Podcasts about united methodist minister

Dr. Scott Morris is a medical school graduate and an ordained United Methodist minister who believes that healing the sick is a vital part of the Christian faith, and he lives that belief out in a very real way in Memphis, Tennessee through Church Health. Church Health is a faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization that offers whole person, comprehensive health care to people facing social and economic difficulties. No one should go without critical healthcare because they can't afford it, and Scott has worked since 1985 to solve this injustice.Dr. Morris earned his Master of Divinity degree from Yale University and his Doctor of Medicine from Emory University. He is a board-certified family practice physician and an ordained United Methodist Minister. He is also the author of Care: How People of Faith Can Respond to Our Broken Health System.Resources:Learn more about Church Health, how to support it, or how to start a similar organization in your communityFollow Church Health on Facebook or InstagramOrder Dr. Morris's book, Care

Totally geeked-out about talking to Donald Davis. My daughters grew up listening to his stories and hearing him for the first time changed my life. He'll be telling stories at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival at Thanksgiving Point on Sept. 7-9. Donald Davis has been telling stories at national festivals for more than 40 years.  He was born in a Southern Appalachian mountain world,  rich in stories. While he heard many traditional stories about Jack and other heroic characters, he was most attracted to the stories of his own family and places of origin.   During his twenty-five year career as a United Methodist Minister, Davis began to use stories more and more.  He was also asked to begin performing at festivals and in other settings until he retired from the church to tell stories full time. The author of eighteen books and more than forty original recordings, Davis is the recipient of both the Circle of Excellence and the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Storytelling Network.

*CW--mentions of violence, SA, and suicidal ideation"God is here to tell me that nobody is beyond redemption, and we are more than the worst thing we have ever done, and we are more than the worst thing that has ever happened to us." In this episode of the Called to be Bad Podcast I talk with Reverend Hillary Taylor, an ordained United Methodist Minister who works as the executive director of South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. (https://www.scadp.org/) Hillary walks us through how the death penalty functions, how she got involved with this work, the complications around abolishing the death penalty, and actionable steps people can take to support her work with the SCADP. Stay tuned for more resources coming soon. Support the showFollow us for more ✨bad✨ content: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calledtobebad_podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calledtobebad Website: https://calledtobebad.buzzsprout.com/ Sponsor of this episode: https://www.arthumorsoul.com/ Want to become part of the ✨baddie✨ community? Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/calledtobebad Have a ✨bad✨ topic you want to talk about on the show? Get in touch with host, Mariah Martin at: calledtobebad@gmail.com #ctbb #podcast #podcastersoffacebook ...

Thursdays 11:00am - 12:00pm (EDT)WHAT WILL THE AUDIENCE LEARN?The audience will hear the value of interpreting religious and biblical text through a womanist lens.EPISODE SUMMARY:The noted author, Alice Walker coined the phrase "womanist" in the early 80s. In short, a womanist is an individual who is focused on issues that are specific to black women in particular but also addresses issues of race, class, and gender. Womanism encompasses tradition, community, spirituality, and the self. Womanist theology, then, is examining religion from the perspective of women who are black. It is an opportunity to affirm their existence and contributions and to dispel myths and harmful theology that bind individuals to oppression.Join Rev. Dr. TLC and the Rev. Catherine Cummings, a United Methodist Minister, as they discuss the myriad of ways that religion and Biblical texts can be a balm to the spirit and simultaneously perpetuate racists and sexist beliefs when not not interpreted through a historical, critical, and womanist lens.‍Tune in for this important conversation at TalkRadio.nyc or watch the Livestream by Clicking Here.

