You're On Mute Castos https://https:// How many times have you been on a Zoom meeting and heard someone say, “you’re on mute.”? If the last year has taught us anything it’s that the gaps in generational thinking are bigger than ever and we have a lot to learn from one another. On “You’re On Mute” Pastors Mary and Elise will talk faith, leadership, social issues and much more, both bringing with them the mindset and knowledge of their prospective generations, knowing that people of different generations are differently wise! We hope to inspire and inform leaders and members of congregations, as well as the unchurched or unsure. It’s Boomer v. Millennial, game on. Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:46:45 +0000 en © 2021 US https://episodes.castos.com/60a3fc62ac0928-10219581/images/YOM-logo.jpg You're On Mute https://https:// How many times have you been on a Zoom meeting and heard someone say, “you’re on mute.”? If the last year has taught us anything it’s that the gaps in generational thinking are bigger than ever and we have a lot to learn from one another. On “You’re On Mute” Pastors Mary and Elise will talk faith, leadership, social issues and much more, both bringing with them the mindset and knowledge of their prospective generations, knowing that people of different generations are differently wise! We hope to inspire and inform leaders and members of congregations, as well as the unchurched or unsure. It’s Boomer v. Millennial, game on. Elise and Mary Anderson episodic How many times have you been on a Zoom meeting and heard someone say, “you’re on mute.”? If the last year has taught us anything it’s that the gaps in generational thinking are bigger than ever and we have a lot to learn from one another. On “You’re On Mute” Pastors Mary and Elise will talk faith, leadership, social issues and much more, both bringing with them the mindset and knowledge of their prospective generations, knowing that people of different generations are differently wise! We hope to inspire and inform leaders and members of congregations, as well as the unchurched or unsure. It’s Boomer v. Millennial, game on. Elise Anderson youreonmutepod@gmail.com false https://feeds.castos.com/pj1v1 yes <![CDATA[Ep. 28: Live from Wild Women at Lutheridge]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2026 02:46:45 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/2395876 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-28-live-from-wild-women-at-lutheridge For our first ever live recording we are coming at you from the Wild Women Retreat at Camp Lutheridge!

]]> full 28 1 false For our first ever live recording we are coming at you from the Wild Women Retreat at Camp Lutheridge!

]]> 00:55:57 <![CDATA[Ep. 27: What is a woman?]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:49:57 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/2141274 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-27-what-is-a-woman Sorry for the delay dear listeners! But it will be worth the wait. Today Pastors Mary and Elise welcome Ginger Cutrell to share her experience of being a woman with a transgender experience. Ginger opens up about her story and helps us navigate how pastors can better support their congregants and advocate for all of God's children!

]]> full 27 1 false Sorry for the delay dear listeners! But it will be worth the wait. Today Pastors Mary and Elise welcome Ginger Cutrell to share her experience of being a woman with a transgender experience. Ginger opens up about her story and helps us navigate how pastors can better support their congregants and advocate for all of God's children!

]]> 01:56:05 <![CDATA[Ep. 26: Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann Part 2! Yiddish word of the day]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:32:03 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/2091762 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-26-rabbi-lizzie-heydemann-part-2-yiddish-wordoey Rabbi Lizzie of Miskahn Chicago is back! We continue our conversation about Christian and Jewish relationships, the difference and commonalities of our faiths and dive into the Israel/Palestine conflict. 

]]> full 26 1 false Rabbi Lizzie of Miskahn Chicago is back! We continue our conversation about Christian and Jewish relationships, the difference and commonalities of our faiths and dive into the Israel/Palestine conflict. 

]]> 02:01:23 <![CDATA[Ep. 25: Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann: Two pastors and a rabbi walk into a bar (Pt 1)]]> Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:58:05 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/2013835 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-25-two-pastors-and-a-rabbi-walk-into-a-bar-pt-1 Pastors Elise and Mary welcome the wonderful Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann from Mishkan Chicago! It is such a full and compelling conversation about the work of spiritual leadership, building community, interfaith partnerships, and diving into historical and current conflicts in the middle east that affect so many. We barely scratch the surface of what Rabbi Lizzi has to offer and we can't wait to have her on again soon!

]]> full 25 1 false Pastors Elise and Mary welcome the wonderful Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann from Mishkan Chicago! It is such a full and compelling conversation about the work of spiritual leadership, building community, interfaith partnerships, and diving into historical and current conflicts in the middle east that affect so many. We barely scratch the surface of what Rabbi Lizzi has to offer and we can't wait to have her on again soon!

