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IIn this episode of Deep Reckonings, Rev. Ben Adams discusses his continuing journey of awareness of the racism surrounding us and our need to strive to work against it. Ben Adams is the Pastor of First on Chatham. Ben has a deep commitment to education and a love for young people as they navigate their…
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In this episode of Deep Reckonings, Rev. Jason Villegas discusses navigating identity, power, and authority, by tracing his own journey of understanding and discovery. Jason Villegas is the current pastor of Murfreesboro United Methodist Church in Hertford County and served full-time in two other rural churches before then. Jason serves on the Hispanic/Latinx Committee of…
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The Conference Connectional Table (CCT) met October 7th by Zoom for the third of its quarterly meetings in 2021. A meeting summary follows. LOVE FEAST / OPENING REMARKS To open the meeting, CCT members celebrated a Love Feast. Bishop Fairley reminded members that the disciples only recognized the risen Christ when they sat at the…
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In this episode, Dr. Margaret Brunson shares with us her experiences growing up to understand race at a young age, and navigating being Black in church, school, and the workplace. Dr. Margaret Brunson is a transformative leader, luminary, entrepreneur, thought partner, and media personality. She considers brunch a verb, well-being a priority, dance floors sacred,…
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The Center for Leadership Excellence invites all who proclaim from the pulpit to join us this Thursday, 10-11:30am ET, for our first of three virtual workshops. Our Preaching WELL theme this year is Wade in the Water: Engaging Challenging Topics from the Pulpit, and this first week we welcome Lisa Yebuah (Southeast Raleigh Table) and Jamie Thompson…


