This week on POD Strangely Warmed, Rev. Melissa McDuffee Beal, Senior Pastor of FUMC Cleburne, hosts guest speaker Rev. Nicole Caldwell-Gross, Senior Pastor of Noblesville First UMC in Indiana, and Rev. Erin Sloan Jackson of Munger Place Church in Dallas. Together, they reflect on what bold faith looks like in practice, how women in Scripture model courage and conviction, and why discernment, wisdom and community matter as much as speaking up.

This episode was recorded at the Horizon Texas Conference's Women's Retreat, Altogether Bold, and offers a glimpse into the conversations, themes and questions that shaped the weekend. With courage, honesty and deep faith, the discussion explores what it means to live boldly as women of Christ in today's world.

Listeners are invited into a deeper understanding of boldness not as volume or certainty but as faith rooted in love, justice and a willingness to listen for God's call. Whether you attended the retreat or are simply longing for encouragement to live your faith more fully, this episode creates space to pause, reflect and be renewed.

Some of Rev. Nicole's podcasts:

https://godblessthisholymess.podbean.com/

https://stlukesumc.com/thewell

If you want to be involved with the next Altogether retreat reach out to Joy@htcumc.org

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Faithful experimentation is becoming essential to the life of the church today. Drawing from lived ministry experience, Rev. Daniel Hawkins, Rev. Dr. Michael Beck and Rev. Al Martin explore how new expressions of church take shape through trust, patience and a willingness to learn.

Through stories and reflection, this episode examines how churches navigate change, test new ways of being in relationship with their communities and remain attentive to where the Spirit is already at work.

For more from Michael Beck visit his website: https://michaeladambeck.com/

Explore fresh expressions at Perkins School of Theology https://www.smu.edu/perkins

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What might the church look like when it takes faithful shape beyond the sanctuary?

In this episode of POD Strangely Warmed, Rev. Daniel Hawkins is joined by Rev. Dr. Michael Beck and Rev. Al Martin for a conversation introducing New Expressions, new ways of forming Christian community that are rooted in Methodist heritage and shaped for the realities of today.

Often emerging in everyday places and centered on listening, relationship, and belonging, New Expressions invite the church to rediscover practices that have been part of Methodism from the very beginning. Rather than offering quick answers, this conversation raises thoughtful questions about how faith is formed, how community takes shape, and where the Holy Spirit may already be at work.

This episode is the first of a two-part conversation with Rev. Dr. Michael Beck and accompanies the Spring Multiplication Masterclasses, offering a starting point for leaders and communities curious about what it means to be church in new places.

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