En iyi Church Is Changing podcastleri (2024)

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Church is Changing: Episode 60 – Storyline Community PDX 42:38

10d ago42:38

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How does transformation happen? Anna Hoesly and Stori Long would say – one story at a time, especially when you believe that everything that is needed can be unearthed and nurtured through listening deeply to our sacred stories in community.If you are interested in the inherent simplicity in building beloved community through story, you won’t want …

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Church is Changing: Episode 59 – David Teel & Karen Jones 31:07

28d ago31:07

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In this episode, host Paul Nixon interviews two pastors who have helped birth new, vital UMC congregations after predecessor churches disaffiliated from the denomination. David Teel of North Alabama and Karen Jones of South Carolina share what they have learned on their planting journeys!Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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Church is Changing: Episode 58 – Elizabeth LeMaster 34:03

2M ago34:03

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What would you do if you had five grieving people and an entire church campus as your canvas for starting something new? Listen to my hope-filled and energizing conversation with Rev. Dr. Elizabeth LeMaster, pastor at Sedona United Methodist Church in Arizona.The church has a beautiful campus set against the red rocks, but ended up with five member…

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Church is Changing: Episode 57 – Jessica Taylor 33:52

3M ago33:52

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In this episode, Paul Nixon interviews Jessica Taylor, Associate Director of Fresh Expressions United Methodist (FXUM). Paul and Jessica explore the basics of the FX movement, ponder the difference (or lack of difference) between Fresh Expressions and new churches. Jessica comes to ministry as a laywoman, a 20-something, a young mom, and a person w…

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Church is Changing: Episode 56 – Sam Parkes 32:54

3M ago32:54

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In this episode of Church is Changing, host Paul Nixon interviews Rev. Sam Parkes, the new pastor of FUMC Mesa, Arizona, about the challenges of getting started in a new pastoral appointment in the 2020s.Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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Church is Changing: Episode 55 – Danielle Buwon Kim 28:05

4M ago28:05

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Who doesn’t like Asian food? Why not gather Asian American and Pacific island second generation young adults to eat spicy Asian food as a way to create communities of radical acceptance, solidarity, and hospitality?Meet Danielle Buwon Kim, an ordained elder in the North Texas Conference who leads a AAPI focused dinner church in the Dallas/Fort Wort…

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Church is Changing: Episode 54 – Beth Estock 37:27

4M ago37:27

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In this episode of Church is Changing, Paul Nixon interviews co-host Beth Estock about a new ministry of her church: community dinners. Why would a church throw a community-wide dinner where there is absolutely no recruiting for church participation? Among the many reasons, it is making Joseph United Methodist Church in northeastern Oregon a legend…

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Church is Changing: Episode 53 - Claire McNulty Drewes 30:12

5M ago30:12

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In this episode, Paul Nixon interviews Rev. Claire McNulty Drewes of Longmont, Colorado on how her church rebounded so significantly after the pandemic, more than doubling in the last two years. Her analysis defies many old instincts and assumptions. In the conversation, Claire references the book "The Adept Church" by Doug Powe Jr.…

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Church is Changing: Episode 52 – Keren Rodriguez 37:05

6M ago37:05

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How did an aging suburban church in decline become a community hub of resilience and new life? Listen to this interview with Keren Rodriguez, pastor of Aloha United Methodist Church located less than 15 miles from downtown Portland, Oregon.Rodriguez is on the front line of providing housing for the houseless in the parking lot of the church called …

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Church is Changing: Episode 51 – Wayner Dickert 26:52

6M ago26:52

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How did an Olympic paddler end up starting a worldwide ministry on the banks of the Nantahala River? Wayner Dickert worked for 30 years at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in North Carolina before asking his boss if he could start a little worship service on the bank of the river. Now 18 years later, Wayner will be retiring as the pastor of River of Li…

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Church is Changing: Episode 50 – Dr. Andrea Smith 34:55

7M ago34:55

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In this episode, host Paul Nixon interviews Dr. Andrea Smith, planter pastor of West UMC in Lake Norman, North Carolina, a church that has morphed with nimbleness ever since it was planted. A focus of the conversation is related to a digital children's ministry that grew out of the pandemic and has continued to develop, as they seek to engage an ev…

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Church is Changing: Episode 49 – Felicia Hopkins 30:05

7M ago30:05

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In this episode, Paul Nixon interviews Northwest Texas DS Felicia Hopkins on her experience through disaffiliation of 80 percent of her churches. Hopkins also discusses moving onto a season of planting and creativity in West Texas.Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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Church is Changing: Episode 48 – Paul Nixon 34:51

