This week's prayer of examen focuses on the vice of envy. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. Watch it here. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our daily devotion email.…

This week our prayer of examen focuses on the vice of pride. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. Watch it here. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our daily devotion email.…

This week's prayer of examen focuses on the vice of gluttony. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. Watch it here. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our daily devotion email.…

This week's prayer of examen focuses on the vice of greed. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. Watch it here. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our daily devotion email.…

This week's prayer of examen focusing on the vice of wrath or anger. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. Watch it here. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our daily devotion email.…

This week's prayer of examen focuses on the vice of sloth or acedia--the refusal to respond to opportunities for service, growth, and sacrifice offered by God. New to the prayer of examen? If you are unfamiliar with prayers of examen, First UMC staff member, Sarah McGinnis, has a video that will walk you through the structure and intention behind this prayer practice. Watch it here. If you want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your email, please sign up for our daily devotion email.…

New to the Prayer of Examen? If you’re unfamiliar with the Prayer of Examen, First UMC staff member Sarah McGinnis has created a video to guide you through its structure and purpose. Alongside this video, we’ll be releasing weekly guided Examen prayers tailored to our Lenten series on the First UMC Leadership Podcast . Want to receive these podcast episodes or a written guide of the prayers in your inbox? Sign up for our daily devotion email to stay connected. Visit our website to learn more about The Better Way Lenten Series.…

Join First UMC pastors, Carol Cooper and Todd Nelson as they offer reflections for the season of Advent. On this final episode, Todd and Carol, talk about the art of active waiting.

Join First UMC pastors, Carol Cooper and Todd Nelson as they offer reflections for the season of Advent. On this episode, Todd and Carol, talk about the practice of listening and how it can help us to wait and wait well. Throughout this episode, Todd and Carol reference the book, Listening to God in Times of Choices: The Art of Discerning God's Will , by Gordon T. Smith. If you're interested in reading the book, you can find it here.…

Join First UMC pastors, Carol Cooper and Todd Nelson as they offer reflections for the season of Advent.

The quote that Carol reads, "Even when I don't believe in church, I believe in resurrection. I believe in the hope of Sunday morning." is from Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church by Rachel Held Evans.

The two statements that Taylor and Chad discuss in this episode are below: Nashville Statement Wesleyan Covenant Association Statement

Part 2 of a 2 part story looking at our Andover Community. I am joined by Jim Nichols, Brad Rudolph and Jill Mahan.

Part 1 of a 2 part story looking at our Andover Community. We are joined by Jim Nichols and Brad Rudolph.

Part 2 of a 2 part story where look at where Downtown has been, where it is now, and where it is headed in the future. We are joined by Carol Cooper, our Downtown Assistant Pastor and Dulaney Wood, our Downtown Lay Leader.

Part 1 of a 2 part story where look at where Downtown has been, where it is now, and where it is headed in the future. We are joined by Chas Jordan, our church historian for this look back.