Host Marthame Sanders announces our next phase at aijcast, a collaborative process of co-creation!

Host Marthame Sanders offers some thoughts on where we have come from at aijcast in anticipation of what is to come.

We revisit part of our 2017 with scholar-pastor-artist Gregory C. Ellison II (Candler School of Theology, Fearless Dialogues) reflects on the the artwork of pastoral care, the importance of being seen, and the birth of Fearless Dialogues.

We revisit our conversation from earlier this year with advocate-educator-artist Noor Abbady, who speaks with us about the connections between her Islamic faith and artistic expression, our intrinsic ability to recognize beauty, and how justice is a truly beautiful thing.

We revisit part of our 2021 conversation with actor-playwright-improviser Avery Sharpe, where we talk about theater, acting, faith, and the metaphor of the Russian nesting dolls.

Writer-speaker-coach and free-range pastor MaryAnn McKibben Dana talks about Sabbath, Improv, and the art of writing.

The Rev. Dr. Maisha Handy (Rize Community Church, Interdenominational Theological Center) talks about the power of dance, music, and culture, and how all three come together at Rize Community Church.

We go back to season one and our conversation with musician and minister Carlton Johnson (Vital Congregations), who discusses his story of hearing loss and gain, the false dividing line of sacred and secular music, and the physicality of his faith.

We revisit part of our 2019 conversation with illustrator Rachel Eleanor about her expanding view of love and inclusion, the difference between persuaders and protestors, and the role of illustrators as storytellers.

We revisit part of our 2020 conversation with graphic designer, painter, ordained pastor Lauren Wright Pittman (Lewp Studio, A Sanctified Art), about the difference between graphic design and visual art, the importance - and challenge - of representation, and the story behind the aijcast logo (which appears on our amazing swag).

We revisit our 2017 conversation with journalist/filmmaker Civia Tamarkin about her documentary Birthright: A War Story, which focuses on women who have become collateral damage in the legal battle over reproductive health.

We revisit our 2019 conversation with pastor/poet Jeremy Green (St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Orlando) as he talks about his musical influences, his call to ministry, and why poetry is his medium of choice.

Celebrating our 20th season, we revisit part of our 2017 conversation with pastor-artist Darci Jaret (Park Avenue Baptist Church, Art in the Image), who sees art as pastoral care, an avenue to healing and discovery.

It’s our 20th season, and we’re digging into the archives again with part of our 2017 conversation with photographer Eley, discussing the importance of empathy as she builds a relational approach to photography.

We go way back to our first season and revisit part of our conversation with artist-pastor Shawna Bowman (Friendship Presbyterian, Friendship Community Place, Creation Lab) about art, ministry, and the importance of imperfection in both.

As we continue to celebrate our 20th season, we revisit part of our 2018 conversation with writer-teacher-artist-preacher Amina McIntyre on the importance of embodied faith and learning.

In celebration of season 20, we revisit part of our 2020 conversation with artist and filmmaker Weston Manders (Loud South Productions) about storytelling, growing up in Blackshear, Georgia, and his shift from actor to filmmaker.

In celebration of season 20, we revisit part of our 2020 conversation with Alonzo Johnson (Self-Development of People) about his surprising call to ministry, the gangster and the biker, and traditional African drumming. Plus, we share our playlist featuring a taste of Alonzo’s encyclopedic music knowledge.

In celebration of season 20, we revisit part of our 2018 conversation with Aisha Brooks-Johnson, Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, on her music and her call to cross-cultural ministry.

We revisit our 2020 conversation with multi-instrumentalist and chaplain Sam Yenn-Batah about the role that blues, swing, and improv play in music and life.

Host Marthame Sanders returns from a recent trip to Israel/Palestine with reflections on the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh.

A collaborative song and reflection inspired by Jesus on the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24).

In part two of our conversation, Moving in the Spirit’s Dr. Charne Furcron, Dana Lupton, and Abby Richards talk about how they see students as artistic collaborators, the need to adapt and improvise, and their upcoming performance: Journey on the A-Train: A Human Canvas.

In part one of our conversation, Moving in the Spirit’s Dr. Charne Furcron, Dana Lupton, and Abby Richards talk about how the award-winning creative youth development organization use the art of dance to encourage children and teens to realize their highest potential.

In part two of our conversation, designer-facilitator-consultant-author Ben Garrett speaks asset-based community development, the University of Chicago, and his work at The Hatchery at Emory.

