Faith Outside the Box

Rev. Ken Hockenberry

Presbyterian pastor Ken Hockenberry shares lessons learned during his 40 years in ministry, including the challenges of dating in seminary and the advantages of co-pastoring a church with your spouse.
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Faith Outside the Box is a production of the Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries, a communications ministry of the Protestant, Orthodox, and Episcopal Churches 
of greater Chicago in cooperation with the Council of Religious Leaders
 of Metropolitan Chicago.

James and Natalie Crockette

James grew up on the mean streets of Chicago and found his faith and a sense of mission while in prison for armed robbery. Natalie came from a sheltered environment and discovered her calling on a mission trip to South America. Together, they found love and a passion for helping kids and former gang members through C24/7 Father's Arms Ministries.
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Rev. Phil Blackwell

In his first pastorate at a rural Methodist church, one of his parishioners visited Rev. Blackwell's office, pointed to his impressive Yale Divinity School diploma, and asked, “Don’t they make locks and keys too?”
Rev. Blackwell learned a great deal over his 45 years of ministry, including 12 years pastoring the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple. He shares what he learned and how his faith expanded as the church underwent historic changes.

Lydia Talbot, leader in religious television

Lydia Talbot, recently retired Executive Director for the Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries recounts her years teaching on Chicago's West Side and as a long-time member of Wellington Avenue United Church of Christ. She was one of the shining voices in ecumenical broadcast television for over 40 years.

Dan Schwerin, Poet and United Methodist Bishop

United Methodist Church bishop and poet Dan Schwerin shares stories of a faith shaped by his childhood in Waukesha, Wisconsin, his years as a church pastor, and a parishioner who told him, "Christ is greater than our differences."