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What the Hell is a Pastor? episodes
- Successful, Powerful, Handsome, and Happy, Again
In which Ethan and Jo talk about Christian perfection.
Want to read A Plain Account of Christian Perfection? It's free online here.
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1 hr - Not Consumed
In which Ethan and Jo talk about the incarnation and how Jesus isn't a werewolf.
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1 hr 18 min - Could Mary Have Said No?
In which Spanks and the Dude discuss the possibility of divine risk.
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43 min - Divine Woundedness
It's some real love your enemies type sh!t.
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1 hr 4 min - The Judicial Council Rides Again, Part 2
In which Ian joins Jo and Ethan to discuss GC 2024, SGC 2026, GC 2028, and what the UMC must do in order to remain united globally.
A compendium of links to help you understand what has transpired:
- "Court Rules on General Conference Questions" from UM News: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/court-rules-on-general-conference-questions
- "Church court reverses call for extra General Conference" from UM News: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/church-court-revisits-general-conference-ruling
- "UMC bishops meet, request for 2025 General Conference among other decisions" from the Council of Bishops: https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/newsdetail/umc-bishops-meet-request-for-2026-general-conference-among-other-decisions-17416737
- "Bishops call for General Conference in 2026" from UM News: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/bishops-call-for-general-conference-in-2026#
- Judicial Council Decision Number 1472 from Resource UMC: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/churchwide/judicial-council/judicial-council-decision-home/judicial-decisions/judicial-council-decision-1472
- Judicial Council Memorandum Number 1485 from Resource UMC: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/churchwide/judicial-council/judicial-council-decision-home/judicial-decisions/memorandum-1485
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45 min - The Judicial Council Rides Again, Part 1
In which Ian joins Ethan and Jo to talk about future general conferences.
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49 min - Be Great at Something (The Bear, Season 2 Review)
In which Ethan and Jo talk about The Bear, what it means to be from somewhere, the ahistorical fabrication of whiteness, and acting.
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1 hr 4 min - Asbury's Table
In which Rev. Bonnie McCubbin joins Ethan and Jo to talk archives, history, camping ministries, self-promotion as a pastor, and grounding yourself in what you do.
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42 min - Chuck E. Cheese/No Shame
In which Pamela Dayton joins Jo to discuss free hugs, tear gas, her calling, refugee camps, her journey to seminary, antiracism, and how much she loves Jesus.
Pamela mentions Leroy Barber in this episode, as well as the book Exclusion and Embrace.
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59 min - Try for Better (Chuck E. Cheese/No Shame, Part 2)
In which Anananaphalaxis joins the Dude to discuss what to do when you f[udge] up.
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About What the Hell is a Pastor?
From the publisher's feed
Two current and former young pastors in small town ministry sit down each week to talk about the ups and downs of their jobs as they try to figure out what the hell it is they're supposed to be doing.…
Come for the behind-the-scenes look at ministry, stay for the theological asides.