Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, justice, and joy! This podcast is brought to you by The Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congregation and podcast. We’re glad you’re here - thanks for listening.

This week, Jenell's lesson is entitled "The Whisper and the Fire" and is based on the scripture found in 1 Kings 19:1-13.

This teaching was recorded on Sunday, February 16th, 2025 at The Oceanside Sanctuary Church (OSC) in Oceanside, CA. To learn more about our community or to support the work we do, visit us at https://oceansidesanctuary.org.

Welcome to Season 10 of The Collective Table Podcast, which we are calling The 50.5%. This season, we are bringing a series of eight episodes which will center the voices, experiences, and wisdom of women who make up more than half of the global population yet have often been sidelined or marginalized. We will engage with women theologians, creatives, and leaders to explore the Divine Feminine, the urgent importance of women in church leadership, and the patriarchal norms that have shaped domineering Christianity and how the progressive church can embrace truer expressions of Spirit.

This week, Claire and Jason continue our conversation with the brilliant Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney in part two of our discussion. If you haven’t listened to part one yet, we highly recommend starting there before diving into today’s episode!

Dr. Gafney is a renowned biblical scholar, theologian, and author. In this episode, we explore the “monstrosity” of God, the erasure of women in archaeological records, and more.

Learn more about Dr. Wil Gafney and her work at wilgafney.com.

During our conversation, Jason briefly mentions the title, Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde. You can find the book at https://lewishyde.com/trickster/

Questions for reflection:

• What stories in the Bible feel “monstrous” to you?
• How might you move beyond the text in your interpretation as a faithful follower of Christ?
• How have real-life examples of women’s leadership inspired and empowered you?

Welcome to The Collective Table, where we celebrate the intersections of Jesus, justice, and joy! This podcast is brought to you by The Oceanside Sanctuary Church. Each week, we bring our listeners a recording of our weekly Sunday teaching at Oceanside Sanctuary, which ties scripture into the larger conversations happening in our community, congregation and podcast. We’re glad you’re here—thanks for listening.

This week, Jason's lesson is entitled "Swords Into Plowshares" and is based on the scripture found in Isaiah 2:15.

This teaching was recorded on Sunday, February 9th, 2025 at The Oceanside Sanctuary Church (OSC) in Oceanside, CA. To learn more about our community or to support the work we do, visit us at https://oceansidesanctuary.org.