8M ago34:51

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If you refuse to lead a dying church, this conversation is for you! Paul Nixon has recently revised his best-selling book "I Refuse to Lead a Dying Church" for the new cultural context in which we find ourselves.In this episode, he offers six choices that churches and church leaders need to make in order to thrive in our post-Covid world. They incl…

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Church is Changing: Episode 47 – Nigel Pimlott 34:34

8M ago34:34

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Bring your notebook to this conversation with Nigel Pimlott as he shares some of his reflections from over 40 years in cutting edge ministry in the UK. Pimlott also offers some pithy and subversive one-liners that could be pondered for years. He is the former learning, development, and leadership trainer and coach for the Methodist Church of Great …

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Church is Changing: Episode 46 – Dustin Mailman 34:11

9M ago34:11

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What do coffee roasting, Howard Thurman, and people with criminal records have in common? Listen to our conversation with Dustin Mailman, who leads Deep Time, a new ministry anchored at Trinity UMC in West Asheville, North Carolina.To find out more or purchase some coffee go to deeptimeavl.org. To contact Dustin Mailman directly, email dustin@trini…

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Church is Changing: Episode 45 – Dr. Candace Lewis 52:30

9M ago52:30

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In this episode, host Paul Nixon interviews Dr. Candace Lewis, who leads Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta. Candace has served as a church planter, led the Path 1 team resourcing United Methodist church planters globally, worked as a district superintendent, and now leads an institution preparing pastors for the twenty-first century. Paul asks…

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Church is Changing: Episode 44 - Patricia Peña 40:11

10M ago40:11

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In this episode of Church is Changing, host Paul Nixon interviews Patricia Peña of the Path 1 team. Patricia focuses on diversity in new ministry development in the UMC. Paul and Patricia discuss the future of ethnic ministries in the UMC, after so many churches disaffiliated.Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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Church is Changing: Episode 43 - Edgewalkers 30:40

11M ago30:40

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In this episode, Paul Nixon and Beth Estock explore the concept of Edgewalking. Edgewalking church leaders have one foot firmly within the church, typically with strong core convictions and Christology, even as they engage with people beyond the church, gaining wisdom of perspective that helps the church in its mission. Beth and Paul are convinced …

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Church is Changing: Episode 42 - NETT Church 42:10

11M ago42:10

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In this episode, Paul Nixon interviews Rodrigo Cruz and Nora Colmeneras of NETT Church near Atlanta. They discuss what they are learning about multicultural church and about church recovery from the pandemic season.Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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Church is Changing: Episode 41 – Cindy Thompson 34:48

11M ago34:48

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Does your church space sit empty during most of the week? Do you dream about it being used for the common good but don’t know how to begin? Listen to Beth Estock’s conversation with Cindy Thompson, Executive Director of Boundless Impact – a nonprofit that equips faith communities to build bridges into their community through creating pathways for e…

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Church is Changing: Episode 40 – Melissa Maher 37:44

12M ago37:44

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In this episode of Church is Changing, Texas Conference church developer Melissa Maher visits with Paul Nixon about why addiction recovery groups were so resilient during the pandemic, even as churches struggled. It is a conversation full of surprises. But if you know much about twelve-step rooms, you will not be surprised that they are more profic…

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Church is Changing: Episode 39 – Barry Sloan 36:32

1y ago36:32

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What if you got eight people together to give four hours a week and donate $50 a month to a new kind of ministry in your community? This is how INSPIRE began – that and a lot of listening to the neighborhood and God.If you have a great idea but not enough time or resources to make it happen, listen to this conversation with Barry Sloan, pastor at I…

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Church is Changing: Episode 38 – Alyssa Densham 34:44

1y ago34:44

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What does a peace corps volunteer with a culinary degree do when she is called into ministry? If you are a foodie with a heart for food justice, you won’t want to miss this conversation with Alyssa Densham, pastor of Provision Church Nova – a new Methodist Faith Community in Northern Virginia. In this episode, we talk about how a ministry can devel…

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Church is Changing: Episode 37 - Kevin Johnson 40:57

1y ago40:57

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In this episode, Paul Nixon interviews Kevin Johnson, Director of Children's Ministries at Discipleship Ministries. Kevin has a bigger picture of the emerging face of children's ministry than perhaps any other person in the UMC. Paul wanted to learn from Kevin how churches who have lost so many of their young families can take action to reengage wi…

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Church is Changing: Episode 36 – Luke Edwards 29:01

1y ago29:01

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How well does your congregation know your community? And why is this important in a post-Christendom culture?Luke Edwards, a United Methodist minister with a background in social work, is a cultivator of new forms of church in Western North Carolina as the associate director of Church Development. He is the author of “Becoming Church: A Trail Guide…

