Pod Strangely Warmed

There is lots of things going on outside the walls of New Riverside UMC, Rev. Daniel Hawkins sits down with Rev. Armando Alvarado and Andra Villegas to learn all about how three churches merged to one and how they are impacting the community that surrounds them.  You can learn more about New Riverside at nrumcftw.org or find them on Facebook   You can find the book Rev. Armando referenced on Amazo...

As we continue our conversations about football and the church, Rev. Daniel Hawkins battles it out with returner Rev. Kristin Warthen from St. Andrews UMC and POD Strangely Warmed rookie, Rev. Sarah Roberts. These three have been in a fantasy football league together since their days in seminary, and today they are going head to head to pick the best items that are essential for the perfect Sunday...

Isaac Saenz is the host of a very popular football podcast, @profootballchase, and the favorite son of our Bishop. Rev. Daniel Hawkins sits down with Isaac to talk about his start in the digital medium and how churches can utilize the ever evolving social media for the Future of the Church.

This week Rev. Daniel Hawkins catches up with Bishop Ruben Saenz about what he he's been up to this summer and what we can expect for the future from the conference. Bishop gives us some insight about the upcoming District Meetings where he will talk about the Vision of the Conferences and a he gives us some insight on the new daily devotional that started this week, you can sign up to receive the...

With the start of NFL season on our heels Rev. Daniel Hawkins huddles up with Coach Bishop Ruben Saenz jr. and Bishops Favorite son Isaac Saenz to talk about Bishops days playing football, Isaacs favorite teams and how the Church and Football are more similar than we might think. Isaac hosts the popular podcast @ProFootballChase where he builds real relationships with players and gets a firsthand...

The Central Texas Conference's new Student Ministries Coordinator, Christine Peirce, joins Rev. Daniel Hawkins this week on POD Strangely Warmed to talk about the Future of Student Ministries in the CTC. Join in the conversations as she's planning out how to connect our students with each other throughout the year and getting excited for summer mission trips! If your Church is interested you can r...

POD Strangely Warmed continues its focus on the up and coming generation of Christian leaders by peeling back the curtain on successful youth ministry in 2023 and beyond. Rev. Daniel Hawkins welcomes Loni Fancher, Director of Youth Formation at First United Methodist Church Arlington and Rev. Chelsea Peddecord, the Associate Pastor to Youth and Families at Highland Park UMC in Dallas. While there...

As we start the school year Rev. Daniel Hawkins takes a look back with Director of Youth Formation, Loni Fancher, from FUMC Arlington and Director of Youth Ministry, Kylie Campbell, from FUMC Burleson about their summer as CHAOS coordinators. We hear about how they recruit volunteers at their churches and all about their recent adventure to "Youth 23" at Daytona Beach.

Back to School again on the Podcast, this week Rev. Daniel Hawkins visits with Rev. Marcus Jones from UTA and Rev. David McMinn from UT about their college ministries and how churches can best re-accept their college students back into their congregations. To learn more about our College ministies in the Central Texas Conference visit ctcumc.org/collegiateandcampusministries

We're going Back To School again this week with our host Rev. Daniel Hawkins joined by a veteran Tarlton Wesley leader Rev. Corey Moses and the new campus ministry leader in Belton Rev. Katie Lamoureux.  As Katie is finishing up all the fun paperwork of starting a new Wesley, Corey is sharing the gospel online while playing videogames. To learn more about our College ministies in the Central Texas...

This week the podcast kicks off a new series getting ready to go Back To School. Our Host Daniel Hawkins sits down with two of our Wesley association leaders Revs. Eddie Kahler and Marianne Brown-Trigg to discuss the ins and outs of College ministries and some new ways of ministering to the young adults we send to college. 

