Seminary Dropout 184 – Michael Beck, Talking about Church in a Tattoo Parlor, Yoga Studio, and Dog Park
*Originally Posted at MissioAlliance.org
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Michael Beck is the North Central District Cultivator of Fresh Expressions for the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is also Senior Pastor of Wildwood and Oxford United Methodist Churches, where he directs addiction recovery programs, a jail ministry, a food pantry, and a network of fresh expressions that meet in places like tattoo parlors and burrito joints. He currently lives in Wildwood with his wife, Jill, and their blended family of 8 children.
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