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The Rev. Arthur Jones, preaching pastor at St. Andrew UMC in Plano, Texas, is the author of a new book called Solid Souls. In this conversation, we talk about what the soul is and some common misconceptions. Arthur teaches that when we keep an eternal perspective, we make better choices for ourselves, the people around us, and our souls.
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This episode features an interview with Dr. Dee E Andrews about her book, The Methodists in Revolutionary America. Dr. Andrews will provides an overview of the spirit of revolution (and its many forms) within early American Methodism. In this interview, the various revolutions within Methodism (gender, race, social upheavals) parallel the idea of revolution within the American Revolutionary era.
Dr. Dee E. Andrews is a professor emerita of history at California State University, East Bay. She is the author of Methodists and Revolutionary America, 1760-1800.
Host: Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff, General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History of The United Methodist Church. Dreff earned her PhD from Drew Theological School’s Graduate Division of Religion, specializing in both Methodist/Wesleyan Studies and Women’s/Gender Studies. She earned an M.A. from the University of Chicago’s Divinity School, specializing in American Religious History. She has previously worked as staff at the General Commission on Archives and History (2012-2014) and the Connectional Table of The United Methodist Church (2014-2016). She was the Director of United Methodist Studies and Assistant Professor Christian History at Hood Theological Seminary (Salisbury, NC), an AME Zion Seminary, from 2017-2019 and was the Director of Women’s and Gender Studies and Assistant Professor of Religion at High Point University (High Point, NC) from 2019-2020. Dreff is a lay member of the Arkansas Annual Conference and the daughter of two ordained United Methodist ministers. She is the author of Nevertheless: American Methodists and Women’s Rights (2020) and Entangled: A History of American Methodism, Politics, and Sexuality (2018).
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The ways in which we’ve been trained to create content–especially when it comes to the written word–do not always translate well into digital space. So in this episode of Pastoring in the Digital Parish, we’re going to brush up on writing skills for the web.
Our adjunct professor for this episode is Joe Iovino, the director of Member Communications for United Methodist Communications. Joe writes for edits the denominational website: UMC.org.
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Nathan Webb of Checkpoint Church reveals how a platform like Discord provides a pathway to digital discipleship.
Pastor Nate found that a chat platform like Discord is invaluable to building relationships with the members of his all-digital church. Could Discord help you build community, too? Nate makes a compelling case. We’re going to hear it. We’re also going to hear about the history of Checkpoint Church and the community life of this all-digital congregation.
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Reverend Shannon Karafanda shares #HolyMischief, a movement inspiring acts of disruption based in love.
It seems that the more kindness we show towards others, the more connected we feel towards them. So when we get stuck in cycles of negativity, or feeling like the world is against us, or feeling like everyone around us is getting on our last nerve, we’re well served by serving somebody else through an act of kindness.
Shannon is a professional Holy Mischief Maker helping others to engage in the mysterious disruption of love in action. She is an Executive Pastor at Peachtree United Methodist Church in Georgia and has a doctoral degree in transformational leadership.
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Dana Malstaff of Boss-Mom.com lets us know why Facebook Groups matter. This session delivers ideas on building ministry-impacting, disciple-engaging groups. We’ll go from start-up to engagement-building to leadership-sharing.
We’re also going to get some clear and relevant leadership and ministerial advice from Dana, who leads an online community of 60,000 engaged users.
Dana Malstaff is the founder of Boss Mom. She helps other mothers raise babies and businesses, offering resources and a support system. A big part of Boss Mom’s support system is digital engagement in a Facebook Group. Dana wrote the book, Boss Mom, back in 2015. She is a master content strategist, podcaster, speaker, coach… as well as being Mom and CEO.
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Growing up as a preacher’s kid in Kentucky, Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett dreamed of a career in athletics. A passion for education, led to a career in pastoral ministry, but those lessons from her athletic background never left her. For example, in basketball no one makes every shot. “So it’s so important not to focus on the misses,” she teaches, “but to keep moving forward.”
Today, Bishop Debra serves as resident bishop North Alabama Conference. Also, as part of her work as a bishop, she serves on the World Methodist Council chairing their Committee on Evangelism.
Meet Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett.
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On this episode of the MyCom Church Marketing podcast Dan continues his dive into non-digital marketing by talking to Jason and Hillary Demeo of WE ARE CURIO about the importance of in-person events.
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Your breathing reflects the very name of God. Rev. Brian Tillman reminds us that God is present in the very breath we take. And then reminds us that injustice is mistreating all those who speak the name of God. Imagine what happens when people breathe the name of God while standing for justice.
To see the video upon which this episode is based: https://youtu.be/iCRg5a8DJBE
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Joseph McBrayer tells his story of learning the arts of visual storytelling and digital presence.
We now feel called to be in digital spaces we don’t know a ton about. We need to produce videos–and we’re not sure how to produce a quality video… nor are we confident about what we say once we’re in front of the camera. How do we learn the skills we need in order to thrive in this new ministry setting?
Joseph McBrayer wrestled with these questions for years. So he taught himself the principles of good visual production and digital presence. And in doing so, he reinvented his personal role in ministry. He’s going to share that story with us and a ton of what he learned in this session of Pastoring in the Digital Parish.
Joseph is an Associate Pastor at Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Decatur, GA (ogumc.org). He’s an ordained deacon in the North Ga United Methodist Church. Joseph received a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He previously served in ministry with Emory Wesley Fellowship, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry’s Collegiate Ministry division, and Glenn Memorial UMC.