own passion for the natural world. He’s taught science in grades 7-12 in middle and high schools in Berkeley and Seattle. He added AP Environmental Science to the Seattle Public Schools’ catalog in 2008 and taught it at Nathan Hale High School, and was honored as the 2017 Distinguished Educator of the Year in Berkeley schools. He has presented at the meeting of the North American Association of Environmental Education and has written teaching guides for the American Federation of Teachers’ science cadre. Hinkley has taught nature journaling in the schoolyard and on field trips for his students, and he has facilitated professional development for K-8 teachers about nature journaling and other science teaching topics. He works to include all of his students and to promote the abilities of students from underserved populations, and is an activist for social justice through his union. Most of all, he loves being outdoors with a bunch of students – whether they’re children, adults, colleagues, clients, and whether they feel brand new to nature or are seasoned naturalists – he loves being outdoors and seeing his students discover their own passion for the natural world.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

Matt Hinkley has been a teacher for 13 years and grew up hiking the Cascades. He loves spending time in nature and has a passion for outdoor field science education that gives learners the tools to discover their own passion for the natural world. He’s taught science in grades 7-12 in middle and high schools in Berkeley and Seattle. He added AP Environmental Science to the Seattle Public Schools’ catalog in 2008 and taught it at Nathan Hale High School, and was honored as the 2017 Distinguished Educator of the Year in Berkeley schools. He has presented at the meeting of the North American Association of Environmental Education and has written teaching guides for the American Federation of Teachers’ science cadre. Hinkley has taught nature journaling in the schoolyard and on field trips for his students, and he has facilitated professional development for K-8 teachers about nature journaling and other science teaching topics. He works to include all of his students and to promote the abilities of students from underserved populations, and is an activist for social justice through his union. Most of all, he loves being outdoors with a bunch of students – whether they’re children, adults, colleagues, clients, and whether they feel brand new to nature or are seasoned naturalists – he loves being outdoors and seeing his students discover their own passion for the natural <a href="http://world.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">world.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

Nature Journals with Matt Hinkley

Jeanine Reardon

Julie Boleyn

The Rev. Julie Boleyn is a pastor in Berwyn, Illinois, a town of approximately 56,000 people. She serves as pastor to both Unity Lutheran, and Comunidad Unida (a new bilingual, intercultural worshiping community). Under her leadership Unity Lutheran launched Awake! Time to Rise, a community development organization that specializes in education and engagement. This organization has incubated other groups, of which Julie has been a part. This includes Berwyn Comunidad en Accíon, a group that has organized around social justice issues in Berwyn, including facilitating the passage of a Welcoming City Ordinance, and increasing the minimum wage. The group is currently working to support DACA recipients, and other immigrants. Julie lives in Berwyn with her spouse, Jeanine Reardon, and their 8-year-old daughter Madelyn.The Rev. Jeanine Reardon is a pastor serving as a Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor. In her work, she helps her students understand their own gifts as resource in their ministry. She also serves Berwyn on city council as the 3rd Ward Alderman. She uses her gifts as a chaplain in tending to the heartbreak and hope of the community, helping the community connect across difference. Jeanine was elected as part of a slate of candidates that drastically improved the diversity of civic leadership, raising up Latino and gay and lesbian candidates for service.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

The Rev. Julie Boleyn is a pastor in Berwyn, Illinois, a town of approximately 56,000 people. She serves as pastor to both Unity Lutheran, and Comunidad Unida (a new bilingual, intercultural worshiping community). Under her leadership Unity Lutheran launched Awake! Time to Rise, a community development organization that specializes in education and engagement. This organization has incubated other groups, of which Julie has been a part. This includes Berwyn Comunidad en Accíon, a group that has organized around social justice issues in Berwyn, including facilitating the passage of a Welcoming City Ordinance, and increasing the minimum wage. The group is currently working to support DACA recipients, and other immigrants. Julie lives in Berwyn with her spouse, Jeanine Reardon, and their 8-year-old daughter Madelyn.The Rev. Jeanine Reardon is a pastor serving as a Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor. In her work, she helps her students understand their own gifts as resource in their ministry. She also serves Berwyn on city council as the 3rd Ward Alderman. She uses her gifts as a chaplain in tending to the heartbreak and hope of the community, helping the community connect across difference. Jeanine was elected as part of a slate of candidates that drastically improved the diversity of civic leadership, raising up Latino and gay and lesbian candidates for <a href="http://service.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">service.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

