Church Of The Geek

In this episode, Brian and Sam are joined by friends of the podcast, Derrick Weston and Chris Maverick (although everyone just calls him Mav). We discuss the recent movie, Harriet, an interesting combination of biopic, hagiography and superhero flick, that takes on the life of Harriet Tubman, the greatest conductor on the Underground Railroad. The film opened with some controversy but we felt this movie earned some further discussion. You can find Derrick over at his own podcast "The Gospel According to Marvel" (@marvel_gospel) with his co-host Zane Sanders. Derrick can be found on Twitter @derricklweston. Mav is the co-host of the podcast Vox Popcast. @voxpopcast on Twitter, or at www.voxpopcast.com. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek or at the blog Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube    

Brian sits down with friend of the podcast, Missy Whitis to talk about the rules of musical episodes of non-musical shows. Many of our favorite geeky shows have had musical episodes, from Buffy to Flash. Sam will return Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek or at the blog Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube   

Brian and Sam take on a topic suggested by friend of the podcast, @DarthBaptist (his twitter handle, not his real name.... we hope), who was going through Chick Tracts on his twitter feed one day. When we chimed in, he suggested we discuss these staples of guerilla evangelism. Since fear is a major theme in the Chick Tracts, we decided to do this on Halloween. If you are unfamiliar with Chick Tracts, you can find the entire library at Chick.com. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek or at the blog Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube  

Brian is joined by Janel Baker for Theocon 2019, which was held at Messiah College on Sep 28. Janel teaches at Washetenaw Community College. This panel turned out to be more of a conversation due to the small number of folks who were there. But it was a fascinating conversation, and one of our participants gave a great anecdote to end the conversation with. Please make sure you listen to that. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek or at the blog Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube 

Brian and Sam are joined by Janel Baker and Derrick Weston for Theocon 2019, which was held at Messiah College on Sep 28. Janel teaches at Washetenaw Community College. Derrick is co-host of the podcast The Gospel According to Marvel. The four of us discuss themes of redemption in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Gospel According to Marvel is found in most places where you find your podcasts. You can connect with Derrick and his podcast on Twitter @marvel_gospelConnect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek or at the blog Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube 

Brian and Sam are joined by their friend, The Rev. Shayna Watson, founder of Theocon, a theological comic con of sorts. The second annual Theocon will be held Sep. 28, 2019 at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, PA.  Brian was recruited onto the leadership team a few months ago, and Brian and Sam will be on some of the panels. It will be a full day of fun. Register for Theocon or find out more at Theocon.live. Connect with Shayna on Twitter @Theocon. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek or at the blog Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube 

Brian and Sam are joined by epic guests for an epic discussion of the epic ending of the epic show Game of Thrones. They are joined by Ashley and Allen Mowers of the Min/Max Podcast and Matthew Brake of the website PopularCultureandTheology.com. The Min/Max Podcast -- iTunes: https://apple.co/2to1Am1 Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2rK5L9Q RSS feed: https://bit.ly/2wNJwjw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MinMaxPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minmaxpod/ Website: http://www.minmaxpod.com/ Phone number: (773) 789-9369Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek or at the blog Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube -- he is currently taking commissions.

Sam and Brian are joined by a number of friends to discuss the event of the summer, Avengers: Endgame. Will Rose, long time friend of the podcast returns. Beth Wartick, one of the players in CotG's Holy Crit  D&D adventure is with us, and Naomi Sease-Carriker joins us for her, and hopefully not last visit to Church of the Geek. The themes are many and varied. The crew digs in for an extra meaty episode! At the end of the episode, we lift up TheoCon. Please join us there if you can. Tickets are available at theocon.live. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube -- he is currently taking commissions.

Sam and Brian anticipate and discuss Avengers: Endgame from the perspective of the eschaton and the final things. Sam talks about digging through trailers looking for clues. Brian brings up quantum mechanics. Sam wrote a post for the website Popular Culture and Theology titled "Fan Theories, Eschatological Anxiety and Avengers:Endgame" that they mentioned in the episode. You can read it on the website now. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube -- he is currently taking commissions.

