Chelsea joins us again this week as we dive into the story of Jochebed and relying on God, even in exile. ABOUT CHELSEA: Chelsea Peddecord is a Texas native serving at Highland Park United Methodist Church. She went to Oklahoma State and recently finished her Masters of Theological Studies at SMU Perkins. Please ask her […]
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This week we have our first return-guest: Rita Prior! Rita shares with us the story of Deborah, particularly the etymology and meaning around Deborah’s name. We talk about how to do justice work like a honey bee. ABOUT RITA: Rita Prior lives in Evansville, IN and serves at Church of the Harvest. She’s an author, […]
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This week we take a break from Women Teach the Bible to talk with CYMT about their special initiative, “The Innovation Lab.” Started before the pandemic, this initiative has only exploded with a wealth of knowledge and resources for the everyday youth worker trying to make it through this pandemic. ABOUT CYMT, MEGHAN, & ANDREW: […]
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This week Heather laughs until she cries. Sunny Brown is one of her favorite humans and youth workers, and we think you’ll agree. Sunny shares about the Daughters of Zelophehad and how they demanded their worth to none other than Moses. ABOUT SUNNY: Pastor Sunny Brown has served for 20 years as a Youth Pastor, […]
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Have you seen that meme floating around about “If you can’t handle me at my Judges 4-5, you don’t deserve me at my Proverbs 31?” Today Elle Dowd dives into that passage with Heather, and what it says about our leadership and femininity. ABOUT ELLE: Elle Dowd (she/her/hers) is a bi-furious recent graduate of the Lutheran […]
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When Heather thought about this series, the FIRST person she thought of was Loni. Loni is a natural story-teller, thinking of stories in new and creative ways. Loni talks Adam & Eve and what it means for us today. ABOUT LONI: Loni Fancher is the Director of Youth at First UMC Arlington, Texas and will […]
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Heather sits down with Mikiala for this FIRST EPISODE in our new series “Women Teach the Bible.” Mikiala shares the story of Tamar, and some of the, uh, unconventional lessons for our own leadership this season. Also, you’ll never guess what commonality Heather and Mikiala share. IT’S WILD. ABOUT MIKIALA: Mikiala grew up in South […]
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Heather sits down with David Miller, VP of Coaching at Slingshot Group and author of Improv Leadership: How to Lead Well in Every Moment, which just released June 9th. They talk about how to know you’re at the right church, whether in the interview process or in a position. Heather shares some of the raw […]
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Happy Pride Month! Linzi & Meggie are newlyweds who live in Nashville, both youth directors at two local churches. Heather talks with them about their experiences as queer persons in ministry, a gospel for those on the margins, and how to best minister to the queer students in your ministry…because they’re there. In case you […]
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This week’s guest is Tandy Adams! Tandy and I chat our journeys moving from working within the SBC to finding our way to the UMC…in Indiana! We are legit like 2 miles away from each other, ha! We also reflect on the beautiful things the SBC gave us. You know your girls love us some […]
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