Engaging Community with Jeanine Reardon and Julie Boleyn

"I have been doing avalanche awareness education since the seventies and during that time, I've had people come back and tell me what I said in my presentation helped save their life. That is huge payment. I do this work as a volunteer. The community has been good to me and I want to give back. It's like paying rent."Roland Emetaz "Mr. Em" has been coming to Holden Village since 2004. He helped start the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) and has been on the board since 1998. Mr. Em is a retired Forester with the US Forest Service, Pacific NW Region, spending his career advocating outdoor safety, quality customer service and teamwork. Mr. Em continues as a volunteer teaching those lessons.  He provides avalanche awareness programs on behalf of the NWAC various audiences. He is often on assignment with the Central Washington All Hazards Incident Management Team (one of 54 in the Nation) managing incidents as diverse as wildfires and hurricanes, from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf Coast.Northwest Avalanche Center Websitehttps://www.nwac.us/To learn more about Holden Village, visit: http://www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.orgThe Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Google Play Music, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps.   To contact the podcast author, podcast@holdenvillage.org

"I have been doing avalanche awareness education since the seventies and during that time, I've had people come back and tell me what I said in my presentation helped save their life. That is huge payment. I do this work as a volunteer. The community has been good to me and I want to give back. It's like paying rent."Roland Emetaz "Mr. Em" has been coming to Holden Village since 2004. He helped start the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC) and has been on the board since 1998. Mr. Em is a retired Forester with the US Forest Service, Pacific NW Region, spending his career advocating outdoor safety, quality customer service and teamwork. Mr. Em continues as a volunteer teaching those lessons. He provides avalanche awareness programs on behalf of the NWAC various audiences. He is often on assignment with the Central Washington All Hazards Incident Management Team (one of 54 in the Nation) managing incidents as diverse as wildfires and hurricanes, from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf Coast.Northwest Avalanche Center Websitehttps://<a href="http://www.nwac.us/To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nwac.us/To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.orgThe Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Google Play Music, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. To contact the podcast author, podcast@holdenvillage.org

Avalanche Awareness with Mr. Em

Rev. Dr. Cynthia Linder comes from a Midwestern family with a crazy-quilted immigrant background (her grandfather was a Palestinian immigrant; her grandmother was from Italy.) Despite the homogeneity of her 1950s small town, she was deeply shaped by her grandparents’ diverse cultures—their plural languages, Mediterranean music and foods, and their spiritual and religious sensibilities. This textured upbringing funded her abiding delight in ambiguity and multiplicity: she studied theology and psychology; attended a college of the church (St. Olaf College) and a “secular” research university (the University of Chicago); was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and trained as a psychotherapist; and was a pastor in small town Oregon for 16 years while serving as a hospice chaplain and a pastoral psychotherapist. She returned to the Divinity School at Chicago in 2002 to direct its ministry program, which opened its doors to students from a wide variety of faith traditions a few years later. She currently teaches worship practices, spiritual care and counseling, and community leadership to students who come from many different Christian denominations, as well as Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucian traditions. Linder’s research is fueled by her long-standing interest in the complicated ways that human beings “tell themselves” how our various communities shape us through story and embodied practices, and how, in our current climate or rapid change, these communities can learn to honor and embrace difference.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

