Prayer changes things. Shea and Jason have the privilege of talking about prayer with the Rev. Lauren Yates who leads Wall Shakers Prayer Workshops across the Mid-Texas Conference. She shares her journey with the Lord and His surprising call upon her life to lead others in developing prayer ministries in their churches. Anyone from Mid-Texas, Heartland, and anywhere else, GMC or not, is welcome to attend the next Wall Shakers Prayer Retreat. You can stay updated and find more information at midtexasgmc.org/events. Hang in there until the very end for some lessons from Jason on how to use Gen Z words.

Reporting from the Next Level Preaching Conference, providing and very general overview of the two proposals for bishops in the Global Methodist Church, AND the Rev. Dr. Kevin Watson are the content for episode five! Dr. Kevin Watson recently published Doctrine, Spirit & Discipline: A History of the Wesleyan Tradition in the United States. It is a definitive history and anointed book. Dr. Kevin Watson serves both Asbury Theological Seminary and Asbury Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hang around until the very end for some lighter outtakes revealing that Kevin Watson and Kevin McCallister have nothing in common. You can buy Doctrine, Spirit & Discipline at https://www.amazon.com/Doctrine-Spirit-Discipline-Wesleyan-Tradition/dp/0310097762.

Is it possible to be too polite? Does that seem like a strange question to ask on a Christian podcast? Jason and Shea are joined by Jeffrey Rickman of the PlainSpoken podcast on this fourth episode of Storm The Gates. Jeffrey shares his journey with the Lord being called into pastoral ministry and starting the podcast. They discuss the importance of speaking the truth in love, having healthy disagreements that don't result in the breaking of fellowship, and their longing for the Global Methodist Church to stay rooted in scriptural holiness in every facet of the organization. You can find PlainSpoken wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also follow Jeffrey through locals and substack. youtube.com/@plainspokenpod. plainspoken.locals.com. plainspokenpod.substack.com/podcast

After the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the announcement of President Joe Biden stepping out of the next presidential race, Shea and Jason talk about their roles as pastors and how they navigate around American politics. The Rev. Dr. Rusty Freeman joins them to talk about Revive and the Wesley House of Studies at Baylor University. You don't want to miss Rusty's testimony to God's faithfulness. For more information go to revivetexas.org and baylor.edu/truett/wesleyhouse

For our second episode ever, we finish our conversation with the Rev. Dr. Leah Hidde-Gregory after talking about the "why" for the podcast and what we pray the Lord does through it. Leah shares with us more about the upcoming Convening General Conference of the Global Methodist Church in addition to her key values when it comes to leading the Mid-Texas Conference. Feel free and message us with questions. We would also love to hear stories about what God is doing in your life. You can find Storm The Gates on Facebook and Instagram or email us at [email protected].

This is our first episode! We're grateful for the support of Rev. Dr. Leah Hidde-Gregory who joins us for our first two episodes. Lord willing, there will be many more to come. She shares about her upbringing and how God called her into pastoral ministry. A pivotal person in her story is the inspiration for the title. Stay tuned for weekly Monday episodes. We would love to hear from you! You can email us at [email protected] and/or message us on facebook or instagram.

Storm The Gates is the official podcast of the Mid-Texas Conference of the Global Methodist Church. Stay tuned for weekly episodes coming soon. In the meantime, you can email us at [email protected].