<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Community Garden Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><b>The Community Garden Podcast</b> is a space for conversations about faith, work, and collective flourishing. Hosted by theologian, writer, and cultural commentator <b>Ciarra Jones</b>, the podcast explores how we grow—spiritually, socially, and professionally—when we cultivate communities rooted in justice, care, and belonging.</p><p></p><p>Drawing on the metaphor of gardening, each episode asks a simple but powerful question: <i>What conditions allow people to thrive?</i> Through conversations with theologians, organizers, thinkers, and leaders, the show explores themes like religious deconstruction, Black liberation theology, ecology, identity, and healing.</p><p></p><p>The podcast also brings Ciarra’s work in the professional world into the conversation. As the <b>CEO and Founder of Ciarra Jones Consulting</b>, she partners with organizations to build inclusive, psychologically safe workplaces and cultures of belonging. These experiences shape the podcast’s conversations about leadership, power, workplace culture, and the systems that either nurture or harm human flourishing.</p><p>Just like a garden, transformation doesn’t happen in isolation. It requires soil, sunlight, patience—and people willing to tend the work together.</p><p></p><p><b>The Community Garden Podcast</b> is an invitation to rethink faith, reimagine our institutions, and cultivate a world where more people can flourish.</p>]]></description><link>ciarrajonesconsulting.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:17:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/pXaUpfst.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Ciarra Jones]]></author><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:28:06 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Ciarra Jones]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Society & Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spirituality]]></category><itunes:author>Ciarra Jones</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Community Garden Podcast&lt;/b&gt; is a space for conversations about faith, work, and collective flourishing. Hosted by theologian, writer, and cultural commentator &lt;b&gt;Ciarra Jones&lt;/b&gt;, the podcast explores how we grow—spiritually, socially, and professionally—when we cultivate communities rooted in justice, care, and belonging.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drawing on the metaphor of gardening, each episode asks a simple but powerful question: &lt;i&gt;What conditions allow people to thrive?&lt;/i&gt; Through conversations with theologians, organizers, thinkers, and leaders, the show explores themes like religious deconstruction, Black liberation theology, ecology, identity, and healing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The podcast also brings Ciarra’s work in the professional world into the conversation. As the &lt;b&gt;CEO and Founder of Ciarra Jones Consulting&lt;/b&gt;, she partners with organizations to build inclusive, psychologically safe workplaces and cultures of belonging. These experiences shape the podcast’s conversations about leadership, power, workplace culture, and the systems that either nurture or harm human flourishing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just like a garden, transformation doesn’t happen in isolation. It requires soil, sunlight, patience—and people willing to tend the work together.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Community Garden Podcast&lt;/b&gt; is an invitation to rethink faith, reimagine our institutions, and cultivate a world where more people can flourish.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Ciarra Jones</itunes:name><itunes:email>admin@ciarrajonesconsulting.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Spirituality"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.rs-prod.riverside.fm/media/podcasts/477a31fd-b64a-4960-9164-fdb573a3efaa/logos/6da87da8-92d6-45ba-a8ef-0f517567a5a9.png"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Body is Not the Problem: Deconstructing Ableist Theology and Structures w/ Connie Chen]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode of <i>The Community Garden</i>, I’m joined by <b>Connie Chen</b>—an <b>MDiv-educated theologian from Harvard, artist, and disability rights activist</b>—for a conversation about what access, embodiment, and dignity reveal about the kind of communities we’re actually called to build. Follow Connie @Connie</p><p></p><p>Together, we explore how theology has too often been used to justify exclusion—and how disability justice helps us imagine something more honest, more spacious, and more humane. We talk about bodies, systems, creativity, belonging, and what it means to move from “accommodating people” to transforming the environments we share.