Rev. Dr. Cynthia Linder comes from a Midwestern family with a crazy-quilted immigrant background (her grandfather was a Palestinian immigrant; her grandmother was from Italy.) Despite the homogeneity of her 1950s small town, she was deeply shaped by her grandparents’ diverse cultures—their plural languages, Mediterranean music and foods, and their spiritual and religious sensibilities. This textured upbringing funded her abiding delight in ambiguity and multiplicity: she studied theology and psychology; attended a college of the church (St. Olaf College) and a “secular” research university (the University of Chicago); was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and trained as a psychotherapist; and was a pastor in small town Oregon for 16 years while serving as a hospice chaplain and a pastoral psychotherapist. She returned to the Divinity School at Chicago in 2002 to direct its ministry program, which opened its doors to students from a wide variety of faith traditions a few years later. She currently teaches worship practices, spiritual care and counseling, and community leadership to students who come from many different Christian denominations, as well as Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucian traditions. Linder’s research is fueled by her long-standing interest in the complicated ways that human beings “tell themselves” how our various communities shape us through story and embodied practices, and how, in our current climate or rapid change, these communities can learn to honor and embrace <a href="http://difference.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">difference.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

Multiplicity as Way of Life and Way of Life

David approaches life and the world with a growing curiosity, wonder, and a posture of “yes.” He savors Ignatian and Jesuit spirituality and longs to enter the Story more each day, sensing the deep, present, joyful Love of Jesus, who calls us Beloved. David serves as the Director of Development at Tierra Nueva – a non-profit ministry that comes alongside incarcerated and immigrant people in the Skagit Valley of Washington State. In 2011 he began taking improv classes from the Upfront Theatre in Bellingham, where he resides. Last year he received a Pastoral Study Project grant from the Louisville Institute to explore the impact of improv with those on the margins and those in the mainstream church. He’s been delighted to discover that the more he explores this world of improv, the larger it becomes.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

David approaches life and the world with a growing curiosity, wonder, and a posture of “yes.” He savors Ignatian and Jesuit spirituality and longs to enter the Story more each day, sensing the deep, present, joyful Love of Jesus, who calls us Beloved. David serves as the Director of Development at Tierra Nueva – a non-profit ministry that comes alongside incarcerated and immigrant people in the Skagit Valley of Washington State. In 2011 he began taking improv classes from the Upfront Theatre in Bellingham, where he resides. Last year he received a Pastoral Study Project grant from the Louisville Institute to explore the impact of improv with those on the margins and those in the mainstream church. He’s been delighted to discover that the more he explores this world of improv, the larger it <a href="http://becomes.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">becomes.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

Reincorporating: Improv as a Tool for Mutual Transformation

Rebecca Wee

Rebecca is a poet and an English/creative writing professor at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL, where she has been teaching since 1994.  Her poetry collection, Uncertain Grace, won the Hayden Carruth Award for New and Emerging Poets in 2001. In 2001 she was also awarded a Witter Bynner Fellowship by U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins and the Library of Congress, and she has served as the 2nd poet laureate of the Quad Cities.  Her work has been published in journals and anthologies including Ploughshares and the Iowa Review, and she had an impatiently languishing second manuscript waiting for attention, titled Instead.

Poetry at Holden with Rebecca Wee

Jeff Kerssen-Griep

Jeff Kerssen-Griep is a Professor of Communication at the University of Portland, where he especially enjoys teaching Intercultural, Interpersonal, and Barrier-crossing communication courses. His research and workshops help teachers and other group leaders see and shape the skilled interactions that drive engaged, diverse learning/work environments. He also backs contra dance fiddlers on guitar in the PNW bands Joyride and Wild Hair. He lives in Vancouver, WA.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

Jeff Kerssen-Griep is a Professor of Communication at the University of Portland, where he especially enjoys teaching Intercultural, Interpersonal, and Barrier-crossing communication courses. His research and workshops help teachers and other group leaders see and shape the skilled interactions that drive engaged, diverse learning/work environments. He also backs contra dance fiddlers on guitar in the PNW bands Joyride and Wild Hair. He lives in Vancouver, <a href="http://WA.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WA.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

