Holy Days and Connections

Rev. Donna Claycomb Sokol is the pastor of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Washington, DC.  Prior to the pandemic, this church worked to include people from all walks of life in ministry.  The mission continues with new fervor and passion, but through its online presence, the circle is drawn much wider. https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gf49jc/Donna.mp3Podcast: Play…

When you set out to create an online course that deals with one of today’s most difficult topics, it’s good to have experts on your side.  Soon, the Lakelands Institute will be launching a course that will help churches learn how to be antiracist, and it begins with understanding the words we use to do…

Rev. Rachel Cornwell is the pastor at Dumbarton United Methodist Church in the Georgetown community of Washington, DC.  She took this new appointment in July of this year after serving as a fundraising consultant for churches and non-profits.  She quickly adapted to a new set of preaching skills in this time of social distancing, and…

Welcome to “Two Minute Tuesday,” which ended up being three minutes.  Oh well.  Here’s a quick hit of audio magic about why you should not put all your eggs in the social media basket.   https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gcigd4/Email.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download

If I were to guess, I’d say that Rev. Elle Dowd is an expression of the spiritual gift of apostleship.  She was doing online ministry (before it was cool) years ago as a way of reaching out to the disaffected and traumatized.  Her experience makes her the perfect guest for this podcast; I only hope…

Valerie Ohle is in an interesting situation, to say the least!  She is the part-time pastor of a rural church that was closed right after she arrived.  It’s now been designated as a “new church start” and it’s all online.  You won’t want to miss this chat with a remarkable leader and passionate pastor in…