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The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Envy) 04/14/2025

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Envy) This week's prayer of examen focuses on the vice of envy. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/36110745

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Pride) 04/07/2025

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Pride) This week our prayer of examen focuses on the vice of pride. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/35980185

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Gluttony) 03/31/2025

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Gluttony) This week's prayer of examen focuses on the vice of gluttony. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/35879675

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Greed/Avarice) 03/24/2025

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Greed/Avarice) This week's prayer of examen focuses on the vice of greed. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/35791655

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Wrath/Anger) 03/17/2025

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Wrath/Anger) This week's prayer of examen focusing on the vice of wrath or anger. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/35660360

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Sloth) 03/10/2025

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen (Sloth) This week's prayer of examen focuses on the vice of sloth or acedia--the refusal to respond to opportunities for service, growth, and sacrifice offered by God. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/35599865

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen 03/05/2025

The Better Way: Practicing the Prayer of Examen New to the Prayer of Examen? If you’re unfamiliar with the Prayer of Examen, First UMC staff member Sarah McGinnis has created a you through its structure and purpose. Alongside this video, we’ll be releasing weekly guided Examen prayers tailored to our Lenten series on the First UMC Leadership Podcast. Want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your inbox? Sign up for our to stay connected. Visit our website to learn more about /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/35529545

(Advent) How to Wait: Doing 12/18/2024

(Advent) How to Wait: Doing Join First UMC pastors, Carol Cooper and Todd Nelson as they offer reflections for the season of Advent. On this final episode, Todd and Carol, talk about the art of active waiting. /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/34439100

(Advent) How to Wait: Listening 12/11/2024

(Advent) How to Wait: Listening Join First UMC pastors, Carol Cooper and Todd Nelson as they offer reflections for the season of Advent. On this episode, Todd and Carol, talk about the practice of listening and how it can help us to wait and wait well. Throughout this episode, Todd and Carol reference the book, Listening to God in Times of Choices: The Art of Discerning God's Will, by Gordon T. Smith. If you're interested in reading the book, you can find it /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/34304125

(Advent) How to Wait: Remembering 12/04/2024

(Advent) How to Wait: Remembering Join First UMC pastors, Carol Cooper and Todd Nelson as they offer reflections for the season of Advent. /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/34108831

Season 5 - Episode 6 10/14/2022

Season 5 - Episode 6 The quote that Carol reads, "Even when I don't believe in church, I believe in resurrection. I believe in the hope of Sunday morning." is from Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans. /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/24679752

Season 5 - Episode 5 10/07/2022

Season 5 - Episode 5 The two statements that Taylor and Chad discuss in this episode are below: /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/24610167

Season 5 - Episode 4 09/30/2022

Season 5 - Episode 4 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/24539937

Season 5 - Episode 3 09/23/2022

Season 5 - Episode 3 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/24474777

Season 5 - Episode 2 09/15/2022

Season 5 - Episode 2 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/24391887

Season 5 - Episode 1 09/09/2022

Season 5 - Episode 1 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/24323664

Season 4 - Episode 3 06/01/2022

Season 4 - Episode 3 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/23297894

Season 4 - Episode 2 05/18/2022

Season 4 - Episode 2 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/23143928

Season 4 - Episode 1 05/04/2022

Season 4 - Episode 1 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/23003525

Season 3 - Episode 3 11/12/2020

Season 3 - Episode 3 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/16777739

Season 3 - Episode 2 08/28/2020

Season 3 - Episode 2 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/15797294

Season 3 - Episode 1 08/10/2020

Season 3 - Episode 1 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/15560309

Year With Jesus Episode #4 03/05/2020

Year With Jesus Episode #4 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/13428962

Year With Jesus Episode #3 01/27/2020

Year With Jesus Episode #3 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/12867791

A Year With Jesus: Episode #2 01/06/2020

A Year With Jesus: Episode #2 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/12151010

Year With Jesus Episode #1 11/24/2019

Year With Jesus Episode #1 /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/12150905

Season 2 - Episode 9: FAQs: The Andover Story (Pt 2) 05/29/2018

Season 2 - Episode 9: FAQs: The Andover Story (Pt 2) Part 2 of a 2 part story looking at our Andover Community. I am joined by Jim Nichols, Brad Rudolph and Jill Mahan. /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/6604274

Season 2 - Episode 8: FAQs: The Andover Story (Pt 1) 05/17/2018

Season 2 - Episode 8: FAQs: The Andover Story (Pt 1) Part 1 of a 2 part story looking at our Andover Community. We are joined by Jim Nichols and Brad Rudolph. /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/6604284

Season 2 - Episode 7: FAQs: The Downtown Story (Pt 2) 05/04/2018

Season 2 - Episode 7: FAQs: The Downtown Story (Pt 2) Part 2 of a 2 part story where look at where Downtown has been, where it is now, and where it is headed in the future. We are joined by Carol Cooper, our Downtown Assistant Pastor and Dulaney Wood, our Downtown Lay Leader. /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/6557081

Season 2 - Episode 6: FAQs: The Downtown Story (Pt 1) 03/27/2018

Season 2 - Episode 6: FAQs: The Downtown Story (Pt 1) Part 1 of a 2 part story where look at where Downtown has been, where it is now, and where it is headed in the future. We are joined by Chas Jordan, our church historian for this look back. /episode/index/show/fumcleadership/id/6400029

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