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">f8b09808-ea7e-4a81-b40a-a90d9fa9e837</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarra Jones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:51:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.fm/hosting-analytics/media/aaac0c82a053d0335dfde2a9495f72c896bf7754615b07e77acbe7e010578181/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJmOGIwOTgwOC1lYTdlLTRhODEtYjQwYS1hOTBkOWZhOWU4MzciLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0NzdhMzFmZC1iNjRhLTQ5NjAtOTE2NC1mZGI1NzNhM2VmYWEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTk2MDZlYjU1NzRlZDRkODk2MjFkNGQiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjljNTdlZWJiNGU0Y2I4Mzc4ZjJmODhiL2NpYXJyYS1qb25lc3Mtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtMy0yNl9fMTktNDYtMy5tcDMifQ==.mp3" length="109594688" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.rs-prod.riverside.fm/media/podcasts/477a31fd-b64a-4960-9164-fdb573a3efaa/episodes/f8b09808-ea7e-4a81-b40a-a90d9fa9e837/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;In this episode of &lt;i&gt;The Community Garden&lt;/i&gt;, I’m joined by &lt;b&gt;Connie Chen&lt;/b&gt;—an &lt;b&gt;MDiv-educated theologian from Harvard, artist, and disability rights activist&lt;/b&gt;—for a conversation about what access, embodiment, and dignity reveal about the kind of communities we’re actually called to build. Follow Connie @Connie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Together, we explore how theology has too often been used to justify exclusion—and how disability justice helps us imagine something more honest, more spacious, and more humane. We talk about bodies, systems, creativity, belonging, and what it means to move from “accommodating people” to transforming the environments we share.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>01:16:06</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.rs-prod.riverside.fm/media/podcasts/477a31fd-b64a-4960-9164-fdb573a3efaa/logos/6da87da8-92d6-45ba-a8ef-0f517567a5a9.png"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:title>The Body is Not the Problem: Deconstructing Ableist Theology and Structures w/ Connie Chen</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questioning Our Answers w/ Kristian Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>This week on the podcast, we’re joined by public theologian <b>Kristian Smith</b> to talk about his new book <i>Question Your Answers</i> — a powerful invitation to rethink the way we approach faith, certainty, and spiritual growth.</p><p></p><p>Together we explore why deconstruction alone isn’t enough, the limits of binary thinking, how sin-consciousness shapes our spirituality, and what it means to read the Bible as a library of human voices rather than a single unquestionable authority.</p><p></p><p>We also talk about spiritual bypassing, the grief that comes with losing certainty, and why the work of liberation in our spiritual lives doesn’t end with asking questions — it begins there.</p><p></p><p>If you’ve ever wrestled with faith, power, or what it means to rebuild a spiritual life after certainty collapses, this conversation is for you.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">999c9d3e-2fd0-445d-a07e-a766c3e3229f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarra Jones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:42:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.fm/hosting-analytics/media/dd5a43cf3bb9f783ec7c3982c851cc4c2528131f4cea6c421a97afe4d2974652/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5OTljOWQzZS0yZmQwLTQ0NWQtYTA3ZS1hNzY2YzNlMzIyOWYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0NzdhMzFmZC1iNjRhLTQ5NjAtOTE2NC1mZGI1NzNhM2VmYWEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTk2MDZlYjU1NzRlZDRkODk2MjFkNGQiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjlhYjI1ZmFjODgzMmFmYmE2NmRkY2E4L2NpYXJyYS1qb25lc3Mtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtMy02X18yMC03LTM4Lm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="86117085" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.rs-prod.riverside.fm/media/podcasts/477a31fd-b64a-4960-9164-fdb573a3efaa/episodes/999c9d3e-2fd0-445d-a07e-a766c3e3229f/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;This week on the podcast, we’re joined by public theologian &lt;b&gt;Kristian Smith&lt;/b&gt; to talk about his new book &lt;i&gt;Question Your Answers&lt;/i&gt; — a powerful invitation to rethink the way we approach faith, certainty, and spiritual growth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Together we explore why deconstruction alone isn’t enough, the limits of binary thinking, how sin-consciousness shapes our spirituality, and what it means to read the Bible as a library of human voices rather than a single unquestionable authority.