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b'It is such a privilege to have Bishop Karen Oliveto on the podcast for this guest series episode. She describes herself as a pastor, preacher, teacher, and activist who works with diverse communities to change the world through her work as a Bishop in the United Methodist Church and we think adding \\u2018cultivator of joy\\u2019 to that list is also appropriate!\\n \\nBishop Oliveto was consecrated as a bishop of The United Methodist Church and assigned to the Mountain Sky Episcopal Area, which includes 355 congregations in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and a small section of Idaho. She is the first woman to serve as senior pastor of one of The United Methodist Church\\u2019s 100 largest congregations. Bishop Oliveto has the distinction of being the first openly lesbian bishop in The United Methodist Church and is the co-author of Talking About Homosexuality: A Congregational Resource, as well as the author of Our Strangely Warmed Hearts: Coming Out into God’s Call and Together at the Table: Diversity without Division in The United Methodist Church.\\xa0\\n \\nBishop Oliveto talks about how she was called to ministry at a young age, despite growing up in a home with an atheist father. She reminds us how far we\\u2019ve come, but how important it is to stay vigilant in the face of injustice. We are so here for her words of wisdom on love, community, queer sacred spirituality, and – that common theme in this episode!- JOY!\\xa0\\xa0\\n \\nResources:\\nSocial: Twitter: @BishopOliveto Facebook: facebook.com/BishopOliveto/ Instagram: bishopkarenoliveto\\nBishop Karen Oliveto at the Mountain Sky Conference of the United Methodist Church.\\xa0\\nBooks: Our Strangely Warmed Hearts, Together at the Table, by Karen P. Oliveto. Talking About Homosexuality: A Congregational Resource by Karen Oliveto, Traci C. West, and Kelly D. Turney\\nSomebody Somewhere podcast episode with Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen\\xa0\\n \\nJoin the online community Sanctuary Collective.\\xa0\\n \\nIf you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology.\\nEPISODE TRANSCRIPT\\n\\xa0\\n\\n \\nThe post Cultivating Joy with Bishop Karen Oliveto appeared first on Queer Theology.'