In part one of our conversation, designer-facilitator-consultant Ben Garrett speaks about his book What Remains, evangelicalism and formation, and faith-based community development.

This week, we present an episode from our friends over at The Ministry Collaborative podcast as they feature our own Marthame Sanders on the topics of improv, adversity, and the fraudulent line between sacred and secular.

In part two of our conversation, preacher-teacher-author Jennifer Watley Maxell speaks about The Breakthrough Fellowship, The Ellipsis Experience, the process of publishing her book. Plus, she reads us a poem from her recently published poetry collection Ellipsis.

In part one of our conversation, teacher-preacher-author Jennifer Watley Maxell speaks about her call to preaching, The Breakthrough Fellowship, and what it means to be incarnational in virtual spaces. Plus, she reads from her newly published collection of poetry Ellipsis.

We are revisiting our 2020 conversation with coach-creative-community leader Yani Davis as she faces a health crisis.

In part two of our conversation, pastor-musician Amantha Barbee talks about Jesus, learning - and unlearning - how to sing, and the lessons of the guitar string. She also sings live for us in the AIJCast studio!

In part one of our conversation, pastor-musician Amantha Barbee talks about making deals with God, how justice is intertwined with her call, and the importance of seeing people. Plus, she sings live in the AIJCast studio!

In part two of our conversation, scholar-activist-creative Taurean Webb talks about theological imagination, how violence goes uninterrogated, and how he sees himself as curatorial but not a curator.

In part one of our conversation, scholar-activist-creative Taurean Webb talks about Black Transnationalism, Israel/Palestine, and why he does not see institutions as the best vehicles for liberation.

We are revisiting our 2020 conversation with scholar-musician-author Dr. Daniel Omotosho Black to celebrate the publication of his new novel Don't Cry for Me. In this excerpt, we spoke about church music as well as his books Perfect Peace and The Coming.

In part two of our conversation with poet-activist-minister Analysis, we talk about the craft of writing and performing poetry, the breadth of topics his poems address, and what "on earth as it is in heaven" means. Plus, he performs a couple of his poems live for us. Analysis' debut album, A Couple Thousand Years Later, is now available on Bandcamp.

In part one of our conversation with poet-activist-minister Analysis, we talk about his slipping into right wing evangelicalism, his transformational experience in Lesotho, how he first got hooked by poetry, and what the church can learn from the spoken word scene. His debut album, A Couple Thousand Years Later, is now available on Bandcamp.

In part two of our conversation, advocate-educator-artist Noor Abbady speaks with us about the connections between her Islamic faith and artistic expression, our intrinsic ability to recognize beauty, and how justice is a truly beautiful thing.

In part one of our conversation, advocate-educator-artist Noor Abbady speaks with us about her self-taught woodworking skills, how her Islamic faith roots her, and how her experience as an immigrant led her toward equity work.

Part two of our conversation with pastor-author-poet Adam Mixon about the sacred and the profane, our shared complicity, and betting on yourself. Plus, he reads us a couple of his poems.

Part one of our conversation with pastor-author-poet Adam Mixon about finding your voice, getting past the caricatures, and living an undivided life.

Anticipating the upcoming ABC series "Women of the Movement", we are revisiting our 2019 conversation with actor Sekou Laidlow.

In our last Wild Goose Festival episode this year, songwriter/artist Jacob Roland speaks about his songs, his work at Mission Gathering Issaquah, and what it means to create deconstructed worship music; plus some of his live performance on the Cafe Stage! And a bonus: Heathen Podcast performing on the Festival's Main Stage!

Musician/writer/producer Erin McKeown spoke with us at Wild Goose Festival about the polished gems of the singer-songwriter, her musical Miss You Like Hell, and her chance encounter with Sting. Plus, some of her live performance at the Festival!

Musical duo The World in Lights is Dani Rocca and Joel Herbert. We caught them backstage at Wild Goose Festival, where we talked about their musical smorgasbord, how their influences shape their music, and we get a chance to hear some of their live performance at the Festival!

In a conversation recorded backstage at Wild Goose Festival, folk-rocker Debra Lynn Rodriguez spoke about what she loves about being a multi-instrumentalist, learning to speak her truth, and how important it is to break through our polarization whenever possible. Plus, we share a couple of her songs from the Wild Goose cafe stage!

