The Green Lectionary Podcast
The Green Lectionary Podcast brings together scholars, climate activists, and preachers to reflect on the weekly lectionary readings. Each episode interprets biblical texts through a creation justice lens, connecting scripture with environmental concern and faithful action. It is designed for listeners who want to integrate ecological awareness into preaching, worship, and Christian discipleship.
Episodes
Season of Creation 4 (Exodus 17:1-7) with John Creasy
My guest today is John Creasy Rev. John Creasy is the founding director of Garfield Community Farm, the largest permaculture site in Pittsburgh, and the author of the forthcoming book. Tree Pilgrim: Spiritual Journeys in God’s Ancient Forests, available for preorder now and releasing April of 2027
Season of Creation 3 (Exodus 16:2-15) with Debra Rienstra
Our returning guest today is Debra Rienstra. Debra is a professor of English at Calvin University and the author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the healing of the Earth.
Season of Creation 2 (Exodus 14:19-31) with Caleb Cray Haynes
Our guest today is Rev. Caleb Cray Haynes. Caleb is the co-founder of Nazarenes for Creation Care. And the author of Garbage Theology and Earthbound Christian. He is also the host of the EcoChristian Podcast and a board member of Creation Justice Ministries.
Season of Creation, week 1 (Matt 18:15-20) with Ched Myers
Our guest this week is Ched Myers. Ched Myers is an activist theologian who has worked in social change movements for 40 years. He is the author of several books including Watershed Discipleship: Reinhabiting Bioregional Discipleship (Cascade, 2016) and Healing Haunted Histories: A Settler Discipleship of Decolonization (Cascade 2021).
Proper 17 (Exodus 3:1-5) with Ron Rienstra
Rev. Dr. Ron Rienstra is Director of Church engagement for A Rocha USA, and Professor of Preaching & Worship Arts at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan.
Proper 16 (Isaiah 51:1-6) with Daniel Wolpert.
Our guest this week is Daniel Wolpert. Rev. Wolpert is a spiritual director and author of several books including Creation’s Wisdom: Spiritual Practice and Climate Change and Looking Inward, Living Outward: The Spiritual Practice of Social Transformation
Proper 15 (Matthew 15: (10-20), 21-28) with Tripp Fuller and Joshua Patterson
Our guests this week are Tripp Fuller of Homebrewed Christianity and Joshua Patterson of Rethinking Faith.
Proper 14 (Matt. 14: 22-33) with Debra Rienstra
Our guest this week is Dr. Debra Rienstra. Debra is a professor of English at Calvin University and the author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth
Proper 13 (Matt. 14:13-21) feat. The Very Rev. Pamela Dolan
My guest this week is the Very Rev. Pamela Dolan, Rector of The Episcopal Church of St. Martins in David, California and author of "Contemplative Gardening".
Proper 11 (Romans 8: 12-25) with Sarah Macias, Avery Lamb, and Marissa Salgado
This episode was recorded at Sister Grove Farm in Van Alstyne, Texas and features Creation Justice Ministries' board president, Rev. Sarah Macias, our executive director Avery Lamb, and our church engagement manager, Marissa Salgado.
Proper 10 (Matt. 13:1-9, 18-23) feat. Daniel Wolpert
This week's guest is Daniel Wolpert. Rev. Wolpert is a healer and student of the spiritual life who has worked as a research scientist, psychologist, spiritual director, farmer, teacher, and construction worker as well as a pastor. He is the author of several books including "Creation’s Wisdom: Spiritual Practice and Climate Change".
Proper 8 (Genesis 22: 1-14) with Rev. Dr. Grey Maggiano
Our guest this week is Rev. Dr. Grey Maggiano, rector of Church of the Nativity in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Proper 7 (Matt. 10-24-39) feat. Ron Rienstra
This week we are joined by Ron Rienstra. Rev. Dr. Ron Rienstra is Director of Church engagement for A Rocha USA, and Professor of Preaching & Worship Arts at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan.