]]> 01:49:20 <![CDATA[Ep. 24: Pr Rob Myallis, is it greek or geek?]]> Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:09:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1965401 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-24-pr-rob-myalis-is-it-greek-or-geek Pr Elise and Pr Mary welcome long time family friend and great pastor, Rob Myalis to talk about the future of the church, the pastor shortage, and where we go from here. 

]]> full 24 1 false Pr Elise and Pr Mary welcome long time family friend and great pastor, Rob Myalis to talk about the future of the church, the pastor shortage, and where we go from here. 

]]> 01:26:16 <![CDATA[Ep. 23: Holidays after the apocalypse]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 19:53:22 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1918483 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-23-holidays-after-the-apocalypse Pastors Mary and Elise talk Thanksgiving, talking politics over dinner, leading congregations in this crazy time and our reactions to the presidential election. 

]]> full 23 1 false Pastors Mary and Elise talk Thanksgiving, talking politics over dinner, leading congregations in this crazy time and our reactions to the presidential election. 

]]> 01:05:48 <![CDATA[Ep. 22: Pastor AJ is in the House....man]]> Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:30:19 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1818263 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-22-pastor-aj-is-in-the-houseman Pastor AJ Houseman joins Pastors Elise and Mary to share her story as well as talk all things podcasting! How is podcasting shaping modern ministry? Take a listen and find out!

]]> full 22 1 false Pastor AJ Houseman joins Pastors Elise and Mary to share her story as well as talk all things podcasting! How is podcasting shaping modern ministry? Take a listen and find out!

]]> 01:22:08 <![CDATA[Ep. 21: The Iron Program]]> Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:32:41 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1790115 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-21-the-iron-program Pastors Elise and Mary are thrilled to have Anne Stewart and Thais Carter from Princeton Theological Seminary on to talk about the executive leadership program, Iron Sharpening Iron! We talk about the programs history, how it works, as well as women in leadership, seminary education and Elise gushes for about 20 minutes about how much the program means to her! If you want more info on this amazing visit the website: isi.ptsem.edu 

]]> full 21 1 false Pastors Elise and Mary are thrilled to have Anne Stewart and Thais Carter from Princeton Theological Seminary on to talk about the executive leadership program, Iron Sharpening Iron! We talk about the programs history, how it works, as well as women in leadership, seminary education and Elise gushes for about 20 minutes about how much the program means to her! If you want more info on this amazing visit the website: isi.ptsem.edu 

]]> 01:36:52 <![CDATA[Ep. 20: This is My Body]]> Wed, 22 May 2024 20:21:48 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1747775 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-20-this-is-my-body In our 20th (!) episode we talk about our experience helping to lead the Wild Women Retreat at Camp Lutheridge back in March. We cover what our Bible studies were about but also different body image issues we both have faced in our lives. 

]]> full 17 1 false In our 20th (!) episode we talk about our experience helping to lead the Wild Women Retreat at Camp Lutheridge back in March. We cover what our Bible studies were about but also different body image issues we both have faced in our lives. 

]]> 01:31:23 <![CDATA[Ep. 19: Tire marks in the parking lot]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2024 18:46:07 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1714947 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-19-tire-marks-in-the-parking-lot In this episode Pastors Elise and Mary talk about pastoral transitions and new calls! 

]]> full 19 1 false In this episode Pastors Elise and Mary talk about pastoral transitions and new calls! 

]]> 01:26:50 <![CDATA[Ep. 18 - Karoline Lewis brings the Word!]]> Sat, 21 Oct 2023 21:29:17 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1581055 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-18-karoline-lewis-brings-the-word Pastors Elise and Mary fangirl over pastor and long time professor Karoline Lewis as she talks about the challenges facing many preachers today and how to navigate those challenges and bring truthful and faithful preaching to our congregations!

]]> full 18 1 false Pastors Elise and Mary fangirl over pastor and long time professor Karoline Lewis as she talks about the challenges facing many preachers today and how to navigate those challenges and bring truthful and faithful preaching to our congregations!

]]> 01:26:48 <![CDATA[Ep. 17 - Rev. Carla Christopher called us influencers!]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:06:08 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1554062 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-17-rev-carla-christopher-called-us-influencers The amazing and inspiring Rev. Carla Christopher joins us to tell her story and gives some great information about the Commision for a Renewed Lutheran Church which she co-chairs. And not to brag, but she told us we were influencers, we've never felt cooler.

]]> full 17 1 false The amazing and inspiring Rev. Carla Christopher joins us to tell her story and gives some great information about the Commision for a Renewed Lutheran Church which she co-chairs. And not to brag, but she told us we were influencers, we've never felt cooler.