In a conversation recorded backstage at Wild Goose Festival, musical duo HuDost (Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines) talk about musical collaboration, lyrics that deepen beyond their intended meaning, and moving beyond compartmentalization. Plus, we share a couple of their songs from the Wild Goose main stage!

A double-header episode from Wild Goose Festival featuring conversations with the Revs. Ron Bonner and Jennifer Butler. Ron Bonner is Associate Pastor for Community Engagement at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. He speaks with us about the criminality of racism, and how understanding racism as "sin" has allowed white Christians to avoid confronting it. Jennifer Butler is CEO of Faith in Public Life and the author of Who Stole My Bible? She speaks with us about reclaiming scripture as a handbook for resisting tyranny.

In part two of our conversation with musician/composer Paul Vasile, we speak about his work with Music That Makes Community, the wisdom of Bobby McFerrin, and what keeps us tender.

In part one of our conversation with musician/composer Paul Vasile, we speak about how desire connects with faith, his entry into composing, and the childhood tension he experienced between classical music and pentecostal faith.

Recorded live at Wild Goose Festival 2021, singer/songwriter Semler talks with our friend Shawna Bowman about honesty in songwriting, the encouragement to release Preacher’s Kid, and their brand new EP, Late Bloomer, out today! Plus, a couple of songs recorded live at the Festival.

A double-header of conversations recorded at Wild Goose Festival in September! Jo Luehmann is the founder of the Living Room and DoBetterChurch, movements to decolonize faith and spirituality and to dismantle oppression and toxic theology. Dr. Robyn is a Transqueer Activist, Latinx Scholar, and Public Theologian.

In part two of our conversation with musician/composer/activist Tracy Woodard, we speak about her work with the Mad Housers, why harm reduction matters, and the importance of knowing your neighbors.

In part one of our conversation with musician/composer/activist Tracy Woodard, we speak about MARTA busking, her compositions inspired by conversations with her homeless clients, and her upcoming project with composer Frank Horvat.

Musician and social worker Neal Stephens talks mental health, music in and out of church, and jumping into the Wild Goose Festival’s “deep end”. We also listen in on some of his Cafe Stage performance.

Listen to part two of our conversation with Codi Norred. Codi is the Executive Director of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, and also a drummer. He speaks of his international peacemaking work, the power of story, why GIPL’s policy work is so important at this moment, and the intimacy of playing music with others.

Listen to part one of our conversation with Codi Norred. Codi is the Executive Director of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, and also a drummer. He shares with us a Biblical vision for ecology, the best way to do interfaith work, and the challenge and importance of doing environmental justice work in Georgia.

Part two of our conversation with the Rev. Chantilly Mers-Pickett. Chantilly speaks about what the Circle Way can offer the church, finding ourselves by turning toward each other, and introduces us to the concept of “chaordic organization”. She also plays one final song for us!

Part one of our conversation with the Rev. Chantilly Mers-Pickett. Chantilly speaks about growing up in Hawaii, the faith shifts in her life, and the tension between melody and lyrics in Christian music. She also plays some Bob Marley for us!

With Wild Goose Festival right around the corner, we’re revisiting our 2019 conversation with musician Emily Musolino.

Part one of our conversation with strategic play consultant Gary Ware.

Part one of our conversation with strategic play consultant Gary Ware.

Our friend and frequent collaborator Amina McIntyre co-preached with Marthame Sanders at Northwest Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. We share that sermon as a bonus episode.

Revisiting our 2018 conversation with hip-hop artist and author Sho Baraka.

Part two of our conversation with scholar/pastor/emcee Albert Russell.

Part one of our conversation with scholar/pastor/emcee Albert Russell.

Part two of our conversation with Darren Calhoun, Leslie Michelle, and Hannah Rand from indie folk/gospel group The Many.

Part one of our conversation with Darren Calhoun, Leslie Michelle, and Hannah Rand from indie folk/gospel group The Many.

We are revisiting part of our 2017 conversation with singer/songwriter Derek Webb as he works on his forthcoming album The Jesus Hypothesis.

Part one of our conversation with Sarah and Colin Comstock from the band Found Wandering.

Part one of our conversation with Sarah and Colin Comstock from the band Found Wandering.

We are celebrating Xavier Washington's presence on the most recent season of American Idol by revisiting our conversation with him and other members of the Ivy League a cappella group Shades of Yale recorded back in 2018.

