What We Mean When We Talk About … Holy Spirit – Everywhere, All at Once, for Everyone: Perspectives FUMCSD Pastors Podcast, Season 3, Episode 2
Sep 14, 2025
Summary
Join Rev. Hannah and Rev. Brittany’s fresh conversation in our series: “What We Really Mean When We Talk About …” This time, the female pastors look back to Genesis 1:2 to discuss the Holy Spirit, which may surprise some Christians, as we often think about the Holy Spirit coming on the scene at Pentecost in the Book of Acts. But the two reverends of First UMC of San Diego argue God’s Spirit is shown throughout the Bible and has been around since the beginning of time.
Detail
Join Rev. Hannah and Rev. Brittany’s fresh conversation in our series: “What We Really Mean When We Talk About …” This time, the female pastors look back to Genesis 1:2 to discuss the Holy Spirit, which may surprise some Christians, as we often think about the Holy Spirit coming on the scene at Pentecost in the Book of Acts. But the two reverends of First UMC of San Diego argue God’s Spirit is shown throughout the Bible and has been around since the beginning of time.
Through this digital Bible study, the pastors talk about the Holy Spirit through a progressive theological lens in these ways:
- Whether there a difference between “the Spirit of God” and “the Holy Spirit”
- How the Holy Spirit is everywhere for everyone … not just Christians or humans in general
- The situation that prompted the ancient Jews to write Genesis
- What Genesis 1:2 and the Holy Spirit could mean for us today amidst the current chaos of our social climate
- Why we started and continue to try to contain the Holy Spirit and separate it from God
It’s such a rich and interesting conversation but just starts to scratch the surface on everything that could be explored in relation to the Holy Spirit. So, we invite you to continue the conversation by our weekly in-person Convergence discussion group or heading over to our Patreon channel to discuss the following questions with others:
- When you hear “Holy Spirit,” what comes to mind?
- How does Genesis 1:2 help us see the Spirit at work today—in the world and in people’s lives?
- These words were written in exile, to people who felt hopeless. How might they bring comfort to us when we feel powerless and abandoned?
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