Church is Changing

In this episode of the Field Preachers podcast, host Paul Nixon interviews Lexi Hernandez, church planter of a community in North Carolina called Serve Co; along with Rev. Mark Stennett of Leeds, United Kingdom. Mark, Lexi, and Paul explore ideas related to digital ministry and agree that it is only just warming up within the global church.

In this episode of the Field Preachers podcast, Kathi McShane and Karen Kehlet of Los Altos UMC in California join host Paul Nixon to unpack a new paradigm for discipleship development that can work with Spiritual But Not Religious (SBNR) folks.

How does transformation happen? In this episode of Field Preachers, Matt Johnson tells us what he has discovered as the Executive Director and Founder of Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network, a ministry of Suncrest UMC in Morgantown, West Virginia. He shares his growing edges as a leader, the gift of failure, and what he has learned through the 12-Step process. For more information about this ministry, visit abundantlifehousing.org.

Author Elaine Heath, retired Dean of Duke Divinity School, shares with us about her contemplative approach to pioneering new ministries like Neighborhood Seminary and Spring Forest Farm. We talk about the feeling of fragility and unfinished-ness that is inherent in doing pioneering work, whether in developing new faith communities or new forms of theological education, and how this feeling can actually be a helpful animator as to how we show up in the world. Join us for this rich exploration into the depths of contemplative leadership.

Are you wondering how to invite your preschool families to engage with your church community? Are you trying to figure out how to experiment with new ways of being church in a "we tried that twenty years ago" culture? Beth Evers, pastor of University UMC in Fort Worth, Texas, shares a few of her hard won leadership gems as she tells us about Wiggle Church and Funkytown Music Academy.

In this episode of Field Preachers, host Paul Nixon interviews Rai Jackson, pastor of The Well and the Bridge, two young faith communities in Washington DC. Paul and Rai talk about how young adult culture is shifting, even since March of 2020, and the amazing possibilities of enhancing ministry with digital connections.

In this episode of the Field Preachers podcast, host Paul Nixon interviews Rev. Jonavern Lungub, pastor of Abu Dhabi United Methodist Church. You may have had no idea that Methodism is spreading on the Arab Peninsula in the twenty-first century. Jonavern Lungub shares the details!

How do you build a community of faith in a post-modern, post-Christian context? In this episode of the Field Preachers podcast, John Helmiere, the Convenor of Valley and Mountain UMC in Seattle, Washington, shares how his core values helped him to create a vibrant faith community as a parachute drop planter and what he learned through the process. For more info on his church visit valleyandmountain.org.

In this episode of the Field Preachers podcast, hosts Paul Nixon and Beth Estock interview Melanie Tubbs, a rural UMC pastor in Arkansas whose online platform surpassed 18,000 followers in the past year.

In this episode of the Field Preachers podcast, hosts Paul Nixon and Beth Estock interview church planters Rai Jackson (The Bridge and The Well in Washington DC) and Kris Sledge (Journey Harrisburg, PA) about how the Black Lives Matter movement has impacted their ministries in the past year.