Storm The Gates

Have you heard the phrase, "Check yourself before you wreck yourself?" In speaking with Allison Myers, her wisdom leads us to this question before the Lord. Be introspective and audit your heart. Allison Myers is the lay leader of Tyler Street Church in Dallas in addition to serving a marketing company that handles social media for high profile clients in ministry. She shares much needed instruction for churches today as they evaluate their front door for the mission field they desire to reach. Enjoy the conversation and, if you're in the Dallas area, check out Tyler Street Church!

This is a special episode that you can watch or listen to as Storm The Gates collaborated with Dr. Andy Miller III and his More To The Story podcast. You can listen to the conversation on Storm The Gates and/or wait for Andy to share the podcast on More To The Story via video format. Dr. Miller is the President of Wesley Biblical Seminary in addition to being an ordained Elder in the Global Methodist Church. We share about the ministry of podcasting and Andy asks Shea and Jason about their faith journeys and the story behind starting Storm The Gates. We are blessed to have our brother Jason Nix back on the podcast who will return permanently as the co-host soon. You can check out more about Andy's podcast and work below. Included also is the link to Wesley Biblical Seminary. https://www.andymilleriii.com/media/podcastwbs.edu

This episode has the best easter egg of them all! You won't want to miss it! Rev. Dr. Jessica LaGrone is the Dean of the Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. She enjoys mentoring and multiplying as she serves as pastor to a vibrant seminary community. She is an acclaimed teacher, preacher, and author whose engaging communication style endears her to groups throughout the United States. A native of Texas, Jessica is an ordained elder in the Global Methodist Church where she also serves as a Chairperson of the denomination's Connectional Council. She previously pastored in churches in the Houston area including eight years at The Woodlands Methodist Church where she served as Pastor of Worship.She holds an MDiv from Asbury Seminary and a DMin in Transformational Preaching from Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University with a concentration on Creativity in Preaching.Jessica’s latest book, Out of Chaos: How God Makes New Things Out of the Broken Pieces of Life (https://my.seedbed.com/product/out-of-chaos/), explores the beauty that God can bring out of the chaotic state of our lives and our world. Jessica's books and studies have been used in personal and group studies around the world, and include Namesake, Under Wraps, Broken and Blessed, Set Apart, and The Miracles of Jesus.2:42 Conference: https://242conference.com/New Room Conference: https://newroomconference.com/https://asburyseminary.edu/students/chapel/archive/

All the way from the Golden State of California, San-ky Kim joins STG for a conversation about his faith formation and journey through ministry. San-ky might be the coolest person we know. He is a professor, pastor, veteran, chaplain, Korean-American, who is married to a Russian-American (they met in Europe), who is the Director of Voice Studies and Opera at Biola University. San-ky's ministry moved from Texas to California with his new position at Biola. He is a blessing to the Kingdom of God. Please listen to him sing Psalm 23 here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q6E3GUXbU9jUSqO45Gi5_HlhSGSpDuzc/view?usp=sharing

Every child of God saved by grace is called to be an evangelist. Rev. Dr. Jay Fraze offers insight as to how every follower of Jesus can grow to discover the unique way they are called to share the good news of Jesus Christ. Jay is the Senior Pastor of First Methodist Church in Corsicana, TX. He serves as a Presiding Elder on the cabinet of the MidTexas Conference of the Global Methodist Church. For further exploration into the themes and points Jay makes, you can buy his book Evangelism For Today: Offering Christ The Way God Created Us. Hang in there until the very end to discover how scuba diving can be a metaphor for ministry.https://www.amazon.com/Evangelism-Today-Offering-Christ-Created/dp/1662899173/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=hUcOx&content-id=amzn1.sym.255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e%3Aamzn1.symc.a68f4ca3-28dc-4388-a2cf-24672c480d8f&pf_rd_p=255b3518-6e7f-495c-8611-30a58648072e&pf_rd_r=DPGK6RAGQWRW8WB7TFRN&pd_rd_wg=yKv1j&pd_rd_r=92bafc55-9e57-4eb2-89c5-0e093359feb5&ref_=pd_hp_d_atf_ci_mcx_mr_ca_hp_atf_d

A paradox is when two seemingly contradictory statements or situations are true. For those who know or know of Bishop Carolyn Moore, among other roles and gifts, she is known to be someone who lives with presence of the Holy Spirit. What she is known for she confesses she does poorly. She does poorly what we all know her to do well. She is a beautiful example of the kind of spiritual leaders we need. This is the genuine humility of those God has set apart to be our bishops in the GMC. The office of Bishop is another place for Bishop Moore to serve, not a platform for her voice to be elevated above others. Enjoy the conversation and pray for our Bishops! You can find the Art of Holiness podcast and the books Bishop Moore has written by visiting artofholiness.com. Stay engaged until the very last second for an announcement of an upcoming episode on the Art of Holiness podcast you won't want to miss!

Get ready for a NextGen revival in the church! Pastor Mark brings the fire as he sends a clarion call across the church for a new generation of leaders to rise up. Please press in as Mark offers wisdom for how any and all ministry settings can engage the next generations and grow new fervent followers of Jesus. What else is worth pursuing!? Pastor Mark Swayze is a man of many gifts. He is the Pastor of NextGen Ministries at The Woodlands Methodist Church. He is the co-creator of Bristol House (bristolhousemusic.org). The Summit and Forge are two conferences you can sign up through twmc.org. To find out more about the Awakening Project 2025, go to https://www.awakeningproj.com/ap2025ky.

The MidTexas Conference is growing. Growth means change. Shea and Phillip are joined by the chief leaders of the MidTexas Conference to celebrate the journey of growth from borrowing $40 to staffing up so our nets of ministry don't bust too quickly. Bishop Leah Hidde-Gregory, Ryan Barnett, Bill Killough, and Jim Noble, all share how they understand their new roles and what they hope to accomplish for God's glory going forward. See below for an image of what conference leadership looks like for 2025. Please don't be slow to register your children and students for Revive Summer Camps. Registration opens January 1, 2025 (revivetexas.org). Stay until the very end to hear how two long-time, fruitful local pastors are planning to approach the change in their new roles.

Religious games, playing church, and nominal Christianity, are activities plaguing the church in the West from which brother Matt Reynolds wants to see the church liberated. Matt is a pastor in the Global Methodist Church and the founder of Spirit & Truth. Lean in and be challenged by Matt's call for the church to be more primitive and by that he means more explicitly obedient to Jesus' commands in scripture. Friends in MidTexas will be able to experience Matt with his Spirit & Truth colleagues at our annual awakening in February 2025. To find out more about Spirit & Truth and how you might reach out to have them come offer a workshop in your local church or region, check out these resources: spiritandtruth.life. firebrandmag.com. Spirit & Truth and Firebrand podcasts.

A New Yorker joins the podcast to testify to his yankeeness. Just kidding. God called a brother in Christ from New York to shepherd a local church in Azle, Texas. Ray shares his testimony on STG. May we all be fools for Jesus with Ray and work on our street preaching. Insider podcast information and where to get your next pizza pie awaits as well.