PREACHING WITH THE SCIENCES AND THE SCIENCE OF PREACHING - FR. FOLEY'S ABSTRACTThe sciences are seldom employed by Roman Catholic preachers in their homilies. This presentation will narrate how they became important for my own preaching, which in turn generated the grant in preaching from the Templeton Foundation. That grant and our scientific collaborates, homilists, and resulting resources will be described. This work has triggered further wonderment about the sciences, not “in” but “behind” the preaching. Neuroscience seems particularly valuable in gaining new perspectives on what contributes to effective preaching, across languages and even cultures. While this work is preliminary, I will report some of my preliminary findings about the ways the neuroscientific work collaborates some well held wisdom about crafting effective preaching.PREACHING WITH THE SCIENCES REAWAKENING WONDER IN WORSHIP - DR. WOLF-CHASE'S ABSTRACTScience and technology pervade every aspect of modern life. Over the past several decades, their interplay has increased our knowledge of ourselves, our planet, and the Universe, exponentially. Faith is often seen as becoming increasingly detached from “real life” and the multiple challenges our world faces today. Religious leaders have a very important role to play in helping their communities relate science and faith intellectually and meaningfully. However, science offers more than intellectual stimulation; it offers wonderment. Many religious thinkers have pointed out that, in an excessive focus on legalism, religion loses precisely that sense of awe and wonderment that inspired so many of the Scriptures. I'll offer some ways that astronomy, in particular, can help reawaken religious awe and wonder.PREACHING WITH THE SCIENCES: A PROTESTANT REFLECTION - REV. LIU'S ABSTRACTThe sciences rarely make a substantive appearance in Protestant preaching. I will reflect upon how participation in the Templeton Preaching with the Sciences Grant led by Ed Foley has provided opportunity to anchor scientific knowledge and inquiry as foci for preaching preparation and practice in an ecumenical way that has broadened my own homiletic imagination as an ordained United Methodist Minister and the possibilities for enlivening preaching scientifically in partnership with Roman Catholic neighbors. The grant has also helped me to think more directly about how engaging scientific knowledge and inquiry homiletically can strengthen the public relevance of preaching for ethical questions in our contemporary era.

Hubert Cunningham is a Certified Funeral Celebrant in Tennessee who comes from 40 years as a United Methodist Minister. In those years he wanted to work with people who were grieving where there seemed to be gap in the religious realm. His interest in death and dying he started to network with people in the field of death and now has a business called "Healing Works Institute" and offers funeral services in a way that is against the grain of a traditional way.    Follow @DEADTalkspodcast on Instagram.  Subscribe to DEAD Talks on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify & more.  www.deadtalks.net

Brent Henley, the founder of The Pyramid Group, joined us to discuss his life mission to build leaders and improve human performance. We post this interview with great sadness, as shortly after our interview, Brent passed away suddenly on August 8, 2021. We devote this show to Brent's memory and his life's legacy of encouraging all of us to be the best possible version of ourselves. Brent worked with clients to increase performance in sales, customer service, supervision, and leadership. People would clamor to attend his executive retreats on strategic planning, product launches, and organizational growth. Many listeners know Brent Henley for his leadership in running a simulated society, known as SIMSOC, for Leadership Lafayette and many other organizations. Participants are forever changed as they experience real-life societal challenges they've never encountered. Brent Henley grew up in Oklahoma in a family that was highly active: his mom, B. Glorine Henley, served as Oklahoma Secretary of State (and also worked for the DNC when Bill Clinton was President), and his father, Thomas H. Henley, was chief of surgery at a large hospital. All of his family members were educated at Oklahoma institutions of higher learning. However, with an early calling to be a United Methodist Minister, Brent moved to Louisiana to attend Centenary College where he got a full scholarship. He fell in love with the people of Louisiana. He also eventually met a beautiful woman (his future wife, Tammy) who was a “half Spanish/half redhead from New Iberia” who turned his head and eventually brought him to Lafayette. We dedicate this show to the memory of our dear friend, Brent Henley. (November 9, 1957 - August 8, 2021) Henley discovered through an internship at Broadmoor UMC that full-time pulpit ministry really wasn't his calling. He changed course and got double degrees in sociology and business. He credits his many mentors at the Centenary's School of Church Careers for encouraging him to follow his God-given path. They didn't want to force him to be “another miserable minister.” While this was unfolding, Brent waited tables at a steakhouse in Shreveport, at Mississippi River Company owned by Dobbs House, at a time when Louisiana Downs first got started and Downtown Square was hopping. Brent became headwaiter and hired all the serving staff and trained them while he was a senior in college. They wanted him to become a management trainee and to get into the restaurant world, but Brent didn't want to work in restaurants for the rest of his life. Brent had a particular client at the restaurant who always requested him as a waiter on Saturday nights and talked to him about coming to work in the Human Resources Department for his organization which owned a variety of companies and employed 110 employees. Brent was hired! He joined the local SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management) chapter in Shreveport as he jumped into his new job feet first. In his first two months on the job, when he found out that his company was paying three people who were no longer employed, he stopped that abuse. At that point, he made up his annual salary in three days! After a year, the owner of the company asked Brent to become president of the company, when he was 24 years old! He helped grow the company from $14 million to $40 million per year in eight years. At the end of that eight years, he quit the company at 32 years of age on Christmas Eve when the partners declined to give him a bonus in lieu of using those funds to buy another business. Brent felt this was unfair, so he handed them the keys as he walked out and went home to tell his wife he had started a consulting business to help other businesses run their concerns. The day after Christmas, he started “dialing for dollars,” getting many people to buy into his new endeavor, including Larry Wilson (owner of Wilson Learning, the world's largest sales and leadership training...

