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“There's nothing more beautiful than watching a Black Queer person lead us in the Apostles Creed.” -Derrick Scott III Listen into Episode 10, where Rev. Molly Vetter interviews Florida Conference Co-Lay Leader Derrick Scott III about challenges and joys in this moment in our United Methodist Church. Link in bio - listen on podcast platforms or watch on YouTube
We need leaders to help us make a way forward when there’s no map. Episode 10 of the podcast features Florida co-lay leader Derrick Scott III. As a lay person, a Black man, and a Queer leader in the church, he sees his role as helping prepare the church to receive new leaders, for the sake of the Gospel. Listen/watch via link in bio. #BeUMC #reconcilingchurch
“Christ tells us that we are to love each other, no matter what. Yet we, as human beings, put labels and standards and borders on what? How much we're going to love?” -Rev. Tweedy Sombrero Navarrete In Episode 9, Rev. Tweedy invited us into her experience of trauma and community and Christ-like love. Her words remind us about why connection—and connectionalism—matter for our United Methodist Church. Link to listen/watch in bio #BeUMC
“We Call Each Other Family” -Rev. Tweedy Sombrero Navarrete In Episode 9 of Where Do We Go From Here, UMC, Rev. Tweedy joins Rev. Molly, sharing insights from her experience as a Navajo person and a clergywomen—about trauma, compassion, connectionalism, and love. Link to listen in bio: wheredowegoumc.com @tweedynavarrete @revmollyvetter
“We failed to hold ourselves accountable to our spiritual well-being and instead, we're holding ourselves accountable to a lot over the stuff that has become idolatrous within the church.” -Rev. Gary Keene In this episode, Pastor Molly Vetter talks with Rev. Gary Keene, drawing on his decades of experience working close-up with Bishops in the United Methodist Church. #beumc
The Keyword is Accountability. Rev. Gary Keene spent 23 years in ministry working up close alongside Bishops in the UMC. In this conversation with Molly Vetter, he offers insight about the leadership he believes we need most from our Bishops, and what difference it makes in our local congregations. Links to the podcast in bio. #BeUMC #reconcilingcongregation
“The kingdom of God, and the community around the church, are more important than the Church.” In this episode, Bishop Grant Hagiya shares stories from his life and reflection about where we are as the United Methodist Church. Listen in via the link in the bio. #BeUMC
We’re releasing some new episodes! Ahead of Jurisdictional Conferences this November, where new Bishops will be elected, it’s a good time to ask about the relationship of our episcopal leaders (Bishops!) to our local churches. In this episode, Molly Vetter speaks with her Bishop, Grant Hagiya. His stories are a reminder about why the church matters. (Link in bio) #BeUMC #reconcilingministries #calpacumc
"There's a quote that comes from folks that are indigenous to Australia organizing that says 'Nothing about us without us is for us.'" In our sixth, and final, podcast of the "Where Do We Go From Here, UMC?" podcast, Rev. Hannah Adair Bonner invites us to lift up the voices of LGBTQ+ siblings in our own communities. Podcast link in bio—with transcript/discussion questions. On all streaming platforms. #faithfullylgbt #beumc #reconcilingministries #umc #lgbtq
Rev. Hannah Adair Bonner’s life is a witness to the power of the Gospel, and a window into the history of divisive, anti-gay organizing in the denomination. Listen now to Episode 6 to hear more of her story, and her advice to the church. (Link in bio.) #BeUMC #umc #lgbtqaffirming #reconcilingministries
It’s time to do the work of decolonizing our denominational structure in the #umc. #BeUMC #christmascovenant (Episode 5 of “Where Do We Go From Here, UMC?” features Rev. Lloyd Nyarota. Links to listen/watch, plus transcript and discussion questions, in bio!)
The institutional structure of the church is not only resistant to change—it’s also deeply colonial. Hear @lloydnyarota speak clearly about how the church is in need of liberation and decolonization, for the sake of the gospel. #christmascovenant #BeUMC #UMC @westwoodumcla @theloftla

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