# Why Faith, Why Church Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-things-episcopal-6301316/why-faith-why-church Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-things-episcopal-6301316/why-faith-why-church.md Podcast: [All things…Episcopal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-things-episcopal-6301316) Published: 2024-12-19T15:56:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/0cbb80e6 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/0cbb80e6/103cb10f.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/all-things-episcopal-6301316/episodes/why-faith-why-church Duration seconds: 3852 ## Resource In this episode… We talk about why young adults claim a Christian identity, what love and struggles they have with the Episcopal Church, what they long for in their spiritual lives, and how the scare “E” word (Evangelism) is actually a blessing and gift to them and the church. About the Hosts Clare Stern-Burbano (she/her) is a member of the laity and currently a college, youth, and children’s minister at a parish in Kansas City, MO and third-year seminarian at Univ. of Dubuque Theological Seminary and a candidate for Anglican Studies at Bishop Kemper School for Ministry. She hopes of one day becoming an Episcopal priest and is discerning in the Diocese of Kansas. Clare comes from an interfaith family and found a spiritual home in the Episcopal Church when she was nine years old. Hayley Cobb (she/her) is a cradle Episcopalian and southwest Missouri native. A longtime member of Christ Episcopal Church in Springfield, MO (W. MO), Hayley has been helping lead the church's youth program since 2022. She also serves as a LEM, acolyte, and is a member of the parish Youth & Children’s Commission. Hayley is in her second year on Diocesan Council and recently served on the Bishop Search Committee for the 9th Bishop of West Missouri.Professionally, Hayley is the Communications Director for Leadership Springfield, a nonprofit that offers community leadership programs to professionals and students, including Rosie, a free advocacy network for women in the region. The Rev. Karen Schlabach (she/her) started as the Youth Missioner for the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas in January 2013 and her title has changed four times since then, but she's currently the Youth, Young Adult & Campus Missioner. She has been involved as an adult with the diocesan youth program since 2005 and campus… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/all-things-episcopal-6301316/episodes/why-faith-why-church/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-things-episcopal-6301316/why-faith-why-church.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.