Today is Election Day, and whether you’re on your way to vote or waiting on the results, tune in to hear Rev. Daniel Hawkins sit down with Rev. Joe Stobaugh from University Park United Methodist Church and Rev. Marilyn Jones from First United Methodist in Stephenville. The conversation delves into the challenges of maintaining respectful discourse …

This week, we wrap up our series of getting to know the leadership of the new Horizon Texas Conference. Rev. Daniel Hawkins sits down with Christine Peirce, the Director of Children and Youth Empowerment, and Rev. Emma Williams from University Park UMC to discuss how the Horizon Texas Conference aims to Champion Children and Youth. Christine is put…

Continuing our series of getting to know the leadership in the newly unified Horizon Texas Conference, today we’re talking finances with the only members of the Stewardship department that had spare time to be on the podcast. Rev. Daniel Hawkins learns a little bit about Rev. Jeffrey Pehl’s woodworking skills and gets golfing tips from Scot Yarbrou…

This week we are back in the studio after the Horizon Texas Unifying Conference to introduce you to another important team from our HTC staff. The thread that keeps us all working together: The Operations Team. Now, the studio isn’t big enough for all seven members of Operations, so Rev. Daniel Hawkins invited Dr. Kevin Walters and the newest membe…

While at the Horizon Texas Unifying Conference in Abilene, Rev. Daniel Hawkins invited Rev. Todd Salzwedel, Rev. Danielle Kim and Rev. Ruben Saenz III to a friendly essentials draft pick of what they want to see in the new Horizon Texas Conference. Tune in as they pick where they want the next annual Conference to be, their favorite strategic prior…

This week POD Strangely Warmed journeyed all the way to Abilene for the Horizon Texas Unifying Conference! It's finally here, and Rev. Daniel Hawkins tracks down Jordan Cramer and learns what he's looking forward to in the new unified conference, Lisa Peterson tells about her experiences from the Northwest Texas Conference and the work she will be …

Just a few days away from the Horizon Texas Unifying Conference, Rev. Daniel Hawkins reminisces with Bishop Rubén Sáenz Jr. and Rev. Andy Lewis about the journey our legacy conferences have been on leading up to now. The Bishop gives us a peek into what's to come next as we're always moving toward the Horizon.…

No, we're not in math class; however, on this episode, we meet three-sevenths (or .42857143) of the team whose main priority is to Multiply Jesus Followers. Rev. Dr. Owen Ross, Director of Multiplication, in addition to Rev. Stacey Piyakhun and Rev. Derek Jacobs tell Rev. Daniel Hawkins about their positive church plants and how God's been preparin…

This is week four of meeting the leadership that is taking us on a journey to the Horizon Texas Conference. Rev. Daniel Hawkins sits down with Rev. Joy Dister-Dominguez and Rev. Andrew Fiser, part of our Care and Healing team, to learn how this team plans to Maximize Care and Healing in the new Horizon Texas Conference.…

We're in our third week of meeting the leadership that is taking us on a journey to the Horizon Texas Conference. This week, Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by two of our District Superintendents, Rev. Tom Long and Rev. Cassie Wade, to talk about their experiences in their legacy conferences and what they're excited to see on the Horizon.…

Over the next few weeks, you're invited to journey to the Horizon with Rev. Daniel Hawkins as he sits down with the leadership of the new Horizon Texas Conference. This week, we get to learn more about the Director of Communications, Pam Hughes, and the rest of the Horizon Texas Conference communications team Trey West and Dustin Kaps.…

Over the next few weeks, you're invited to journey to the Horizon with Rev. Daniel Hawkins as he sits down with the leadership of the new Horizon Texas Conference. This week, we hear from the Director of Diversity and Cultural Engagement, Dr. Major Boglin, and the Associate Director, Rev. Andrew Fiser.…

