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By Jeffrey Rickman
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This is a podcast aimed at shining light in dark places, particularly those dealing with American Methodism and Christianity broadly.
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What Should Trapped Congregations Do? - A Conversation with Scott Field of the WCA
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May 14, 2024 |
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Sifting Through Misinformation around the UMC General Conference - A Conversation w/ Tom Lambrecht
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May 11, 2024 |
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Preparing For The GMC General Conference (Part 1)
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May 10, 2024 |
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A Post Mortem on the UMC - A Conversation with Rob Renfroe of Good News
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May 09, 2024 |
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Next Generation Institutional Hope - A Conversation with Mark Tooley
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May 08, 2024 |
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Creeping Heresy in Methodism - A Conversation with Andrew V. Sullivan
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May 07, 2024 |
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The Impending Reality of GMC Bishops - A Conversation with Rev. Christopher Ritter
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Last Minute African Updates & Projections, Gathering of Bishops
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Mark Driscoll & the Stronger Men's Controversy
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Stop Retreating! - A Conversation With Richard Ackerman AKA "Redeemed Zoomer"
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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African UM Leadership Claims "Gross Disenfranchisement"
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Dakotas Conference of the UMC Breaks Ranks
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - UM Africa Forum Cries Foul & Tensions Build
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Judicial Practice & Procedure - Episode 2 (Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline Series)
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Legitimacy of the General Conference of the UMC Questions
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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GMC Catechism - Episode 10 - “Why Did the Son of God Become Human?”
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Judicial Practice & Procedure - Episode 1
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Friends, We Don't Build the Kingdom - A Conversation With David Watson
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Five More Months - A Conversation with Keith Boyette
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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GMC Catechism - Episode 9 - "What is the Son's role in Creation?"
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Don’t Let Money Hold You Hostage in the UMC - A Conversation with Rev. Dan Latta
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Episode 9 - The Proposed Budget
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Property - Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline - Episode 23
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Of Money, Hearts, and Treasures - A Conversation with Matthew Conover
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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GMC Catechism - Episode 8 - Is the Son God?
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Surrendering Credentials to the UMC - A Conversation with John Ed Mathison
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Judicial Administration - Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline - Episode 22
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Public Engagement With a Confused Western Culture - A Conversation With Jamie Bambrick
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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UMC General Conference Staff Refusing to Allow African Participation
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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GMC Catechism - Episode 7 - "Do you believe in Jesus Christ?"
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Episode 8 - The Episcopacy
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Forbes Matonga Interrogation by the Considering Charlotte Crew
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Recently Retired UMC DS Commits Hate Crime
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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GMC Catechism - Episode 6 - "How does God rule heaven and earth?"
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Regionalization (Part 3) w/ Lloyd Nyarota
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Judicial Administration - Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline - Episode 21
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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GMC Catechism - Episode 5 - "What is God's relation to heaven and earth?"
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Doing Apologetics as Methodists
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Evangelism & Church Growth in Methodism
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Regionalization (Part 2)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Cal-Pac's War On Surf City Church
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Judicial Administration - Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline - Episode 20
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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GMC Catechism - Episode 4 - "How is God Almighty?"
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Social Principles & Witness for Methodists
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Connectional Organization - Episode 19
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Regionalization (Part 1)
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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Was Reneging on the Protocol Sin?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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GMC Catechism - Episode 3 - What is the mystery of the Trinity?
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Post Mortem on the Protocol
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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The Arminian Legacy in Methodism
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Disaffiliation Petitions
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Conferences - Episode 18
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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The Ministry of Bridge Building
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Mainstream UMC Raises the Alarm: UMC General Conference May Be Imploding
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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GMC Catechism - Episode 2 - "Who is God?"