The crew works to bring survivors back to Aschlingbaum after spending the night in the old pallisade. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube -- he is currently taking commissions

Brian gave a talk at Chatham University for their Multi-Faith Series, where he talked about the religious setting of George R. R. Martin's saga Song of Ice and Fire, in anticipation of  the beginning of the final season of the show on HBO. Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube -- he is currently taking commissions.

The battle to rescue the kidnapped townsfolk continues. Kanamak is down. Which way will the battle go?Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube -- he is currently taking commissions

After the party tracks down the gnoll band to a desolate old fort, they engage the gnolls  in battle. But there seems to be something else along with them... Connect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube -- he is currently taking commissions.

Sam and Brian talk with Jack Berkenstock, Executive Director of the Bodhana Group, a nonprofit organization that advocates the use of tabletop gaming as a directed therapeutic and clinical practice. While the group doesn't get overtly theological in the episode, using table top gaming in therapy makes some really beautiful connections to loving our neighbor. To find out more about the Bodhana Group, visit them at the following: Website: www.TheBodhanaGroup.org Facebook: The Bodhana Group Twitter: @theBodhanaGroupInstagram: TheBodhanaGroupConnect with us on Twitter @GeekChurch and on Facebook at Church of the Geek. Theme song by @RickRackYouTube -- he is currently taking commissions,

The party works to track down the marauding band of gnolls through the rough land outside of Aschlingbaum. Let us know what you think -- @GeekChurch on Twitter or at Church of the Geek on Facebook. Brian, Sam, Ryan, Melissa, Will and Beth would love to hear what you think! Drop us a line!Theme music by the incredibly talented @RickRackYouTube

Hey all... Sam and Brian couldn't get a regular episode of Church of the Geek out this week. In its place, Brian offers up a sermon that he preached the Sunday after Christmas this past year, Dec 30, 2018, with a decidedly geeky flavor.The readings for that day: 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Psalm 148, Colossians 3:12-17; Luke 2:41-52. The theme for Church of the Geek was written by @rickrackyoutube ... He is more than willing to talk with folks about writing more music. 

Holy Crit! The action continues as the newly formed party defend the town from the gnoll attack. Continued mid-battle from episode one. Let us know what you think -- @GeekChurch on Twitter or at Church of the Geek on Facebook. Brian, Sam, Ryan, Melissa, Will and Beth would love to hear what you think! Drop us a line!Theme music by the incredibly talented @RickRackYouTube

Sam and Brian talk with local comic book wizard, Wayne Wise, as we discuss the legacy of Stan Lee and what we might learn from him. Wayne is the co-host of the podcast Vox Popcast, found here: http://voxpopcast.com/wp/ . He also has a blog at Wayne-wise.com.An article Wayne wrote for Legacy.com was shared on our Facebook page and it can be found here.  We also mentioned a few articles: What Society (and Christianity) Can Learn From Stan Lee by Paul AsayStan Lee on God by Meagan ClarkStay in touch with Church of the Geek on twitter @GeekChurch, or on Facebook at "Church of the Geek" or our blog geekchurch.blogspot.com.

Church of the Geek brings you a brand new endeavor, a live-play Dungeons and Dragons story arc. The town of Aschlingbaum holds a renown harvest festival every year that brings visitors from all over for many reasons, but mainly for the music. What will happen when dissonance raises it voice? Join Brian, Sam and friends for this fun new project.

Sam and Brian stand at the beginning of the new year, looking back at highlights from 2018, and look forward a bit to 2019... like a parenting book from Brian! (no not really).AND Church of the Geek has new theme music!!!! Composed by the fabulous Eric MacFadden, you can connect with him on Twitter at @RickRackYouTube or at his YouTube channel here.