School is starting for our children and youth and our college students are getting ready to head back to campus. We are revisiting an episode from this time last year when Daniel visits with Two of our Wesley Executive Directors Rev. Marcus Jones from UTA and Rev. David McMinn from UT about their college ministries and how churches can best re-acce…

As summer is wrapping up and everyone is getting back to school, our friends Lynne Rhodes, Elizabeth Sin, and London Shannon from Project Transformation tell us about all the exciting things that happened this summer at their various churches and how your church can get more involved next summer with Project Transformation. To learn more, you can v…

As we continue to prepare for our Back-to-School ministries, we as POD Strangely Warmed thought it would be a good idea to hear from some of our very own students about what they are anticipating for the upcoming school year and how they would like churches to come alongside and help them throughout the school year. Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by…

As we get closer to the school year starting our churches are planning ways to encourage and champion our children and youth. Rev. Daniel Hawkins sits down with Rev. Melissa McDuffee, from FUMC Cleburne, who has partnered with Matt Ford, the Principal at an elementary school in Cleburne, to learn how they have come together to better serve the stud…

This week were back on the road at the 2024 South Central Jurisdictional Conference. Rev. Daniel Hawkins gets Rev. Edlen Cowley and Rev. Philip Rhodes reactions about the ratification of the Horizon Texas Conference and how were building something great for the future. Rev. Ramon Smith gives us a recap of his LED Talk he gave Thursday, and Rev. Tod…

We're back in the POD Strangely Warmed studio this week and since Annual Conference many pastors have been on the move to their next appointments. Rev. Daniel Hawkins interrupts Rev. Ramiro Rodriguez while working on his first sermon for his new church and steals Rev. Johnny Brower from unpacking boxes to sit down and visit about what it means to b…

Welcome back for Part 2! Last week Rev. Michael Gienger, our Conference teacher from AC24, joined Rev. Daniel Hawkins to dive deeper into what all is happening at Galveston Central Church. This week Daniel finds out he could be an occupational therapist while Michael tells us about the work his wife is doing and how it could relate to the way we co…

Another episode from our Central Texas Annual Conference, Rev. Daniel Hawkins caught up with Rev. Michael Gienger, our Conference Teacher, after his presentation to learn more about the good work happening at Galveston Central Church. To see both presentations from Rev. Gienger you can visit ctcumc.org/ac24-meeting-videos Join us next week where Da…

We’re Back in our Central Texas Conference! All the way down in Round Rock for our 2024 Annual Conference! Rev. Daniel Hawkins visits with some pastors that are originally from our soon to be unified conferences about what they’re looking forward to in the new Horizon Texas Conference. Rev. David Johnson tells us how he started his ministry in the …

With the 2024 Central Texas Annual Conference just around the corner, we at POD Strangely Warmed thought we would drop our next episode early. Rev. Daniel Hawkins visits the North Texas 2024 Annual Conference and Catches up with some old friends of the POD and makes some NEW friends from North Texas. Since the Horizon Texas Conference is just on th…

Coming up on July 1st is the Freedom Meal! Nestled between Juneteenth and July 4th, the Inaugural Freedom Meal sets in motion a powerful annual observance that both honors and contemplates the full expanse of American history. Two of the Freedom Meal Committee members Rev. Dr. Alfie Wines and Rev. Kristin Warthen join Rev. Daniel Hawkins to talk ab…

Back in 2014 Rev. Daniel Hawkins and Rev. Lance Marshall were working hard to try and have successful satellite campuses for the churches they were working at. In this episode of POD Strangely Warmed they talk about their shared experiences in failure with those church start-ups and how they grew in their ministry since then to be the church leader…

Summer is coming and with that comes our favorite place to spend the summer, Glen Lake Camp! This week Rev. Daniel Hawkins sits down with Glen Lake's Program Assistant, Cassidy Barrett and camp intern Bradley Luna to hear all about why camp is their favorite place to be and how its helped shaped their faith. If you're looking for a way to champion …