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Conferences - Episode 17
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Revised Social Principles
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Global Methodist Catechism - Question 1
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Doctrine, Discipline & Spirit of Methodism
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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The Superintendency - Episode 16
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Human Sexuality - Episode 2
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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The GMC's Theology of Ordination Concerning Sexual Orientation
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Global Methodist Catechism Series
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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The Superintendency - Episode 15 - The GMC Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Logistics & Order of General Conference Session
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Finances & Faith - The GuideStone Switch
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Considering Charlotte - Series Introduction
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Why Leaving Wespath is Probably the Right Move
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Mere Methodism: The Recapturing Begins
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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The Superintendency - Episode 14
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Year End Report
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Modern Methodist Foreign Missions
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Why I Continue to Speak About the Sin of the UMC
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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The Ministry of the Called - Episode 13
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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The Denial & Projection of #BlessedStayers
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Do The Numbers Add Up?
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Reconstructing Methodism
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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The Ministry of the Called - Episode 12
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Catholics Now Blessing “Irregular” Relationships?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Is It Really All About the Gay Stuff, Though?
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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NYTimes & Tennessean Take Notice of United Methodist Split
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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The Ministry of the Called - Episode 11
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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The Ministry of the Called - Episode 10
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Bishop Berlin's Sour Goodbye
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Rio Texas Conference - Lawsuit Update & Final Disaffiliations
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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The Community of God's People - Episode 9
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Another One: Trinity UMC in Eugene CLOSED
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Israel, God's Covenant People, and the End Times - A Conversation with Dr. Vic Reasoner
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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The Community Of God's People - Episode 8
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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The Community Of God's People - Episode 7
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Shaping the Role of Bishops in the Global Methodist Church
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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The Movement of the Spirit & Healing from the Past
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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The Community Of Gods People (Episode 6) - The GMC Book Of Doctrines & Discipline
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Disagreeing on Church Growth & Membership
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Bishop Carter Issues Edict for Disaffiliating Churches
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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Oliveto’s Emblematic Wolfish Theology
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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American Progressive Methodists’ Self-Interest at the Expense of Africa
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline - Episode 5
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Reclaiming Wesleyan Apologetics with Steve & Isaac Blakemore
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Monologues from Live Stream (October 27, 2023)
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline Series - Episode 4
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Wait, Disaffiliators are Terrorists?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Legal Battle in Pennsylvania
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Nonnegotiable Wesleyan Distinctives - A Conclusion to Matt Sichel's List
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Association of Independent Methodists - Wesleyan Denominations
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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A Conversation with the UMC's Most Renown Neocolonialist: Rev. Rob Renfroe
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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The Community Of God’s People - The GMC Transitional Book Of Doctrines & Discipline (Part 3)
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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The Spectre of Conferences Blocking Disaffiliations
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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The Announcement of the GMC's Convening Conference Date & Location
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Social Witness of the GMC (Extended) (Part 2)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Social Witness of the GMC (Extended) (Part 1)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Social Witness of the GMC (Abbreviated)
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Battle Tomorrow
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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The Global Methodist Church In Bulgaria - A Conversation with Rev. Dr. Daniel Topalski
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Voting to Join the GMC - The Transitional Book of Doctrines & Discipline (Part 1)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The Right To Life & Abortion - A Conversation with Nate & Holly Fugate (Part 2)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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The Right To Life & Abortion - A Conversation with Nate & Holly Fugate (Part 1)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Wesleyanism in the Academy & Biblical Interpretation - A Conversation With Dr. Andy Miller III
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Why The GMC? A Conversation with the Heartland President Pro Tempore - Rev. Jordan McFall (Part 2)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Why The GMC? A Conversation with the Heartland President Pro Tempore - Rev. Jordan McFall (Part 1)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Discipleship & Ministry To Youth - A Conversation With Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Confrontation With A United Methodist Bishop
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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A Centrist's Analysis of Recent UMC History (Part 2) - A Conversation With Lonnie Brooks
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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A Centrist's Analysis of Recent UMC History (Part 1) - A Conversation With Lonnie Brooks
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Wesleyan Denominations: Becoming A House Church
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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What Makes A Methodist A Methodist? - A Conversation with Rev. Matthew Sichel
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Sep 02, 2023 |
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Church & Clergy Financial Woes
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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The GMC In Spain - An Interview With Rev. Guillem Correa
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Church Of The Servant Wins Dispute Against Oklahoma Annual Conference
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Bishop Wandabula Illegally Grants Freedom In Africa?
