Sacred Sitdowns
Sharing one’s personal story is sometimes hard, but it is holy. Sacred Sitdowns seeks to allow a safe space for faith-filled conversations with members and friends of Geist Christian Church. Hosts Kyle Brown and Danny Gulden hope that all those who hear will be enlightened and inspired. Listen with us. You’ll be glad you did.
Episodes
25 episodes
Core Value - Community
In this episode of Sacred Sitdowns, Danny and Kyle wrap up season four's core value series with Michelle Latty, associate pastor at the Promise Road campus, to talk about our core value of engagement. They explore what it looks like when faith ...
Core Value - Engagement
In this episode of Sacred Sitdowns, Danny and Kyle close out season four's core value series with Reverend Sarah Renfro to talk about our core value of community. They explore what it means to be a church of compassion and care, walking with on...
Core Value - Faithful Curiosity
In this episode of Sacred Sitdowns, Danny and Kyle welcome Ryan Hazen, lead pastor of the Mud Creek campus, to talk about our core value of faithful curiosity. They explore what it means to trade certainty for curiosity, from Mother Teresa's in...
Core Value - Inclusivity
In this episode of Sacred Sitdowns, Danny and Kyle open season four by sitting down with Samantha Copeland, pastor of youth and young adults, to talk about our core value of inclusivity. They explore how the call to welcome every person as a be...
Ted Baker
In this episode of Sacred Sitdowns, Danny and Kyle welcome Ted Baker to explore faith, identity, and the long road back from brokenness. Ted shares his journey growing up as the son of two ministers in Anderson, Indiana, and how his big, magnet...
Megan Phillippe
In this episode of Sacred Sitdowns, Danny and Kyle welcome Megan Phillippe to explore the intersections of architecture, social justice, and public art. Megan shares their journey from growing up in a family of educators to pursuing a ...
Sarah Parks-Reese
In this episode of Sacred Sitdowns, Danny and Kyle welcome Sarah Parks-Reese, a dedicated member of Geist Christian Church and assistant director of kindergarten readiness for the Indiana Department of Education. A lifelong advocate fo...
Michelle Latty
Danny and Kyle are kicking off this season with Michelle Latty. She is a lifelong Disciple whose journey of faith began at First Christian Church in Kokomo. Now serving as Minister of Discipleship and Engagement at Geist Christian Church, Miche...
Max Michael
Today, Danny and Kyle sit down with Max Michael. Born and raised in Pendleton, Max embraced a unique blend of interests during high school that have continued throughout his life. Married to Dana, he spent a large portion of his life work...
Casey Osterkamp
Casey Osterkamp is currently serving as the vice president of operations at Herron Classical Schools. This intentionally diverse, tuition-free, college prep charter school network serves 1,900 scholars in three schools in downtown Indianapolis....
Lindsey Schiesser
Kyle and Danny sit down with Geist Christian Church Elder Lindsey Schiesser. Lindsey and her spouse, Jason, have two children: Tyler is a freshman at Clemson University, and Mia is a junior at Fishers High School. Lindsey and Jason met while in...
Dominic Minatel
Today, we sit down with Dominic Minatel, a junior at Texas Christian University. Dominic grew up at Geist Christian Church and was an active member of the youth group. In our sit-down, we explore his call to ministry; his summer wit...
Rev. Samantha Copeland
Sam Copeland is the associate minister for youth and young adults at Geist. She's originally from Richardson, Texas, in the Dallas area and studied at TCU (go Frogs!!) and Vanderbilt Divinity School. She is the proud dog mom of Mocha, who she r...
Rev. Grace Kozak
Grace is an Indiana native and graduate of Christian Theological Seminary. Prior to seminary, after completing her Masters of Social Work degree in 2015, she worked as an organizer for Clean Water Action and the American Cancer Society. Grace’s...
Dick Forsythe
Dick and his spouse, Marcia, moved to the Indianapolis area from Wisconsin and joined Geist Christian Church in 2009. Dick is passionate about continuing to learn and grow in faith, expanding both mind and heart. He is active in The Bridge men'...
Taylor Burket
Today we sit down with Taylor Burket. Taylor has grown up at Geist Christian Church and is currently a sophomore at Ball State (Chirp, Chirp). She beams joy and has not only participated in multiple mission trips, but last year, came back to le...
Rev. Chris Furr
Danny and Kyle sit down with Rev. Chris Furr. He serves as senior minister at Covenant Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Cary, NC. Chris recently released the book Straight White Male and hosts a podcast with the same name. Chr...
Rev. Kelley Dick
Today we sit down with one of the most energetic and fun-loving pastors we know. She is a former Geist Christian Church staff member and currently serves at Saguaro Christian in Tucson, Arizona. She is the Rev. Kelley Dick. In her own words, sh...
Rev. Deb Strock-Kuss and Rev. Randy Kuss
Today we sit down with Deb Strock-Kuss and Randy Kuss as they conclude their work at Geist Christian Church and enter retirement. Both have served the Church faithfully and in a variety of roles throughout their call. We wanted to see what wisd...
Rev. Carolyn Reed
Carolyn Reed began her ministry with the Indiana Region on May 10, 1999. Her work is focused on relationship building among pastors and congregations throughout the region. This ministry includes Search and Call and designing a variety of congr...
Rev. Troy Tatum
Rev. Troy Tatum has served in ministry all of his adult life. Diagnosed with ALS in January 2022, he recently retired at the age of 47 from Hillyer Memorial Christian Church in Raleigh, NC. He is a gifted musician, preacher, and storyteller. Tr...
Judy Apple-VanAlstine
Judy Apple-VanAlstine is an educator, author, and thinker. She is retired from a long career in teaching and administration and currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. She has been a member o...
Rev. Josh Jackson
This week’s guest is Rev. Joshua Tripp Jackson. Josh is the associate minister at Allisonville Christian Church in Indianapolis. Josh is an enneagram 3, which he has lived up to by receiving not one but two bachelor's degrees from Texas Christi...