FUMC Austin Podcast

FUMC Austin Podcast

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FUMC Austin Podcast episodes

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    Unmute Thyself: Talking Politics in Church
    It's taboo to talk about politics in church, but we are called to connect our faith with the political challenges of our time. This fall, as our nation grapples with political issues during this election season, FUMC is pressing "unmute" to open the conversation about faith and politics. Through our sermon series, workshops and seminars, and invitations to participate in the political process, we invite you to join us as we consider how God calls us to respond in this highly politicized season.
    Welcome Bee Moorhead as Guest Preacher
    Bee Moorhead has been Executive Director of Texas Impact since 2000, managing every aspect of the organization’s work and answering to a 45-member board of directors. The Texas Impact Board is made up of representatives from the state’s many faith communities. Under Moorhead’s leadership, Texas Impact has moved from fewer than 1,000 members to more than 20,000 and earned recognition as a national leader in interfaith education and community leadership development. Bee spent eight years as a senior fiscal policy analyst for former Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, John Sharp. Bee was responsible for the Comptroller’s attention to public policy issues related to health and human services, and she was the chief architect of Family Pathfinders, a unique program linking Texas congregations and civic organizations with families on public assistance. Bee holds a B.A. in Drama from the University of Texas in Austin, and a M.A. in Public Affairs from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.
    14 min
  • Violence: How Should We Handle a Breakdown of Justice?

    Unmute Thyself: Talking Politics in Church
    It's taboo to talk about politics in church, but we are called to connect our faith with the political challenges of our time. This fall, as our nation grapples with political issues during this election season, FUMC is pressing "unmute" to open the conversation about faith and politics. Through our sermon series, workshops and seminars, and invitations to participate in the political process, we invite you to join us as we consider how God calls us to respond in this highly politicized season.

    27 min
  • Neighbors: Who Is Us and Who Is Them?

    Unmute Thyself: Talking Politics in Church
    It's taboo to talk about politics in church, but we are called to connect our faith with the political challenges of our time. This fall, as our nation grapples with political issues during this election season, FUMC is pressing "unmute" to open the conversation about faith and politics. Through our sermon series, workshops and seminars, and invitations to participate in the political process, we invite you to join us as we consider how God calls us to respond in this highly politicized season.

    24 min
  • Neighbors: Who Is “Us” and Who Is “Them”?
    Unmute Thyself: Talking Politics in Church
    It's taboo to talk about politics in church, but we are called to connect our faith with the political challenges of our time. This fall, as our nation grapples with political issues during this election season, FUMC is pressing "unmute" to open the conversation about faith and politics. Through our sermon series, workshops and seminars, and invitations to participate in the political process, we invite you to join us as we consider how God calls us to respond in this highly politicized season. Want more resources about last week's taboo topic: Politics? Check out the "playlist" of resources that can help you further explore. We hope you will find them to be helpful in connecting your faith with the difficult discussions being had all around us. To find this week's playlist, go to fumcaustin.org/unmute.
    24 min
  • “Politics”
    Unmute Thyself: Talking Politics in Church
    This fall, as our nation grapples with political issues during this season, FUMC is pressing "unmute" to open the conversation about faith and politics.
    18 min
  • Politics

    Unmute Thyself: Talking Politics in Church
    It's taboo to talk about politics in church, but we are called to connect our faith with the political challenges of our time. This fall, as our nation grapples with political issues during this election season, FUMC is pressing "unmute" to open the conversation about faith and politics. Through our sermon series, workshops and seminars, and invitations to participate in the political process, we invite you to join us as we consider how God calls us to respond in this highly politicized season.

    18 min
  • Your Story is a Blessing

    In Genesis, God promised Abraham, "I will bless you...so that you will be a blessing." God’s intention is that we use whatever we have, whatever we’ve been given, in order to be a blessing to others.

    21 min
  • You are Blessed with Influence

    In Genesis, God promised Abraham, "I will bless you...so that you will be a blessing." God’s intention is that we use whatever we have, whatever we’ve been given, in order to be a blessing to others.

    17 min
  • You are Blessed with Gifts

    In Genesis, God promised Abraham, "I will bless you...so that you will be a blessing." God’s intention is that we use whatever we have, whatever we’ve been given, in order to be a blessing to others.

    15 min
  • The Workers in the Vineyard
    Parables are short stories that shine a light on our lives and help us to see the world a bit differently. They spur us toward change. They reveal who God is. They give us a vision for the world God dreams of.
    24 min

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