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Church is Changing: Episode 35 – Carolyn Kern 35:38

1y ago35:38

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What do you do when your church building is falling down and you have no money for repairs? Pierceton UMC in Indiana just put their building up for auction!In this episode of Church is Changing, we explore some funky spirit-lead things happening in Warsaw, Indiana with Carolyn Kern – a passionate, innovative pastor in a two-point charge. She offers…

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Church is Changing: Episode 34 - Michael Beck 34:27

1y ago34:27

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In this episode, host Paul Nixon interviews Michael Beck, the director of FXUM (Fresh Expressions United Methodist). Paul and Michael explore the changing face of church and look at why and how Fresh Expressions are reaching so many Americans who would seldom wander into a church building.Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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Church is Changing: Episode 33 - Suzanne & Michael Katschke 33:55

1y ago33:55

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Suzanne and Michael Katschke lead Heritage UMC in Madison, Alabama, a relatively young church that was hit hard by the pandemic, losing about half their weekly participants. Yet, they have built back, in large part due to a community sports ministry, with many games played on open fields on their church property. This episode explores how to build …

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Church is Changing: Episode 32 - Post-Pandemic Trends 38:15

1+ y ago38:15

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In this episode, hosts Paul Nixon and Beth Estock reflect on trends that have set in with churches post-pandemic, and look at ways that churches are adapting to a very different era of ministry.Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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Church is Changing: Episode 31 - Demographic Changes in Lexington, NE 32:44

1+ y ago32:44

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In this episode of the Church is Changing podcast, host Paul Nixon takes us to Lexington, Nebraska to meet three United Methodists: a pastor, a high school principal, and an HR director at a meat processing plant. This is an amazing conversation on loving our newest neighbors in the USA, as about eighty percent of the plant workers are immigrants f…

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Church is Changing: Episode 30 - Margie McNier 28:30

1+ y ago28:30

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In this episode, Paul Nixon interviews retired clergywoman Margie McNier, who at the age of 83, just planted Amarillo United Methodist Church. This is a story of a woman who saw every United Methodist church in her community disaffiliate, including a place where she had served on staff. This story should inspire us all about what is possible when d…

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Church is Changing: Episode 29 - Rebecca Anderson 40:48

1+ y ago40:48

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Rebecca Anderson co-pastors two churches with Vince Amlin – an inherited church in the morning and a new start church on Sunday afternoons. She offers a unique perspective on the changing landscape of church – its structures, communities, and worship. Gilead Chicago got its start before COVID-19 as a community that tells true stories that saves liv…

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Church is Changing: Episode 28 - Justin Cason 30:58

1+ y ago30:58

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In this episode of Church is Changing, host Paul Nixon interviews Justin Cason, pastor of an online church based in Indiana. Justin has been working with Paul and with Mission Insite in the creation of a heat map website (www.heatmap.church) where folks can upload information about new and innovative ministries they are a part of, and where they ca…

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Church is Changing: Episode 27 - Donna Sokol 32:59

1+ y ago32:59

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In this episode, Paul Nixon interviews Pastor Donna Sokol of Washington, D.C., about ever-changing ministry in a downtown context, working with eclectic people in an environment where organized religion is increasingly seen as suspect. Donna is co-author with Roger Owens of A New Day in the City: Urban Church Revival.…

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Church is Changing: Episode 26 - Stories of Hope 43:20

1+ y ago43:20

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This Easter season, Paul Nixon gathered four pastors from four western conferences in The United Methodist Church whose churches shared some powerful things in common. These churches live a different narrative than so many in this season where church sanctuaries are mostly emptier than pre-Covid and where disaffiliation troubles are distracting fro…

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Church is Changing: Episode 25 - Nick Talbott & Eric Meyer 29:06

1+ y ago29:06

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In this episode, Paul Nixon visits with Salina, Kansas pastors Nick Talbott and Eric Meyer, who are partnering two churches with Kansas Wesleyan University to totally revision their church’s ministries. Their work offers an example of a twenty-first century paradigm shift that is breathing new life into United Methodism in Salina and far beyond.…

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Church is Changing: Episode 24 – Ray Altman 40:27

1+ y ago40:27

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What do we have to unlearn in order to show up to the movement of the Holy Spirit in our midst? How does leadership shift when moving into a "new wineskin" church? How can we use the art of discernment to inform ministry engagement? These questions animate this conversation with Ray Altman. Ray is from North Central San Antonio in the Rio Texas Ann…

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Church is Changing: Episode 23 – Allen Buck 40:58