]]> 01:51:04 <![CDATA[Ep. 16 - Turn your weapons into ploughshares]]> Thu, 18 May 2023 15:17:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1481735 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-16-turn-your-weapons-into-ploughshares Pastors Mary and Elise discuss the tough topic of gun violence and how the Church can be a part of the conversation and solution.

]]> full 16 1 false Pastors Mary and Elise discuss the tough topic of gun violence and how the Church can be a part of the conversation and solution.

]]> 01:18:57 <![CDATA[Ep. 15: How was your trip?]]> Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:07:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1424048 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-15-how-was-your-trip Pastors Elise and Mary are joined by long time family friends, Gail, Ari and Noa Stern-Frede! We talk about our seperate trips to Israel/ Palestine/ The Holy Land and what they meant to us from our Christian and Jewish perspectives.

]]> full 15 1 false Pastors Elise and Mary are joined by long time family friends, Gail, Ari and Noa Stern-Frede! We talk about our seperate trips to Israel/ Palestine/ The Holy Land and what they meant to us from our Christian and Jewish perspectives.

]]> 01:27:12 <![CDATA[Ep 14: What do you NOT do, Sarah??]]> Sat, 29 Oct 2022 20:39:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/26061/episode/1307823 https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-14-what-do-you-not-do-sarah The moment you've all been waiting for! Deacon Sarah Bowers joins Pastors Elise and Mary to talk about all of her amazing projects and passions. From being a deacon to a reluctant farmer's wife to a crucial part of her synod's staff we get to chat with one of our favorite people. Enjoy!

]]> full 14 1 false The moment you've all been waiting for! Deacon Sarah Bowers joins Pastors Elise and Mary to talk about all of her amazing projects and passions. From being a deacon to a reluctant farmer's wife to a crucial part of her synod's staff we get to chat with one of our favorite people. Enjoy!

]]> 01:32:37 <![CDATA[Ep 13: I know what you learned this summer]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2022 02:04:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/ep-13-i-know-what-you-learned-this-summer https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-13-i-know-what-you-learned-this-summer Pastors Elise and Mary catch up and talk about what continuing ed they have been diving into this summer! Everything from Christianity and evolution to hippies camping out together gets discussed! Shoot us an email to tell us what you've been learning this summer! youreonmutepod@gmail.com

]]> full 13 1 false Pastors Elise and Mary catch up and talk about what continuing ed they have been diving into this summer! Everything from Christianity and evolution to hippies camping out together gets discussed! Shoot us an email to tell us what you've been learning this summer! youreonmutepod@gmail.com

]]> 01:13:26 <![CDATA[Ep 12: SC Synod!]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 03:22:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/ep-12-sc-synod https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-12-sc-synod Pastors Elise and Mary hit the road to the South Carolina Synod Assembly to interview folks who have gathered there. They asked everyone TWO questions: What do you wish the church would stop doing? And what do you wish the church would start doing? They got some really interesting and diverse answers!

Just a heads up due to the environment (and Elise's limited editing abilities) the audio can be a little rough at certain points especially from day one. You can skip to about 45 minutes in for day two's interviews which have much better sound quality!

]]> full 12 1 false Pastors Elise and Mary hit the road to the South Carolina Synod Assembly to interview folks who have gathered there. They asked everyone TWO questions: What do you wish the church would stop doing? And what do you wish the church would start doing? They got some really interesting and diverse answers!

Just a heads up due to the environment (and Elise's limited editing abilities) the audio can be a little rough at certain points especially from day one. You can skip to about 45 minutes in for day two's interviews which have much better sound quality!

]]> 01:28:11 <![CDATA[Ep 11: Save the trauma for your Mama (or your church)]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:59:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/ep-11-save-the-trauma-for-your-mama-or-your-church https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-11-save-the-trauma-for-your-mama-or-your-church Pastors Elise and Mary discuss how the church faces or doesn't face trauma. Both internal trauma as well as the trauma we see happening in the world.

]]> full 11 1 false Pastors Elise and Mary discuss how the church faces or doesn't face trauma. Both internal trauma as well as the trauma we see happening in the world.

]]> 01:18:47 <![CDATA[Ep. 10: The Book of Robin]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:52:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/ep-10-the-book-of-robin https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-10-the-book-of-robin The wonderful Robin Pingilley joins Pastors Elise and Mary on our 10th (!!!!!) episode to share her journey; both in her call and seminary journey. Robin and Pastor Elise bond over their shared love of the Book of Concord (nerd alerts!) and Jesus' humanity. After our talk with Robin you get to hear Pastors Elise and Mary fangirl over Robin as well as marvel at all the conversation held beyond our racial differences.

