Holy Roast Podcast

07/03/2025

What has been your favorite Holy Roast Episode? 🎤
We want to hear from you! We've had 2 great seasons of Holy Roast Podcast, and we could not have done it without our excellent guests.

We have had the privilege of interviewing: Amy Oden, Matt Kimmons, Ryan Dunn, Tess Welch, Jemar Tisby, Leigh Ann Maynard, Kate Bowler, Jean Hawxhurst, Will Willimon, Rachel Gilmore, Tami Coleman, Jay Smith, Caleb Wheat, Laura Hamrick, David Graves, Amanda Henderson, Marcia McFee, Jim Savage, Perzavia Praylow, Mizari Suarez, John Gallaher, Matt Miofsky, and Eliza Love.

We've done topics including immigration, Christian nationalism, worship planning, both/and church, disaster relief, pursuing justice, anti-racism, clergy health, church planting, ecumenical friendships, women in ministry, digital ministry, and more! (Anyone tired yet?)

So, let us know! Which one(s) have been your favorite?!
Also, who should we have on next season and what topics should we cover?!

06/28/2025

New Episode with Eliza Love!

In this month’s episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Rev. Eliza Love. Eliza serves as the Director of the The Wesley at EKU and Associate Pastor at Richmond First UMC.

This was a Live Recording at the Kentucky Annual Conference! Thanks to The Creme Coffee House in Owensboro, KY for hosting us and thanks for all those who came out to enjoy the night with us.

In this episode, Eliza talks about ministry with young people, what she’s learned in her first year of full-time ministry, how the local church can be in ministry with young people, and more!

For all links to the podcast, check out: https://linktr.ee/holyroastpodcast

To learn more about The Wesley at EKU, check out https://www.ekuwesley.org/.

To learn more about World Council of Churches Ecumenical Institute at Bossey in Switzerland, check out https://www.oikoumene.org/bossey.

05/24/2025

🎙️☕️ Come hang out with the Holy Roast Podcast at the Kentucky Annual Conference!

We’re going LIVE at The Creme Coffee House on June 10, 2025 at 7:30 pm for a special episode featuring Eliza Love, Director of The Wesley at EKU! 🎉

Hosted by your faves, Rob Tucker & Rachel Wallace, it’s going to be a night of laughter, deep conversation, and great coffee. Don’t miss it! 🔥⚡️

05/19/2025

🎉New Episode with Bishop David Graves!🎙️
In this month's episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Bishop David Graves. Bishop Graves serves as the Bishop for the Kentucky, Tennessee-Western Kentucky, and Central Appalachian Missionary Conferences.

It has been seven months since we first sat down with Bishop Graves, so we thought it was a good time to check back in and see what he’s been up to!

In this episode, Bishop Graves talks about some of the biggest surprises he’s seen in the last year, his heart behind the discipleship priorities and how they have affected our conference, what he’s most excited about for his first Kentucky Annual Conference next month, how Kentucky can stay rooted and hopeful in this season, and what he would love to see God do among us in Kentucky.

We also put in some new “Holy Roast Speed Questions” as the end, so be sure to check it out! For all links to the podcast, check out: https://linktr.ee/holyroastpodcast

04/28/2025

Have you listened to this month's episode with Pastor Matt Miofsky yet? If not, check it out today! If you have, what has stuck with you?

Matt is the Lead Pastor of the Gathering United Methodist Church in Saint Louis, Missouri. In this episode, Matt talks about the story of The Gathering, how a church can be both inclusive and evangelical, how to relate to other UMCs that may differ in certain areas from yours, the tension of preaching toward justice but fear decline, how to reach those who are 18-29, and his hope for the future of the UMC.

In this month’s episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Rev. Matt Miofsky. Matt is the Lead Pastor of the Gathering United Methodist Church in Saint Louis, Mis...

04/08/2025

🎉New Episode with Matt Miofsky!🎙️
In this month’s episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Rev. Matt Miofsky. Matt is the Lead Pastor of the Gathering United Methodist Church in Saint Louis, Missouri.

In this episode, Matt talks about the story of The Gathering, how a church can be both inclusive and evangelical, how to relate to other UMCs that may differ in certain areas from yours, the tension of preaching toward justice but fear decline, how to reach those who are 18-29, and his hope for the future of the UMC.

