Firebrand Podcast

In this episode the PT crew is joined by Lacy Finn Borgo, author of Spiritual Conversations with Children: Listening to God Together. Oh... and Scott realizes that we're now in our third season! 

Is there anything unique about the tradition of Methodism? If so, what is it? What does Methodism contribute? What are the differences between Methodism and The United Methodist Church? Why should anyone be a Methodist? The PT Crew takes on these questions and more in this episode. 

The PT crew takes on Old Scratch in this episode. Who is the devil? Is he real? What's his problem? We also discover the origin of the phrase, "I can't even." 

Davies Musigo is pastor of the Huruma Tent of Prayer, a UMC congregation in Mathare (Nairobi, Kenya), the third largest slum in Africa. He's also one of the speakers at the upcoming Spirit and Truth conference. In this interview, we talk about some of the people he pastors, the faith of his congregation, and the extreme need in Mathare. Matt Reynolds, President of Spirit and Truth, also joins us for a powerful interview you won't want to miss. 

Tony Miltenberger is the pastor of Restoration Church in Centerville, OH, and he has a great podcast called "The Reclamation Podcast." In this episode he interviews the Plain Truth crew about life in Christ, spiritual practices, and raising kids in the faith. 

The Rev. Dr. Kent Millard, President of United Theological Seminary joins us to talk about the Indianapolis Plan. This a proposal to end the ongoing warfare in The United Methodist Church and allow different groups in the UMC to form different denominations. The hope is that, rather than continuing to fight, the various opposing groups will be free to live out their ministries in the ways they deem fitting and righteous. 

Maggie, did you know that your podcast would be this amazing? We talk about Advent, Christmas, babies, our favorite Christmas movies, and Maggie's favorite Christmas song. 

We asked on Twitter what questions our listeners wanted us to address. You answered with so many questions we had to do a two-parter! Here's part two of our listener Q and A. 

We asked on Twitter what questions our listeners wanted us to address. You answered with so many questions we had to do a two-parter! Here's part one of our listener Q and A. 

How do we preach in an increasingly secular age? Dr. Joni Sancken of United Theological Seminary joins us, along with guest host Dr. Madeline Henners. We talk about the increasing secularization of the U.S. as it applies to mainline Protestantism, Methodism, and evangelicals, and David asks a question that never gets answered.