Discerning the Signs of the Times & Family Ministry - A Conversation with Rev. Daniel Hixon

Rev. Daniel Hixon is a recently-disaffiliated UMC pastor, currently independent, serving in Louisiana. He is one of a few people in the Methodist sphere who has done well on YouTube. In this segment, he and I have a good chat around why disaffiliation seemed the best option for us, hopes for the future of Methodism, and how it is that believers need to be ministering to our families while in the home.

Links

Daniel Hixon’s Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@danielhixon8209

Daniel Hixon's Blog - http://www.gloria-deo.blogspot.com/

Daniel's Video - "United Methodist Church Split as I See It" - https://youtu.be/hOvU2Us6JGk

Aldersgate Mission Society (Anglican/Wesleyan Initiative) - https://aldersgatemissionsociety.org/

Shreveport FUMC Reporting - https://youtu.be/6uf9jgpX5GQ

Interview with Bishop Scott Jones - https://youtu.be/eBmU7F40a-o

Aelfred Rex Bible Story Book - https://a.co/d/8PQmTr9

Stephen Fife Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@revfife

Grow at Home: A Biginner’s Guide to Family Discipleship - https://a.co/d/crNeSYk

Jonathan Pageau’s The Symbolic World Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@JonathanPageau

The New City Catechism - http://newcitycatechism.com/

A Catechism of Christian Faith and Doctrine for the Global Methodist Church - https://my.seedbed.com/product/a-catechism-of-christian-faith-and-doctrine-for-the-global-methodist-church/

The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith by Phil Tallon - https://my.seedbed.com/product/the-absolute-basics-of-the-christian-faith/

Timeline

0:00 - Introduction

3:25 - Alternatives to The United Methodist Church

7:30 - Prospects for Liturgical Methodist Identity

15:05 - Daniel’s Bio

20:55 - What ruined the UMC?

24:20 - Why disaffiliate now rather than later?

28:05 - Louisiana Annual Conference dysfunction

30:53 - Sensitivity to progressivism in other denominations

34:00 - How optimistic should we be about a sustained pure denominational movement?

38:05 - How believers should minister to each other in our households

57:28 - Standing against the culture

1:09:00 - Prognostications about the future

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