Since Matt founded The Gathering in 2006, it has grown into a thriving multi-site congregation with four locations scattered throughout St. Louis. With over 1500 in worship a weekend, The Gathering was recently named the 3rd fastest growing large United Methodist Churches.

Matt is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis where he majored in mathematics then completed his Master’s of Divinity at Emory University in Atlanta.

Matt is passionate about church planting, connecting with new generations, and multi-site ministry. Matt is the co-author of "Eight Virtues of Rapidly Growing Churches" (Abingdon, 2018), “Happy? What It Is and How to Find It” (Abingdon Books, April 2017), “Fail: What to Do When Things Go Wrong” (Abingdon Books, 2017), a contributor to Disciple Fast Track: Into the Word, Into the World (Abingdon, 2017), “Flipping Church: How Successful Church Planters Are Turning Conventional Wisdom Upside-Down” (Discipleship Resources, 2016), and the “Ask: Faith Questions in a Skeptical Age” DVD project (Abingdon, 2015).

For all links to the podcast, check out: https://linktr.ee/holyroastpodcast

04/01/2025

Have you listened to our newest episode with Mizari Suárez and Rev. John Gallaher yet? If you have, what were some of your biggest takeaways? If you haven't listened yet, what are you waiting on?!

In this month’s episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Mizari Suárez and Rev. John Gallaher. Suárez is the Executive Director of Neighbors Immigration Clinic ...

03/17/2025

In this month’s episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Mizari Suárez and Rev. John Gallaher. Suárez is the Executive Director of Neighbors Immigration Clinic and Gallaher is the Pastor at Embrace UMC.

Suárez has a community-organizing background with deep connections to the immigrant rights movement on a local and national level. As a previously undocumented immigrant, Mizari knows firsthand the importance of affordable immigration legal services and culturally competent outreach to immigrant communities. Suárez is a facilitator and community organizer/connector. Neighbors, an affiliate of the United Methodist Immigration Law and Justice Network, ****is to provide low-cost legal services to our immigrant neighbors, educate our community on the immigration journey, and advocate for immigrant rights.

In this episode, Suárez and Gallaher reflect upon the story of Neighbors, what services they provide, success stories from their clinic, common misconceptions about the immigration process, current immigration policies that church leaders should be aware of, the role of faith in immigration advocacy, and practical ways that pastors and church leaders can get involved.

For all links to the podcast, check out: https://linktr.ee/holyroastpodcast

To learn more about Neighbors Immigration Clinic, head to their website: https://www.kyneighborsclinic.org

Check out an article about Neighbors: https://www.kyumc.org/newsdetail/kentucky-clinic-helps-immigrants-navigate-asylum-process-18921804

03/10/2025

Have you listened to our newest episode with Rev. Dr. Perzavia Praylow yet? If you have, what were some of your biggest takeaways? If you haven't listened yet, what are you waiting on?!

In this week’s episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Rev. Dr. Perzavia Praylow.The Reverend Dr. Perzavia Praylow, PhD is an ordained minister of Word and Sac...

02/24/2025

In this month's episode, Rob and Rachel sit down with Rev. Dr. Perzavia Praylow. 🎙️

The Reverend Dr. Perzavia Praylow, PhD is an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament ordained in The Presbyterian Church (USA). She is currently the Director of Black Church Studies and Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Louisville Seminary where she teaches courses in Black Church Studies and Practical Theology. Dr. Praylow is a historian, practical theologian and teacher-scholar called to serve at the intersection of teaching, scholarship, and pastoral leadership.

Her credentials include:

*Drew University, BA; The University of Illinois, MA in Education Policy Studies, MA in History, PhD in History; Columbia Theological Seminary, MDIV; Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, STM*

In this episode, Dr. Praylow talks about her call to ministry, the intersection of faith and education, key themes of the Black church, how pastors and church leaders can learn from those different than them, how churches can take a tangible step towards justice and reconciliation, and more!

For all links to the podcast, check out: https://linktr.ee/holyroastpodcast

For more information about Louisville Seminary, check out www.LPTS.edu!

02/09/2025

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09/26/2024

Look who stopped by Holy Roast Studios today! 🎙️🎉
We are so excited for our conversation with Bishop David Graves to come out in October. Keep on the lookout. 👀