Dunker Punks Podcast

As Earth Week approaches, we tend to amplify our thinking about the environment and how humans interact with it. How has your connection to nature and the environment changed during this pandemic? In this interview with Mandy North, listen to how her perspective on what’s important changed when she decided to go on one [...]

The world feels sideways these days. What are we followers of Jesus supposed to be doing? How do we continue living the radical Dunker Punk life, now? Good news: we've already got all the tools we need to be faithful.       Dunker Punks [...]

Social distancing may keep us from literally recreating the way Jesus taught that night, but there’s no formula for repeating Jesus’ lesson. In response to this necessary time of social distancing, the Dunker Punks Podcast is leaning into creative uses of technology to continue to connect people during the sacred time of Holy Week.  [...]

How have you helped to teach new Dunker Punks? In this episode, Ben Bear has a great conversation with Donna Parcell about her life as a Dunker Punk and her experiences raising another one. Life isn’t always easy but pink is powerful!       [...]

Welcome to a new season of the Dunker Punks Podcast! Let's get into a deep dive of the life of a BVS'er: what's it like? How does on get into volunteer service? Listen as Nolan McBride and his siblings, Jamie and Alex, talk about their experiences with answering these questions.       [...]

"To love another Person is to see the face of God." ~ Victor Hugo, Les Misérables In this bonus episode, we celebrate the diversity of the Church. On Earth Peace intern, Mayara Storer, interviews Carol Wise on the origins and work of the Brethren Mennonite Council on LGBTQ Interests. [...]

The New Community Project has worked for social and ecological justice across the globe since its inception and continues to do so today. This episode is the first of a series featuring members of this cool group and hearing about the important work they do. Emmett interviews David Radcliff about an overview of how [...]

“Live in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God will come to know God because they know you.” In this crossover episode with the Choose Wisely Podcast, Logan JP Schrag interviews his father, Rick, about his career in chaplaincy and hospice care. How do you keep true to your [...]

Peace, social justice, and music make a great addition to the holiday spread. We find all these ingredients and more in our first ever Dunker Punks Podcast Concert featuring talented songwriter, Mike Stern. Listen to his music and a deep dive interview by Tori Bateman on this episode recorded in front of a live [...]

As funny as its name may sound, starting a “space force” now is akin to starting an air force at the end of the 19th century. That’s why the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Peacebuilding and Policy takes this new institution’s formation so seriously. Nathan Hosler and Susu Lassa share how they voice [...]

This time on the Dunker Punks Podcast, we’ll discuss tackling big questions about life and spirituality, make allusions to sheep both young and old, and be unapologetic about studying apologetics. Nathan and Jerry invite you to join them in a robust discussion about Christianity and the Church of the Brethren!     [...]

Are your jeans dirty? Have you been living well? Get inspired to live your best life with Christa Craighead in this week’s episode!     Dunker Punks PodcastFull Episode ListSupport DPP

Life's too short to not have unique, fulfilling experiences. That's why Sharon Flaten took advantage of Bethany Theological Seminary's online classes and off-campus learning centers to move to Jos, Nigeria to study. Ben Bear interviews her internationally about her cool story and how this came about. [...]

In this week's episode, our behind the scenes people get the spotlight! Zech and Jen Houser, who work as interns for On Earth Peace, team up to share their stories of working to build peace while studying at Duke Divinity School. Welcome back to the new season of the Dunker Punks Podcast!     [...]

When talking about "God's plan" for gender, humans always seem to do what we love to do best: focus on ourselves. Let's listen back to this creative episode about gender roles in the animal kin-dom and see how diverse our world actually is.     [...]

Does the Bible speak to you? No, like does it SPEAK to you? Listening back to Dylan Dell-Haro’s series on gender, we get to hear him interview The Bible about peoples’ cultural and literary perspectives on God and God’s “gender”.     Dunker Punks PodcastFull Episode [...]

Gender is a galaxy. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing this week, we’re reminded of our limited perspective of the universe. We are but a few of nearly 8 billion unique persons on this planet who all identify and relate to gender differently. In this episode, we explore this idea [...]

In this Summer Special, we will begin revisiting Dylan Dell-Haro's series on gender. What does gender mean in your life? Think about it alongside our newest host, Kiana Simonson, as she kicks off the series!     Dunker Punks Podcast Full Episode List Support DPP [...]

A lot has changed in American society since 1954 but it’s said that Sunday at 11 o’clock is still the most segregated hour. How do we challenge this stigma? Warrensburg Church of the Brethren and Jesus Saves Pentecostal Church are working on race relations in their small town and Christian communities by building new [...]

The spiritual realm has influenced art for millennia producing some of the world’s most known and lasting themes and images. Is the Church still producing art like it used to? To talk about how the spirituality and social justice aspects of being Brethren influence her creativity, Jessie Houff sits down with Ben Bear for [...]