(A side note about the audio: it's not great this episode. But Elise sent Mary new headphones so it should be better next time!)

]]> full 10 1 false The wonderful Robin Pingilley joins Pastors Elise and Mary on our 10th (!!!!!) episode to share her journey; both in her call and seminary journey. Robin and Pastor Elise bond over their shared love of the Book of Concord (nerd alerts!) and Jesus' humanity. After our talk with Robin you get to hear Pastors Elise and Mary fangirl over Robin as well as marvel at all the conversation held beyond our racial differences.

(A side note about the audio: it's not great this episode. But Elise sent Mary new headphones so it should be better next time!)

]]> 01:15:50 <![CDATA[Ep.9: Tell me what you want what you really really want]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2022 04:18:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/ep9-tell-me-what-you-want-what-you-really-really-want https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep9-tell-me-what-you-want-what-you-really-really-want Pastors Elise and Mary talk through possible answers to the church's age old question, "where are all the young people!?" Well also just go off on tangents. Enjoy!

]]> full 9 1 false Pastors Elise and Mary talk through possible answers to the church's age old question, "where are all the young people!?" Well also just go off on tangents. Enjoy!

]]> 01:28:47 <![CDATA[Ep 8: Karens, Oves, and Johns... oh my!]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2022 02:35:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/ep-8-karens-oves-and-johns-oh-my https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-8-karens-oves-and-johns-oh-my Pastors Mary and Elise talk about difficult people on this episode! They share stories and some advise on how to deal the most difficult folks. Enjoy!

shoot us an email at youreonmutepod@gmail.com if you'd like to tell us your story or have an idea for a topic!

]]> full 8 1 false Pastors Mary and Elise talk about difficult people on this episode! They share stories and some advise on how to deal the most difficult folks. Enjoy!

shoot us an email at youreonmutepod@gmail.com if you'd like to tell us your story or have an idea for a topic!

]]> 01:20:45 <![CDATA[Highs, lows, and Christmas woes]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:33:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/highs-lows-and-christmas-woes https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/highs-lows-and-christmas-woes Pastors Mary and Elise chat about what is going on in their ministries and lives and do it through the camp classic activity: HIGH, LOW and GOD MOMENT

]]> full 7 false Pastors Mary and Elise chat about what is going on in their ministries and lives and do it through the camp classic activity: HIGH, LOW and GOD MOMENT

]]> 01:15:21 <![CDATA[Episode 6: Dating and Expectations]]> Tue, 07 Dec 2021 01:05:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/episode-6-dating-and-expectations https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/episode-6-dating-and-expectations This is a long one folks! But, well worth your time. Pastors Elise and Mary, along with their FIRST GUEST Pastor Kelsey Kress talk about dating, romance, sex, and relationships for (straight, cis) female pastors. Spoiler alert: It's complicated!

]]> full 6 1 false This is a long one folks! But, well worth your time. Pastors Elise and Mary, along with their FIRST GUEST Pastor Kelsey Kress talk about dating, romance, sex, and relationships for (straight, cis) female pastors. Spoiler alert: It's complicated!

]]> 01:33:13 <![CDATA[Communication: Push through the Panic]]> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:49:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/communication-push-through-the-panic https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/communication-push-through-the-panic Pastors Mary and Elise talk about communication in this episode! Text vs phone call, church announcements and misread signals sure make things interesting! Lets dive in.

]]> false Pastors Mary and Elise talk about communication in this episode! Text vs phone call, church announcements and misread signals sure make things interesting! Lets dive in.

]]> 01:17:36 <![CDATA[Ep 4 - Homeless ministries]]> Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:52:00 +0000 Elise and Mary Anderson https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/podcasts/26061/episodes/ep-4-homeless-ministries https://youre-on-mute.castos.com/episodes/ep-4-homeless-ministries Our longest episode yet covers one of the most important topics our entire world is facing. Pastors Elise and Mary talk about their individual experiences with the homeless and the homeless communities in their towns. Normally we edit out some parts of the conversation but these were too important to cut! Enjoy and find ways to get involved!

]]> full 4 1 false Our longest episode yet covers one of the most important topics our entire world is facing. Pastors Elise and Mary talk about their individual experiences with the homeless and the homeless communities in their towns. Normally we edit out some parts of the conversation but these were too important to cut! Enjoy and find ways to get involved!

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