Marthoma Community Podcast
Sharing conversations with members and friends of the Mar Thoma Church community, particularly among those in the Diocese of North America & Europe. Interviews typically include a guest sharing their thoughts on various topics including (but not limited to) faith and traditions, personal experiences, and anything else that we might not normally get to talk about before or after church. Leave a Facebook Review Read: https://marthomacommunity.blog/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/c/marthopodcast www.marthopodcast.com
Episodes
Before getting into our content, I take a moment to orient you to What the Mar Thoma Church is (in case you're not a Marthomite), who I am, and what I hope to accomplish with the podcast. In short - I look forward to having conversations with the members of our community about whatever it is they'd like to share with you.
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Rev. Abraham Kuruvilla and I discuss the idea of a "scattered church" and the evolving role of technology in ministry today.
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Mrs. Sindhu Aby, serving as Sunday School superintendent for the St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church of Delaware Valley, shares some memories from her days as a Sunday School student along with her thoughts on being a parent and what it takes to serve in her current role.
Bonus: Check out her YouTube channel, “Meals and Memories,” for some easy to follow recipes!
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OC Abraham shares the story of his arrival in America in 1960, nearly 60 years ago. This episode contains Part 1 of this two part interview. Be sure to check out part 2 as well!
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In part 2 of the interview (see Episode 3 for part 1), OC Uncle describes the early days of the Marthoma community in Philadelphia, and goes on the describe the various mission projects that he has helped to establish in conjunction with the diocese, including plans for the next phase of missions work here in the US.
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Brian Thomas is a young engineer, musician, and entrepreneur from Philadelphia, PA. Together we cover topics including pressures to participate in everything the church had to offer while growing up, navigating his undergrad years, and looking ahead to developing his non-profit, Heartbeat Mission.
CONTACT BRIAN
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbthomas/
https://www.facebook.com/thebrianbthomas
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In this episode, I sit down with Sajan Joseph - one of the leaders and founding members of Redeemer MTC in New Jersey. Being a parish made up primarily of 2nd generation immigrant families, we talk about what went into the process of forming the church and how it is both similar and different from other parishes in North America.
CONTACT REDEEMER MTC
Thanks again to Beena David for the interview. Check out the links below to learn more about Beena or hear some of her work.
Instagram: @beenabeenabeena
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgeQ9nHdzrss37QT5WWfiCw
Beena’s Quartet: thesecondfire.com
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Danielle Verghese, an internal medicine resident, recently helped to organize demonstrations supporting #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives in Philadelphia. Her original tweet from their first event has had over 44K views as of this post, and was "liked" by 2.5K people. But more importantly, Danielle tells us the story of why she felt the need to get involved, how the initial event came to be, and what the experience...
Guest: Nirmala Abraham
Parish: Philadelphia MTC
Interview Date: 5/16/2020
I chat with Mrs. Nirmala Abraham about how she, as a grandparent and an elder in our community, works to "stay relevant" in the eyes of her grandchildren and our MTC community.
Our conversation ranges from her engagements with her children, grandchildren, and their peers to our missions fields among Native ...
Guest: Shaun Rajan
Parish: St. Andrews MTC (NY)
Interview Date: 5/30/2020
Back in May, I spoke with Shaun about his thoughts on the impact that COVID has had on both his teaching and on our worshipping community as a result of the push to go exclusively virtual.
Shaun is an assistant professor of mathematics at Westchester Community College in New York and is currently a member at St. Andre...
Guest: Shaun Rajan
Parish: St. Andrews MTC (NY)
Interview Date: 5/30/2020
During my conversation with Shaun, I also got to hear some of Shaun's thoughts around an article by Charles Samuel that he had shared on Twitter several days before. It didn't quite go with the episode topic, so I've broken out as a bonus episode. Enjoy!
Referenced Article: I Still Believe The 'Ind...
Don't miss the second half of this interview in episode #12!
Guest: Rev. Larry Varghese
Parishes: MTC of Silicon Valley, Sacramento Congregation
Interview Date: 6/4/2020
References Mentioned:
- The Marthoma Church Heritage and Mission by Alexander Mar Thoma
- Mission and Liturgy: Contest, Convergence and Congruence with special reference to the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
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Go back and listen to Episode #11 for Part 1 of this interview!
Guest: Rev. Larry Varghese
Parishes: MTC of Silicon Valley, Sacramento Congregation
Interview Date: 6/4/2020
“The church exists by mission as fire exists by burning.”
-- Emil Brunner, Swiss Reformed Theologian
References Mentioned:
- The Marthoma Church Heritage and Mission by Alexander Mar Thoma
- Mission and Litur...
Guest: Merry Thomas
Parish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview Date: December 14, 2020
EPISODE SUMMARY
Merry and I share our observations and thoughts after attending this year’s Diocesan Assembly meeting as representatives for our respective parishes.
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Part 2 of 2 (Go back and listen to Part 1 first!)
Guest: Merry Thomas
Parish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview Date: December 14, 2020
Our interview continues as we reflect on the role that Youth Chaplains play in our diocese, and we discuss the possible future of a lay chaplain ministry.
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Guest: Merry Thomas
Parish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview Date: December 14, 2020
After ending our interview, we decided to hit record again and explore the topic of women serving as lay leaders in the madhbaha (altar). We also hear the story of how she was asked to do just that.
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Guest: Ron Jacob
Parish: Long Island MTC (NY)
Interview Date: December 30, 2020
KEY TOPICS:
Part 1 (Previous Episode)
- Ron's background
- Experience of serving in the Diocesan Assembly and Council
- The Mar Thoma Church Constitution
Part 2
- Women serving as lay leaders (lay ministers)
- "The Revolution" (Article by Ron, originally published in the Marthoma Messenger, click here for the ...
Guest: Ron Jacob
Parish: Long Island MTC (NY)
Interview Date: December 30, 2020
KEY TOPICS:
Part 1
- Ron's background
- Experience of serving in the Diocesan Assembly and Council
- The Mar Thoma Church Constitution
Part 2
- Women serving as lay leaders (lay ministers)
- "The Revolution" (Article by Ron, published in the Marthoma Messenger)
- Background on "Be The Match"
Guest: Pushpa Samuel
Parish: Silicon Valley MTC (CA) & Horeb MTC (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview Date: January 5, 2021
Pushpa shares the story of her journey to the present day where she is getting ready to finish her theological studies (M. Div.) with plans to become a board-certified chaplain. She hopes that sharing her story will be an encouragement to others interested in ministry, especially women, and l...
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