Wheeler...Beyond Sunday

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This special episode features an interview between Rev. Ginger Isom and Charles Maynard. An elder in the Holston Annual Conference, Charles Maynard has served many churches in Holston and has also served as a District Superintendent and as the Director of Camp and Retreat Ministries in Holston. In retired status, he now serves as the Pastor of Traditional Worship and Generosity at Cokesbury UMC in...

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In this episode of Wheeler… Beyond Sunday, Amanda, James, and Sarah dive deep into Ginger’s latest Lenten sermon, "Getting Needled." Inspired by the story of the rich man in the Gospel of Mark, the team explores the "hammer blows" of Jesus’ call to discipleship: Go, sell, give, come, and follow. From shocking statistics about the 300,000 items in the average American home to James’s prized "Space...

Does wearing a Christian t-shirt or having an "I Am Second" bumper sticker make you a better Christian? What happens when our actions don't match the merchandise we wear? In this episode of Wheeler... Beyond Sunday, Derek, Jill, and Sarah dive into Pastor Ginger's challenging sermon, "Merch Doesn't Count." The crew kicks things off by talking about the merchandise we love to represent—from sports...

Have you ever had all your life plans work out exactly the way you envisioned? Yeah, us neither. In Episode 13 of Wheeler... Beyond Sunday, Amanda, James, Derek, and Aubrey sit down to discuss the kickoff of our new Lenten sermon series. Drawing from Pastor Ginger's recent message on the Gospel of Matthew, the group talks about what happens when Jesus brings us to a "crossroad" and inevitably inte...

Welcome back to Wheeler Beyond Sunday! 🎙️ We close out Pastor Ginger's "Prayer Pressure Problems" series with what might be the most challenging sermon of the bunch — and the most timely. This week, James, Jade, and Sarah tackle Jesus's jaw-dropping command from the Sermon on the Mount: Love your enemies. Pray for those who persecute you. He's kidding, right? From a church member's stunning act of...

In this episode, we tackle one of faith's hardest questions: Is God even listening when our prayers seem unanswered? Join Amanda, James, Sarah, and Aubrey as they get vulnerable about times they've questioned whether God hears them—from personal tragedies to watching others receive miracles while feeling left behind. We explore the real meaning behind Jesus' words about prayer in their original Gr...

In this episode, Amanda, James, Sarah, and Jill discuss the third sermon in Pastor Ginger's "Prayer Pressure Problems" series: "We Can't Hide." Drawing from Psalm 139, the group explores a fascinating Cambridge study about how preschool children believe they can't be seen if they don't make eye contact—and how we as adults do the same thing with God. They open up about times they've tried to hide...

Join Pastor Ginger Isum in conversation with Renie Morris, certified spiritual director and lay leader for the Tennessee Valley District of the Holston Annual Conference, as they explore what it means to "keep it real" in prayer. In this episode of Wheeler...Beyond Sunday, we continue our series on prayer by addressing the pressure many of us feel to pray "the right way". Ginger and Renie discuss...

Welcome back to Wheeler Beyond Sunday! In this week’s episode, Pastor Ginger is joined by her "BFF" and special guest, Pastor Patrice Wells from Liberty Hill United Methodist, for an honest and refreshing conversation about prayer. As Wheeler begins a new five-week series on "Prayer Pressure Problems," Ginger and Patrice pull back the curtain on the struggles even clergy face when it comes to conn...

Welcome back to Wheeler Beyond Sunday! In this week's episode, Amanda, James, Jill, and Derek dive deep into Ginger's powerful sermon on breakthrough prayer, based on Luke 3:21-22 and 4:1-13. As we step into the new year, the team explores what it truly means to pray for God's guidance and surrender our will to His. They discuss the challenge of living into our prayers versus simply saying them, w...

Welcome back to Wheeler Beyond Sunday! 🎙️ We're kicking off 2026 with the story of the Magi and their journey to meet Jesus — a story packed with great expectations. In This Episode: Why winter might be the worst time to make New Year's resolutions (and why we do it anyway) The three hawks that circled like the Trinity on moving day Amanda's beach notebook moment: "I can hear you calling. What is...

Welcome back to Wheeler Beyond Sunday! 🎙️ In this fourth week of Advent, James White, Amanda White, Derek Harding, and Jill Taylor tackle a question most of us have never considered: What if Mary had said no? We're taking a fresh look at Mary—not as a silent figure in a nativity scene, but as a courageous teenage girl who risked everything to say yes to God. Why did God choose someone so young, so...

Welcome to a special episode of Wheeler Beyond Sunday! 🎙️ This week, Pastor Ginger and McKenzie Wyatt-Hartgrove (mental health therapist at Wheeler) have an honest, heartfelt conversation about the struggles many face during the holiday season. Recorded during a difficult time for Ginger personally, this episode gets real about grief, loneliness, addiction recovery, and finding peace when Christma...

Welcome back to Wheeler Beyond Sunday! 🎙️ In this second week of Advent, James, Derek, Sarah, and Amanda dive into Pastor Ginger's sermon on "Longing" — and it gets real. We talk about the parts of Christmas no one posts on Instagram: feeling abandoned by God, being angry in the desert, and why it's okay to lament during the "most wonderful time of the year." Whether you're grieving a loved one th...

Welcome to the very first episode of Wheeler Beyond Sunday! 🎙️ In this premiere episode, Jade, Derek, Sarah, and Amanda sit down to unpack Pastor Ginger’s first Advent sermon: "Stillness." We discuss the chaos of the holiday season, why we are so afraid to slow down, and how to practice "Prayerful Attention" amidst the noise. Whether you are struggling with Christmas FOMO, trying to survive a trip...