Checking My Privilege with Jeff Kerssen-Griep

Dwight Dubois

Rev. Dwight Dubois is a parish pastor who has been through a personal re-formation. Returning to seminary several years ago to earn an STM (in missiology), Dubois sought to understand the mission of the church with an eye toward how the church might be renewed. As the director of Grand View University’s Center for Renewal he was led to a re-examination of the priesthood of all believers. His recent book, The Scattering: Imagining a Church that Connects Faith and Life, summarizes his findings: “the church” is first and foremost “the people” (not the institution) and more ministry takes place in our daily lives than could possibly take place in the institution, yet we rarely give people credit for that ministry or equip ourselves for it. In recent years, in addition to experimenting with this topic as an interim pastor, Dubois has also been teaching pastors, seminary students, and lay people at Wartburg Seminary, Luther Seminary, the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center, and through a variety of speaking and consulting engagements. He seeks to reform the church so that the service by the baptized in the arenas of daily life becomes the central focus of the church’s mission.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

Rev. Dwight Dubois is a parish pastor who has been through a personal re-formation. Returning to seminary several years ago to earn an STM (in missiology), Dubois sought to understand the mission of the church with an eye toward how the church might be renewed. As the director of Grand View University’s Center for Renewal he was led to a re-examination of the priesthood of all believers. His recent book, The Scattering: Imagining a Church that Connects Faith and Life, summarizes his findings: “the church” is first and foremost “the people” (not the institution) and more ministry takes place in our daily lives than could possibly take place in the institution, yet we rarely give people credit for that ministry or equip ourselves for it. In recent years, in addition to experimenting with this topic as an interim pastor, Dubois has also been teaching pastors, seminary students, and lay people at Wartburg Seminary, Luther Seminary, the Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center, and through a variety of speaking and consulting engagements. He seeks to reform the church so that the service by the baptized in the arenas of daily life becomes the central focus of the church’s <a href="http://mission.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mission.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

Everyday Ministry with Rev. Dwight Dubois

Bishop Patricia

Patricia Lull serves as the bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA. She acquired nearly four decades of experience in parish ministry, campus ministry, seminary administration and a faith-based non-profit before taking on the role of bishop. With a longstanding interest in the creative convergence of theology, cultural phenomena and the ongoing reformation of the church, in recent months she has been chewing on a new understanding of vocation, suited to the global and political realities of this century.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo hear more from Bishop Lull, visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/4159

Patricia Lull serves as the bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA. She acquired nearly four decades of experience in parish ministry, campus ministry, seminary administration and a faith-based non-profit before taking on the role of bishop. With a longstanding interest in the creative convergence of theology, cultural phenomena and the ongoing reformation of the church, in recent months she has been chewing on a new understanding of vocation, suited to the global and political realities of this <a href="http://century.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">century.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo hear more from Bishop Lull, visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/4159" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/4159</a>

Vocation with Bishop Patricia Lull

John is a Minnesota-based photographer. For 25 years he has made images for national magazines, Fortune 500 companies, and non-profit organizations. In 2009 he founded A Peace of My Mind, a multimedia arts project that explores our common humanity through portraits and storytelling as he asks people from across the country to consider the simple question, “What does peace mean to you?”To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo hear more from John Noltner, visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/14958To learn more about the A Peace of My Mind project, visit: https://apomm.net/

John is a Minnesota-based photographer. For 25 years he has made images for national magazines, Fortune 500 companies, and non-profit organizations. In 2009 he founded A Peace of My Mind, a multimedia arts project that explores our common humanity through portraits and storytelling as he asks people from across the country to consider the simple question, “What does peace mean to you?”To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo hear more from John Noltner, visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/14958To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/14958To</a> learn more about the A Peace of My Mind project, visit: <a href="https://apomm.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apomm.net/</a>

