Preacher Handshake
Season 3
Joash Thomas
Greg Garrett
Emily Knoth
Joseph Yoo
Rev. Mia McClain
Rev. Canon Leyla King
Season 2
Hannah Brown
Timothy Peoples
Jamie P. Washam
Devita Parnell
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by Hannah Brown & Evan Duncan
Born and raised in India, Fr. Joash P. Thomas served as a U.S. political consultant and lobbyist before pivoting to global human rights advocacy. Now based in the Toronto area, he holds a master’s degree in Political Management from The George Washington University and holds two master’s degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary in Christian Leadership and Theology. An ordained Priest in the Diocese of St. Anthony, Fr. Joash is also the author of the widely-read book, The Justice of Jesus. He also serves as Instructor in Public Theology, Peace & Justice at St. Stephen’s University (Canada). Sermon Link - https://youtu.be/mvk-um_qLN4 Connect with Joash: Website - http://www.joashpthomas.com/ Substack - @joashpthomas Email us your thoughts, questions, and guest recommendations at preacherhandshake@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube @preacherhandshake music by falling forever https://ffm.bio/fallingforever
Dr. Greg Garrett is the author of 30 books of fiction, nonfiction, and spiritual autobiography. He is the Carole McDaniel Hanks Professor of Literature and Culture at Baylor University, and the Canon Theologian at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris, France. Greg is a seminary-trained lay preacher in the Episcopal Church who has preached across the United States and Europe, has offered the gathering sermon for the Academy of Homiletics, and has appeared on the national preaching show, Day One. He lives with his wife Jeanie and daughters Lily and Sophia in Austin, Texas, where he is a member of the historically Black St. James Episcopal Church, who taught him to preach justice and reconciliation.
Sermon Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCjmrIfzHTE Rev. Emily Knoth is the Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Wichita, Kansas. She lives with her wife, Rev. Maddy Bishop-Knoth, and their two dogs, Wrigley and Rufus. Connect with Emily: https://www.tiktok.com/@pastoremknoth Email us your thoughts, questions, and guest recommendations at preacherhandshake@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @preacherhandshake music by falling forever https://ffm.bio/fallingforever
Sermon Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL36fd2HuZo Preacher Bio - Joseph is the priest and planter of Mosaic Episcopal Church. He, his wife, Rahel, and son, Nathanael live in Pearland, TX. Joseph is the author of one book, When the Saints Go Flying In: Stories About Faith, Life, and Everything in Between. A self-described professional overthinker, Joseph tries to live out the gospel one interruption at a time. Connect with Joseph - https://josephyoo.com Insta: @josephyoo TikTok: @josephyoo Email us your thoughts, questions, and guest recommendations at preacherhandshake@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @preacherhandshake music by falling forever https://ffm.bio/fallingforever
This week on Preacher Handshake we talk with Rev. Mia McClain Sermon Link: youtube.com/watch?si=TEmX470_Sim41znT&v=40CqTQIf0K4&feature=youtu.be From stage to pulpit, Mia looks for ways to integrate the diversity of her interests, passions and callings for the sake of life and liberation. A licensed Baptist minister and ordained in the United Church of Christ, Mia currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Riverside Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. where she is the first African American and first woman to serve in the role in the church’s history. She holds degrees from Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and Syracuse University. Above all this, she is a daughter, an aunt, a sister, a niece, a friend, and the proud dog mom of Harrison Claiborne McClain. Follow Rev. Mia Instagram: @miashellymac https://miamichellemcclain.com/ Email us your thoughts, questions, and guest recommendations at preacherhandshake@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @preacherhandshake music by falling forever https://ffm.bio/fallingforever
Rev. Canon Leyla King is a Palestinian-American Episcopal priest and author. She is a founding member of both Palestinian Anglicans and Clergy Allies (www.palestiniananglicans.org) and The Small Churches Big Impact Collective. She writes about her experiences as a Palestinian, a clergywoman and a mother at thankfulpriest.com. Daughters of Palestine: A Memoir in Five Generations is her first book. Sermon Link: https://youtu.be/6yMzJqTwT9E?si=dR0aDS6beBQ_7UC3&t=1249 (preaching starts at 20:39) Keep up with Leyla: www.thankfulpriest.com www.dwtx.org/what-we-do/committees-commissions/small-church-ministry https://smallchurchesbigimpact.buzzsprout.com FB: @Thankful Priest - Leyla King IG: @ThankfulPriest Recommendations mentioned: Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac Dr. Daniel Bannoura Palestinian Anglicans and Clergy Allies (PACA) Email us your thoughts, questions, and guest recommendations at preacherhandshake@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @preacherhandshake music by falling forever https://ffm.bio/fallingforever
