Month: October 2020

Education & spiritual formation with Bryce Hillhouse

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Bryce Hillhouse knows the value of education. He worked hard and made his own path. Today, he serves as Development Coordinator at the Lydia Patterson Institute a United Methodist-related and church-supported middle and high school in El Paso, Texas. Through their robust scholarship program, Lydia Patterson provides a quality education to impoverished children in Texas and Mexico.

In this conversation, Bryce shares the value of education, the importance of spiritual formation, and the challenges Lydia Patterson has overcome at the U.S. – Mexico border and through the coronavirus pandemic.

Ep. 54: Live Streaming Tips with Kathryn Price

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The 2020 global pandemic may have hit pause on in-person gatherings, but church isn’t cancelled or closed. We are simply worshiping in new ways and new places and it means that you have now entered the world of live streaming for the first time.

Our guest today is Kathryn Price. Kathryn is a video producer at United Methodist Communications, and we’ll talking about live streaming on this episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast

Communicating and bias with Brian McLaren

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We all have our own well-reasoned opinions and points-of-view. Why can’t other people see things as clearly as we do?

Brian McLaren joined the Compass Podcast noting that all of us carry certain biases, and when we recognize them we are far better capable of communicating our points of view.

Brian McLaren is a well-known and prolific author. His book A New Kind of Christian influenced a number of today’s Christian leaders. He also wrote The Secret Message of Jesus, relating the words of Jesus to 21st-century circumstances. Naked Spirituality offers “simple, doable, and durable” practices to help people deepen their life with God.

One of his perhaps lesser-known books is a little one called Why Don’t They Get It? It’s a little less about faith than many of his other books… and is more about communication. Specifically, it’s about how we communicate important and sometimes conflictual ideas. In this short book, Brian addresses 13 biases that are present in everybody–even me and you. And he gives practical insight into how these biases keep us and others from hearing new information.

Intersection of Race, Faith and the Elections

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In this episode, we tackle the intersections of race, faith and the elections in a fluid bilingual manner. We will be speaking with one of our bishops from the United Methodist Church, a Dreamer, and a second-generation leader in her community and church. We’re also joined by the Rev. Gustavo Vasquez, director of UMNews for the Hispanic/Latino audience.

Technology and missions with Jenny Phillips

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Energy is one of those things many of us can take for granted. We flip a switch and bring light to a darkened room. Outlets are plentiful where we charge our phones or power a tool. We have refrigerators that keep our food fresh and water heaters to make our showers comfortable. In some places where The United Methodist Church is in mission, however, that is not the case. Hospitals rely on cellphone flashlights. Students struggle to study at night. Vaccines are unable to be stored due to a lack of refrigeration.

So when energy is unreliable or unavailable, our missionaries and disaster relief teams turn to innovative technologies to get the job done.

The Rev. Jenny Phillips, Senior Technical Advisor for Environmental Sustainability at United Methodist Global Ministries, introduces us to some those cool technological advances and shares about the importance of care for creation as we care for others.

Games, anime, comics and church

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Self-proclaimed “Nerd Pastor” Nathan Webb, founder of Checkpoint Church, joined the Compass Podcast to discuss gaming, anime, comics, and connecting on a spiritual level. We’re all geeks for something, and Nathan details how our geek-y interests can foster something deeper.