Music can touch our souls and connect us to God. Bill Buchanan joins us to stir our curiosity in various genres of music and encourages us to expand our horizons as we listen to find new ways that God may be speaking to us. As an added bonus, Bill has provided his own Spotify playlist of soul music

Hello Church People. Today, our guest, retired minister Carmen Rosario, shares with us the history of Presbyterian identity in her family, ministry, and the work she has done and continues to do with the National Presbyterian Hispanic and Latino Caucus and the communities that develop Latin American leadership in the PC (USA). She also shares the resources and networks Mid Councils have with Hispanic Latino leadership.…

Lauren Sanders helps us learn and understand more about what a land acknowledgment is and what it shouldn’t be, how we can educate ourselves beyond the importance of the names, and some of the actions we can take to live into our call as Christians.

Join our guest Kerri Allen as she talks about Reformed theology and how the practice of naming where and how we encounter the Holy can help shape how we approach our daily life and engage the world with our theology shaping and informing all that we do We'd love to hear from you! Please share your thoughts with us by writing to alongtheroad@pcusa.org. Thank you!…

The Foundations of Presbyterian Polity, the first section of the PC(USA) Book of Order, helps address our “why”. Barry Ensign-George gives more insight into this important part of our constitution as we all continue in our journey as church leaders. For additional insight into the Foundations, follow along with our series of articles within Regarding Ruling Elders: A Monthly Series for Serving Faithfully . Get more information here and subscribe to receive the monthly links .…

Hello Church People! Our guest Dr. Marcus Hong, dives into the connections between the practice and theology of Worship and our Presbyterian identity. Why is Prayer central to the heart of Worship in Presbyterianism and Reform tradition? This an other questions will be answered in this episode. Find more information about Dr. Hong's project with the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and the " Sun-Walking Fellowship" by contacting him at mhong@lpts.edu We'd love to hear from you! Please share your thoughts with us by writing to alongtheroad@pcusa.org. Thank you!…

Satoe Soga , Chaplain Educator at Houston Methodist Hospital, shares her story of call as a journey of cultural transition and claiming identity in which she discovered her gifts along the way.

Join us as our guest, Galen Zabala Sherby, shares his inspiring journey from being a pastor's child to becoming a labor rights advocate and community organizer. Now a young adult Ruling Elder in the PC(USA), Galen illustrates how political justice is integral to the Presbyterian identity, all in pursuit of the greater good of the Great Commission. Don't miss this enlightening discussion! We'd love to hear from you! Please share your thoughts with us by writing to alongtheroad@pcusa.org. Thank you!…

Ecumenism, connecting with other churches and denominations, is a part of our Presbyterian DNA. Dianna Wright , PC(USA) Director of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, helps us understand why these relationships are important and how we can grow within them. Spend some time at the Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations webpage for more information or contact Dianna directly…

Join Mirna Wasef and her father, Mofid Wasef as they share the importance of knowing our identity -- what it means to be a Presbyterian - who we are, what we believe, and why we are called as a church "to go forth as agents of God's mission in the world." [ Book of Order, W-3.0502] We'd love to hear from you! Please share your thoughts with us by writing to alongtheroad@pcusa.org. Thank you!…

Many current Presbyterians do not have backgrounds within the denomination, including Ryan Knauber who grew up Catholic became Buddhist and is now a Presbyterian. Hear Ryan’s story and reflect upon your own while thinking about what it is about being a Presbyterian that is most important to you.

Scott Anderson was called to be a pastor in the PCUSA when he sixteen years old at a time when our polity did not allow for the ordination of LGBTQIA+ people. Yet he stayed in the church even when he could not openly claim his authentic self. Scott, the first openly gay person ordained to teaching elder in the PCUSA, shares how his sense of call and advocacy with More Light Presbyterians and the community of support around them sustained him and his ministry as a PCUSA pastor. We'd love to hear from you! Please share your thoughts with us by writing to alongtheroad@pcusa.org. Thank you!…

Katrina Pekich-Bundy shares how the spiritual practice of reading has played a part in her curiosity to learn more about the world, neighbors near and far away, and has enhanced her relationship with others and with God. She even provides a list of recommended books!

Join guest Annanda Barclay as she reflects as a Black queer woman on the disconnect between the values and beliefs that we profess as Presbyterians and our actual social relationships. As a chaplain, she shares how the “heady stuff of theory meeting the road of praxis” can provide care in the healing of the "moral injuries" that create fissures within the covenant community. We'd love to hear from you! Please share your thoughts with us by writing to alongtheroad@pcusa.org. Thank you!…

As we grow in faith and understanding, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary professor, Cynthia Rigby , explains and unpacks some of our foundational Reformed beliefs - Sovereignty of God, Christocentrality, Tenacity of Grace, Goodness of Creation, and Hope