A Peace of My Mind with John Noltner

Elizabeth Person

Elizabeth Person is an illustrator and designer based in Everett, Washington. Using pen and watercolor, she sketches from life and creates "illustrative infographics," featuring Northwest themes and geography. Her artwork can be spotted on event posters, at northwest art festivals, in Metsker Maps of Seattle and on the blog Live in Everett. She has served as a Cultural Arts Commissioner for the City of Everett since 2011. In the winter/spring of 2015 she was thrilled to be an Artist-in-Resident at Holden Village. Her love for maps may result from her tendency to get lost.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo view more from Elizabeth Person, visit: elizabethperson.com

Elizabeth Person is an illustrator and designer based in Everett, Washington. Using pen and watercolor, she sketches from life and creates "illustrative infographics," featuring Northwest themes and geography. Her artwork can be spotted on event posters, at northwest art festivals, in Metsker Maps of Seattle and on the blog Live in Everett. She has served as a Cultural Arts Commissioner for the City of Everett since 2011. In the winter/spring of 2015 she was thrilled to be an Artist-in-Resident at Holden Village. Her love for maps may result from her tendency to get <a href="http://lost.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lost.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo view more from Elizabeth Person, visit: <a href="http://elizabethperson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">elizabethperson.com</a>

The Art of the Map with Elizabeth Person

Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

Elected as the ELCA’s fourth presiding bishop at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton earned a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and a Bachelor of Music Education from the College of Wooster. Ordained in 1981, Eaton served three congregations in Ohio before being elected bishop of the ELCA Northeastern Ohio Synod in 2006 and re-elected in May 2013. Eaton’s four emphases for the ELCA are: We are church. We are Lutheran. We are church together. We are church for the sake of the world. These four emphases are fundamental to identifying who the ELCA is. In 2015, under Eaton’s leadership, the ELCA underwent an extensive vision process to help this church journey faithfully and effectively together in the years ahead. The process resulted in Future Directions 2025, a strategic framework that serves shared leadership across the ELCA to realize common aspirations and better face the challenges of this church. In addition, with Eaton’s guidance, the ELCA launched Bishop Eaton’s Leadership Initiative, which encourages all ELCA members to seek out and inspire gifted people in our congregations and communities to consider a call to the ministry of the gospel. Eaton also called together a task force in 2016 to draft a policy statement for inter-religious relations in the ELCA. As the chief ecumenical officer of the ELCA, she represents this church in a wide range of ecumenical and interfaith settings. She is the vice president for North America on the Council of The Lutheran World Federation and serves on the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA Governing Board and Development Committee, and Religions for Peace USA Council of Presidents. As presiding bishop, Eaton travels extensively, representing the ELCA in a variety of capacities. This has included a visit to a Syrian refugee camp, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with Lutherans from around the world in Namibia and participating in an ecumenical service commemorating the Reformation in the Lund, Sweden, cathedral with Pope Francis. Eaton’s husband is the Rev. T. Conrad Selnick, an Episcopal priest. They are parents of two adult children, Rebeckah and Susannah.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

Elected as the ELCA’s fourth presiding bishop at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton earned a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and a Bachelor of Music Education from the College of Wooster. Ordained in 1981, Eaton served three congregations in Ohio before being elected bishop of the ELCA Northeastern Ohio Synod in 2006 and re-elected in May 2013. Eaton’s four emphases for the ELCA are: We are church. We are Lutheran. We are church together. We are church for the sake of the world. These four emphases are fundamental to identifying who the ELCA is. In 2015, under Eaton’s leadership, the ELCA underwent an extensive vision process to help this church journey faithfully and effectively together in the years ahead. The process resulted in Future Directions 2025, a strategic framework that serves shared leadership across the ELCA to realize common aspirations and better face the challenges of this church. In addition, with Eaton’s guidance, the ELCA launched Bishop Eaton’s Leadership Initiative, which encourages all ELCA members to seek out and inspire gifted people in our congregations and communities to consider a call to the ministry of the gospel. Eaton also called together a task force in 2016 to draft a policy statement for inter-religious relations in the ELCA. As the chief ecumenical officer of the ELCA, she represents this church in a wide range of ecumenical and interfaith settings. She is the vice president for North America on the Council of The Lutheran World Federation and serves on the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA Governing Board and Development Committee, and Religions for Peace USA Council of Presidents. As presiding bishop, Eaton travels extensively, representing the ELCA in a variety of capacities. This has included a visit to a Syrian refugee camp, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with Lutherans from around the world in Namibia and participating in an ecumenical service commemorating the Reformation in the Lund, Sweden, cathedral with Pope Francis. Eaton’s husband is the Rev. T. Conrad Selnick, an Episcopal priest. They are parents of two adult children, Rebeckah and <a href="http://Susannah.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susannah.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