Part two of our conversation with music therapist Prof. Natasha Thomas.

Part one of our conversation with music therapist Prof. Natasha Thomas.

Part one of our conversation with Pastor Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes.

Part one of our conversation with Pastor Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes.

Part two of our conversation with actor/playwright/improviser Avery Sharpe.

Part one of our conversation with actor/playwright/improviser Avery Sharpe.

Part two of our conversation with speaker/pastor/emcee Julian DeShazier (AKA J.Kwest).

Part one of our conversation with speaker/pastor/emcee Julian DeShazier (AKA J.Kwest).

As we get ready for Season 16, we are sharing an episode from the archives! We celebrate with singer/songwriter Amythyst Kiah and the release of her new single and video for Black Myself by revisiting our 2019 conversation with her recorded live at Wild Goose Festival.

Part two of our conversation with Out of Hand Theater’s Founder and Artistic Director Ariel Fristoe.

Part one of our conversation with Out of Hand Theater’s Founder and Artistic Director Ariel Fristoe.

Part two of our conversation with educator and visual artist Dr. Yohana Junker about embodied-artistic-theological education and her research on decolonization.

Part one of our conversation with educator and visual artist Dr. Yohana Junker about embodied-artistic-theological education and her practice of breathing-being-praying meditation.

Part two of our conversation with chef/artist/synesthete Taria Camerino about food justice, communion, and her relationship with chocolate.

Part one of our conversation with chef/artist/synesthete Taria Camerino about synesthesia, collaborating with cellist Okorie Johnson, and what the 1812 Overture tastes like.

Part two of our conversation with pastor/author Katy Steinberg.

Part one of our conversation with pastor/author Katy Steinberg.

Part two of our conversation with Kids in the Spotlight co-founder and Executive Director Tige Charity.

Part one of our conversation with Kids in the Spotlight co-founder and Executive Director Tige Charity.

Part two of our conversation with author, poet, and Black Mermaids founder Julia Mallory.

Part one of our conversation with author, poet, and Black Mermaids founder Julia Mallory.

Marthame reflects on the meaning of Christmas this year and shares a new-old song.

Part two of our conversation with New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed about Wonder Woman, #weneeddiversebooks, and how hope weaves through her stories.

Part one of our conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author Aisha Saeed about the importance of authentic storytelling and the need for broader literary representation.

Way back in 2017, we recorded a “cabin fever” episode with host Marthame Sanders and his family being stuck at home for a whole weekend! As we close in on the end of 2020 and continue to quarantine, this seems like a fitting time to revisit that episode.

Part one of our conversation with musicians Dominique Brittain and Mike Bielenberg.

Part one of our conversation with musicians Dominique Brittain and Mike Bielenberg.

Scholar/writer J. Kameron Carter and practical theologian/writer Shan Overton join in part one of our round table conversation on Pittsburgh Theological Seminary's new Doctor of Ministry cohort.

Scholar/writer J. Kameron Carter and practical theologian/writer Shan Overton join in part one of our round table conversation on Pittsburgh Theological Seminary's new Doctor of Ministry cohort.

Power is out in Atlanta, so we are not able to release our regular episode this week. Host Marthame Sanders takes advantage of this opportunity to share a simple message: vote!

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the Ministry Collaborative’s new Risking Faithfully cohort is the subject of the second half of our conversation with Leanna Fuller, Jennifer Watley Maxell, and Ben Johnston-Krase.

Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the Ministry Collaborative’s new Risking Faithfully cohort is the subject of the first half of our conversation with Leanna Fuller, Jennifer Watley Maxell, and Ben Johnston-Krase.

Two music nerd pastors take an in-depth dive into the 1988 Public Enemy album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. Alonzo Johnson (coordinator, Self-Development of People) and Marthame Sanders (host, aijcast) explore together.

Two music nerd pastors take an in-depth dive into the 1988 Public Enemy album It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. Alonzo Johnson (coordinator, Self-Development of People) and Marthame Sanders (host, aijcast) explore together.

In this special episode, host Marthame Sanders reflects on what the Book of Esther might teach us about speaking - and acting - out in truth.

Part two of our conversation with graphic designer, painter, ordained pastor Lauren Wright Pittman, about the importance of understanding her art as ministry - and vice versa.

Part one of our conversation with graphic designer, painter, ordained pastor Lauren Wright Pittman, about the difference between graphic design and visual art, the importance - and challenge - of representation, and the story behind the aijcast logo.

