Pod Have Mercy

This week we are joined by Paul Meiller and Joseph Rios. Paul is the newly appointed pastor of Chapelwood's Fair Haven Campus. Joseph is the pastor of Generations, the Spanish ministry at Chapelwood. Today we discuss how Paul made his way to Chapelwood, his process of joining forces with Joseph Rios to build community in Spring Branch and much more! 

Dr. Kitty Harris is Professor Emeritus at Texas Tech University. She is the CEO and President of NLW Partners, a research, education and addiction recovery consulting firm. She also serves as President of Trac9 Informatics, a gold-standard clinical assessment instrument tracking outcomes for those in treatment with substance use disorders or mental health concerns. Today we discuss resilience and...

Today we are doing a special Christmas pop-up episode! Before we break for the holiday's, Matt and John are in studio to talk about the 8 strangest Christmas traditions on earth. We talk about their holiday plans, some exciting things coming up at Chapelwood over the holidays and much more! 

This episode is part two of a conversation with Dr. Russell Levenson. In this episode John and Russell talk about officiating weddings and some of the mishaps that have occurred over the years. They discuss how the Episcopal Church dealt with some of the issues that the United Methodist Church are dealing with now and how Russell leads his congregation and prioritizes unity. 

We are joined again by Will Willimon to talk about his new book, "Don't Look Back" . We talk about the future of the Methodist Church and how we look forward and find hope. We discuss ways to promote unity and conversation instead of isolating each other. 

The Reverend Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr. began his tenure as Rector of St. Martin’s 15 years ago in 2007. In 2018, Dr. Levenson officiated and preached at the Memorial Service at St. Martin’s for the late First Lady of the United States, Barbara Pierce Bush. Later, in 2018, he co-officiated and preached at the State Funeral for our 41st President, The Honorable George H.W. Bush at both Washington...

Cynthia Fierro Harvey served as bishop of the Louisiana Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, having been assigned there in September of 2012. The Louisiana Annual Conference is composed of 486 congregations and 118,725 members and includes the entire state of Louisiana. Bishop Harvey was recently appointed as the Bishop for the Texas Annual Conference. Today we discuss her hopes...

This week we are joined by Bishop Gary Mueller and Bishop Janice Huie. We talk about how they became bishops and their path to the ministry. We also discuss the importance of having hopeful conversations about the future of The UMC. 

A bishop in the United Methodist Church, Professor Willimon served as the dean of Duke Chapel and professor of Christian ministry at Duke University for 20 years. He returned to Duke after serving as the bishop of the North Alabama Conference from 2004 to 2012. He has taught in Germany, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia in various seminaries. He is a trustee of Wofford College, Emory Universit...

This week we are joined by Matthew Marchetti. Matthew is the Co-Founder of CrowdSource Rescue. CrowdSource Rescue is technology platform developed in Hurricane Harvey to help organize civilian water rescues. Since Harvey, the platform helped rescue nearly 43,000 people by connecting them to 15,000 civilian rescuers. Our mission is simple: provide a platform to help organize spontaneous volunteers...

This week we talk about everything from millennial church demographics to William Shatner's trip to space. We look at some recent news around Black Friday and the excitement for upcoming holiday traditions. 

Justin Posey has worked as a graphic designer and creative director for Bethel and Jesus Culture. He joins us today in person from Louisiana! We talk about art and the church and how we can use social media to create "real" relationships. 

Today we are joined by The Broken Spokes! The Broken Spokes are a Houston based honky-tonk band that has been writing and performing music since 2013. Today we discuss the writing process, what touring is like and we get to hear some tunes from their latest album! The Broken Spokes Website

This week we are joined by Natty The Poet! She shares some of her life story, how she started in poetry and the ways she gives back to her community.  Follow Natty on Instagram! NattyPoet

Today is the 100th episode of Pod Have Mercy!! We are joined again by Michael Gienger. Pastor Michael Gienger has a vision of building a community at Galveston Central Church, where all are welcome, regardless of socioeconomic status. Today we talk about how Michael is giving back to the community in Galveston and we hear some stories of impact. http://galvestoncentralchurch.com

This week we are joined by Ivan Rhone. Ivan has been the Director of the Kitchen Ministry at Chapelwood for 23 years. We talk about Ivan's life and how he ministers to people through cooking. 

Bishop Mande Muyombo was elected to the episcopacy in 2017. He is the Resident Bishop of the North Katanga Area, which includes North Katanga, Tanganyika and Tanzania conferences in the Congo Central Conference of The United Methodist Church. Today we have a perspective shift as we talk with Bishop Muyombo and hear his point of view on the differences within the United Methodist Church. 

John and Matt have a zoom conversation with Dr. Jerry Webber where they discuss The Academy for Spiritual Formation, the difference between therapy and spiritual direction, and we get a special FaceTime call from John's daughter! Dr. Webber is the founder of Chapelwood's Center for Christian Spirituality where he served as lead pastor for 18 years. He is now a teacher, spiritual guide, writer, and...

This week we check in after a long summer break to kick off the fall. John and Matt discuss the difference between friends and allies and adversaries and enemies. 

This week we are joined by Rev. Adam Hamilton, Rev. Lindsay Kirkpatrick, Rev. Lawrence Young, Rev. DeAndre Jonson, Rev. Tom Pace and Rev. Emily Chapman.  We discuss some of the key issues that our denomination faces and how we will move in to the future as one church.  For more video resources visit: Www. UMC.org Www.resourceumc.org Www.twmbo.org

Lo Alaman is a spoken word poet, writer, and preacher. Today we discuss how Lo has processed grief throughout his life and how God continues to lead him through that. We discuss some of the narratives in the christian life that need to change and we hear some poetry from Lo!

Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for "a new kind of Christianity" - just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is an Auburn Senior Fellow, a contributor to We Stand With Love, and a leader in the Convergence Network, through which he is developing an i...

This week we are recording in Lake Charles, Louisiana! We are joined by Joseph Patty and Evan Nehring to talk about Chapelwood's annual mission trip called Summit. We discuss the work that the team has been doing in the community and also the impact that serving has had on the youth and adult leaders who are attending. 

Bill Kerley is a counselor and spiritual director. Today we talk about how to manage fear.  http://www.billkerley.com/about-bill-kerley

This week we are joined by Ted Campbell. Dr. Campbell is a member of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and currently serves as co-chair of the AAR’s Wesleyan Studies Group. He also belongs to the American Society of Church History, and the Wesleyan Theological Society. He is currently the Albert C. Outler Professor of Wesley Studies at SMU Perkins School Of Theology.  Today we conti...