Fear and Fear Not with Bishop Elizabeth Eaton

Eric Eitrheim

"It's almost like there's this fight or flight instinct associated with new information. Either you can dismiss it, if it challenges your previously held ideologies, that's the flight, or you fight it, where you come up with all the reasons that it can be incorrect... This is called the backfire effect and its terrifying, because if you confront someone with a fact, there's a chance they dig their heels in more."Eric Eitrheim is currently beginning his 3rd year as a faculty member at the University of Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK) working in various areas of environmental chemistry and radiochemistry. His previous work at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) includes characterization of liquid and solid wastes from unconventional drilling (i.e. hydraulic fracturing.) Notably, he explored TENORM (technologically enhanced naturally-occurring radioactive materials) from flowback water and bit cuttings that are produced in large quantities at each well site. He has previously been to Holden Village as a student at Luther College in Decorah, IA studying Environmental Ethics and later a summer kitchen volunteer. During the Environmental Ethics class, he met his wife Sarah, who also has fond memories of hiking and fellowship at Holden.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.orgTo contact the podcast author, podcast@holdenvillage.org

"It's almost like there's this fight or flight instinct associated with new information. Either you can dismiss it, if it challenges your previously held ideologies, that's the flight, or you fight it, where you come up with all the reasons that it can be incorrect... This is called the backfire effect and its terrifying, because if you confront someone with a fact, there's a chance they dig their heels in more."Eric Eitrheim is currently beginning his 3rd year as a faculty member at the University of Central Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK) working in various areas of environmental chemistry and radiochemistry. His previous work at the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) includes characterization of liquid and solid wastes from unconventional drilling (i.e. hydraulic fracturing.) Notably, he explored TENORM (technologically enhanced naturally-occurring radioactive materials) from flowback water and bit cuttings that are produced in large quantities at each well site. He has previously been to Holden Village as a student at Luther College in Decorah, IA studying Environmental Ethics and later a summer kitchen volunteer. During the Environmental Ethics class, he met his wife Sarah, who also has fond memories of hiking and fellowship at <a href="http://Holden.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holden.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.orgTo contact the podcast author, podcast@holdenvillage.org

Why Scientific Literacy Matters with Eric Eitrheim

Elizabeth Austen

"Every Dress a Decision is a poem from my collection that I often think of when I'm here at Holden, because I love to hike here. So many other people hike here and then there's always that question of do we hike alone? This poem is called the girl who goes alone."As the Washington State Poet Laureate for 2014-16, Elizabeth Austen traveled to all of the state's 39 counties, offering writing workshops and giving readings. Her collection Every Dress a Decision (Blue Begonia Press, 2011) was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. She’s also the author of two chapbooks, The Girl Who Goes Alone (Floating Bridge Press, 2010) and Where Currents Meet (Toadlily Press, 2010). She makes her living at Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she also offers poetry and journaling workshops for the staff.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.orgThe Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Google Play Music, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps.   To contact the podcast author, podcast@holdenvillage.org

