Storm The Gates

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Podcast by Mid-Texas Conference of the Global Methodist Church

Storm The Gates

Storm The Gates is the official podcast of the Mid-Texas Conference of the Global Methodist Church. Join us as we provide timely updates on events within the conference and shine a spotlight on the impactful work of God throughout the Global Methodist Church. Stay tuned for insightful discussions, inspiring stories, and deeper dives exploring why following Jesus changes everything. Subscribe now to stay connected and become part of this community that is growing in the heart of Texas to make disciples of Jesus who spread scriptural holiness to all people.
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30 September 2024

Mushrooms In The Basement with Rev. Rob Renfroe

Good leadership is vital for the church to grow and thrive in fulfilling her mission to make disciples of Jesus. As Rob shares in this podcast, leadership can also keep mushrooms from growing in the basement. Rev. Rob Renfroe is the President of Good News Magazine. He pastored with the Rev. Dr. Ed Robb, among others, at The Woodlands Methodist Church for 20+ years. His ministry has faithfully called the people called Methodists to repentance and renewal for decades. We hope you are blessed by Rob's wisdom on leadership and his confidence for the future of the Global Methodist Church as he shares with Jason and Shea. Stay tuned to the very end for an apocryphal story involving President Harry Truman and the idea of greatness.

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26 September 2024

***GMC GENERAL CONFERENCE***

In this special release, Shea joins us live from Costa Rica to talk all things GMC General Conference. Make sure you like, follow and share with your family and friends. We hope you enjoy this first hand account of all what has taken place at the GMC General Conference 2024.

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23 September 2024

Telling the Truth in an Unfriendly World with Dr. David Watson

"If the church is not telling the truth, what are we doing?" Dr. David Watson joins Storm The Gates and shares his wisdom. David writes extensively on firebrandmag.com and davidfwatson3.substack.com. He offers his insight on what is distinctive about the people called Methodist in addition to sharing his hope for the church's witness in a world that increasingly negative to her witness. In the the conversation with Shea and Jason, the following resources are also mentioned: https://www.spiritandtruth.life, https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com, https://www.amazon.com/Canonical-Theism-Proposal-Theology-Church/dp/0802862381. Hang around until the very end to catch a faint glimpse of a major project Dr. Watson is working on.

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16 September 2024

Surrender Is A Must with Rev. Phillip Hoeflinger

God is moving across the entire Global Methodist Church and throughout the Mid Texas Conference. We are honored to welcome Phi-LL-ip Hoeflinger from Harlingen, TX. Phillip is a Presiding Elder in the southern most covenant area of the conference. In this conversation, we begin with the basics, and God did the rest. We hope you are challenged and encouraged in your faith journey. So take a seat, unwind, and enjoy this amazing testimony of God's faithfulness. Also, endurance through the entire episode will reveal the power of curtains.

Ryan Danker Article:

https://firebrandmag.com/articles/wesleyans-and-episcopacy

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09 September 2024

Running Full Tilt with Rev. Ryan Barnett

In this conversation Shea and Jason talk with Rev. Ryan Barnett about where we've been and where we're going as the Global Methodist Church. Ryan shares some stories about how the Holy Spirit moved through his life and ministry giving him hope that an awakening is coming from the Methodist people. Ryan is the Lead Pastor of First Methodist Church in Waco, TX. Along with the Rev. Dr. Leah Hidde-Gregory, Ryan is a nominee for bishop in addition to being a delegate to General Conference. He is the Chair of the Connectional Council of the Mid-Texas Conference as well. If you make it to the very end of the episode, you might discover which depictions of the future in movies have aged the worst.

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02 September 2024

Miracles with Rev. Lauren Yates

We worship a miracle working God. That's the main focus of Shea and Jason's second conversation with Lauren Yates. For the unplanned, part two of their conversation, Lauren shares a few miracle stories that God worked through the Wall Shakers Prayer workshops. This podcast is less of a conversation and more of a clarion call for the church to pray and seek the miracle working power of God no matter the outcomes. If you hang around until the very end, you will discover Shea still cannot appropriately use Gen Z words.

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