Marthoma Community Podcast
Sharing conversations with members and friends of the Mar Thoma Church community, particularly among those in the Diocese of North America & Europe.
Interviews typically include a guest sharing their thoughts on various topics including (but not limited to) faith and traditions, personal experiences, and anything else that we might not normally get to talk about before or after church.
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Episodes
28 episodes
#26 Joshua M. Thomas on Teach For America and his role on the Board of Education
Joshua currently works as the Director of Recruitment for Teach for America while also serving as a local representative on the Prince George's County B...
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Season 2
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Episode 26
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1:16:33
#25 Dony Oommen and George discuss Content Creation and MTC Choir
Dony Oommen has been a Marthoma choir enthusiast for many years both as a choir member and as a choir leader. More recently, he has been sharing his musical talents through his YouTube channel,
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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1:04:20
#24 Betsy Chacko on Spiritual and Emotional Wellness
Betsy Chacko is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Therapist, Christian Counselor, and author of her blog, TheFamilyIBuilt.com. Our conversation covers her professional work, as well as how she goes about creating content for her site. We ...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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43:14
#23 - Shibu Philipose: Family, Calling, & A Career In Law Enforcement
Captain Shibu Philipose currently serves as the Assistant Chief for the Investigative Branch of the Maryland-National Capital Park Police based in Silver Spring, Maryland. He also serves as the Vice President for America Malayalee Law Enforceme...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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47:05
#22 - Merlin Saji: My First MTC Leadership Conference
Guest: Merlin KochunilathilParish: St. Thomas MTC Delaware ValleyInterview Date: February 9, 2021This year’s Diocesan Leadership Conferenc...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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47:28
#21 - Divya Mathew: How My Nomination Was Rejected
Guest: Divya MathewParish: Carmel MTC (Boston)Interview Date: February 2, 2021Divya and I discuss how she was informed that she was ineligible to serve as a lay leader (executive committee role) ...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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59:23
#20 - Rev. Dennis Abraham: My Journey
Guest: Rev. Dennis AbrahamMother Parish: St. John’s MTC (NY)Current Parish: Vicar of the MTC of San Fransico Bay AreaInterview Date: January 26, 2021I sit down with Dennis Achen to reflect on his path to ministry, his experie...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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53:07
#19 - Beena David: Malayalam Music as a Western Musician
Guest: Been DavidParish: St. Thomas MTC (Lombard, IL)Interview Date: January 19, 2021In this interview, Beena and I have fun geeking-out on the challenges of singing an Eastern classic after years of training and experience as a...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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38:16
#18 - Pushpa Samuel: Engineer, Principal, Chaplain
Guest: Pushpa SamuelParish: Silicon Valley MTC (CA) & Horeb MTC (Los Angeles, CA)Interview Date: January 5, 2021Pushpa shares the story of her journey to the present day where she is getting ready to finish her theol...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:09:25
#17 - Ron Jacob: Women as Lay Ministers, "The Revolution", and Be The Match (2 of 2)
Guest: Ron JacobParish: Long Island MTC (NY)Interview Date: December 30, 2020KEY TOPICS:Part 1 (Previous Episode)Ron's backgroundExperience of serving in the Diocesan Assembly a...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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43:17
#16 - Ron Jacob: Background, Assembly, and the Constitution (1 of 2)
Guest: Ron JacobParish: Long Island MTC (NY)Interview Date: December 30, 2020KEY TOPICS:Part 1Ron's backgroundExperience of serving in the Diocesa...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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35:56
#15 - Merry Thomas: How I Assisted Thirumeni During Qurbana (Communion)
Guest: Merry ThomasParish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)Interview Date: December 14, 2020After ending our interview, we decided to hit record again and explore the topic of women serving as lay leaders in the...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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12:30
#14 - Merry Thomas: Youth & Lay Chaplains
Part 2 of 2 (Go back and listen to Part 1 first!)Guest: Merry ThomasParish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)Interview Date: December 14, 2020Our interview continues as we reflect on the role that ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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27:21
#13 - Merry Thomas: Diocesan Council
Guest: Merry ThomasParish: Horeb MTC of Los Angles (Los Angeles, CA)Interview Date: December 14, 2020EPISODE SUMMARYMerry and I share our observations and thoughts after attending this year’s Diocesan Assembly mee...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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43:33
#12 - Larry Achen: An Extension of Worship / Next Gen. Ownership
Go back and listen to Episode #11 for Part 1 of this interview!Guest: Rev. Larry VargheseParishes: MTC of Silicon Valley, Sacramento CongregationInterview Date: 6/4/2020“The church exists by missio...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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22:21
#11 - Larry Achen: My Path to Becoming an Achen
Don't miss the second half of this interview in episode #12!Guest: Rev. Larry VargheseParishes: MTC of Silicon Valley, Sacramento CongregationInterview Date: 6/4/2020References Mentioned:
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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23:20
#10.1 - Bonus Clip - Shaun's thoughts on "The 'Indian Church' Must Die" (Article by Charles Samuel)
Guest: Shaun RajanParish: St. Andrews MTC (NY)Interview Date: 5/30/2020During my conversation with Shaun, I also got to hear some of Shaun's thoughts around an article by Charles Samuel that he had shared on Twitter sev...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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4:23
#10 - Online Worship
Guest: Shaun RajanParish: St. Andrews MTC (NY)Interview Date: 5/30/2020Back in May, I spoke with Shaun about his thoughts on the impact that COVID has had on both his teaching and on our worshipping community as a resul...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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47:36
#9 - Staying Relevant
Guest: Nirmala AbrahamParish: Philadelphia MTCInterview Date: 5/16/2020I chat with Mrs. Nirmala Abraham about how she, as a grandparent and an elder in our community, works to "stay relevant" in the eyes of her grandchildren and...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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35:17
#8 - #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives (Danielle Verghese)
Danielle Verghese, an internal medicine resident, recently helped to organize demonstrations supporting #WhiteCoatsForBlackLives in Philadelphia. Her original tweet from their first event has had over 44K views as of this post, and was "liked" ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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35:32
#7 - Challenging Norms & Expectations (Beena David)
Thanks again to Beena David for the interview. Check out the links below to learn more about Beena or hear some of her work.Instagram: @beenabeenabeenaYouTube Channel:
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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35:35
#6 - Redeemer MTC (Sajan Joseph)
In this episode, I sit down with Sajan Joseph - one of the leaders and founding members of Redeemer MTC in New Jersey. Being a parish made up primarily of 2nd generation immigrant families, we talk about what went into the process of forming th...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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35:14
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#5 - Growing Up (Brian Thomas)
Brian Thomas is a young engineer, musician, and entrepreneur from Philadelphia, PA. Together we cover topics including pressures to participate in everything the church had to offer while growing up, navigating his undergrad years, and looking ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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44:21
#4 - Part 2: Mission Work in the US (OC Abraham)
In part 2 of the interview (see Episode 3 for part 1), OC Uncle describes the early days of the Marthoma community in Philadelphia, and goes on the describe the various mission projects that he has helped to establish in conjunction with the di...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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17:53