Proper 6 - Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)
This week we are joined by Rev. Josh Scott, Pastor of GracePointe Church in Nashville, TN and author of several books including the forthcoming "Advent Can Still Change the World: Bringing Christmas Past into Christmas Present"
Proper 5 (Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26)
This week we are joined by Father Pete Nunnally, author of the newly released book "Catching Hope: The Hidden Spiritual Wisdom of Fishing" and Pastor of Water and Wilderness Church in Washington D.C.
Trinity Sunday (Psalm 8)
Our guest this week is the Very Rev. Pamela Dolan. Rev. Dolan is the rector of The Episcopal Church in St. Martin in Davis California and the author of Contemplative Gardening.
Easter (John 20:1-18) with Rev. Dr. Xavier Johnson
Our gues for this episode is Rev. Dr. Xavier Johnson. Dr. Johnson teaches in the areas of homiletics and Black Church studies at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. His research interests converge at the intersection of clergy leadership, black religion, social justice, and preaching. He is also the homiletician-in-residence for the EcoPreacher program hosted by Creation Justice Ministrie
Maundy Thursday (John 13:1-17, 31b-35)
My guest is Rev. Hugh Hollowell. Hugh is the author of the new book "Food isLove". He is a writer, community organizer, and pastor of Open Door Mennonite Church.
Palm Sunday (Matt. 21:1-11)
We are joined by Rev. Caleb Cray Haynes. Caleb is a board member of Creation Justice ministries, a co-founder of Nazarenes for Creation Care, host of the Eco_Christian Podcast and author of newly released book "Earthbound Christian: Flourishing Within Limits in an Age of Infinite Growth"
"A Messy Christmas", Advent 4 (Matt. 1:18-25)
We are joined by Revs. Jonah Overton and Josh Scott.
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Advent 3, "Resist with Joy" (Isaiah 35:1-10)
We are joined on this episode by Rabbi Yonatan Neril.
Rabbi Yonatan Neril founded and directs the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, which reveals the connection between religion and ecology and mobilizes faith communities to act on climate change. In 2024 Yonatan co-organized a faith and ecology video campaign with Nas Daily, which received nine million views. He authored the bestsel
"Lions, Lambs, and a Moral Economy" (Isaiah 11:1-10)
In this episode we are joined by Cr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda.
Check out the first two books of the "Building a Moral Economy" series and the online toolkits that accompany the series at https://www.buildingamoraleconomy.org/.
1. How have you read Isaiah 11 in the past? Have you ever considered where creation is in the text, or how it is acting?
2. Cynthia and Derrick see the earth in ver
"Wide Awake", Advent 1 (Matt. 24:36-44)
Today, my guest is Rev. Dr. Lisa Graumlich.
Rev. Dr. Lisa Graumlich stands at the crossroads of science and spirit in humanity's most critical hour. She champions the urgent need for robust and transparent science in our climate crisis. As a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Ecological Society of America (ESA), and Past President of the American Ge
"Invest in the Future" (Jeremiah 32:1-3, 6-15)
We are joined by Dr. Garrett Andrew. You can read his writing at www.garrettjandrew.substack.com
"A Grieving God" (Jeremiah 8:18-9:1)
Our guest for this episode is Debra Rienstra, professor of English at Calvin University and author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth.
"Stupid Children" (Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28)
In this episode for the second week of the Season of Creation, we are joined by Marqus Cole, Organizing director of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light.
"The Potter's Clay" (Jeremiah 18:1-11)
This episode is for the first week of the Season of Creation and features Robin Lewis, director of climate equity for Interfaith Power and Light DMV, and Rev. Dr. Kip Banks, senior pastor of East Washington Heights Baptist Church in Washington D.C.
Preaching Ocean Month, Part 2
Here in part two we’ll hear from Ryan Cullumber, director of living coasts ministry in Newport Beach California, Logan Jackson, Pastor at Newbegun UMC in Elizabeth City, NC, Rev. Dottie Yunger, director of Maine’s state aquarium, and we’ll conclude with a short homily from Rev. Dr. Garrett Andrew.