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Another One: Surf City Targeted By UMC
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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Wesleyan Denominations - Evangelical Methodist Church (Part 1)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Wesleyan Denominations - Evangelical Methodist Church (Part 2)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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United Methodist Mental Health in Crisis
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Reclaiming & Safeguarding True Wesleyan Doctrine In The GMC - An Interview With Rev. Dr. David Watson
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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The GMC In Kenya - An Interview with Boniface Mukii
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Church Litigation (Part 2)- An Interview With Lloyd Lunceford Esq.
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Church Litigation (Part 1) - An Interview With Lloyd Lunceford Esq.
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Hamilton & The Rejection Of Traditional Beliefs
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Decline Of The Western Church
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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First Church OKC: Examining The Judge's Ruling
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Attempt to Reason on Oklahoma Votes
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Our "Father/Mother" Which Art In Heaven
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Reflections On The Growth Of The Global Methodist Church
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Mississippi Extends Disaffiliation Deadline--Maybe
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Are Disaffiliators Promoting White Supremacy?
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Problems in the Eastern Pennsylvania UMC Annual Conference (Part 3))
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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The Formation & Fall of the ELCA - A Conversation With Rev. Dean Wheeler
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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First Church OKC Victorious Against Oklahoma Annual Conference in Court
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Problems in the Eastern Pennsylvania UMC Annual Conference (Part 2)
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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A Dream Of The Future Of The Global Methodist Church - Rev Beth Caulfield
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Progressive Infiltration Of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod - Ryan Turnipseed (Part 2)
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Progressive Infiltration Of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod - Ryan Turnipseed (Part 1)
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Congregation Evicted from Jonesboro Church Building - Rev. John Miles
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Wesleyan Denominations - Primitive Methodist Church
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Problems in the Eastern Pennsylvania UMC Annual Conference (Part 1)
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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Ministering To Sexually Damaged People - An Interview With Garry Ingraham
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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The Sparkle Creed & Its Non-Biblical Theology
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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How the UMC is Actually, Really, Literally Racist
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Ethnic Minorities & The Hope of the Future GMC with Rev. Mao Her
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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A Tale of Judicial Dysfunction: Updates on the UMC Immune System
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Discerning the Signs of the Times & Family Ministry - A Conversation with Rev. Daniel Hixon
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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First Church OKC Disaffiliation Attempts Stymied
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Hotel California (Cal-Pac AC) Says You Can Never Leave
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Appeal For My Friend Absalom
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Disaffiliation And A "Holy Hex"
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Wesleyan Denominations: Congregational Methodist Church
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Letters From Our Viewers - Installment 3
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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What Just Happened In The Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference?
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Hell: Examining United Methodist's Beliefs
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Wesleyan Denominations - Series Introduction
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Alabama - West Florida Entraps Conservatives
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Alabama-West Florida Conference - Corrections & More Details
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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What's Going On In The Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference?
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Interview with John Nadasi (Leaving The United Methodist Church)
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Interview with Dr. David deSilva (Professor of New Testament & Greek)
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May 31, 2023 |
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Interview With Scott Jones & Mary Lou Reece (Bishop In The GMC)
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May 26, 2023 |
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Interview With Jeff Pospisil (CFO/Treasurer of the GMC)
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May 25, 2023 |
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Letters From Our Viewers - Congratulations, Liberal Intolerance, Conservative Ignorance
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May 23, 2023 |
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Bitter Medicine: Ordaining Liars
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May 23, 2023 |
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Struthers United Methodist Church Forced To Close
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May 20, 2023 |
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Interview With Daniel Dennison (Oklahoma AC Financial Mismanagement & Secrecy)
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May 20, 2023 |
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Saturday is Sorta Important
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May 11, 2023 |
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Special Oklahoma Disaffiliation Conference: An Analysis
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May 07, 2023 |
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Interview with Jason Sutfin (Preparing For The Arkansas Annual Conference)
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May 07, 2023 |
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Bishop Demands Clergy Credentials
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May 05, 2023 |
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Interview with Rev. Drew Ensz (UMC Elder Under Complaint For More Than 3 Years)
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May 05, 2023 |
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Letters From Our Viewers - How Are You Getting Away With This?