While we're all trying to escape the heat this summer, our friends Lynne Rhodes and Rossie Carroll from Project Transformation are doing more than just helping youth learn to read, they are partnering with churches to help serve in our communities. To learn more you can visit https://projecttransformation.org/central-texas/  

The 2023 Central Texas Annual Conference was blessed with  Dr. Aqueelah Ligonde and Rev. Trey Wince   from Ministry Incubators as the Conference Teachers. Ministry Incubators is an organization dedicated to transforming innovative and even some "way out there" ideas into actionable and sustainable ministries.  Between their two presentations and the hosting of a GenZ Panel, Aqueelah and Trey sat d...

Bonus Episode! As you know, we've been on this journey with spiritual practices and seeing how they shape and form our lives. Today on POD Strangely Warmed we're going to have this bonus conversation with our amazing co-host for this season, Rev. Melissa Turkett and Rev. Kristen Warthen, about how these practices can actually help shape and form a rule of life, of an intentional way of actually ga...

In this episode, we wrap up a series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost just around the corner, the new series focuses on Spiritual Practices that can help form us in the faith. These conversations are designed to be used for your individual faith journey, or as a resource for your small group or Sunday School class. Joining Daniel Ha...

Our 13th episode of POD Strangely Warmed, we continue a series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost just around the corner, the new series focuses on Spiritual Practices that can help form us in the faith. These conversations are designed to be used for your individual faith journey, or as a resource for your small group or Sunday Schoo...

Our 12th episode of POD Strangely Warmed, we continue a series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost just around the corner, the new series focuses on Spiritual Practices that can help form us in the faith. These conversations are designed to be used for your individual faith journey, or as a resource for your small group or Sunday Schoo...

  In this, our 11th episode of POD Strangely Warmed, we continue a new series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost just around the corner, the new series focuses on Spiritual Practices that can help form us in the faith. These conversations are designed to be used for your individual faith journey, or as a resource for your small group...

In this, our 10th episode of POD Strangely Warmed, we start a new series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost just around the corner, the new series focuses on Spiritual Practices that can help form us in the faith. These conversations are designed to be used for your individual faith journey, or as a resource for your small group or Su...

This week we have a special guest host, Rev. Beverly Connelly, who currently serves as the District Superintendent for the South and Central Districts of the Central Texas Conference. She recently sat down with two gentlemen that she likes to call "giants in the faith" - Rev. Dr. Luther Henry and Rev. Dr. Phil Shuler - to share with you some of the insights on ministry, the church, life and so muc...

Revive UMC is a new United Methodist presence serving the Azle/Weatherford area of Texas, born from the heartbreak of disaffiliation. Recently, Revs. Jenn and Todd Pick, the co-pastors of Revive, sat down with POD Strangely Warmed Host Rev. Daniel Hawkins to discuss how this all came together, what they've learned in the first 4-6 weeks of holding services, the fantastic impact of the UMC connecti...

The POD Strangely Warmed podcast takes one final (for now) dip into the ancestral waters of the UMC by reflecting on what type of church we were handed and how can we actively build a church of today and tomorrow that uplifts the heart of Christ in our communities and world. This week, host Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by Rev. Joy Dister-Dominguez, associate pastor of Arlington Heights UMC, for a...

In this sixth episode of the Central Texas Conference's POD Strangely Warmed podcast, we continue our series focused on how the people and churches of the CTC can actively work towards laying the foundation of a vibrant and fruitful church of 2050 and beyond. This week, Rev. Daniel Hawkins and Rev. Jason Valendy, co-senior pastor of Keller United Methodist Church, discuss some of Jason's insights...

In episode 5 of the POD Strangely Warmed Podcast, Rev. Brenda Wier, retired deacon, and host Rev. Daniel Hawkins continues our focus on Being Good Ancestors for those who will lead and make up the UMC of 2050 and Rev. Wiers experiences growing up and becoming a deacon in the United Methodist Church.

United Methodist Churches are vital and active members of the community they serve, not just a place to worship on Sundays. So when the community surrounding University UMC in Fort Worth was rocked by a deadly shooting of a teen at a restaurant right across the street from the church, the congregation, clergy and staff went into action. In the latest edition of the POD Strangely Warmed Podcast, Re...