Storm The Gates

Jason A. Staples is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at NC State University, where he teaches courses on the Bible, early Judaism, Christian origins, ethics, globalism, conflict, and various theoretical perspectives in the study of religion and society. He is the author of Paul and the Resurrection of Israel: Jews, Former Gentiles, Israelites (C...

Since 1997, Pastor Mark has been driven by a single question: If the kingdom of heaven is not segregated, why on earth is the church? That's why he planted the Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas in the summer of 2001, together with his wife, Linda, and their four young children at the time. Churches like Mosaic—multiethnic and economically diverse—were so rare at the time that he often felt crazy a...

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If we're temples where the Holy Spirit dwells, why are our pillars cracked? This is the central question Mark Winter addresses in his new book of the same name. Pastor Mark shares how God met him and gave him strength through some of the most difficult times in his life. We hope you're encouraged to bear one another's burdens and not walk through life alone. Rev. Mark Winter spent nearly 40 years...

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Velma Tim is a lover of Jesus and a missionary at heart. Her passion is to see people from every tribe, tongue and nation come to know Jesus personally. Her passion led her to serve as a missionary in her nations, Nigeria, Liberia and she is presently serving as a ministry leader for an Acts 1:8 movement in the United States. Books by Velma: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09PGVVSLP/allbooks...

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The slogan of Apple is "Think Different." Vanessa Myers lives that out on a regular basis when it comes to responding to her call from the Lord towards children's ministry. She can "Think Different" because her life is transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. All local church ministry leaders and practitioners need to pay attention to Vanessa's passion. Vanessa Myers is a children’s minister, au...

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Friends of STG, you won't want to miss Paul and Michael share today about their passion to lead people to worship the living God. They both express how humbling it is and share some amazing stories of what it's like when God takes over. Both men lead worship together at Coker Methodist Church in San Antonio, Texas. They also both lead worship for revivetexas.org under the leadership of Rusty Freem...

Kids say the darnedest things. Be careful what's in the box! Pastor Adam shares how relentless love and laughter can be the catalyst God uses to grow His church. We had some audio and video difficulties on this episode that we hope don't deter you from receiving Adam's beautiful testimony. Rev. Dr. Adam Knight is the Senior Pastor at Coker Methodist Church in San Antonio, TX and has served Coker s...

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Familiarity limits our imagination. Brother Keith Boyette shares a strong, encouraging word to broaden the imagination of all followers of Jesus so they may faithfully live on the frontlines of ministry. Hear the testimony of a true Reformer in the church who surrendered all to the glory of God. Keith shares his hope that the Global Methodist Church remains a bottom-up church ensuring the local ch...

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Shivraj Kumar Mahendra is proof there is power in a name. The name and person of Jesus changed everything for Shivraj, including which definitions of his own name would mark him. From pursuing the darkness of idolatry and witchcraft to a transformed life in Christ, you will be blessed to hear Shivraj tell the story of his radical conversion. Shivraj worked toward his Bachelor of Theology at Luther...

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The church, including the Wesleyan/Methodist traditions, seem to be more fruitful when they minister on the fringes of society rather than vying to operate at the center of culture. True dogmatic theology worked out from faithful engagement with scripture should lead followers of Jesus to seek first the Kingdom of God without making the attainment of worldly positions of power and influence part o...

Announcing a new weekly offering from Storm The Gates: Bible News! Bible News is here. To hear the full conversation go over to youtube.com/@StormTheGatesPod or patreon.com/STGPOD. As we start to roll out this new, ongoing series, if you want to fully support this ministry and receive 100% of our content, then you'll want to become a Gate Stormer on patreon.com/STGPOD. We will continue offering Mo...

If you belong to a local church, what does family ministry look like? Maybe your church is intentional about offering a way for men, women, youth, and children to connect separately? What about a ministry for marriage and parents? In Joey and Lisa Putnam's experience serving the local church, there is a big gaping hole in most family ministry models. That hole is the lack of marriage enrichment an...

Today's episode contains both humor and serious content for the people called Global Methodists to consider as we come to terms with our doctrinal heritage and seek to live out scriptural holiness. Dr. Kisker's wisdom is worth digesting for the purpose of growing together in unity, not uniformity. Scott T. Kisker is an elder in the Allegheny West Annual Conference of the Global Methodist Church, A...

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How do we see God's will? How do we hear God's voice? These are some of the questions in the background as Pastor Won Kim shares his testimony with us. He also shares helpful information about the Korean American Conference in the Global Methodist Church. Pastor Won serves Dallas Central Methodist Church which is part of the Korean American Conference. He also participates in the weekly Dallas Dis...

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There are many beautiful callings God is giving His sons and daughters. They don't all look the same but they are all for the same purpose: to give God glory and make disciples of Jesus Christ. Do local churches have a large enough imagination to help steward men and women with these callings well? Until Jesus comes again in glory, He will not stop calling pastors of local churches to serve the Ki...

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