Author Archives: Pursuing Call

This week we get to speak with Rev. Hannah Lundberg (⁠@rev.hannah on TikTok⁠) about her work as a young Queer woman pastor in Ann Arbor, MI and her inspiration to take on the challenge of having theological messages on TikTok. If you haven’t checked out her videos about God’s love and grace, we highly suggest you check it out. We also talk a lot about parish ministry, why ordination and finding your congregational gifts.
Reflection Question:
How can you serve a particular community? What gift can be given in the particular that actually lends itself to the universal?
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In this week’s episode we get to learn more about the spiritual path of Rev. Callie Swanlund (https://www.callieswanlund.com/). In part 1, we learn about how her path to ordination and how she came to see herself as leading in unconventional spaces of worship and community.

Homework:

Find time to take retreat. What is retreat? Retreat, as Callie discussed is time set apart. What you do in particular is up to you, but mostly set time apart, not to be particularly productive. It is an opportunity to let the Spirit speak and for you to process what God might be already up to in your life. Do retreat, in whatever way feels good for you.

This week take a 30 minute retreat.
Set time in the next few months for a half day of retreat
Within in the next 6 months find a day of retreat time.
Want to answer this question and tell me your story, please reach out. I would love to explore how you are navigating the space between dreaming and arriving.

Share your thoughts on instagram @pursuingcall or email: tamara@pursuingcall.com. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about my theological meanderings.

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In this week’s episode we get to learn more about the spiritual path of Rev. Callie Swanlund (https://www.callieswanlund.com/). In part 1, we learn about how her path to ordination and how she came to see herself as leading in unconventional spaces of worship and community.

Homework:

1. Where and how do you worship?

Want to answer this question and tell me your story, please reach out. I would love to explore how you are navigating the space between dreaming and arriving.

Share your thoughts on instagram @pursuingcall or email: tamara@pursuingcall.com. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about my theological meanderings.

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This week we continue our conversation with Gabrielle Rivero and her work of Express and Release. We explore her path to engaging in what dance can look like on all bodies and how it can be a practice of healing and connection to God. You can learn more about her and her work by visiting ⁠https://www.expressnrelease.com/⁠

For journaling:

1. What is your own relationship to your body?

2. How can you engage your body more in your spiritual practice?

If you want to be interviewed, please reach out and tell me your story. I would love to explore the journey with you.

Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or tamara@pursuingcall.com. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can’t go wrong: Check out my store at⁠ https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall⁠

This week I had the privilege of speaking with Gabrielle Rivero and her work of Express and Release. We explore her path to engaging in what dance can look like on all bodies and how it can be a practice of healing and connection to God. You can learn more about her and her work by visiting https://www.expressnrelease.com/

For journaling:

1. What is your own relationship to your body?

2. How can you engage your body more in your spiritual practice?

If you want to be interviewed, please reach out and tell me your story. I would love to explore the journey with you.

Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or tamara@pursuingcall.com. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can’t go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall

Rev. Deacon Catherine Cooke is the woman that first listened to me talk about a call to ordained ministry and she taught me how to be in alignment with my theology regardless of ordination status. In this conversation, we learn more about her life and ministry.

This is the final episode in our series for Holy Week.

Today we conclude by exploring Queer Theology and my loose attempt as sharing how Queer Theology helped me understand salvation. This presentation is grounded in the work of Patrick S. Cheng and his book An Introduction to Queer Theology: Radical Love

Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or tamara@pursuingcall.com. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought. You can go to my bookshop and order the latest edition today. https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall⁠

Hello This week I offer a sermon and reflection on the three parts of the Maundy Thursday service. Please take a moment to listen twice if you like because I did not edit it, and so you are getting a raw episode.

Mostly I want you to act: Take the Eucharist and Reflect: how might this inspire more reconnection to others, creation and yourself?

I also used the resource Enfleshing Freedom from M. Shawn Copeland. You can go to my bookshop and order the latest edition today. ⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall⁠⁠

Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or tamara@pursuingcall.com. Visit the website, ⁠pursuingcall.com⁠ to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

Grounding Text: Hebrews 12: 3 – Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners, so that you may not grow weary or lose heart.

Action: Engage in the Jewish practice of Hitbodedut – (https://reformjudaism.org/3-steps-hitbodedut-talking-god-your-own-terms)

Reflection: One or two things that came up for you as you engaged the practice. Don’t do too much writing today, just feel it.

Share your thoughts by emailing me, your host, Tamara Plummer @pursuingcall on instagram or tamara@pursuingcall.com. Visit the website, pursuingcall.com to learn more about what I got going on in the world of theological thought.

Buy a present for a friend, support this work and support a local book store! You can’t go wrong: Check out my store at https://bookshop.org/shop/pursuingcall