Pursue Holiness

Send us Fan Mail This special live-recording with Global Methodist Bishop Carolyn Moore at the 2026 North Carolina Global Methodist Annual Conference Gathering in Winston-Salem brings incredible depth of conversation on ... Carolyn's spiritual journey and transformation prime topics our upcoming General Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, will be determined by the delegates  a recent de...

Send us Fan Mail Kimberly Kiefer is about to culminate a long journey with Jesus by being ordained in the North Carolina Global Methodist Conference on June 20, 2026. Listen to her story and the unique ways in which God is using her to help the Church better understand the particular needs of first responders and ways to minister to them. She is publishing her first book based on her doctoral thes...

Send us Fan Mail A conference gets built with spreadsheets and meetings, sure, but it only becomes a living body when people listen for God’s voice and obey it. Host Kerry Wood sat down with David Banks, conference superintendent of the North Carolina Global Methodist Conference, as he prepares to move into senior status. He shares the surprising way he felt called into leadership, the moments tha...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Pursue Holiness, host Kerry Wood speaks with Ryan Barnett and Matt Reynolds about Christ for ALL: Every Methodist an Evangelist . This book is all about the responsibility, desirability and capability Jesus Christ has given to every one of his followers to share their faith with others. In short, evangelism doesn't need to be scary! And it can't be shu...

Send us Fan Mail The Certified Lay Ministry (CLM) training in North Carolina is available for anyone who desires to grow deeper in understanding, applying and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. The Rev. Steve Wellman heads up the program for North Carolina and today he joins host Kerry Wood in describing the ministry, offering details of the upcoming course offerings, the challenges and opport...

Send us Fan Mail Earl Bradshaw, pastor of the Mount Pleasant Methodist Methodist Church in Mount Pleasant, NC, puts on an award-winning light show at his home every year. In today's episode, we learn more about how he builds a light show with thousands of lights, animations, music and more! Take a break from the Christmas-prep craziness and focus on the real reason for the reason for the seas...

Send us Fan Mail The North Carolina Conference has partnered with the Uganda-South Sudan Conference of the Global Methodist Church. In this episode, Kerry Wood interviews Ddamulira Christopher, Uganda-South Sudan Conference Superintendent, and Wilberforce Bwire, General Secretary. They share a brief history of Global Methodism in Uganda, and describe the works of God in their midst. They also give...

Send us Fan Mail Teresa Auten is passionately interested in bringing the good news of Jesus to children. She has spent decades working with children, introducing multiple generations into transformational discipleship relationships with Jesus Christ. Based in Newton, NC, Teresa has helped many congregations with their children's ministries strategic directions, programming specifics and more....

Send us Fan Mail Host Kerry Wood has a conversation with Shane Bishop about the importance of falling in love with Jesus and the implications and applications of that. Evangelism should not be a "dirty" word or a fearful one. Instead, relying on the power of the Holy Spirit, we can proclaim Jesus Christ into our communities. Shane is pastor of Christ Church in Fairview Heights, Illinois....

Send us Fan Mail The Annual Conference session for North Carolina Global Methodists was recently held in Winston-Salem, NC. Those who have bad tastes in their mouths for other annual conference sessions in the past are in for a great surprise: Global Methodist Annual Conferences are movements of the Holy Spirit! In this episode, Kerry Wood talks with some of the people being ordained, some pastors...

Send us Fan Mail David Banks serves as the Conference Superintendent and Kari Howard is the Associate Conference Superintendent. Together, they provide effective administrative, connectional and spiritual leadership to the North Carolina Conference on a daily basis. Today, they share their stories of faith, the work of God in the formation of our NC Conference, and the power of the Holy Spirit as...

Send us Fan Mail Host Kerry Wood holds a wide-ranging conversation with the new bishop over the North Carolina Conference of the Global Methodist Church. Bishop Greenway (he prefers "just Jeff") describes the work of God in his life, his impressions and experience being elected a bishop at our convening General Conference last fall, and his vision and hopes for what our faith movement wi...