Storm The Gates

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 across the globe.

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05 November 2026

Bible News: Blue Wave Blowout

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02 November 2026

Walk To Walk with Doug and Gina Baker

Doug and Gina Baker have been passionate about disciple-making their entire ministry. Doug has a Doctorate in Christian Spiritual Formation and is the Lead Pastor of Marvin Methodist Church in Tyler, TX. Gina is a popular teacher and speaker who has served the Church in both staff and lay leadership roles.

The two co-authored the curriculum, Walk to Walk, have recently revised it, and have field tested it in the church over the past five years. It's a tool designed to guide one to one discipleship with the expectation that disciple-making multiplies and never stops. To buy the guidebook and/or contact the Baker's, go here: walktowalk.us

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26 October 2026

Just Call Me Leah with Bishop Emerita Leah Hidde Gregory

Bishop Leah is coming back to MidTexas to serve full-time as the Conference Superintendent. STG is grateful for her continual service and leadership. Her ministry inspired the name for this podcast. Her continual support and guest appearances are a primary means for the reach of STG. To God be the glory for servants of Christ like Bishop Leah.

Bishop Leah Hidde-Gregory provided episcopal leadership within the Global Methodist Church and was assigned to the Annual Conferences in the Northeast, South Georgia, Bulgaria, Mexico, and the new emerging conference of Latin America. She played a vital role to launch the MidTexas Conference, its organization, and ongoing development. Working collaboratively with a strong leadership team, she helped establish the conference’s foundational structures, mission priorities, and operational systems.

Prior to her service in the Global Methodist Church, Bishop Gregory ministered as a laywoman in the Oklahoma Conference and as an ordained pastor in the North Texas and Central Texas Conferences of The United Methodist Church. She also served six years as a District Superintendent and as Director of New Church Starts and Church Growth in the Central Texas Conference. During the denomination’s transitional season, she was a member of the Transitional Leadership Council throughout its entirety and served for a time as chair.

Bishop Gregory is deeply committed to the proclamation of the gospel and the renewal of the Church through orthodox Wesleyan theology. Much of her ministry has focused on church revitalization, revival, leadership development, and sustainable church growth. She is passionate about seeing congregations awakened to vibrant discipleship and mission, and she remains grateful for the movement of the Holy Spirit within the Global Methodist Church.

She holds a Doctor of Ministry in Church Leadership Excellence from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.; a Master of Divinity from Perkins School of Theology; and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Sociology from Texas A&M University–Commerce.

Leah is married to her husband, Stan. Together, they share a deep love for family and ministry. They have two grown daughters and sons-in-law, two grandbabies, and a son, Will, who is a sophomore in college.

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19 October 2026

Be Holified with Dr. Preben Vang

Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University is one of the approved seminaries for men and women called into ministry within the Global Methodist Church. Dr. Vang joins STG to share about his journey from Denmark to Texas as both a pastor and a New Testament scholar. He shares wonderful wisdom about holiness with us all today.

Dr. Preben Vang came to Truett Seminary in 2014 to lead the Doctor of Ministry program. Before coming to Truett, Dr. Vang served 10 years as professor and chair of the department of theology at Ouachita Baptist University and seven years as chair of biblical and theological studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University. While at PBAU, he led the effort to start their now thriving seminary.

Born and raised in Denmark, where his latest call was to pastor the First Baptist Church of Copenhagen, Dr. Vang’s academic interest has always been related to the global vision for God’s Kingdom. "When everything is said and done," he says, "my deepest interest is the church’s witness to the world. My interest in academics is driven by a deep calling to serve the church and her ministers.” Before hearing God’s call to ministry in his twenties, Dr. Vang worked as an engineer in electronics and circuitry.

Professionally, Dr. Vang is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR), and the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) where he actively participates. His academic training focused on the theology of Paul, especially his pneumatology. The title of his dissertation was: God’s Empowering Presence and the Issue of Holiness: A Relational Interpretation of Paul’s Pneumatology.

Beyond his lingering interest in this area, his focus on the connection between biblical studies, theology, and the church’s witness has led to research and publications in a variety of related areas and to different audiences – from academic studies to publications directed toward pastors and ministry leaders.

https://truettseminary.baylor.edu

preben_vang@baylor.edu

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14 October 2026

Bible News: Live Streaming Death, Pope Leo, and Robert Jeffress

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12 October 2026

Truth in the Age of Applause with Dr. Andrew Fox

We're honored to have Dr. Andrew Fox join STG! From being adopted at birth, raised in Nottingham England, to falling in love with his wife, having children, and moving to the United States – it’s all been a result of conversation – and the conversation continues to this present day.

Andrew is a professor of historical, theological, cultural and sociological approach to interpreting and communicating Scripture. His passion is to spark people’s imagination as a necessary component of faith towards a positive change through life’s challenges.

He has earned an MA in Missional Leadership from The Northwest University, an MA in Theological Studies from Southeastern University, and a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Assembly of God Theological Seminary.

Truth in the Age of Applause argues that society increasingly substitutes perception for truth by expanding definitions of harm, normalizing self-censorship, and rewarding conformity over independent thought. Andrew uses Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s concept of “stupidity”: not a lack of intelligence or education but a moral and social condition in which a person surrenders independent judgment and becomes captive to prevailing ideology that you know has nothing to do with reality. What he does is trace how institutions and individuals gradually surrender truth in favor of social approval, or stupidity. So, he's challenging readers to recover courage, critical thinking, and a commitment to reality even when it comes at personal cost. Andrew's personal cost was with the City of Austin in his role as a Lead Fire Chaplain.

Stay tuned to the very end for more C.S. Lewis reflections!

truthintheageofapplause.com

drandrewfox.com

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