Expanding your Faith tackles modern day issues with a focus on spirituality. This podcast is produced by the hardworking staff at the Old Catholic Churches International’s Office of Communications and Media Relations. You can find us on the web at https://facebook.com/ExpandingyourFaith.
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Bishop Greer Godsey, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams give Matthew 5-7 a close read as a practical, costly ethical manifesto Jesus expected his followers to actually live by -- not a beautiful ideal to admire from a distance.
Bishop Greer Godsey, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams explore the biblical difference between honoring a leader rightly and idolizing them, and why the Church's habit of building pedestals so often ends in collapse.
Bishop Greer and Bishop Ben Williams make the case that loneliness is not just a personal mood problem but a spiritual condition Scripture names as "not good" from the very first pages of creation, and explore what a faithful, practical response actually looks like.
Bishop Greer, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams roast the funniest and strangest church marquee sayings they've spotted, then get honest about what actually separates good public theology from bad theology dressed up as clever.
Bishop Greer, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams name specific, documented teachings from prosperity gospel preachers Paula White and Mike Murdock, set them directly against Scripture, and reclaim what biblical generosity and stewardship actually look like.
Father Ricardo Romero returns to lay out the five pillars of the Veritas Manifesto, leadership, understanding, decentralized networking, citizen engagement, and messaging, as OCCI's Office of Faith, Justice, and Humanitarian Efforts prepares to launch its 42-day Nazareth campaign on August 1st.
Bishop Greer Godsey, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams take a lighter turn this week, swapping stories about the comfort foods and table memories that feel like home, and reflecting on why God keeps showing up around a meal throughout Scripture.
Bishop Greer Godsey and Bishop Ben Williams trace Revelation back to the first-century pastor and persecuted churches it was actually written for, expose how the Rapture and "Left Behind" theology trace to a traceable 19th-century American invention rather than ancient Christian doctrine, and reclaim the book as a summons to resist empire rather than a countdown to the end of the world.
Father Ricardo Romero joins Bishop Greer to unveil Operation Nazareth Manifest, OCCI's grassroots response to ICE raids and immigrant detentions, rooted in Luke 4:18-19 and the Bonhoeffer conviction that faith requires standing in solidarity with the suffering, not speaking from a safe distance.
Rev. Marc Trimm and Bishop Greer honor two pioneering figures who refused to let the Church remain exclusive -- Rev. Elder Troy Perry, who founded Metropolitan Community Church in 1968 as a sanctuary for LGBTQ+ Christians, and Bishop William Brothers, who organized the Old Catholic Church in America in 1916 as a home for those the institutional Church had left behind.
Bishop Greer and Bishop Ben Williams make the direct doctrinal case that Christian nationalism is not Christianity -- tracing its roots from Constantine to the modern Religious Right and showing from Scripture that Jesus refused the political kingdom, the Church belongs to every nation, and no flag belongs on the altar.
When the world says one thing and the Church has said another, Bishop Greer, Rev. Marc Trimm, and Bishop Ben Williams go straight to the text to show that the Bible is more radical, more inclusive, and more demanding than anyone expected on women, LGBTQIA+ people, creation, poverty, war, and immigration.
Sanctuary: What the Church Owes the Vulnerable
What did the Early Church looked like
Questions and Answers Live
Jokes and just random thoughts
Christian Views on War: Just War, Pacifism, and Faithful Discernment
Climate Crisis as Spiritual Crisis: Creation Care in 2026
What’s really happening to the American Church right now—decline, plateau, or something else? In this episode, Bishop Greer, Rev. Marc, and Bishop Ben look at credible data and the lived reality behind it: shifting Christian identity, changing religious practice, generational gaps, and the strain many churches feel even when numbers “stabilize.” We also talk about polarization, trust, and what resilient, faithful Christianity can look like in 2025–2026—without fear and with hope.
Bishop Greer Godsey (Old Catholic), Rev. Dr. Marc Trimm (MCC), Bishop Ben Williams (Old Catholic), and Father Matthew Schnabel (ANCC) discuss the idea of rethinking what we believe about sin, salvation and the afterlife.
What is our responsibility to the immigrant and stranger among us? Bishop Greer Godsey (Old Catholic), Rev. Dr. Marc Trimm (MCC), Bishop Ben Williams (Old Catholic), and Father Matthew Schnabel (ANCC) discuss the Christian’s responsibility to the stranger among us.
Bishop Greer Godsey (Old Catholic), Rev. Dr. Marc Trimm (MCC), Bishop Ben Williams (Old Catholic), and Father Matthew Schnabel (ANCC) discuss Political Violence and Disagreements and the Christian response to both.
Bishop Greer Godsey, Bishop Ben Williams, and Father Matthew Schnabel discuss Open Table, the Radical Inclusion of Communion.
Bishop Greer Godsey (Old Catholic), Rev. Dr. Marc Trimm (MCC), Bishop Ben Williams (Old Catholic), and Father Matthew Schnabel (ANCC) discuss Faith and Pop Culture.
Bishop Greer Godsey (Old Catholic), Rev. Dr. Marc Trimm (MCC), Bishop Ben Williams (Old Catholic), and Father Matthew Schnabel (ANCC) discuss Interfaith Dialogue and Why it Matters.