Following on from last week's episode, if you're looking to develop your spiritual journey and discover more about your faith as well as become more self-aware and discover your personality type so that you can better understand your path in life, then this is a must-listen!  In episode 2 of this 2 part Enneagram series,  I speak with James P Owens, an Enneagram teacher, and United Methodist Minister who continues to tell us all about the life-changing personality tool you can start using today. In this episode: Heart and feelings triad Head and thinking triad Gut and instinctual triad Enneagram for the spiritual journey   Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram @faithfringes Sign up for my free Spiritual Reflections Course SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: Click here WEBSITE: www.faithfringes.com

Are you looking to develop your spiritual journey and discover more about your faith? Are you wanting to become more self-aware and discover your personality type so that you can better understand your path in life? An Enneagram could be the answer to your questions as it's a life-changing personality assessment tool that not only tells you about yourself but also identifies your strengths and weaknesses to help you on your growth path. In episode 1 of this 2 part Enneagram series, I speak with James P Owens, an Enneagram teacher, and United Methodist Minister. In this episode: Why an Enneagram is so important. What makes an Enneagram different from other personality tests? How does the Enneagram work? Can you change your personality type? The first 2 Types on the Enneagram     Thanks for listening! I'd love to connect with you over on Instagram @faithfringes Sign up for my free Spiritual Reflections Course SHOW NOTES AND RESOURCES: Click here WEBSITE: www.faithfringes.com

Brent Van Hook interviews Carness Vaughan, United Methodist Minister in Arkansas. Join us for the "Encouragement Series" podcasts from Shepherd's Fold Ministries. Daily guest speakers from all walks of life answer the same 3 questions: Why are ministers important? Why should ministers not give up? What word of encouragement do you have for ministers? These podcasts are designed all ministers of the Christian faith: pastors, staff, missionaries and more.  

Whether you are an avid drinker or never touch the stuff - it is hard to deny that alcohol is a substance that seems to make a great impact on a person. This week we ask and discuss chapter 8 from Malcolm Gladwell's "Talking to Strangers" where he looks at the Brock Turner case and how alcohol impacted the ability of two stranger to interact in a civil way. The big question is: "How did two people who were looking to just have an enjoyable night end up becoming a sexual abuser and a victim?" We have our good friend Joy Van Staalduinen with us in the discussion this week. Joy is a United Methodist Minister, an ex-pat living in the Netherlands and a blogger and Podcaster over at www.joyvanstaalduinen.com where she uses her own experience with losing a child in the womb to provide help and healing for others facing a similar road. Joy adds a different and great dimension to the the conversation and we are thankful for it. We hope you will jump in the conversation with us as well by commenting on our YouTube page, direct messaging us, or jumping in on our social media.Youtube: http://www.begoodpeopleshow.com@begoodpeopleshow on InstagramAudio version available wherever you listen to podcastsRSS feed: https://feed.podbean.com/begoodpeople/feed.xml