Part two of our conversation with author, scholar, and advocate Marie Marquardt.

Part one of our conversation with author, scholar, and advcocate Marie Marquardt.

Part one of our conversation with designer/entrepreneur Tea Grandstaff.

Part one of our conversation with designer/entrepreneur Tea Grandstaff.

Part two of our conversation with visual artist and worship leader Janackeh Blackwell.

Part one of our conversation with visual artist and worship leader Janackeh Blackwell.

Part two of our conversation with performance artist and ordained pastor Sally Ann McKinsey.

Part one of our conversation with performance artist and ordained pastor Sallie Ann McKinsey.

We share an episode of our sister podcast, The Ministry Collaborative podcast, which Marthame Sanders produces. In a conversation recorded back in March, TMC’s Content Curator Adam Mixon speaks with Katie Nakamura Rengers, Vicar/Founder of The Abbey and Officer for Church Planting Infrastructure in the Episcopal Church, about growing up Japanese-American in the predominantly white Episcopal Church, ministering with those experiencing homelessness in a gentrifying neighborhood, and the importance of letting go of power and privilege.

Part two of our conversation with Lily Jurskis on James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the Stations of the Cross.

Part one of our conversation with visual artist Lily Jurskis on the countercultural, contemplative, and punk world of Mr. Rogers.

Part two of our conversation with multi-instrumentalist and chaplain Sam Yenn-Batah.

Part one of our conversation with multi-instrumentalist and chaplain Sam Yenn-Batah about the role that blues, swing, and improv play in music and life.

In a special episode, host Marthame Sanders addresses the current context of renewed protests against white supremacy and police brutality.

Part two of our conversation with Alonzo Johnson on the intersection of revolutionary music and neo-orthodox theology, and the work of Self-Development of People.

Part one of our conversation with pastor-musician Alonzo Johnson on his surprising call to ministry, the gangster and the biker, and traditional African drumming.

Part two of our conversation with pastor, activist, and hip-hop artist Yani Davis about her music, peace activism, and a successful kidney transplant.

Part one of our conversation with pastor, activist, and hip-hop artist Yani Davis about ministry, diversity and inclusion, and hip-hop.

Part two of our conversation with scholar, musician, and award-winning novelist Dr. Daniel Omotosho Black on homelessness, rites of passage, and what we are learning from COVID-19.

Part one of our conversation with scholar, musician, and award-winning author Dr. Daniel Omotosho Black on church music, gender identity, and the Middle Passage.

Part two of our conversation with graphic recorder and visual facilitator Kate Morales.

Part one of our conversation with graphic recorder and visual facilitator Kate Morales.

Part two of our conversation with pastor/entrepreneur John Heinz.

Part one of our conversation with pastor/entrepreneur John Heinz.

Part two of our conversation with songstress Naima Shalhoub.

Part one of our conversation with songstress Naima Shalhoub.

Part two of our conversation with artist and filmmaker Weston Manders.

Part one of our conversation with artist and filmmaker Weston Manders.

Part two of our conversation with TheoPoet Tamisha Tyler.

Part one of our conversation with Theo-Poet Tamisha Tyler.

Part two of our conversation with award-winning documentary filmmaker Kirsten Kelly!

Part one of our conversation with award-winning documentary filmmaker Kirsten Kelly!

Part two of our conversation with slam poet Carlos Barboza.

Part one of our conversation with slam poet Carlos Barboza.

As a follow up to our conversation with Tracy Keenan, we share the story behind Tracy’s song This Is Who We Are.

This Is Who We Are is a musical reflection inspired by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Vision 2020 process. This recording took place November 18-19, 2019, in the Upper Room recording studio.

Musician and pastor Tracy Keenan on finding wholeness and purpose in calling.

Part two of our conversation with actor/writer/teacher Garrett Turner.

Part one of our conversation with actor/writer/teacher Garrett Turner.

Part two of our conversation with illustrator Rachel Eleanor.

Part one of our conversation with illustrator Rachel Eleanor.

Season ten wraps up with a special episode featuring Sister Helen Holy in conversation at Wild Goose Festival.

Part two of our conversation with pastor/poet Jeremy Green.

Part one of our conversation with pastor/poet Jeremy Green.

Part two of our conversation with teacher and improviser Joe Lemmo.

