First UMC Leadership

We are joined by Rev. Jessica LaGrone and Dr. Jonathan Powers as we talk about the context, structure and style of corporate worship.

We are joined by Frances Abel, Susan Nelson, Brad Beach and Wayne Oates as we look at the Discipleship Intensive as our deepest dive into personal discipleship. We explore the material, the good, the bad, and where we go from here.

We are joined by Dr. Tim Tennent, president of Asbury Theological Seminary, and Dr. Bill Arnold, professor of Old Testament at ATS. We had a live conversation about the state of clergy preparation and specifically how First Church can join with the seminary in preparing clergy for a lifetime of effective ministry.

In this episode we are joined by Dr. Sharon Bixler who speaks about her experience of prayer personally and how being in a group has strengthened her prayer life.

In this episode Teddy Ray, Jason Jackson and Sarah Jackson join us to talk about the question, "Have you done all the good you can? Avoided all the evil?" and how this helps us reflect on what God actually would have us be and do.

Rev. Felsha Foster joins us to talk bout the question, "How have you availed yourself of the means of grace?" We unpack that question and the broader question of why reflection in intentional groups is so important.

In this episode we are joined by Brad Rudolph our new Administrative Council Chair. We explore what it is that unites us all as First Church despite being three communities...in three locations. We address the things that have not worked and we begin to work towards an answer to what does work and what does unite us.

In this episode Chad, Todd and Carol explore the Fruit of the Spirit as a marker of scriptural holiness and look at the slow cultivation of those fruit.