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We also talk about spiritual bypassing, the grief that comes with losing certainty, and why the work of liberation in our spiritual lives doesn’t end with asking questions — it begins there.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’ve ever wrestled with faith, power, or what it means to rebuild a spiritual life after certainty collapses, this conversation is for you.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:59:48</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.rs-prod.riverside.fm/media/podcasts/477a31fd-b64a-4960-9164-fdb573a3efaa/logos/6da87da8-92d6-45ba-a8ef-0f517567a5a9.png"/><itunes:title>Questioning Our Answers w/ Kristian Smith</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hush Harbors and Sacred Spaces w/ Tamice Spencer Helms]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>In this episode, I sit down with powerhouse theologian, Tamice Spencer Helms, M.A/ThM @blackmodernmystic. In this episode, we discuss Hush Harbors, Black, Queer Spirituality, and their book, <i>Faith Unleavened</i>!</p><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.theblackmodernmystic.com/" target="_blank"><b>Tamice Spencer-Helms</b></a><b> (they/she) is the founder of The Black Modern Mystic, a theo-activist, speaker, pastor, and scholar-practitioner based in Richmond, Virginia. </b>With two master’s degrees in theology and leadership and a doctorate in Social Transformation, Tamice’s work merges spiritual practice, cultural critique, and liberative theology. They lead public speaking, workshops, retreats, and spiritual direction rooted in womanist thought, soulful leadership, and queer liberation. Tamice is also the author of <i>Faith Unleavened</i>, a manifesto for those reimagining the sacred on their own terms. Follow Tamice on their social platforms to stay up to date on all their amazing work. @blackmodermystic on all platforms!</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">81b50664-0c86-4b0a-933e-d8b50ffb54f0</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ciarra Jones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.fm/hosting-analytics/media/806a00283ab44db5a23ea9114319aa6b4f1668b165098a57dfb923667691daa3/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI4MWI1MDY2NC0wYzg2LTRiMGEtOTMzZS1kOGI1MGZmYjU0ZjAiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI0NzdhMzFmZC1iNjRhLTQ5NjAtOTE2NC1mZGI1NzNhM2VmYWEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OTk2MDZlYjU1NzRlZDRkODk2MjFkNGQiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjk5OGFkM2I0NDA1OGQwMGVjYmEzZTZhL2NpYXJyYS1qb25lc3Mtc3R1ZGlvLWNvbXBvc2VyLTIwMjYtMi0yMF9fMTktNTEtMzkubXAzIn0=.mp3" length="30236151" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.rs-prod.riverside.fm/media/podcasts/477a31fd-b64a-4960-9164-fdb573a3efaa/episodes/81b50664-0c86-4b0a-933e-d8b50ffb54f0/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, I sit down with powerhouse theologian, Tamice Spencer Helms, M.A/ThM @blackmodernmystic. In this episode, we discuss Hush Harbors, Black, Queer Spirituality, and their book, &lt;i&gt;Faith Unleavened&lt;/i&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;https://www.theblackmodernmystic.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tamice Spencer-Helms&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; (they/she) is the founder of The Black Modern Mystic, a theo-activist, speaker, pastor, and scholar-practitioner based in Richmond, Virginia. &lt;/b&gt;With two master’s degrees in theology and leadership and a doctorate in Social Transformation, Tamice’s work merges spiritual practice, cultural critique, and liberative theology. They lead public speaking, workshops, retreats, and spiritual direction rooted in womanist thought, soulful leadership, and queer liberation. Tamice is also the author of &lt;i&gt;Faith Unleavened&lt;/i&gt;, a manifesto for those reimagining the sacred on their own terms. Follow Tamice on their social platforms to stay up to date on all their amazing work. @blackmodermystic on all platforms!&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:21:00</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.rs-prod.riverside.fm/media/podcasts/477a31fd-b64a-4960-9164-fdb573a3efaa/logos/6da87da8-92d6-45ba-a8ef-0f517567a5a9.png"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Hush Harbors and Sacred Spaces w/ Tamice Spencer Helms</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>