Continuing in our brother-in-law series we are pleased to bring you our interview with Rev. Dustin Petz. Dustin serves as the pastor of the Norfolk UMC in Norfolk, NE. We talk about his early life in Bird City, KS, his path to ministry and love

PPD #43 - John Collins

Jan 31st, 2017 47m 53s

Rev. John Collins is the pastor of Abilene First United Methodist Church in Abilene, Kansas (The hometown of our 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower). John shares with us the story of his life in ministry, the first time he met his wife and his p

PPD #42 - Two Year Anniversary

Jan 6th, 2017 40m 8s

Preach, Pray or Die is two years old! We celebrate entering our terrible twos by highlighting clips from the following episodes: #9 - Bill Selby #15 - Live Show at Annual Conference #22 - Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey #33 - Junius Dotson

PPD #41 - Ben Wheeler

Dec 20th, 2016 54m 40s

Ben Wheeler is the Director of Youth and Discipleship Ministries at McPherson United Methodist Church in McPherson, Kansas. Ben has a long and effective history with camping ministries in the state of Kansas and served as the chair of the camp

PPD #40 - Dee Williamston

Nov 23rd, 2016 58m 44s

Thanks for listening to this episode of Preach, Pray or Die! Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter for announcements and give us a review on iTunes if you enjoy what we do! The Rev. Dee Williamston is the Salina District Superintendent

PPD #39 - Jeanne Hoeft

Nov 9th, 2016 59m

Dr. Jeanne Hoeft is the Academic Dean of Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. In addition, she is the Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care and Franklin and Louise Cole Chair in Town and Country Ministries. We talk

PPD #38 - Adam Hamilton

Oct 25th, 2016 1h

Thank you for listening to episode 38 of Preach, Pray or Die! Adam Hamilton is the founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. We think it's fair to say he's well known as a pr

PPD #37 - Leighann Prothro

Oct 11th, 2016 52m 11s

We're excited to be back! After a summer break comes episode 37 with the incredible Leighann Prothro. Leighann serves as the Director of Children and Youth Ministry at Asbury UMC in Prairie Village, KS (Part of the Kansas City metro area). W

PPD #36 - Bishop Scott Jones

May 24th, 2016 59m 49s

Bishop Scott Jones is the episcopal leader of the Great Plains Annual Conference. Previously he served as the Bishop for the Kansas episcopal area and has spent 12 years based out of Wichita, Kansas. We talk about his background as a Wesley sch

PPD #35 - Melissa Gepford

May 10th, 2016 53m 1s

Melissa Gepford is the Associate Pastor of Discipleship at Tonganoxie UMC. Melissa will also be commissioned as a Deacon in June! We had a great conversation about her sordid past that got her kicked out of a youth group, her love of teaching

PPD #34 - Bruce Emmert

Apr 26th, 2016 58m 56s

The Rev. Bruce Emmert is the District Superintendent of theKansas City District of the Great Plains Conference of the UnitedMethodist Church. We discuss Bruce's experience in churchplanting, the challenges of ministry and a relational churc

PPD #33 - Junius Dotson

Apr 12th, 2016 52m 49s

Episode 33 features out interview with Pastor, trainer and coach Junius Dotson. Rev. Dotson currently serves as the Senior Pastor of St. Mark UMC in Wichita, KS. On April 3rd, 2016 it was announced that he will become the new General Secretary

PPD #32 - Mark Holland

Mar 29th, 2016 54m 21s

Mark Holland serves as both a Methodist Pastor and as the mayor of Kansas City, KS.

PPD #31 - Lisa Maupin

Mar 15th, 2016 53m 10s

Lisa is one of the amazing lay delegates from the Great Plains to the 2016 General Conference! She is dedicated member of United Methodist Women, a great chef for desserts and works as a event planner for the University of Lincoln. Enjoy this

PPD #30 - Zach Anderson

Mar 1st, 2016 49m 4s

Zach Anderson serves as the Pastor of Hansom UMC in Omaha, NE. Zach is a delegate to General Conference, an avid lover of politics and has met Bono personally!

PPD #29 - Diana Chapel

Feb 16th, 2016 45m 8s

Rev. Diana Chapel is a deacon (DEACON) who serves as the pastor of Ogden Friendship House UMC and the executive director of the Ogden Friendship House of Hope. One is a church, the other a social outreach and assistance organization - listen ho

PPD #28 - Gary Beach

Feb 2nd, 2016 59m 48s

Rev. Gary Beach serves as the Treasurer of the Great Plains Annual Conference. Previously he did...everything! Amy and Ben talk about the merging of the three conferences and the 24 hour process that brought Gary on board as the conference Tr

PPD #27 - Claudia Bakely

Jan 19th, 2016 53m 45s

Our first episode of 2016 is with Rev. Claudia Bakely! She currently serves as the District Superintendent for the Flint Hills district of the Great Plains Annual Conference. Listen as Amy & Ben do their best to pry for inside information and

PPD #26 - Barry Dundas

Nov 24th, 2015 45m 53s

Rev. Barry Dundas serves as the Senior Pastor at Trinity UMC in Salina, KS (located at the crossroads of I-70 and I-135). His ministry seem to be all about building, houses, lives, art and joy. We talk about history, life and baseball!

PPD #25 - Dr. Nate Regier

Nov 10th, 2015 52m 25s

Dr. Nate Regier is a co-founder of Next Element Consulting, a conflict and communication consulting and mentoring firm in Newton, KS. Nate works with our ordination residents in the Great Plains. More information on Next Element can be found

PPD #24 - SCJ Women's Consultation Voices

Oct 27th, 2015 46m 8s

PPD had such an amazing time at the South Central Jurisdiction Women’s Consultation month ago! Not only did we get to interview two Bishops, but we had a chance over two days to hear amazing stories from many of the women at the conference. Th

PPD #23 - Bishop Janice Riggle Huie

Oct 13th, 2015 51m 51s

We’re doubling the amount of Bishop interviews this week! We had a wonderful time sitting down with Bishop Janice Riggle Huie who serves the Texas Annual Conference. We talk about her path into ministry and the way that schools have played suc

PPD #22 - Bishop Cynthia Harvey

Sep 29th, 2015 51m 5s

Guess what? Bishops are people! People with great stories. Listen in on the conversation we had with Bishop Cynthia Harvey from the Louisiana Annual Conference and hear about the joy she found in cleaning toilets, how excited she gets for annua

PPD #21 - Rick Just

Sep 15th, 2015 54m 28s

Our 21st episode features our interview with Rev. Rick Just. Rick has recently stepped down from his previous post as a District Superintendent to serve as the Senior Pastor of Asbury Church in Wichita, Kansas. Coming to ministry as a second

PPD #20 - Sergio Tristán

Sep 1st, 2015 52m 9s

Rev. Sergio Tristán is our guest for Podcast #20! Sergio is a native of Mexico and has spent his entire adult life doing two things: 1) serving God and 2) Constantly being drawn back to Wichita, Kansas. He currently serves El Mesias in that s