Get Your Spirit in Shape - United Methodist Podcast

Get Your Spirit in Shape - United Methodist Podcast


Latest Episodes

The path to General Conference: One delegate’s story
April 19, 2024

As Jessica Vittorio prepared to attend the 2020 General Conference as a lay delegate, the lifelong United Methodist learned that the legislative gathering is where we can remember our connectionalism

God’s gift, our responsibility
April 05, 2024

The Rev. Emily Carroll shares about attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the hopeful takeaways and what we all can do to be better stewards of Gods creation, because, as she puts i

Retirement + power tools + RV = NOMADS
March 15, 2024

Rodney and Tammy Ripley describe their lives as NOMADS, a volunteer group of retirees who travel in RVs to United Methodist-related sites to offer repairs and hope.

Discovering thin places: How to encounter God in everyday life
March 01, 2024

The Rev. Jane Ellen Nickell discusses how to discover thin places in our lives where we can encounter God in a real and near way on "Get Your Spirit in Shape."

Love yourself: A fresh perspective on 1 Corinthians 13
February 16, 2024

Laurin Allred, a cradle United Methodist, challenges us to read the love chapter through a different lens and to focus on the last part of of the commandment Jesus calls the second most important on

Meet Bishop Tom Berlin
February 02, 2024

Bishop Tom Berlin credits his local church with creating a strong sense of community in his life. Following a call when he was a summer camp counselor, the 2022 elected bishop to the Florida Conferenc

Wellness in 2024: Divine inspiration meets Wesleyan wisdom
January 19, 2024

Lorry Mpindu, a Global Health leader with the General Board of Global Ministries, discusses the vital reasons the church needs to talk about all areas of health - the physical, mental and spiritual.

GC worship leader blends diversity and ministry
January 05, 2024

Raymond Trapp, General Conference's worship leader, discusses his plans to offer music that showcases the church's diversity and also meets people at their point of need during the 11-day event.

When Christmas is blue: A guided meditation with Cindy Serio
December 15, 2023

Tis the season for all things merry, except when youre sad, lonely or grieving. Experience a guided meditation for encouragement on the longest night.

United Methodists combat HIV/AIDS with compassion and action
December 01, 2023

Dr. Douglas Smith, a United Methodist man who lives with AIDS, shares about the work of the United Methodist Global AIDS Committee and how all of us can be a loving presence in our communities and con