Preach, Pray or Die
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Preach, Pray or Die
The work of ministry can be different for every person you meet, but how often do you get a chance to sit down and talk with a minister in-depth? Co-hosts Amy Lippoldt and Ben Hanne sit down with United Methodist persons in ministry in the Great Plains to hear their stories, discover their passions...
Recent Episodes
44 episodes
PPD #44 - Dustin Petz
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 UM...
PPD #43 - John Collins
Rev. John Collins is the pastor of Abilene First United Methodist Church in Abilene, Kansas (The hometown of our 34th President, Dwight Eisenhower). J...
PPD #42 - Two Year Anniversary
Preach, Pray or Die is two years old!
We celebrate entering our terrible twos by highlighting clips from the following episodes:
#9 - Bill...
PPD #41 - Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is the Director of Youth and Discipleship Ministries at McPherson United Methodist Church in McPherson, Kansas. Ben has a long and effect...
PPD #40 - Dee Williamston
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 iTu...
PPD #39 - Jeanne Hoeft
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 Theolog...
PPD #38 - Adam Hamilton
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 Resurre...
PPD #37 - Leighann Prothro
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...
PPD #36 - Bishop Scott Jones
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...
PPD #35 - Melissa Gepford
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 con...
PPD #34 - Bruce Emmert
The Rev. Bruce Emmert is the District Superintendent of the
Kansas City District of the Great Plains Conference of the United
Methodist Ch...
PPD #33 - Junius Dotson
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 W...
PPD #32 - Mark Holland
Mark Holland serves as both a Methodist Pastor and as the mayor of Kansas City, KS.
PPD #31 - Lisa Maupin
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 g...
PPD #30 - Zach Anderson
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 p...
PPD #29 - Diana Chapel
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...
PPD #28 - Gary Beach
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...
PPD #27 - Claudia Bakely
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 P...
PPD #26 - Barry Dundas
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...
PPD #25 - Dr. Nate Regier
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...
PPD #24 - SCJ Women's Consultation Voices
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 ha...
PPD #23 - Bishop Janice Riggle Huie
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 An...
PPD #22 - Bishop Cynthia Harvey
Guess what? Bishops are people! People with great stories. Listen in on the conversation we had with Bishop Cynthia Harvey from the Louisiana Annual C...
PPD #21 - Rick Just
Our 21st episode features our interview with Rev. Rick Just. Rick has recently stepped down from his previous post as a District Superintendent to se...
PPD #20 - Sergio Tristán
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 a...
PPD #19 - Deann Smith
Deann Smith is the Executive Director of United Methodist Open Door Inc., a ministry site in Wichita, Kansas that is focused on Food, Clothing and She...
PPD #18 - Justin Jamis
Justin Jamis is our guest for episode 18! Rev. Jamis serves at the director and campus minister for the Wesley Foundation at Kansas State University i...
PPD #17 - Courtney Fowler
Courtney Fowler is the Lay Leader of the Great Plains Annual Conference, head of our delegation to General Conference in 2016 and a dedicated worker f...
PPD #16 - Marlin Brown
Our guest for episode 16 is Marlin Brown, the Coordinator for the Volunteers in Mission (VIM) for the Great Plains Annual Conference. Marlin is a ret...
PPD #15 - Live Show @ GP Annual Conference
Recorded live at Mead's Corner in Wichita, Kansas on June 10th our first live show features interviews with Jim Reed, Rebecca Hjelle and Mary Lou Reec...
PPD #14 - Kalaba Chali
Episode 14 is our conversation with Kalaba Chali who serves as the Mercy and Justice Coordinator for the Great Plains Annual Conference. He comes to t...
PPD #13 - Mike Chamberlain
Episode 13 features the Rev. Mike Chamberlain, who is currently serving as the Kansas City Area District Superintendent. We talk about his Army upbri...
PPD #12 - Marilyn and Jack Gregory
Another first this week as we host our first clergy couple! Jack and Marilyn Gregory have served as co-pastors for most of their professional lives,...
PPD #11 - Sandy Simmons
We're excited to bring you our first laity interview with the wonderful and dedicated Sandy Simmons who lives and works in Leavenworth Kansas. We tal...
PPD #10 - Nanette Roberts
We celebrate breaking into double digits by sitting down with the wonderful Rev. Nanette Roberts who serves as the Senior Pastor of Grace UMC in Olath...
PPD #9 - Bill Selby
This week our guest is Bill Selby who is the Creator and Mentor for the Center for Pastoral Effectiveness of the Rockies. Bill is a retired Elder of...
PPD #8 - Sam Fisher
While recording at St. Paul UMC in Lincoln, NE we enjoyed being serenaded by the choir in rehearsal and some very insistent students of Scripture as w...
PPD #7 - Ashlee Alley
Our 7th guest on the podcast is Ashlee Alley, who serves as the Clergy Recruitment and Development Coordinator for the Great Plains Annual Conference...
PPD #6 - Michelle Byerly
Originally from Nebraska, Michelle is part of the Transition into Ministry (TiM) Program and serves as the Associate Pastor at Emporia First UMC. We...
PPD #5 - Kurt Cooper
Our 5th episode features our interview with Kurt Cooper! Kurt is a United Methodist Deacon and the UM Campus Minister at Emporia State University. We...