Around the Table Podcast

Theme: Features PC(USA) Co-Moderators Rev. Tony Larson and Rev. CeCe Armstrong sharing their hopes for young people and how Triennium renewed their faith in the church’s future.

Theme: Stories of compassion, hope, and faith — and real talk from youth and young adult guests about what helps them stay grounded and how adults in the church can better show up for them.

Theme: Sharing stories about the people and moments that have shaped our faith — what’s challenged or inspired us, the advice that’s helped us through tough times, and how faith shows up in our everyday lives.

Theme: Exploring our relationship with God — how guests experience closeness, the role faith plays in their daily lives, and the questions they continue to hold about who God is and how God moves with us.

Theme: Coming from the 2025 Presbyterian Youth Triennium event theme, podcast guests reflect on the dreams they have for themselves, their church, family and/or community.

Michelle and Cliff talk with some of the coaches and participants from Around the Table Cohorts.

Michelle and Cliff talk with Neema Cyrus-Franklin from the Around the Table Initiative through the PCUSA about the practice of Story Weaving as well as get some of her reflections from her time at the Youth Triennium of 2025.

Michelle and Cliff talk with Jeff Chu about the many aspects of his life and faith formation including his life and reflections on the church and its engagement with LGBTQ community as well as his books.

Michelle and Cliff talk with Justin Whitmel Early about making faith formation a habit and discuss his book Habits of the Household.     Dr. Eric Brown gives us an appetizer in self compassion in the face of trauma.

Michelle and Cliff have a conversation with Liz Walker about faith formation in processing grief and trauma through her work through the "Can we Talk" program and her book No One Left Alone.  Noelle Castin Helps get us started with an appetizer of supporting our young people in worship with resources to aid in faith formation for during and after the worship service.