Today, we are joined by Rev. Jeffrey Rickman, host of the PlainSpoken podcast and self-proclaimed "King of the Methodists." Okay, so that title is clearly a joke. Hope we got your attention.

Jeffrey is a Global Methodist pastor and a thoughtful voice in the Wesleyan and Methodist world. Through PlainSpoken, he has created a space for clear, direct, and faithful conversation about American Methodism, the broader Christian church, and the cultural questions facing believers today.

Jeffrey is not afraid to speak plainly, but he does so with a deep concern for the church’s faithfulness, witness, and future. His work calls Methodists to remember who we are, recover our theological identity, and stay rooted in the scriptural holiness that has always been at the heart of our movement.

In this conversation, we’ll talk with Jeffrey about all things GMC and the upcoming General Conference in Johanseburg, South Afgrica. We hope you enjoy this conversation where we discuss our convictions and what it means for the church to remain faithful in a time when clarity is desperately needed.

Discover more about Jeffrey and Plain Spoken using the links below.

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@plainspokenpod

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/PlainSpokenPod

Substack - plainspokenpod.substack.com

Rumble - https://rumble.com/c/PlainSpoken

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Article referenced: https://roysreport.com/faith-based-ai-company-gloo-faces-moment-of-truth-after-438m-in-losses/

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There in a theater chair, wide-eyed and filled to the brim with Coca-Cola, Beth began a lifelong love for stories. She loved to tell them, write them, and be told them. The story that captured her heart and consumed her life, however, was not told in a movie theater. It was the story told in Sunday School of Jesus, a Savior who loved children and who thought she was special. A seed was planted in her young heart that would grow to mark her life with a passionate love for Christ.

At the age of 18, Beth sensed God calling her to work for Him. Although she couldn't imagine what that would mean, she made it her goal to say yes to whatever He asked. Beth graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in political science. She would later receive honorary doctorates from Howard Payne University and Gordon College.

She married Keith in 1978 and soon after the Lord added Amanda and Melissa to the family. As a young wife and mother, Beth served the Lord by speaking at luncheons and retreats and working at Mother's Day Out.

After years of being encouraged to develop homework by those attending Bible Study class led by Beth, she realized what she had on her hands was a ‘ministry’. Beth founded Living Proof Ministries in 1994 with the purpose of teaching women to know and love Jesus through the study of Scripture.

She self- published her first book, Things Pondered, in 1993, and published her first Bible Study, A Woman’s Heart: God’s Dwelling Place in 1995. Since then, the studies have been translated into over 20 languages and have reached women in countries all across the globe. In addition to her writing, Beth enjoys ministering to women at live events. Beth recently celebrated a landmark 25 years of Living Proof Live conferences and she’s still counting. She can be seen teaching Bible studies on the Living Proof Ministries YouTube channel and the Living Proof Ministries app.

Beth and her husband Keith reside in the country just outside of Houston, Texas where they share a gleeful love of dogs and wildlife. She has two adult daughters she calls her best friends and an armful of grandchildren.

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