Month: May 2021
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What is Pastoring in the Digital Parish? (trailer)
In the ever-changing landscape of digital ministry, we need community, resources and training to help us effectively embody the mission of creating disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world in digital spaces. Go back to school with Ryan Dunn and get the digital ministry class they just didn’t offer yet in seminary.…
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Meditative practice for daily disruptions
In this episode, we’re creating our own stories of disruption through a contemplative prayer practice. The Welcoming Prayer helps us recognize what we’re feeling and where God is in the midst of our experiences.
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Wellspring UMC: A Local Church History
A local church discovers their past is intertwined with the KKK. How did they handle it? Our guests today share with Ashley on the steps they took to confront this racist history. GUESTS: Bishop Sudarshana Devadhar currently serves as the Bishop of the New England Annual Conference of the UMC. He was elected to the…
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How spiritual practices disrupt our world with Tyler Sit
Worship, prayer and meditation interrupt the world’s cycles of brokenness. Tyler Sit, the author of “Staying Awake” and pastor of New City Church, describes how these practices brought disruption to Minneapolis in the wake of the uprising and Derek Chauvin trial. Rev. Tyler Sit is the church planter of New City Church, a church that…
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Life together: The UM Social Principles, with Sharon Austin
The United Methodist Social Principles call us to faithful engagement with the world around us. They remind us of our connection to God, one another and the created world. Living a life in service to God and others has been part of our United Methodist history since John Wesley in the 1700s who visited those…
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Ep. 61: Church Marketing doesn’t have to look like Church Marketing
Is your church marketing is stuck in a loop? Bible verse. Prayer. Sermon quote. Hip graphic. Worship song. And repeat. On today’s episode of the MyCom podcast Dan explores why not all of your church marketing needs to look like church marketing. Dan’s Website: https://www.defininggrace.com/ For 80 years, United Methodist Communications has been leading the…
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The Cross and Flame Logo
Guests: Bishop Mande Muyombo is the Resident Bishop of the North Katanga Area in the Congo Central Conference of The United Methodist Church. Muyombo was an executive of the General Board of Global Ministries when he was elected on the fourth ballot during the Congo Central Conference in 2017. He is the first graduate of Africa University…