Month: April 2022
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EarthKeepers: Loving Creation across the Generations with Cary and Caleb James
No plastic for 30 days! That’s the challenge the Rev. Cary James Jr. and his 16-year-old son, Caleb, recently undertook in support of their roles as EarthKeepers, trained by the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, to address topics such as environmental justice, green technology and waste reduction in their communities.…
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Holistic evangelism and salvation with Mark Teasdale
Ready to tackle a couple tough ideas? In this episode of Compass, Rev. Dr. Mark Teasdale helps us adopt a healthy understand of the Christian ideas of evangelism and salvation. Mark Teasdale is E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He is ordained in the United Methodist Church, and…
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Youth ministry in the digital parish
How have the emergence of digital-first culture and the cultural developments related to COVID-19 affected youth ministry? Are there ways we can utilize digital environments to safely and responsibly connect with young people? Chris Wilterdink joins Pastoring in the Digital Parish to share some ideas about youth ministry in digital space. Chris Wilterdink is Director…
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MyCom podcast Ep. 072: Vacation Bible School
Summer is quickly approaching, and your ministry team is no doubt ramping up for one of the great summer church traditions: Vacation Bible School! So on this episode of the MyCom Church Marketing Podcast, we are talking all things VBS! For more information on Cokesbury VBS, find info at: https://www.cokesburyvbs.com/ https://www.facebook.com/CokesburyVBS This episode is sponsored…
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Rethink Church audiomagazine for April 2022
Throughout April of 2022, our content focused on seeking after Jesus. And we have some great posts about some teachings of Jesus that challenge us and nurture us. In this edition of the audiomag, we’ll hear: “Christian judgement and the blessing of grace” by Joseph Yoo “Batman, Easter and rebirth” by Nathan Webb “Three teachings…
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Powering up through engagement and repurposing
We’re going to explore creating digital content that engages our online audiences WHILE we engage in a spiritual practice that hopefully gives us, personally, a bit of a power up in the midst of our busy digital ministry lives. This episode takes an older piece of content that is a great example of content that…
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Woman’s Home Missionary Society
How has the United Methodist tradition evangelized to non-white persons via the Woman’s Home Missionary Society? GUEST: Alex Parrish is the Methodist Librarian at Drew University. His is currently a PhD Candidate at Garrett Evangelical School of Theology where his research focuses on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American Methodist missions. HOST: Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff,…
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Jesus’ path from pain to triumph: a guided meditation with Cindy Serio
You are invited to ponder the events of Jesus’ final hours on earth through the contemplative spiritual discipline of guided meditation. The Rev. Cindy Serio, a retired United Methodist pastor and current spiritual director, leads us through the narrative as we stay attentive to God’s invitation to us.
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You have gifts and you are a gift
You have gifts and you are a gift to the world around you. Don Everts is a pastor who had a startling realization while dealing with the ups and downs of pastoral and personal life: everyone is a gift. Including that vocal parishioner. Including that strange relative. Including himself. Including you, too. Don is the…
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Establishing safe spaces online
Is it safe to do ministry digitally? A lot of people have foreseen some possible scenario where our digital ministries enable someone with nefarious motivations to do harm to a member of the community. Churches and youth organizations have long utilized guidelines to help protect both vulnerable populations of people and the caring people who…