A short film that crowd sources the definition of mission

The Rev. Barbara Lundblad, a Lutheran minister, discusses the hardships and breakthroughs she has experienced during her career.

Former Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold discusses the advantages of having lay students present in seminary classrooms.

Bishop Michael Curry of the Diocese of North Carolina says the Episcopal Church is well-suited to the challenges of preaching the Gospel in a multi-faith world.

Bishop John Chane wonders if Rep. Peter King considered how his hearings on the alleged radicalization of American Muslims played in the Middle East and Africa.

Peter Rollins, author of How Not to Speak of God, says believing in the Resurrection has nothing to do with dogma.

Figuring out the life you are supposed to lead in the context of your faith, say the young adults in this video.

PBS's Kim Lawton interviews Cheryl Sanders, professor of Christian ethics at Howard University School of Divinity about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Canon Mary Glasspool talks about her election as suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles.

A veteran of the Episcopal Church's Young Adult Service Corps says: Just let yourself be open to what God might have in store for you.

Apparently, it is something like this. Hat tip: Rude Armchair Theologian.

Phyllis Tickle talks about the convergence of the Evangelical, Charismatic, Liturgical and Social Justice quadrants of Christianity.

Americans are "Johnnies come lately" to the Emergent Church movement, says Phyllis Tickle.

Exorcism, electroshock therapy, the Rev. Mel White fought hard to overcome his attraction to men. It didn't work, and now he is glad.

Brother Karekin Yarian, a member of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory, speaks about religious life and the Baptismal Covenant. Thanks to Every Voice Network.

Stefan Parkman, one of Sweden's finest choral conductors, talks about Frank Martin's Mass for Double Choir. Video courtesy of Trinity Church, Wall Street

Bishop Michael Lewis of Cyprus and the Gulf States says Iraqi Christians are concerned that U. S. forces might leave too quickly. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

In the second of three interviews, Bishop Michael Lewis of Cyprus and the Gulf States talks about the Episcopal hospital in Gaza. Video: Trinity Television and New Media. Photo: Diocese of Jerusalem.

In the first of three interviews, Bishop Michael Lewis of Cyprus and the Gulf States, introduces the work of the Church in the Middle East. Video Courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

David C. Korten says values like personal responsibility and local control undergird the movement toward sustainable development. Video courtesy of Trinity Institute.

The Rev. Dr. Néstor O. Míguez says the earth cannot support the habits of the world's wealthiest societies without exploiting the poor. Video courtesy of Trinity Institute.

Majora Carter, a MacArthur "genius" grant winner explores sustainable development as an antidote to urban poverty. Video courtesy of Trinity Institute.

The Rev. Timothy J. Gorringe, a leading environmental theologian, is a prophet of sustainability. Video courtesy of the Trinity Institute.

It is difficult, but necessary, not to demonize those with whom we disagree, says Desmond Tutu. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Desmond Tutu gets by with help from his patron saints and prayers from his friends. Video courtesy of Trinity Video and New Media.

The time between "no longer" and "not yet" is sacred time, says Joan Borysenko. Video Courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Alan Jones sees the world's religions laboring toward "a new imaginative, compassionate way of caring for one another." Video Courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Terry Hershey learned the hard way how striving for success can kill relationships. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

"Religion is the worst and the best thing that we have," says author Sam Keen. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Bishop Eugene Sutton talks about "America's foremost African-American mystic." Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Reading The Seven Storey Mountain opened a new world for Sue Monk Kidd. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Jesus, in the world's terms, had no power, says Bishop Eugene Sutton. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

"We are materially rich--and going bonkers," says Joan Borysenko. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

A few thoughts on not making an idol of The Bible . Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

"The nature of life and of the Christian journey is wrestling," says Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. Video courtesy of Trinity Institute.

Tariq Ramadan says dogmatic rationalists are as blind as religious fanatics. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

"I wanted to bring the blackness of my identity together with my faith," says theologian James Cone. Video courtesy of Trinity Institute.

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel taught his daughter Susannah that a religious person must be politically aware. Video courtesy of Trinity Institute.

James Carroll, author of Constantine's Sword, is among the featured speakers in Trinity Institute's next webcast conference, An Interfaith Dialog on Religion and Violence, January 21-23.

The triumph of the Solidarity movement in Poland demonstrates that "the Kingdom of God is already happening," says Biblical scholar Walter Wink. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Author Sue Monk Kidd talks about the courage it takes to endure "threshold moments," in our spiritual growth. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Theologian Miroslav Volf tells the story of the death of his five-year-old brother, and how his parents came to forgive the man who was responsible. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons says the oppressed "have work to do," to rid themselves of the anger and self-loathing that oppression generates before true reconciliation can occur. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

"The gay issue, it comes down to something very simple," says the Rev. James Alison, author of Faith Beyond Resentment: Fragments Catholic and Gay. "Either there is or there isn't such a thing as being gay." Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.

Café contributor Deidre Good, professor of New Testament at the General Theological Seminary discusses some of the theological issues raised by the rediscovery of the Gospel of Judas. Video courtesy of Trinity Television and New Media.