HeyJaredPlainSpoken
This is a podcast aimed at shining light in dark places, particularly those dealing with American Methodism and Christianity broadly.
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Sex & Gender Identity - Considering Johannesburg (opens the original)
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The free discussion guide is here: [GUIDE LINK]. If you missed Episode 1, on marriage, divorce and remarriage, it’s here: [EP01 LINK].Not a Word I Disagree WithOn the last day of the 2026 General Conference, Lori Rowe, a lay delegate from Florida, walked to microphone three to speak against an amendment. Her first words were, “There’s not a word that I disagree with in the substitute amendment.”
Divorce & Remarriage - Considering Johannesburg (opens the original)
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Considering Johannesburg, Episode 1. Watch the full episode here: [VIDEO LINK]. The free discussion guide is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1plegQvXTa_4jY96lgjwTejwcDuOSr5va/view?usp=sharing.On the last morning of the 2026 General Conference, Rich Hoffman, a lay delegate from Allegheny West, told the Global Methodist Church, “In 345 pages, the words divorce and remarriage do not appear once. If what we leave unsaid shapes our witness, then this silence matters.”He was right. Our book told
Courage & Cowardice in this Moment (opens the original)
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I try to read the Firebrand Magazine articles when they come out. Firebrand was an exciting alternative to other Methodist digital platforms like Ministry Matters when it first came out. It continues to be a source of good Wesleyan thought, sampling the foremost thinkers of our present theological family.Wendy Mohler-Seib is one such thinker. I had a stimulating conversation with her a couple of years ago on the topic of effective discipleship among younger people in the church. She continues to
We Might Better Be Quiet? (opens the original)
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Things Are Good (opens the original)
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I apologize for falling off the map a couple of days into General Conference. I realized that, although what I wrote about the proceedings of the conference happened to be true, there was too much going on for me to speak well. Even folks onsite at the conference were sometimes confused about what had taken place. I realized it would be wise for me to sit back and be quiet for a bit, to make sure I understood what had taken place before I started talking about it.While all of my petitions were d
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