While at General Conference 2020 (in 2024) Rev. Daniel Hawkins got to sit down with Rev. Charlie Baber, creator, author, and artist of Wesley Bros Comics. Charlie shares with us how he started drawing the Wesley Bros, some of his favorite comic strips and inside jokes, as well as the inspiration behind his new book "Incompatible: How the Church Cas…

General Conference 2020 (in 2024) is finally over, after 2 weeks of committee meetings and delegation Rev. Daniel Hawkins meets up with Rev. Edlen Cowley and Rev. Philip Rhodes, members of delegation for the North and Central Texas Conferences of the UMC. Back in episode 49 they spoke about their hopes and aspirations for the upcoming General Confe…

As we wrapped up our first week at General Conference 2020 (in 2024) Rev. Daniel Hawkins decided to explore the UMC Exhibit Hall where the real Methodist story comes to life. We run into some old friends of the podcast and made a few new ones along the way! Stay to the end to hear Bishop Ruben Saenz Jr. talk about his experiences at General Confere…

Yesterday the POD Strangely Warmed Crew found Daniel in Charlotte North Carolina at General Conference 2020 in 24. Daniel was chatting with Rev. Mary Spradlin about what to expect this week and what it’s like to worship with United Methodists around the world. So, we recorded it so yall can stay in the loop as well. This is just a mini-POD this wee…

This week on Pod Strangely Warmed Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by Rev. Ramon Smith from Saginaw UMC and Shandon Klein from FUMC Richardson, all three are new delegates preparing for the upcoming General Conference 2020 in 2024. Shandon and Ramon's decision to become delegates was influenced by watching the 2019 General Conference Special Session a…

This week on the podcast, Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by Rev. Edlen Cowley and Rev. Philip Rhodes, members of delegation for the North and Central Texas Conferences of the UMC. They reflect on past jurisdictional conferences marked by a spirit of unity and hope, which they wish will carry over into General Conference 2020 in 2024. Edlen gives us …

It’s the week after Easter, Daniel and the POD Strangely Warmed crew are taking a week of sabbath to rest and rejuvenate. We'll be back next week with a new episode, but for now enjoy a re-release of our Best Worst or Weirdest moments in ministry from season 1 of the podcast. We take a look back again with some of our guests and ask them to reminis…

We are here in the middle of Holy Week, the week in which where we experience the power of the entirety of Jesus's last days on earth. To Celebrate Holy week, we are doing what we always do when we have a monumental event on Pod Strangely Warmed, we have a Draft! This week Daniel is joined by Rev. Kyland Dobbins, Rev. Christie Robbins and Producer …

This week on the podcast, Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by Kelly Carpenter and Rev. Dr. Tim Bruster, lay and clergy heads of delegation for the North Texas and Central Texas Conferences of the UMC. Drawing from their significant experience, Kelly and Tim share their perspectives on the upcoming General Conference, offering listeners a glimpse into …

This week on the podcast, Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by Kim Simpson and Rev. Clayton Oliphint, lay and clergy heads of delegation for the Central Texas and North Texas Conferences of the UMC. In this episode, they begin our thoughtful exploration of the major themes and pivotal discussions set to shape the upcoming General Conference and the fut…

This week on POD Strangely Warmed Rev. Daniel Hawkins sits down with Rev. Stan Copeland from Lovers Lane UMC from the North Texas Conference. We realize the irony in having two white men talking about Embracing Diversity, but Rev. Copeland tells us about the many services and different groups of people that call Lovers Lane UMC their home and how t…

We are 3 weeks into lent, so POD Strangely Warmed is doing a new Lenten devotional authored by Rev. Erin Sloan Jackson. When Erin heard our new vision statement, she realized there was a lot to unpack so she wrote a six week Wesleyan study perfect for lent based around our vision for the church of 2050. This week she and Rev. Daniel Hawkins are joi…

We are a week into lent, so POD Strangely Warmed has started a new Lenten devotional authored by Rev. Erin Sloan Jackson. When Erin heard our new vision statement, she realized there was a lot to unpack so she wrote a six week Wesleyan study perfect for lent based around our vision for the church of 2050. This week she and Rev. Daniel Hawkins are j…

