The Leader's Way Podcast
A Podcast from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
Welcome! We are your hosts, Brandon Nappi, DMin and Hannah Black, PhD.
On this podcast, we set out to empower leaders, cultivate spirituality, and explore theology together.
Brandon comes to the podcast with background in retreat ministry and teaches homiletics. Hannah has a background in academic theology and teaches systematic theology. As a podcasting team, we bring together spirituality and theology.
Where to Listen
Episodes
-
16: Metaphors with Joy Clarkson
Joy Marie Clarkson, PhD joins us to discuss her latest book You Are a Tree. We talk about why metaphors are so useful in preaching and theology.
-
15: Ecumenical Dialogues with Jamie Hawkey
In this episode, Canon Theologian Jamie Hawkey shares what life is like at Westminster Abbey and talks about formal dialogues between denominations.
-
14: Compassionate Leadership with Vicentia Kgabe
Bishop Vinny joins us to talk about leading with compassion rather than power. She reminds us of how God will get us to where we’re meant to be.
-
13: Songwriting and Spirituality with Craig Minowa
In this episode, singer-songwriter Craig Minowa shares how his songwriting process is something of a spiritual journey through darkness to light.
-
12: Hunkering with Brandon & Hannah
Join Brandon and Hannah for a special Happy New Year Hunker. Today we’re talking dogs, nativities, preaching, prayer, pizza, and more.
-
11: Thistle Farms with Becca Stevens
Becca Stevens, founder and president of Thistle Farms, joins us to reflect on her mission-driven work as a “love entrepreneur.”
-
10: Trans Figured with Sophie Grace Chappell
Sophie Grace Chappell is the first known openly transgender philosophy professor in the UK. She joins us to talk about being a trans Christian.
-
9: Theology in the Public Sphere with Angela Gorrell
This week, Rev’d Dr. Angela Gorrell joins us, and we talk about public theology, hybrid ministry, the Taylor Swift Eras Tour, grief, lament, & joy.
-
8: Leadership and the Joy of Parish Ministry with Winnie Varghese
The Rev’d Winnie Varghese, Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, joins us. We chat Mariology, in-person-church, & joy.