1+ y ago40:58

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How do ministries with Native Americans reveal how traditional evangelism and new church starts orient out of a colonial approach to ministry? And what does that call into question about how we "do" church or even if church really matters?Listen in on this engaging conversation with Rev. Dr. Allen Buck, pastor of Great Spirit United Methodist Churc…

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Church is Changing: Episode 22 - Nicole Reilley 33:24

2y ago33:24

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Nicole Reilley has done all sorts of things in ministry over the decades, with one continuous theme: everything she has touched has tended to thrive, including her suburban Los Angeles congregation during the pandemic. In this episode of Church is Changing, Paul Nixon interviews Nicole on what she is seeing and learning in the 2020s.…

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Church is Changing: Episode 21 - Andy Fishburne 27:54

2y ago27:54

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In this episode of Church is Changing, host Paul Nixon interviews Andy Fishburne, the Discipleship and Spiritual Formation Officer for the Methodist Church in Britain. We explore some new models for making discipleship tangible and practical for modern people. For more information on Fishburne's work: www.methodist.org.uk/discipleship.…

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Church is Changing: Episode 20 - Year in Review 36:15

2y ago36:15

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In this New Year's episode of Church is Changing, hosts Paul Nixon and Beth Estock explore the big picture of the changes they saw globally in church life in 2022.Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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Church is Changing: Episode 19 - Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth 37:33

2y ago37:33

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In this episode of Church is Changing, host Beth Estock interviews Bishop Cedrick Bridgeforth, recently elected bishop in the Western Jurisdiction of the UMC and appointed to serve the Greater Northwest Area that includes the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. In this podcast we move from the complexities of 21st century living to the…

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Church is Changing: Episode 18 - Brittany Isaac 33:10

2y ago33:10

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In this episode of Church is Changing, host Beth Estock talks with Brittany Isaac, the superintendent of the Lake North District in the Northern Illinois Conference of The United Methodist Church. Brittany cut her ministry teeth as a scrappy church planter for the third site of Urban Village in Chicago twelve years ago. Now into her last full year …

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Church is Changing: Episode 17 - Kenda Dean & Michael Beck 31:29

2y ago31:29

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On this episode of Church is Changing, host Paul Nixon converses with both Kenda Dean of Princeton Theological Seminary and Michael Beck, Executive Director of Fresh Expressions United Methodist (FXUM). In this far-ranging conversation, Paul explores emerging trends in the Christian faith community with two leaders who work on the innovative front …

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Church is Changing: Episode 16 - Mike Baughman 41:56

2y ago41:56

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In this episode of Church is Changing, host Paul Nixon interviews Mike Baughman, who works with innovation related to United Methodist Higher Education and Ministry. Paul asks Mike to reflect on his years as founding pastor of Union Coffee in Dallas. He reflects on the opportunity for the UMC to partner with emerging leaders who have out-of-the-box…

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Church is Changing: Episode 15 - Bernd Schwenkschuster 31:54

2y ago31:54

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In this episode of the Church is Changing podcast, host Paul Nixon interviews a German United Methodist pastor, Bernd Schwenkschuster. Bernd planted a new church in Metzingen, Germany a decade ago - one of about 15 planted in by United Methodists in the Southern Germany Conference in recent times. Why are United Methodists planting successfully in …

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Church is Changing: Episode 14 - Elaine Heath 31:06

2y ago31:06

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In this episode of Church is Changing, host Paul Nixon interviews Elaine Heath, former dean of Duke Divinity school, author/expert on neo-monasticism and Abbess of Spring Forest Farm in North Carolina. This conversation offers great insight into the contours of the emerging 21st century church.Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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Church is Changing: Episode 13 - Rachel Gilmore 37:08

2y ago37:08

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Rachel Gilmore is one of those high capacity leaders that has been there and done that. She seems to bring life to everything she touches.She started out as a church planter in Virginia then moved on to the Path 1 staff where, among other things, she birthed The Field Preachers podcast that has now morphed into this podcast.She currently lives in P…

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Church is Changing: Episode 12 - Liane Kensett 28:39

2y ago28:39

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In this episode of Church is Changing, we cross over the pond to Hull, England in the Yorkshire area to hear about the Kairos movement with Liane Kensett. Liane is a Contemplative at heart who offers an organic life-giving approach to starting new faith communities. If you are interested in learning about how to form faith communities with folks wh…

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Church is Changing: Episode 11 - Christine Potter 27:29

2y ago27:29

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In this episode of the Church is Changing podcast, Pastorista Christine Potter in Wichita, Kansas, describes to host Paul Nixon the life of a church based in a coffee shop.Church is Changing tarafından oluşturuldu

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