Part two of our conversation with musician and pastor Richard Allen Farmer.

Part one of our conversation with musician and pastor Richard Allen Farmer.

Melinda Weekes-Laidlow is the founder and CEO of Beautiful Ventures.

Melinda Weekes-Laidlow is the founder and CEO of Beautiful Ventures.

Our aijcast conversations with Adam Lawrence Dyer and Karen Stephenson.

Our aijcast conversations with Peterson Toscano and Jacqui Lewis at Wild Goose Festival.

Singer/songwriter Amythyst Kiah in live conversation and performance at Wild Goose Festival.

A double-header episode, featuring conversations with Tevyn East and Darci Jaret, from Wild Goose Festival

In this special episode, Marthame catches up with past guests Shoccara Marcus and Amina McIntyre.

Matt Langston is half of the band Eleventyseven.

Matt Langston is half of the band Eleventyseven.

Musician Emily Musolino in conversation and performance, recorded live at Wild Goose Festival.

The band Brother’s Bear in live conversation and performance from Wild Goose Festival.

Singer/songwriter Kiya Heartwood in live conversation and performance at Wild Goose Festival.

As we play summer production catch-up, we share this sermon Marthame preached at Northwest Presbyterian Church back in June.

Karen Stephenson is Associate Pastor at Hope Lutheran Church in Palm Desert, California. Marthame and Karen spoke at last year’s Wild Goose Festival.

Part two of our conversation with improviser, coach, consultant, podcaster Jim Karwisch.

Part one of our conversation with improviser, coach, consultant, podcaster Jim Karwisch.

Singer/songwriter Gattison is the founder of Innovative Love Coalition.

Singer/songwriter Gattison is the founder of Innovative Love Coalition.

Writer/painter Afreen Khundmiri on struggle and hope.

Part two of our conversation with musician/pastor Tracy Howe.

Part one of our conversation with musician/pastor Tracy Howe.

Khayla Johnson is the artist behind Columbia Seminary’s We Are Columbia photography exhibit.

Part two of our conversation with actor/director/playwright Mia Kristin Smith.

Hear about, and support, the new project Innovative Love Coalition, which includes aijcast’s friends Kevin Garcia and Gattison.

Part one of our conversation with actor/director/playwright Mia Kristin Smith.

British-Finnish documentary filmmaker John Webster explores human trafficking, climate change, and other critical issues of the human experience.

British-Finnish documentary filmmaker John Webster explores human trafficking, climate change, and other critical issues of the human experience.

We continue our second anniversary celebration with more live musical highlights from our first two years at aijcast!

In celebration of our second anniversary, we bring you some of the live musical highlights from our first two years at aijcast!

Part two of our conversation with musician/scholar Dr. Jeffery Tribble, Sr.

Part one of our conversation with musician/scholar Dr. Jeffery Tribble, Sr.

Musician and actor Nick Pickrell is the organizer of the Open Table in Kansas City.

Musician and actor Nick Pickrell is the organizer of the Open Table in Kansas City.

Part One of our conversation with consultant/singer/songwriter/minister Tamara Lebak.

Part one of our conversation with consultant, singer/songwriter, minister Tamara Lebak.

Al Mudeif is aijcast’s producer.

We want to share with you an episode from one of our partners. New Way is a brand new podcast from our friends over at 1001 New Worshiping Communities! Listen to Sara Hayden’s interview with pastor Gad Mpoyo.

Part two of our conversation with independent producer and visual artist Gabriela Arp!

Part one of our conversation with independent producer and visual artist Gabriela Arp!

Part two of our conversation with Wende Ballew, the founder and Executive Director of Reforming Arts.

Part one of our conversation with Wende Ballew, the founder and Executive Director of Reforming Arts.

Part two of a conversation and performance with sensory artist Siana Altiise.

Part one of a conversation and performance with sensory artist Siana Altiise.

Part two of our conversation with ARC Executive Director Callid Keefe-Perry.

Part one of our conversation with ARC Executive Director Callid Keefe-Perry.

Our final live Creative Conversation of 2018 featuring artist/advocate/activist Jessica Caldas and pastor/activist/organizer Michael Wortham. Marthame co-hosted along with writer/artist/pastor Amina McIntyre.

Aisha Brooks-Lytle, Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, on her move to Atlanta and her recent recording experience in Nashville.

Aisha Brooks-Lytle, Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, on her call to cross-cultural ministry.

