Ministry Musings Podcast

Finding Peace, calming fear and breathing

Rev. Renee Hoke talks to Rev. Shannon Moore about finding peace in tumultuous times. Ways to calm yourself and others throughout your day.

Valuing Compassion

Rev. Renee Hoke tuns the tables, and sits down as the host for this episode while Rev. Jamie Plunkett talks about what it means to value compassion as a community of faith. 

Valuing Vulnerability

Rev. Jamie Plunkett and Rev. Kera Watts talk about creating brave spaces, what it takes to be vulnerable, and how valuing vulnerability can impact the church. 

Valuing Generosity

Rev. Jamie Plunkett and Rev. Jessica Vacketta talk about what it means to live a generous life, and how an attitude of gratitude might lead to acts of generosity.

Valuing Discipleship

Rev. Jamie and Rev. Renee Hoke sit down to talk about all that discipleship entails, and why it’s should be an important emphasis for every church.

Valuing Curiosity

Rev. Jamie Plunkett and Rev. Dr. Todd Prickett talk about one of UCC’s new core values, Curiosity, and wonder together about why it’s so important to be curious about our faith.

Casting A Wide Net

Rev. Jamie sits down with Stacy McCoy, UCC's new Member Engagement Coordinator, to talk about the purpose and importance of equipping and engaging congregants.

Sing Praise

Rev. Jamie and Rev. Dr. Todd Prickett discuss music in worship, how different styles impact different people, and what it means to join our voices together in song.

They Killed Him

Sometimes we come to worship expecting things for ourselves, or we find ourselves just going through the motions. But what happens when we come to worship with a different understanding of what that hour is for?

Being Nimble

Jamie sits down with Rev. Renee Hoke to discuss change and casting bold vision, and what makes that so difficult for churches to do.

Sabbath Rest

Rev. Jamie sits down with Rev. Jessica Vacketta to discuss Sabbath Rest

Parenting is a Faith Experience

Rev. Jamie sits down with Rev. Kera Watts to discuss how a church can support and encourage families to grow in faith together, along with some of the ins and outs, ups and downs, of parenting with faith in mind.

From the Cutting Room Floor

Rev. Jamie Plunkett and Rev. Dr. Russ Peterman sit down to talk about what it takes to write and deliver a sermon, what the expectations are as a preacher, and some of those things that congregants might not think about when it comes to the act of preaching

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