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Isaac Saenz is the host of a very popular football podcast, @profootballchase, and the favorite son of our Bishop. Rev. Daniel Hawkins sits down with Isaac to talk about his start in the digital medium and how churches can utilize the ever evolving social media for the Future of the Church.
Ep 26: "Agents for Jesus Christ" with Isaac Saenz
This week Rev. Daniel Hawkins catches up with Bishop Ruben Saenz about what he he's been up to this summer and what we can expect for the future from the conference. Bishop gives us some insight about the upcoming District Meetings where he will talk...
With the start of NFL season on our heels Rev. Daniel Hawkins huddles up with Coach Bishop Ruben Saenz jr. and Bishops Favorite son Isaac Saenz to talk about Bishops days playing football, Isaacs favorite teams and how the Church and Football are ...
The Central Texas Conference's new Student Ministries Coordinator, Christine Peirce, joins Rev. Daniel Hawkins this week on POD Strangely Warmed to talk about the Future of Student Ministries in the CTC. Join in the conversations as she's planning ...
POD Strangely Warmed continues its focus on the up-and-coming generation of Christian leaders by peeling back the curtain on successful youth ministry in 2023 and beyond. Rev. Daniel Hawkins welcomes Loni Fancher, Director of Youth Formation at First...
As we start the school year Rev. Daniel Hawkins takes a look back with Director of Youth Formation, Loni Fancher, from FUMC Arlington and Director of Youth Ministry, Kylie Campbell, from FUMC Burleson about their summer as CHAOS coordinators. We hear...
Back to School again on the Podcast, this week Rev. Daniel Hawkins visits with Rev. Marcus Jones from UTA and Rev. David McMinn from UT about their college ministries and how churches can best re-accept their college students back into their ...
We're going Back To School again this week with our host Rev. Daniel Hawkins joined by a veteran Tarlton Wesley leader Rev. Corey Moses and the new campus ministry leader in Belton Rev. Katie Lamoureux. As Katie is finishing up all the fun paperwork...
This week the podcast kicks off a new series getting ready to go Back To School. Our Host Daniel Hawkins sits down with two of our Wesley association leaders Revs. Eddie Kahler and Marianne Brown-Trigg to discuss the ins and outs of College ...
After taking a brief production hiatus following the 2023 Central Texas Annual Conference, POD Strangely Warmed is back with weekly episodes in which we engage in frank, direct and (as often as possible) entertaining conversations about what’s going ...
The 2023 Central Texas Annual Conference was blessed with Dr. Aqueelah Ligonde and Rev. Trey Wince from Ministry Incubators as the Conference Teachers. Ministry Incubators is an organization dedicated to transforming innovative and even some “way out...
We brought Revs. Melissa Turkett & Kristin Warthen for a Bonus Pentecost Spiritual Practice Episode! As you know, we've been on this journey with spiritual practices and seeing how they shape and form our lives. Today on POD Strangely Warmed we're ...
In this episode, Revs. Melissa Turkett & Kristin Warthen join host Daniel Hawkins to wrap up a series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost 2023 just around the corner, the new series ...
Our 13th episode of POD Strangely Warmed is a lucky one as Revs. Melissa Turkett, Kristin Warthen and Daniel Hawkins continue a series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost 2023 just around...
Our 12th episode of POD Strangely Warmed, we continue a series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost just around the corner, the new series focuses on Spiritual Practices that can help form...
In this, our 11th episode of POD Strangely Warmed, we continue a new series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost just around the corner, the new series focuses on Spiritual Practices that ...
In this, our 10th episode of POD Strangely Warmed, we start a new series to help individuals and churches prepare for and live into the season of Pentecost. With Pentecost just around the corner, the new series focuses on Spiritual Practices that can...
In a special edition of the Pod Strangely Warmed podcast, host Rev. Daniel Hawkins eagerly welcomes Rev. Beverly Connelly, District Superintendent of the Central and South District of the Central Texas Conference UMC to the host chair to lead the ...
Thanks to social media collaboration, several conversations with Revs. Jenn and Todd Pick, and the nudging of the Holy Spirit, a grass-roots coalition of laity decided to launch a new United Methodist congregation in Azle after their home churches ...
The POD Strangely Warmed podcast takes one final (for now) dip into the ancestral waters of the UMC by reflecting on what type of church we were handed and how can we actively build a church of today and tomorrow that uplifts the heart of Christ in ...
In this sixth episode of the Central Texas Conference's POD Strangely Warmed podcast, we continue our series focused on how the people and churches of the CTC can actively work towards laying the foundation of a vibrant and fruitful church of 2050 ...
In episode 5 of the POD Strangely Warmed Podcast, Rev. Brenda Wier, retired deacon, and host Rev. Daniel Hawkins continues our focus on Being Good Ancestors for those who will lead and make up the UMC of 2050 and Rev. Wiers experiences growing up and...
In episode 4 of the POD Strangely Warmed Podcast, Rev. Beth Evers, senior pastor of University UMC, and host Rev. Daniel Hawkins offer an insightful and unique twist to the current Being Good Ancestors series as they recount how the church ministered...
Episode 3 of the POD Strangely Warmed podcast continues our focus on Being Good Ancestors for those who will lead and make up the United Methodist Church of 2050 and beyond with Part 2 of our discussion with Dr. Luther Henry. In Part 1, host Rev. ...
The POD Strangely Warmed podcast series on Being Good Ancestors for the clergy and lay leadership of the church of tomorrow continues by mining the vast wealth of knowledge and experience that is the CTC's own Dr. Luther Henry. As podcast host Rev. ...
In the inaugural episode of the POD Strangely Warmed podcast, host Rev. Daniel Hawkins engages in a lively, informative and energizing conversation on the importance of being good ancestors to the church of tomorrow with Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr., ...