Part one of our conversation with inner healing artist Armanda Drew.

Part one of our conversation with inner healing artist Armanda Drew.

Part two of our conversation with performance and visual artist Fabian Williams.

Part one of our conversation with performance and visual artist Fabian Williams.

Listen to highlights from the Just Worship Conference at Columbia Theological Seminary, including music, liturgy, and presentations.

Dancer Lois Snavely explores body theology as a way toward liberation.

Part two of our conversation with writer/teacher/artist/preacher Amina McIntyre on the the connection between the arts and worship.

Part one of our conversation with writer/teacher/artist/preacher Amina McIntyre on the importance of embodied faith and learning.

Artist/educator/organizer Mary Button and chaplain/writer/songwriter/podcaster David Finnegan-Hosey speaking at the intersection of creativity and mental health. They were recorded live at the Wild Goose Festival.

Part two of our conversation with Myles Markham, Programs and Organizing Coordinator of the Reformation Project.

We bring you a bonus episode from our friends at the podcast Your Secret's Safe with Gus, a weekly improvised fictional podcast from the Improv in Action Network. Marthame guests on episode 11 of season 1 as FBI special agent Derick.

Myles Markham is the Programs and Organizing Coordinator of the Reformation Project.

Tamisha Tyler talks about subversive liturgies, recorded live at the Wild Goose Festival.

Marthame spoke with the Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, President of the North Carolina Conference of the NAACP Chapters, at the Wild Goose Festival.

Part one of an intimate conversation and performance with musician Jill McAfee.

Marthame caught up with past guest and self-described "internet human" Kevin Garcia at the Wild Goose Festival.

Cultural scholar Daniel White Hodge on seeing missiology through a hip-hop lens. Recorded live at the Wild Goose Festival.

Rebecca Anderson hosts Story Slam: Failure, a Love Story, recorded live at the Wild Goose Festival.

Highlights from our Creative Conversation with musicians Tammy Harper and Okorie Johnson back on June 1.

Marthame caught up with our friend Pastorist (Pastor/Artist) Lisle Gwynn Garrity at the Wild Goose Festival.

Rapper/activist/artist Mona Haydar on the importance of seeking the counsel of her heart.

Marthame caught up with author/activist/speaker Brian McLaren at the Wild Goose Festival.

Part two of our conversation with author/advocate/activist Nikki Roberts, as she discusses working with formerly incarcerated women.

Listen to the pilot episode of Whisper Cuts, an improv comedy podcast.

Author/advocate/activist Nikki Roberts explains the difference between growing up in church and growing up in God.

Doug Shipman, President and CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center, on Atlanta's unique potential for transformation and connection.

Part two of our two-part conversation with arts connector Grace Kim on the importance of community, access, and affordability for artists and non-artists alike.

Arts connector Grace Kim on the importance of community, access, and affordability for artists and non-artists alike.

Part two of our two-part conversation with musician, storyteller, filmmaker Ray Haddad on the creative power of pain.

Part one of our two-part conversation with musician, storyteller, filmmaker Ray Haddad on the creative power of pain.

Actor Assata Williams reflects on bringing Pearl Cleage's intense one-woman play Chain to life.

Tevyn East and Jay Beck reclaim Christian traditions of the Holy Fool that playfully call us to justice and mercy.

Musician/actor Jordan Stewart uses drama to teach empathy.

Host Marthame Sanders offers some personal reflections on the news from Jerusalem and Gaza, including some memories from having lived there.

Photographer/filmmaker/scholar Carlton Mackey and collage artist/researcher Sean Saifa Wall speaking live at our second Creative Conversation on April 13.

Artist/activist/advocate Jessica Caldas on the power - and limitation - of how personal experience can speak to universal reality.

Improviser/entrepeneur Allison Dukes Gilmore on how she takes improv as a gift to be shared.

Jazz pianist and theologian Julian Reid on the possibilities of a jazz polity.

Dr. Uzee Brown, Chair of the Department of Music at Morehouse College, and Maestro Timothy Verville, Music Director and Conductor of the Georgia Symphony Orchestra, are collaborating on the upcoming performance America, Vol. 4, featuring the music of African-American composers.

Writer/podcaster/YouTuber Kevin Garcia on how he came to know God's unconditional love.

To celebrate our first anniversary, special guest host Darci Jaret talks to Marthame Sanders about the evolution and vision of aijcast, as well as its future.

