Month: May 2026

Special LIVE episode: In the room where it happened

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Join us as “Un-Tied Methodism” continues its yearlong series celebrating 70 years of women’s ordination in Methodism.
On the 70th anniversary of day when General Conference voted to give women full ordination rights and full membership in annual conferences, Dr. Ashley Boggan and the Rev. Dr. Emily Nelms Chastain recount the details from the General Conference floor based on transcripts from that day’s Daily Christian Advocate. Recorded live on May 4, 2026, from Perkins School of Theology on the campus of SMU in Dallas, Texas.

Explore the United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History at ResourceUMC.org/ArchivesandHistory.

Check out our new video series titled “From Crown to Conferencing: Methodism and the New Republic,” developed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the United States.  In this free resource, we reflect on the roles Methodists have played leading up to and after the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Listen to other episodes of “Un-Tied Methodism” at UnTiedMethodism.org.

Experiencing the fullness of God

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What does it mean to be a connected church?

In this episode, Joe talks with Jennifer Rodia about connectionalism and what it looks like to live it out in real life. Drawing on experiences from churches in New York to communities across Africa and beyond, they explore how connection shapes faith, community, and our understanding of God.

In this episode:

  • How global relationships reveal a fuller picture of God
  • The shift from “serving others” to mutual community
  • Why listening across differences matters
  • The challenges—and gifts—of being a global church
  • How stepping outside our comfort zones can deepen faith

At its core, this conversation is an invitation: to connect more deeply, listen more openly, and discover how God is at work beyond our own experience.

More information and a full transcript of this conversation are available here.

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