"Preaching Ocean Month, Part 1"
June is ocean month and we’ve decided to do something a little different for the podcast. In this two part series you will hear voices of people who deeply care about the ocean and deeply love the Church. They are ministers and laypeople, scientists and enthusiasts, all sharing their joy around God’s marine creation.
We’ve centered our conversations around four questions: when have you experienc
"Places of Transformation" (Acts 10:34-43
Our guests are Bishop Jennifer Baskerville Burrows Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis and Brian Sellers Petersen a coach and consultant who focuses on agrarian ministry, churchland stewardship, and creation care. and coordinator of Good News Gardens
"Palmless Sunday" (Luke 19:28-40
We are joined by Rev. Sam Chamelin, farmer/gardener, and pastor of St. Mary’s UCC in Westminster MD, and Rev. Shannon Weston, Leadership Coach, Coach Trainer, and church consultant
"A Tale of Two Disciples" (John 12:1-8)
We are joined by Rev. Josh Scott, pastor of GracePointe Church in Nashville, TN and author of the forthcoming book "Cross Examined: Reading the Bible in Times of Division" and Caroline Hiler, Master of Divinity student at Duke Divinity School and CJM intern.
"New Creation" (2 Cor. 5:16-21)
Our guests today are Dr. Wylin Wilson, associate professor of theological ethics at Duke Divinity School and author of the newly released book Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, Spirituality and Black Women’s Health and Avery Lamb, Executive Director of Creation Justice Ministries.
"Wine, Water, Milk, and Bread" (Isaiah 55:1-9)
Our guests are Dr. Xavier Johnson and Rev. Melanie Mullen
"Animal Sacrifice" (Gen. 15)
Our guests today are
Rev. Grace Pritchard Burson and Rev. Daniel Wolpert.
The Rev'd Grace Pritchard Burson is a priest in the Anglican Church of Canada, serving the parish of All Saints by the Lake in Dorval, Quebec. She is also a certified birth doula, writer, guerrilla gardener, and theologian of compost. She lives by the St. Lawrence River with her teenage son, on the ancestral territory of
"Feasting and Fasting" (Deut. 26, Luke 4)
Our guests are Rev. Dr. Leah Schade, associate professor of preaching and worship at Lexington Theological Seminary and and Rev. Grey Maggiano , Rector of Church of the Nativity in Raleigh NC.
Unnatural Disasters (Joel 2, Matthew 6)
Our guests this week are Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo and Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter
Rev. Dr. Shannan Vance-Ocampo
Shannan is the General Presbyter of the Presbytery of Southern New England and has served in ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) since 2001 in both congregations and mid-councils. Her ministry has been focused in both congregational settings and those of social justice
"Lifting the Lowly" (Luke 1: 46-55)
We are joined by Rev. Anna Woofendedn, Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Northampton, MA and Avery Davis Lamb, Executive Director of Creation Justice Ministries
"Vipers and Dead Trees" (Luke 3: 7-18)
Our guests for the third week of Advent are Rev. Karen Mann, pastor of Sojourners United Church of Christ in Charlottesville, VA and Jerusha Neal, Assistant professor of Homiletics at Duke Divinity School and author of the new book "Holy Ground: Climate Change, Preaching, and the Apocalypse of Place"
"Look to the valley" (Luke 3:1-6)
Our guests today are Rev. Nicole Diroff, associate director at the BTS Center in Portland, ME and Rev. Derek Miller, rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Ellicott City Maryland.
"Look at the Fig Tree" - (Luke 21:25-36)
For this episode for the first Sunday of Advent, we are joined by Pamela Dolan, Rector at the Episcopal Church at St. Martin in Davis, California and Ben Yosua-Davis, Director of Applied Research at The BTS Center in Portland, Maine.
"For Such a Time" (Esther 7)
For the finale of the Season of Creation, we are joined by Debra Reinstra, author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelter, Ordinary Wonders and the Healing of the Earth and Douglas Kaufman, executive director of the anabaptist climate collaborative
"Learning From Children" (Mark 9:30-37)
Our guests are Norman Wirzba, professor of Christian Theology at Duke Divinity School, and author of many books including the forthcoming "love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis" and Wilson Dickinson, faculty at Lexington Theological Seminary and author of several books including "Singing the Psalms with My Son: Praying and Parenting for a Healed Planet".