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May 04, 2023 |
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Tensions Mount Around Bishop Carcaño's Suspension
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May 03, 2023 |
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Bitter Medicine: Conservatives Lack of Connectionalism
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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FUMC Shreveport Votes To Leave The UMC
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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My Two Churches Have Disaffiliated From The UMC
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Florida Judge Dismisses NCLL Lawsuit
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Preparing for Annual Conference Voting
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Fifth Avenue UMC Property Seized By Conference
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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What's Going On In The Florida Annual Conference?
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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From The Mouths Of Our Bishops
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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The Curious Case of Bishop Carcaño
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Bitter Medicine: Realities of Church Membership
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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African UM Bishop Promises Being Renegotiated
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Interview with Rev. Joe DiPaolo (Pastor of FUMC of Lancaster PA)
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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What's Going On In The Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference?
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Interview with Jay Therrell (President of the WCA)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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What's Going On In The Great Plains UMC Annual Conference?
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Processing the State of the Church Address
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Weekly News Update (March 10th, 2023)
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Weekly News Update (March 3rd, 2023)
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Examining The Report On UMC Disaffiliating Churches
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Weekly News Update (Feb 24th, 2023)
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Interview with Complainant Against Bishop Karen Oliveto - Rev. Robert Barnes
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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What's Going On In The Kentucky UMC Annual Conference?
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Asbury Revival 2023 - An Interview with Dr. Jonathan Powers
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Can UMC Central Conferences Disaffiliate?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Weekly News Update (Feb 10th, 2023)
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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What's Going On In The West Virginia UMC Annual Conference?
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Implications of Latest Council of Bishops Decision
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Addressing Claims Of Misinformation By Institutionalists
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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North Georgia UM Disaffiliation Blocked Due To "Misinformation"
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Arkansas UM Churches Block From Leaving Denomination
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Interview with Odell Horne (Part 2)
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Interview with Odell Horne (Part 1)
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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African UM Interview Series - E6 Julio Andre Vilanculos
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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African UM Interview Series - E5 Collins Etchi Ako
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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African UM Interview Series - E4 Sati Absalom Nuhu
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Resolution #3 of the South Central Jurisdiction
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Analysis - Resolution #2 of the South Central Jurisdiction
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Analysis - Resolution #1 of South Central Jurisdiction
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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African UM Interview Series - E3 Simon Mafunda (Wesleyan Covenant Association)
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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African UM Interview Series - E2 Ande Emmanuel (Africa Voices of Unity)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Episode 06 - Reece Player (Part 2) (Personal Interview & Ministry)
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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African UM Interview Series E1 - Jerry Kulah (Africa Initiative)
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Episode 5 - Part 2 - Interview w/ Brian Mangan
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Episode 5 - Guest Brian Mangan - Part 1 - UMC Commentary & Opinion
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Episode 3 - Part 2 - Interview w/ Kira Calhoun-Wilson
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Episode 2 - Part 2 - Interview w/ James Lambert
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Episode 2 - Part 1 - 3 Conservative Bishops Depart the UMC, Local Church Disaffiliation Options, & Other News w/ James Lambert
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Episode 1 - Part 2 - Interview w/ Rudy Freese (Part 2)
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 1 - Part 2 - Interview w/ Rudy Freese (Part 1)
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 1 - Part 1 - UMC Commentary
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Sep 13, 2022 |