The Women in Leadership ministry of Mennonite Church USA is releasing season three of its popular podcast, “Holding It(,) Together.” Bonita Rockingham of the Women in Leadership steering committee hosts the podcast, which is created by women for women.
The theme for season three is “This I Believe.”
“The ‘This I Believe’ series will closely follow the NPR radio show version format launched in 1951 by Edward R. Murrow and then relaunched in the mid-2000s,” said Rockingham. “This season will feature three- to eight-minute narrative belief statements held by folks across the denomination,” she added.
The first episode, now available, features Rev. Dr. Sarah Bixler, associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Other new episodes will drop once a month during the podcast’s six-month season. Upcoming release dates are Feb. 26, Mar. 25, April 29, May 27 and June 24, 2024.
Previous episodes of the podcast also are available at all podcast locations.
“This series provides a significant platform for sharing personal beliefs in a way that fosters empathy and understanding,” said Lorraine Stutzman Amstutz, MC USA denominational minister for Peace & Justice. “I think ‘This I Believe’ encourages all of us to reflect on our own values and ways of interacting with one another to create the connections God intends for us to live in community,” she added.
The podcast is available on the MC USA website, Apple, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
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