"Setting the World on Fire" (James 3:1-12)
Our guests are Rev. Dr. David Latimore, director of the Betsy Stockton Center for Black Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and Dr. Ellen Davis, Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School.
"Restoration with a Vengenance" (Is. 35:4-7)
Our guests are Allen Ewing Merrill, the Executive Director of the BTS Center an organization whose mission is to Catalyze spiritual imagination with enduring wisdom for transformative faith leadershipin Portland, ME and Rev. Shannon Weston, a Leadership Coach and Coach Trainer, giving rise to hope-filled resilient leaders in the church and nonprofit worlds.
Green Lectionary, Season 2 Premiere (Romans 1: 18-23)
Recorded at the Wild Goose Festival, guests Josh Scott, Karen Mann, and Justin Cox.
If you are looking for a resource for the Revised Common Lectionary, check out this article by Leah Schade.
"The Depths of the Ocean" (Job 38:1-11)
Creation Justice Ministries co-executive directors Karyn Bigelow and Avery Davis Lamb join Derrick Weston to discuss Job 38 and Ocean month.
"Green Pastures, Still Waters" (Psalm 23)
For this Earth Day episode, the staff of Creation Justice Ministries (Karyn Bigelow, Avery Davis Lamb, and Derrick Weston) look at Psalm 23 through the lens of Creation Justice.
"Life Begins in a Garden" (John 20:1-18)
For this Easter Sunday episode, we are joined by
Debra Rienstra, author of Refugee Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth, Josh Scott, pastor GracePointe Church in Nashville TN and author of the forthcoming book Context: Putting Scripture in its place and Karyn Bigelow, co-executive director of Creation Justice Ministries.
"Worship to Go" (Mark 11: 1-11)
For this Palm Sunday episode, we are joined by Rev. Katy Steinberg, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Daytona Beach, Joshua Long, Congregational organizer for Interfaith Power and Light D.C, Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Avery Davis Lamb, co-executive director of Creation Justice Ministries.
"Facing Death" (John 12:20-33)
For this episode we are joined By Dr. Ellen Davis, professor of Bible and Practical theology atDuke Divinity School, Wilson Dickinson, author of Singing the Psalms with My Son and The Green Good News, and Debra Rienstra, author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth.
"Look up" (Numbers 21:4-9)
In this episode for the fourth Sunday in Lent, we are joined by Dr. Ellen Davis, professor of biblical studies at Duke Divinity School, Dr. Jerusha Neal, professor of homiletics at Duke Divinity School, and Dr. Mark Biddle, dean of faculty at Sophia Seminary.
Ep. 14 teaser
This is a preview of the episode that will go live this Friday featuring Drs. Ellen Davis, Jerusha Neal, and Mark BIddle
"Thingification" (John 2:13:22)
In this episode we look at a text for the third Sunday in Lent. We are joined by Dr. Jerusha Neal, homiletics professor at Duke Divinity School, and Rev. Doug Kaufmann, Executive director of the Anabaptist Climate Collaborative.
"In All Its Glory" (Mark 9:2-9)
For this episode we are joined by Joshua Scott, Pastor of GracePointe Church in Nashville, TN and Avery Davis Lamb, co-executive director of Creation Justice Ministries.
"Covenant with Creation" (Gen. 9: 8-17)
In this episode we discuss a text for the first Sunday in Lent. This episode features Debra Rienstra, author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth and Mark Biddle, Hebrew scholar and Dean of Faculty at Sophia Seminary.
"A Fast for Justice" (Isaiah 58: 1-12)
This episode we look at a text for Ash Wednesday as we start the Lenten season. We are joined by Katy Steinberg, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Daytona Beach and Wilson Dickinson, author of Singing the Psalms with My Son: Praying and Parenting for a Healed Planet.