Professional musician Tammy Harper on what it meant to take a full-time chance on music.

In our first live event of 2018, author/scholars Greg Ellison and Patrick Reyes speak on the importance of personal and intellectual integrity. 

Musician/chaplain Drew Wilmesherr on creating music with depth and justice.

Artist/printmaker Jamaal Barber on the thrill of discovering his medium.

In our first ever cross-over episode, social entrepreneur and podcaster Troy Bronsink talks about burnout and mindfulness, plus plays some of his original music.

Author Marcia Fisher writes honestly about her pain and hope in her memoir, where misery becomes ministry.

Pastor Kaji Douša on the importance of having a clear mission.

Improviser/community advocate David Westerlund on reincorporating our lives with the power of "yes, and".

Musician/pastor Brandon Maxwell connects the dots between vocation and self-discovery.

Shades of Yale performs and reflects on what it means to celebrate music from the African Diaspora.

Tricia Hersey discusses her journey from Chicago's Lady Terror to the Nap Bishop of Atlanta.

Hip-hop artist Sho Baraka shares his Narrative as a father, Christian, and rapper.

This special bonus episode closes out 2017 at aijcast! Listen to highlights of our first live event, back in October.

Writer/speaker/digital activist D. Danyelle Thomas reflects on building a community of "unfit Christians".

Pastor/artist Darci Jaret sees art as pastoral care, an avenue to healing and discovery.

Singer/songwriter/performer Rahbi sheds some "pure light" in this conversation and performance.

Fine Art Photographer Dana Montlack collaborates with scientists to explore the interconnectedness of life and the impact of climate change.

Installation artist Rose Smith uses multimedia presentations centered around photography to tell stories of African-American life. Her latest projects focus on the effects of gentrification.

Journalist/filmmaker Civia Tamarkin discusses her documentary Birthright: A War Story, which sheds light on women who have become collateral damage in the efforts to dictate reproductive healthcare.

Scholar/pastor/artist Gregory C. Ellison II reflects on Martin Luther King, OutKast, and the importance of having your own Yodas.

Inspirational speaker DaQuarius "Q" Greene shares how one bad decision can change a person's life forever.

Atlanta hip hop artist Joe Stu on how his lyrics and themes are influences by his visual art, his academic research, and his experience as a teacher.

Playwrights Lindsay Carpenter and Rebekah Boroughs collaborated on the play ______ Is a Rapist, a powerful reflection on the impact of sexual assault and rape culture.

Micah Dalton and Anthony Aparo are the folk duo Dwayne Shivers. The self-described "odd couple" stopped by the aijcast studio for an intimate conversation and performance.

Pastor/activist Seth Wispelwey shares what it has been like to be on the frontlines of non-violent activism in Charlottesville.

Storyteller/blogger Leslie Cox shares her journey of self-love and how it led her to curate LGBTQ love stories as an act of love itself.

Scholar/Musician Tony McNeill shares how worship changes through its intersection with faithful justice.

Host Marthame Sanders turns the mic on his family to talk - and play - improv in this special storm-interrupted episode.

Josh Schicker, Lindsay Allward-Theimer, and Cat Espinosa make up the band A Stranger and a Friend. They are in the midst of working on their debut album and stopped by the aijcast studio for an intimate performance.

Atlanta-based cellist/composer Okorie Johnson on what it means to live a life that is Liminal.

Choreographer Juel D. Lane talks masculinity, sexuality, and spirituality and their expression in dance.

Photographer and Spiritual Director Katie Archibald-Woodward discusses how her multiple passions weave together.

Photographer Stephanie Eley on the importance of empathy and relational photography.

Singer/songwriter Derek Webb takes a break from working on his new album to chat with us.

Melvin Bray on building a Better world.

Dawn Axam shares her passion for the language of dance.

MInister and activist Terence Lester shares his vision of Love Beyond Walls and how they are a voice for the Voiceless.

Musician, author, peace worker David LaMotte in an intimate conversation and performance.

The Positive Arts Movement elevates positive artists and their communities.

MaryAnn McKibben Dana talks Sabbath and play with host Marthame Sanders.

Reggie Erawoc talks women's empowerment and the critical role of refugees.

Musician/theologian Carlton Johnson talks about the physicality of faith and music.

Marthame talks with Pastors Chad Hyatt and Maggie Leonard of Mercy Community Church.