"Every Dress a Decision is a poem from my collection that I often think of when I'm here at Holden, because I love to hike here. So many other people hike here and then there's always that question of do we hike alone? This poem is called the girl who goes alone."As the Washington State Poet Laureate for 2014-16, Elizabeth Austen traveled to all of the state's 39 counties, offering writing workshops and giving readings. Her collection Every Dress a Decision (Blue Begonia Press, 2011) was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. She’s also the author of two chapbooks, The Girl Who Goes Alone (Floating Bridge Press, 2010) and Where Currents Meet (Toadlily Press, 2010). She makes her living at Seattle Children’s Hospital, where she also offers poetry and journaling workshops for the <a href="http://staff.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">staff.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.orgThe Holden Village Podcast is accessible through Apple iTunes, Google Play Music, Spotify, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, and most podcast apps. To contact the podcast author, podcast@holdenvillage.org

Poetry with Elizabeth Austen

Jannele Mastin

Exploring the intersection of worship and immersive creative experience, Jannele Mastin has been creating large scale artwork to illuminate teaching, worship and provoke deeper thought into God’s ways for over 20 years.  Jannele has worked as a Senior Art Director for print, digital media and 3-D product in Kansas City while coordinating visual art opportunities and creating mixed media work for Jacob’s Well Church and other venues.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org

Exploring the intersection of worship and immersive creative experience, Jannele Mastin has been creating large scale artwork to illuminate teaching, worship and provoke deeper thought into God’s ways for over 20 years. Jannele has worked as a Senior Art Director for print, digital media and 3-D product in Kansas City while coordinating visual art opportunities and creating mixed media work for Jacob’s Well Church and other <a href="http://venues.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">venues.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a>

Liturgical Art with Jannele Mastin

David Campton

David left his native Belfast in 1985, during the civil conflict in Northern Ireland, never intending to return. He studied biological sciences in Scotland and worked as an actor and director but felt called back home to become a Methodist pastor, with an explicit vocation to peacebuilding and community ministry. He is now Superintendent of Belfast Central Mission, one of the oldest Christian charities in Ireland, delivering care to young and old, but in the course of his ministry he has chaired a number of local and regional community initiatives, facilitates political dialogue and is a director of the 4 Corners Festival, an innovative ecumenical programme of events which encourage the citizens of a still divided Belfast to explore different spaces in the city, physically, ideologically and spiritually. He is a frequent broadcaster on BBC radio and regularly writes liturgical and dramatic resources. He is married to Sally, who works for a housing charity, and they have two children, Owain, a student at Glasgow University and Ciaran, who hopes to start university after the summer. An avid reader, football and rugby fan, he tweets ill-informed opinions on just about anything and sporadically blogs as "Virtual Methodist".To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

David left his native Belfast in 1985, during the civil conflict in Northern Ireland, never intending to return. He studied biological sciences in Scotland and worked as an actor and director but felt called back home to become a Methodist pastor, with an explicit vocation to peacebuilding and community ministry. He is now Superintendent of Belfast Central Mission, one of the oldest Christian charities in Ireland, delivering care to young and old, but in the course of his ministry he has chaired a number of local and regional community initiatives, facilitates political dialogue and is a director of the 4 Corners Festival, an innovative ecumenical programme of events which encourage the citizens of a still divided Belfast to explore different spaces in the city, physically, ideologically and spiritually. He is a frequent broadcaster on BBC radio and regularly writes liturgical and dramatic resources. He is married to Sally, who works for a housing charity, and they have two children, Owain, a student at Glasgow University and Ciaran, who hopes to start university after the summer. An avid reader, football and rugby fan, he tweets ill-informed opinions on just about anything and sporadically blogs as "Virtual Methodist".To learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

The Book of Jonah with David Campton

Jim Martin-Schramm

Jim Martin-Schramm joined the Religion faculty of Luther College in 1993. He is an ordained member of the ELCA and holds a doctorate in Christian Ethics from Union Theological Seminary in New York City.  He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of several publications including Eco-Reformation: Grace and Hope for a Planet in Peril; Earth Ethics: A Case Method Approach; and Climate Justice: Ethics, Energy, and Climate Policy. Jim served on the inaugural board of the Iowa Wind Energy Association and recently completed terms as chair of the board of Iowa Interfaith Power &amp; Light as well as the Winneshiek Energy District.  Jim coordinates the Colleges and Universities page for lutheransrestoringcreation.org, directs energy and climate programming for Luther’s Center for Sustainable Communities, and serves on the board of Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC. Jim and his wife, Karen, live in Decorah, Iowa.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