”An Ideal King?” (Ps. 89:1-4, 19-26)
We look at a text for the fourth week of Advent. Our guests are Dr. Brent Strawn, professor of Old Testament at Duke Divinity School, Dr. Melissa Jackson, faculty member of Sophia Seminary, and Joelle Novey, director of DMV interfaith Power and Light
”Oaks of Justice” (Isaiah 61: 1-4:8-11)
For this episode for the third Sunday of Advent, we are joined by
Rev. Dr. Leah Schade, professor of preaching and worship at Lexington Theological Seminary, Katy Steinberg, pastor of First Presbyterian church of Daytona beach, Joshua Long, congregational organizer for Interfaith Power and Light , DMV, and Avery Davis Lamb, co-executive director of Creation Justice Ministries
”Reset in the Wilderness” (Mark 1:1-8)
We look at a passage for the second week of Advent from the Revised Common Lectionary.
For this episode we are joined by three guests. Wilson Dickinson, author of the recently released Singing the Psalms with My Son: Praying and Parenting for a Healed Planet, Mark Biddle Hebrew Scholar and Dean of the faculty at Sophia Theological Seminary, and Karyn Bigelow, co-executive director of Creation Ju
”Insomniac Discipleship” (Mark 13:24-37)
The Green Lectionary returns with new episodes for the Advent season! This week, we look at a text from week one of year B in the revised common lectionary, Mark 13:24-37.
We are joined by. Ched Myers. Ched is an activist theologian who has worked in social change and radical discipleship movements for more than 45 years. He is author of more than a half dozen books including Watershed Disciple
”Water in the Wilderness” (Mark 1:1-8)
This episode looks at a passage for the final week of the season of creation. Our guests are Wilson Dickinson, author of the recently released Singing the Psalms with My Son: Praying and Parenting for a Healed Planet, Debra Rienstra, author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth, and Rev. Katy Cuthill Steinberg, pastor of First Presbyterian Chur
”Horse and Rider” (Exodus 15:1-11, 20-21)
A conversation on a text for the fourth week of the season of creation with a focus on creation justice.
Guests panelists:
Dr. Mark Biddle is the Dean of faculty of Sophia Seminary, a reimagined vision for theological education and a Hebrew scholar who has written seven books and over forty articles on the Hebrew scripture.
Rev. Dr. Garrett Andrew is the pastor of Nipomo Community Presbyte
”What do the grapes think?” (Matt. 20:1-16)
We look at a passage for the third week of the season of creation.
For this episode we are joined by three guests:
Rev. Dr. Leah Schade, professor of preaching and worship at Lexington Theological Seminary and author Creation Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology, and The Pulpit
Debra Rienstra, English professor at Calvin University and author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary
”Bound and Loosed” (Matthew 18: 15-20)
A conversation on a text for the second week of the season of creation.
Our guests are Rev. Dr. Garrett Andrew, pastor of Nipomo Community Presbyterian Church and author of Peace Be with You: Tools and Thoughts to Guide You From Anxiety to Serenity
Karyn Bigelow, co-executive director of Creation Justice Ministries.
and Doug Kaufmann, executive director of the Anabaptist Climate Collaborative
”A Burning Bush Moment” (Exodus 3:1-15
Recorded at the Wild Goose Festival (https://wildgoosefestival.org/).
The panelists for this episode are Katy Cuthill Steinberg, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Daytona Beach and Founder of The Missing Peace,
Debra Rienstra, English professor at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI and author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth
Josh
Green Lectionary, ep. 1, ”A Burning Bush Moment” (Exodus 3:1-15)
Recorded at the Wild Goose Festival (https://wildgoosefestival.org/).
The panelists for this episode are Katy Cuthill Steinberg, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Daytona Beach and Founder of The Missing Peace,
Debra Rienstra, English professor at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI and author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth
Josh
The Green Lectionary Podcast Teaser
Creation Justice Ministries is proud to announce the launching of the green lectionary podcast. The Green Lectionary podcast is, a conversation on scripture through the lens of creation justice. We have invited scholars, activists and preachers to join the CJM staff in discussing how we might preach well known passages with an eye towards caring for all that God has made. Our first slate of episod
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