Lent is just around the corner, so POD Strangely Warmed is kicking off a new Lenten devotional authored by Rev. Erin Sloan Jackson. When Erin heard our new vision statement, she realized there was a lot to unpack so she wrote a six week Wesleyan study perfect for lent based around our vision for the church of 2050. This week she and Rev. Daniel Haw…

Rev. Daniel Hawkins and Rev. Matt Ybanez are gearing up for the "Big Game" Rev. Anne-Marie Berg is excited for Taylor Swift, and editor Dustin Kaps really isn't sure why he's on camera, but inorder to prepare for whats happening Sunday evening they're going to draft pick their ideal foods, drinks, and company to watch with. Who do you think has the…

As we wrap up our first season of POD Strangely Warmed, we take a look back with some of our guests and ask them to reminisce with us about their BEST, WORST, or WEIRDEST moments in their ministry and some of them gave us stories for all 3. Here are most of our favorites!By Central Texas Conference & Rev. Daniel Hawkins

Merry Christmas! Its the last week of our Advent book study, Into The Neighborhood, our host Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by 2 of his co-authors of 'Into the Neighborhood" Rev. Yvonne Coon and Rev. Matt Ybanez from FUMC Hurst. Our neighborhoods are filled with poeple God is already using in incredible ways that we may not have met yet. This week w…

Our Third week of our Advent Journey, Into The Neighborhood, our host Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by 2 of his co-authors of 'Into the Neighborhood" Rev. Yvonne Coon and Rev. Matt Ybanez from FUMC Hurst. This week they build on the third step in the journey into the neighborhood by coming alongside our neighbors to seeing how Jesus is already work…

As we continue in our Advent Journey, into the neighborhood, our host Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by 2 of his co-authors of 'Into the Neighborhood" Rev. Matt Ybanez from FUMC Hurst, and Rev. Katie Newkirk from St. Paul UMC. This week they build on the first step in the journey into the neighborhood—choosing to see the community around us more ful…

As we approach this Advent, we celebrate the gift that Jesus became human and moved into the neighborhood. Our host Rev. Daniel Hawkins got together with his neighbors in the HEB area and wrote an Advent Daily Devotional called "Into The Neighborhood" This week Daniel is joined by all 3 of his co-authors of 'Into the Neighborhood" Rev. Yvonne Coon …

In this season of the podcast we are talking about some of the big questions believers and non-believers often ask. This is our BBQ Big Bag of Questions. Three of Rev. Dave Brower’s favorite things are Jesus, BBQ and skepticism. One of the most important things we can do as believers is wrestle with the questions of faith everybody is thinking abou…

In this season of the podcast we are talking about some of the big questions believers and non-believers often ask. This is our BBQ Big Bag of Questions. Three of Rev. Dave Brower’s favorite things are Jesus, BBQ and skepticism. One of the most important things we can do as believers is wrestle with the questions of faith everybody is thinking abou…

In this season of the podcast we are talking about some of the big questions believers and non-believers often as. This is our BBQ Big Bag of Questions. Three of Rev. Dave Brower’s favorite things are Jesus, BBQ and skepticism. One of the most important things we can do as believers is wrestle with the questions of faith everybody is thinking about…

In this season of the Podcast we are talking about some of the big questions believers and non-believers often as. This is our BBQ Big Bag of Questions. Three of Rev. Dave Brower’s 3 favorite things are Jesus, BBQ and skepticism. One of the most important things we can do as believers is wrestle with the questions of faith everybody is thinking abo…

***Disclaimer***We do talk about suicide in this episode, which we know can be distressing. So if you or someone you love is experiencing suicidal ideation or a mental health crisis, we encourage you to reach out to one of the following resources: Suicide Hotline call or text 988 This week on Pod Strangely Warmed we dive into a few of the prioritie…