Jim Martin-Schramm joined the Religion faculty of Luther College in 1993. He is an ordained member of the ELCA and holds a doctorate in Christian Ethics from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He is the author, co-author, or co-editor of several publications including Eco-Reformation: Grace and Hope for a Planet in Peril; Earth Ethics: A Case Method Approach; and Climate Justice: Ethics, Energy, and Climate Policy. Jim served on the inaugural board of the Iowa Wind Energy Association and recently completed terms as chair of the board of Iowa Interfaith Power &amp; Light as well as the Winneshiek Energy District. Jim coordinates the Colleges and Universities page for <a href="http://lutheransrestoringcreation.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lutheransrestoringcreation.org</a>, directs energy and climate programming for Luther’s Center for Sustainable Communities, and serves on the board of Luther College Wind Energy Project, LLC. Jim and his wife, Karen, live in Decorah, <a href="http://Iowa.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Iowa.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

Eco-Reformation with Jim Martin-Schramm

Will Chiles is a graduate of Missouri State University with a degree in music and religious studies.  He has also studied victim/offender mediation, dead languages, and Music Learning Theory.  After graduating from MSU, Will worked as a cook, Wilderness First Responder, and liturgical composer in the Cascade Mountains at Holden Village, Washington.  After spending a time as a cook in Wisconsin, he helped build a Net-Zero Energy/LEED Certified/Smart/tornado resistant house for his uncle (Rockspan.com).  In the fall of 2014, he was a Banff Centre Artist in Residence."St. James Infirmary" recorded August 1, 2018 at the Lift, Holden Village.To learn more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.org or to listen to more audio recordings visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org

Will Chiles is a graduate of Missouri State University with a degree in music and religious studies. He has also studied victim/offender mediation, dead languages, and Music Learning Theory. After graduating from MSU, Will worked as a cook, Wilderness First Responder, and liturgical composer in the Cascade Mountains at Holden Village, Washington. After spending a time as a cook in Wisconsin, he helped build a Net-Zero Energy/LEED Certified/Smart/tornado resistant house for his uncle (<a href="http://Rockspan.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rockspan.com</a>). In the fall of 2014, he was a Banff Centre Artist in Residence."St. James Infirmary" recorded August 1, 2018 at the Lift, Holden <a href="http://Village.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Village.To</a> learn more about Holden Village, visit: <a href="http://www.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdenvillage.org</a> or to listen to more audio recordings visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org</a>

Creativity and Faith with Will Chiles

Molly Secor-Turner

Associate Professor, School of Nursing &amp; Department of Public Health at North Dakota State University and Director of Programs for the non-profit organization, For the Good PERIOD. Her work bridges the universal experience of adolescence from rural North Dakota, to rural Kenya, to high-risk youth in Fargo.To find out more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo find out more about Molly Secor-Turner and For the Good PERIOD, visit: www.forthegoodperiod.orgTo hear more from Molly Secor-Turner, visit: http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/17780

Associate Professor, School of Nursing &amp; Department of Public Health at North Dakota State University and Director of Programs for the non-profit organization, For the Good PERIOD. Her work bridges the universal experience of adolescence from rural North Dakota, to rural Kenya, to high-risk youth in <a href="http://Fargo.To" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fargo.To</a> find out more about Holden Village, visit: www.holdenvillage.orgTo find out more about Molly Secor-Turner and For the Good PERIOD, visit: www.forthegoodperiod.orgTo hear more from Molly Secor-Turner, visit: <a href="http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/17780" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/17780</a>

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