Link to Sermon: https://open.substack.com/pub/hannahbwrites/p/the-cry-beneath-the-table?r=10reou&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Hannah Brown: Hannah Brown is the pastor of The United Church of Moscow. She has received a Master of Theology from the University of Edinburgh, a Master of Divinity from Baylor’s Truett Seminary, and a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Studies from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Her work experience includes preaching, university ministry, writing, and pastoring. Along with co-hosting the Preacher Handshake podcast, Hannah writes on Substack at hannahbwrites and is a contributing author in the book, We Follow Christ: Helping Women to Discern God’s Call (Baylor Press, 2025). Keep up with Hannah: Instagram - hannah.r.b Substack - hannahbwrites Church - https://unitedchurchofmoscow.com/ Email us your thoughts, questions, and guest recommendations at preacherhandshake@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @preacherhandshake music by falling forever https://ffm.bio/fallingforever
Rev. Timothy Peoples became Wilshire’s senior pastor in January 2023 after serving five years as senior minister at Emerywood Baptist Church in High Point, North Carolina. He was a pastoral resident at Wilshire from 2015 to 2017. A native of Jones, Oklahoma, Timothy received a BA in religious studies from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, a Master of Divinity degree from Yale University School of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. The focus of his doctoral work was biblical interpretation and proclamation, and his dissertation was titled, “The Perceived Ethos and its Effect on Rhetoric and Relationship.” Timothy is married to Valerie Lott, and they have two amazing Old English Sheepdogs, Frankie and Cardozo. Listen to Timothy's full sermon, "Silence is a Dangerous Thing" at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDm4fHR5BEk Email us your thoughts, questions, and guest recommendations at preacherhandshake@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @preacherhandshake music by falling forever https://ffm.bio/fallingforever
The Rev. Dr. Jamie P. Washam pastors the First Baptist Church in America, in Providence, Rhode Island. The church remains committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ and Roger Williams’ founding vision of soul liberty. A native Texan, Rev. Washam earned degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, Harvard Divinity School, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She was ordained an American Baptist minister through the Samuel Stillman Association 2001. She makes her home with her family in Rhode Island. Prior to pastoring in Providence, she served churches in Chicago, Illinois and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. She was president of American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin in 2013-2014. Since January 2020 she has served as the elected president of the American Baptist Home Mission Society. As an agent of God's love in the Universe, she considers it an honor and joy to follow in the way of Jesus in the church gathered by Roger Williams. Watch the full sermon here: https://youtu.be/90H1JriuBuE?si=sUJt7xL8wElwcpdi Connect with The First Baptist Church in America: https://www.firstbaptistchurchinamerica.org/ Email us your thoughts, questions, and guest recommendations at preacherhandshake@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @preacherhandshake music by falling forever https://ffm.bio/fallingforever
Sermon Link (preaching begins at 23:00): https://vimeo.com/1106744729?autoplay=1&muted=1&stream_id=Y2xpcHN8MTA5Nzg5NDEyfGlkOmRlc2N8W10%3D Devita Parnell began serving as pastor of First Baptist Morrow in October of 2023. Prior to pastoring at FBC, Devita served congregations and young adults across Georgia and the U.S. for 20 years through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Devita has also been a missionary to Russia and a campus minister on multiple college campuses in Georgia. A native of Georgia, Devita is a graduate of the University of Georgia (BS Mathematics) and Mercer University McAfee School of Theology (MDiv). Devita is married to Mark, and they have two children, Tyler and Julia. She loves meeting new people, is genuinely curious about everything, enjoys staying active, and is always ready to travel. Connect with FBC Morrow, GA: https://fbcmorrow.org/ Email us your thoughts, questions, and guest recommendations at preacherhandshake@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram @preacherhandshake Music by falling forever https://ffm.bio/fallingforever