This sermon is by the Rev. Gary Dawes, retired United Methodist Minister from Berkley. He is filling in while the Rev. Peter Moore is on vacation. The scripture text for this sermon is Luke 11:1-4 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Lord’s Prayer 11 He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 2 He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father,[a] hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.[b] 3 Give us each day our daily bread.[c] 4 And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial.”[d] Footnotes: [a] Luke 11:2 Other ancient authorities read Our Father in heaven [b] Luke 11:2 A few ancient authorities read Your Holy Spirit come upon us and cleanse us. Other ancient authorities add Your will be done, on earth as in heaven [c] Luke 11:3 Or our bread for tomorrow [d] Luke 11:4 Or us into temptation. Other ancient authorities add but rescue us from the evil one (or from evil)

In this episode we talk with Elaine Heath, a United Methodist Minister and Author, serving as the Abbess of  Spring Forest, an intentional Christian Community and farm in rural North Carolina. We talk about her book God Unbound, missional ecclesiology, the importance of lay leadership, and how she developed a passion for church history that inspires her innovative work today. Books mentioned: Elaine’s Book on Post-Christendom : God Unbound  Elaine’s book on the Mystics – The Mystic Way of Evangelism  Books She’s Reading: Who Do We Choose to Be By Margaret Wheatley  Universal Christ by Richard Rohr Today's episode brought to you by the Church Development Office at the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Macarray Bay" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) If you have a question about the future of the church that you would like for me to research or have a suggestion for a future guest you can email me at luke@churchischanging.com or leave me a voicemail at (980) 320-0568 and you might end up on the podcast. Today’s episode and many other resources for the next church can be found at www.churchischanging.com

This episode was recorded live from the Wild Goose Festival podcast stage on July 12, 2019 in Hot Springs, NC. Anna Golladay is a United Methodist Minister who made headlines in 2018 when she was fired for performing a same-gender wedding. Listen in as she shares some of her story, her thoughts about where the UMC is heading now, and the larger implications on churches everywhere. Anna can be found at unholyhairetic.com and on Twitter @unholyhairetic

Hometown is a podcast from Episcopal Migration Ministries, the refugee resettlement and welcome ministry of the Episcopal Church. This episode's interview features The Rt. Rev’d David C Rice, diocesan bishop, and Tom Hampson, both from the Diocese of San Joaquin. Bishop David was formerly the Diocesan Bishop in the Diocese of Waiapu in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa/New Zealand and Polynesia. Prior to David’s consecration as the fifteenth Bishop of Waiapu, he was Dean of the Cathedral of St. Paul’s in the Diocese of Dunedin in New Zealand. And before David’s deanship, he was Vicar of Mt. Herbert Parish on Banks Peninsula in the Diocese of Christchurch also in NZ. David became an Anglican Priest in 1997, prior to that he was a United Methodist Minister.David has been involved in the ministry with young people for many years. He was the Youth Liaison Bishop representing the House of Bishops in the “youth scene” in the three tikanga (cultures) church in New Zealand. Equally, David is a strong “ecumenist” and has a history of exploring ways in which the church can be far more collaborative and collegial across denominations and faiths. David also has a heart for social justice ministry and continues to seek ways in which the church can join with all of God’s People wherever they are. Tom Hampson is co-chair of the Immigration Task Force for the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin. He's also a Candidate to the Diaconate and will complete his studies at the School for Deacons at Church Divinity School of the Pacific next month. Presently retired, Tom worked for Church World Service for 31 years in the areas of constituent education, marketing and fundraising. Learn more about the Pilgrimage of Hope and how you can get involved at www.thepilgrimageofhope.org. Follow along on twitter and instagram @SJRAISE. We invite you to join us for an event hosted by both The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations and Episcopal Migration Ministries called Love God, Love Neighbor: Advocacy in Action. This two day gathering June 27 and 28 in Washington DC will provide both messaging and advocacy training, as well as a full day on the Hill advocating on behalf of refugees and the refugee resettlement program. Learn more at episcopalmigrationministries.org/lgln Have a question about how to be most helpful in serving refugees, immigrants, and asylum-seekers? Interested in sharing your work or your congregation's work? Eager to make connections with other people who are doing the same kind of work and learn from one another? Join Partners in Welcome, a free online community that offers a chance for engaging conversation, connection with people all over the country who care about these issues, and a wealth of resources and learning opportunities. We have so much to gain from sharing information and experiences with one another. Sign up today! www.episcopalmigrationministries.org/partnersinwelcome Follow EMM on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram where we are emmrefugees. Join in the work of welcome by making a donation to Episcopal Migration Ministries. No gift is too small, and all are put to use to welcome our newest neighbors. Visit episcopalmigrationministries.org/give or text HOMETOWN to 91999. Our theme song composer is Abraham Mwinda Ikando. Find his music at www.abrahammwindamusic.com.

