Firebrand Podcast

In this episode we're joined by Dr. Jeff Greenway, Pastor of Reynoldsburg UMC and current Vice-Chair of the Wesleyan Covenant Association. We talk about where we've been, where we are now, and our hopes for the Global Methodist Church. 

Maggie, Scott, and David talk about the significance of Holy Week, Christ's suffering, our suffering, and the promise of the resurrection for the Christian life. 

In this episode we talk about the one-year delay of the General Conference. We also discuss the launch of the new website for the Global Methodist Church, and some of the strengths and weaknesses we see in the new denomination. 

Dr. Dale Coulter of Pentecostal Theological Seminary joins us to talk about Pentecostalism, Methodism, and the relationship between these two traditions. 

Mark DeYmaz is co-founder, CEO, and President of Mosaix, a network of church leaders committed to the development of multiethnic churches. He joins us to talk about the need for multiethnic churches and strategies for developing them. 

The Rev. Meshach Kanyion is an African-American United Methodist pastor in Wyoming, Ohio, near Cincinnati. Last September, he was walking with a parishioner through a predominantly white neighborhood. After they reached the parishioner's house, the police showed up, answering a call about a "suspicious person." The police left without further incident, but being reported as a "suspicious person" was alarming and disturbing for Rev. Kanyion. He has since made a series of videos on race on his YouTube channel ("Meshach Kanyion"). In this episode, we discuss the incident and talk about what Christians can do to address racism in their communities. 

Dr. Carolyn Moore is lead pastor at Mosaic Church in Evans, Georgia, and the newly elected Chairperson of the WCA. She joins us on the podcast to talk about leadership, the future of the Methodist movement, and other issues related to God's work in the life of the church. 

2020 has been a bizarre and difficult year, but as Christians our hope is always in Christ. In this episode we talk about how this year has affected our Christmas traditions, the way we read OT prophecy in light of Jesus, the pink Advent candle, and lots of other topics. Merry Christmas, everyone!

Winfield Bevins is a “liturgical missiologist” whose passion is to help others connect to the roots of the Christian faith for discipleship and mission. He currently serves as the Director of Church Planting at Asbury Theological Seminary. He joins us in this episode to talk about his new book, Living Room Liturgy, available through Seedbed at https://my.seedbed.com/product/living-room-liturgy/. 

Sir Walter Mack is the Pastor of Union Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC. He's also a mentor in United's DMin program and a member of United's Board of Trustees. In this episode he joins us to talk about the ways in which Christians can work for racial reconciliation in these troubled times.