Finding Faith

Episode Four - Youth Activism and Religion

Lucas Pasquina — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 18:52:50 +0000

In this episode I explore the relationship between faith and youth driven social activism. My first guest is Nell Braxton Gibson, a Civil Rights Era activist and author of Too Proud to Bend: Journey of a Civil Rights Foot Soldier. Next I will speak to Adesuwa Carlton, a teenage activist studying the relationship between music and Black Activism. Both are practicing Christians and will tell us how their faith influenced their involvement in the fight for social justice.

Episode Three - The Youth Ministry Institute

Lucas Pasquina — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 19:51:02 +0000

In this episode I interviewed Jonah Heiser a Graduate Student at Yale Divinity School and the Program Coordinator of the Youth Ministry Institute. We talked about the things that led him to faith, along with the amazing things the Youth Ministry Institute is doing to help close the gap between Generation Z and faith leaders.

Rabbi Goldsmith's Path

Lucas Pasquina — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 05:00:04 +0000

In this Episode Rabbi Goldsmith and I explore what led him to a life of faith, and the current state of his congregation, specifically the youth. We also dive deeper into the cultural backgrounds of the Jewish faith, and compare Judaism to Christianity in this regard. Finally we close on the role that religion plays in people's lives, and how that has been changing in the past decades.

Pastor Karen's Path

Lucas Pasquina — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 01:33:14 +0000

In this episode the guest will be Reverend Karen Burger, the pastor of the Mamaroneck United Methodist church. Listen as we discuss the things that led her to faith as a child and her point of view on why youth involvement in the Methodist Church is declining.