In 2007 I gave a sermon for SMUUF, “Caring About Truth,” that countered the notion that people in power had the right to decide what the facts are, such as the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq We are now dealing with a President, Political Party, and fanbase that seem to care little about whether a statement is true or false and more about whether it is effective. Spinoza believed that most people cannot help but love truth. What does it mean, concretely and as a practical matter, to care about truth itself as distinct from merely the acquisition and exploitation of specific truths? How shall we deal with the sheer frequency of lying that is breaking news everyday? Rev. Karl Brown is a retired ordained United Methodist Minister. Most of his career was spent in ecumenical campus ministry, especially at Texas State University. Among the highlights of his career are: teaching university courses in religion; developing programs for faculty and students; working in missions to Mexico, Russia, and Vietnam; serving three terms on San Marcos City Council; speaking or teaching in a variety of settings such as at UT Austin, Protestant and Unitarian Churches, St. Mark's School of Wisdom, student retreats, clergy seminars, and Social Work classes. Formal education: B.S. in Chemistry (UT Austin); M.Th. (Perkins School of Theology - SMU); post-graduate studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. His family includes his wife, Dr. Karen Brown, four children, three in-laws, and four granddaughters.

The Rev. Rebecca W. Dolch from the United Methodist Minister in Upper New York Conference, Ithaca, NY, preaches a guest sermon entitled, "Surprised, Touched, Inspired" as part of the Marsh Chapel Summer Preaching Series. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Viel werden kommen" by Heinrich Schutz and "Quam pulchri sunt" by Tomas Luis de Victoria along with service music and hymns.

The Rev. Rebecca W. Dolch from the United Methodist Minister in Upper New York Conference, Ithaca, NY, preaches a guest sermon entitled, "Surprised, Touched, Inspired" as part of the Marsh Chapel Summer Preaching Series. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Viel werden kommen" by Heinrich Schutz and "Quam pulchri sunt" by Tomas Luis de Victoria along with service music and hymns.

The Rev. Rebecca W. Dolch from the United Methodist Minister in Upper New York Conference, Ithaca, NY, preaches a guest sermon entitled, "Talking About Death" as part of the Marsh Chapel Summer Preaching Series. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Peace I leave with you" by Walter L. Pelz and "Cibavit eos" by William Byrd along with service music and hymns.

The Rev. Rebecca W. Dolch from the United Methodist Minister in Upper New York Conference, Ithaca, NY, preaches a guest sermon entitled, "Talking About Death" as part of the Marsh Chapel Summer Preaching Series. The Marsh Chapel Choir sings "Peace I leave with you" by Walter L. Pelz and "Cibavit eos" by William Byrd along with service music and hymns.

My guest today is Jeffrey Pugh. He is the Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University. He is an ordained United Methodist Minister. He joined Elon’s faculty in 1986. In 2000, he won Elon's Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2010, he was named Elon's Distinguished University Scholar.He's written numerous books, including "Religionless Christianity: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Troubled Times". Special Guest: Jeffrey Pugh.

Rev. Frank Schaefer is no longer a United Methodist Minister.  He lost his credentials because he was found guilty of violating church discipline.  His crime?  He officiated at a wedding.   The wedding was for his son, Tim, and Tim's partner.    He was given a thirty day suspension, a time out to think about it and come back to church officials with his hat in his hand and say he wouldn't do it again.   If he couldn't, he would have to give up his ministry.  This is his career.  His livelihood.  He spoke to me about his situation and the agonizing decision he faced.   His discipleship cost him his career.  It is the going price for standing for love.