The Traditional Service At Suntree

Pastor Steve sits down with Rev. Pam McMillian from St. Frances Reflections Life Stage Care to discuss the importance of creating an advance directive to provide instructions to family and healthcare providers during times where end-of-life decisions are being made. On this Episode: Steve Schantz - Pastor of Visitation Pam McMillian - Chaplain & Community Engagement Coordinator

Pastor Annette is back from leave and it's not exactly the return we all planned for. She walks us through the sense of frustration and restlessness that comes with the recent upswing in COVID infections, and how we can process these feelings into something positive. On this episode: Annette Stiles Pendergrass - Senior Pastor Tanner Smith - Director of Communications & Media

Following up on last week's sermon, we sat down with some staff and pastors to hear stories and thoughts on being welcomed. On this episode: Joel Lusz- Pastor of Student and Family Ministry Mike Mayes - Pastor of Worship Arts Allee Willcox - Associate Pastor Ulrike Gonzalez - Coordinator of Welcome and Lay Ministries Tanner Smith - Director of Communications and Media

Morgan sits down with Pastor Mike and discusses a recent article on rising attendance in mainline Protestant churches. They explore the background of Protestant and "evangelical" traditions and what this shift can mean for United Methodists and Christians everywhere. Here are the articles they discussed: Survey: White mainline Protestants outnumber white evangelicals, while ‘nones’ shrink The Unlikely Rebound of Mainline Protestantism On This Episode: Morgan Wood - New Yorker Subscriber Mike Mayes - Pastor of Worship Arts

Morgan sits down with Pastor Mike to discuss the Book of Jonah, one of the Bible's most recognizable and least-understood stories. They look beyond the Sunday School version to the world-changing implications of God's call to Jonah. On this episode: Mike Mayes - Pastor of Worship Morgan Wood - Fish Aficionado 

Pastor Allee and Pastor Mike sit down to discuss our upcoming sermon series on the minor prophets. These easy-to-overlook books are often referenced in the fringes of advent or maybe quoted for one or two key scriptures. But much wisdom can be harvested from these holy words written in the midst of some of Isreal's most turbulent seasons. On this episode: Allee Willcox - Associate Pastor Mike Mayes - Pastor of Worship

We sat down with Grace Stiles Williams to hear about her journey to Suntree and the plans for Suntree Kids this summer. We also give her a quiz covering important kid's ministry and pop culture knowledge. Suntree Kid's Summer Dates: June 22 - Summer of Creation: Art Camp July 6 - Summer of Creation: Nature Camp July 20 - Summer of Creation: Theater Camp August 3 - Summer of Creation: Water Camp *WARNING* Spoilers for events in the Harry Potter series are mentioned in this episode On this episode: Tanner Smith - Director of Communications and Media Grace Stiles Williams - Interim Director of Children Ministry

We sat down with some of the people who plan worship each week at Suntree to learn what that process looks like. On this episode: Tanner Smith - Director of Communications and Media Ulrike Gonzalez - Coordinator of Welcome and Lay Ministries Mike Mayes- Pastor of Worship Ministry Annette Stiles Pendergrass - Senior Pastor Allee Willcox - Associate Pastor

We sat down with Pastor Allee to discuss our upcoming group study of the book "Unafraid" by Adam Hamilton. We discussed our personal experience with anxiety and the MANY times throughout the Bible that God tells us "Do not be afraid". On this episode: Allee Willcox - Associate Pastor Tanner Smith - Director of Communications and Media

Pastor Mike gives us some thoughts on gratitude and guides us through a song to help focus on the people, places, and events that God has used to bless us. If you have a message of gratitude for the people of Suntree UMC that you'd like to share, call or text our Grat-Line at 321-294-3684. On this weeks episode: Tanner Smith - Director of Communications and Media Mike Mayes - Pastor of Worship Arts

While recording our Stations of the Cross Audio Experience (Available this week in the Suntree Church App!), we took the chance to ask our pastors and staff to share personal stories and reflections about Holy Week. On This Episode (in order): Tanner Smith - Director of Communications & Media Mike Mayes - Pastor of Worship Arts Staci Plonsky - Director of Outreach Joel Lusz - Pastor of Families and Children Rachel Kalleward - Administrative Assistant to the Pastors Allee Willcox - Associate Pastor Annette Stiles Pendergrass - Senior Pastor

This week we are focusing on our March mission partner, Zoe Empowers. Suntree has committed to supporting a group of orphans living in Rwanda through a three-year cycle that will end with them achieving food security, building safe housing, and setting up one or more small businesses. We learn all about Zoe's amazing local-centric model from Molly McEntire. On this episode: Tanner Smith - Director of Communications & Media Staci Plonsky - Director of Outreach Molly McEntire - FLUMC Mission Training & Volunteer Coordinator

Pastor Mike is here to tell us about our new church app! On this episode: Mike Mayes - Pastor of Worship Arts Tanner Smith- Director of Communications and Media

Pastor Allee and Tanner walk through the ancient origins of Ash Wednesday and how it can still be impactful in our modern walk with Christ. On this episode: Tanner Smith - Director of Communication & Media Allee Willcox - Associate Pastor

We sat down with Joel and Michelle to learn hear stories from Joel's 30+ years in youth ministry and to see how this unique ministry has changed and grown over time (spoiler it's MUCH safer now). On this episode: Joel Lusz- Pastor of Student and Family Ministry Michelle Garrett- Director of Student Ministry Tanner Smith- Director of Communications & Media

Seeing that anxieties were building this week around the inauguration, our pastors wanted to repost this guided meditation from November, recorded in the middle of election week. Take a few minutes away from the news to relax and give your anxious feelings to God.

Allee forgets how to do an intro and our pastors discuss our upcoming sermon series, "The Healing Practice of Celebration". On this episode: Mike Mayes - Director of Worship Arts Joel Lusz- Pastor of Youth and Families Allee Willcox - Associate Pastor Annette Stiles Pendergrass - Senior Pastor

Our pastors discuss their hope, dreams, and goals for 2021. On this Episode: Mike Mayes - Director of Worship Arts Joel Lusz- Children and Family Pastor Annette Stiles Pendergrass- Senior Pastor Staci Plonsky - Director of Outreach Ulrike Gonzalez - Coordinator of Welcome & Lay Ministries

In case you didn't know, the Advent gets kind of crazy in the church world!  We're taking a break from releasing new episodes for a couple of weeks, and instead are replaying older episodes from this year.  This week: Episode 12 - Devotion Practices You can find the full show notes here. If you like the podcast and have a suggestion for an episode, send an email to: communications@suntreeumc.org Have a very Merry Christmas and we'll see you next year!

Our pastors discuss the things that bring them joy throughout the Christmas season. On this Episode: Allee Willcox- Associate Pastor Joel Lusz- Children and Family Pastor Mike Mayes- Director of Worship Arts Annette Stiles Pendergrass- Senior Pastor