This is How We Thrive
This is How We Thrive
Podcast Description
In this inaugural episode of This is How We Thrive, host Rev. Irv White sits down with Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey and Rev. Thea Curry-Fuson to explore the vision behind launching our "This is How We Thrive" podcast. They discuss why podcasting is a powerful tool for digital ministry, how storytelling connects faith communities, and the broader impact of sharing real, transformative experiences.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers around themes of faith, community engagement, and church revitalization. Specific episodes delve into the origins and principles of the Thrive initiative, examining topics such as the roles of clarity and joy in community renewal and how storytelling can strengthen connections within faith groups.
The This Is How We Thrive podcast is relaunching to invite listeners across the Texas Annual Conference into meaningful conversations shaped by clarity, witness, abundance, kinship, and joy. The podcast highlights how faith takes shape in everyday life and how people across the conference are living out their call in authentic and compelling ways.
New episodes of This Is How We Thrive drop every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. and are available wherever you watch or listen to podcasts.
What happens when we stop worrying about the finished product and simply give ourselves permission to create?In this episode of This Is How We Thrive, Alisha Bynum sits down with Rev. Melissa Garza, pastor of Somerville UMC, to talk about creativity, worship, Sabbath, and finding joy in the process.After nearly 30 years in graphic design, Melissa now brings her love of color, composition, and beauty into pastoral ministry. She shares how collaborative art can build community, how creativity can help us slow down and listen, and why you don’t have to consider yourself an artist to create.Her invitation is simple: pick up the crayons, make a mark, pay attention to the beauty around you, and leave room for God to surprise you.You can contact Melissa to Learn more about the work she is doing at: [email protected] to share your own Thrive story? Visit https://www.txcumc.org/share-a-thrive-story
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