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Jan. 11, 2024
MADISON, N.J. – “Un-Tied Methodism,” the podcast produced by the General Commission on Archives and History and hosted by Dr. Ashley Boggan D., is moving to a twice per month release schedule through General Conference 2020, to be held April 23-May 3 in Charlotte, N.C. (Although occurring in 2024, the coming General Conference is being technically considered the thrice-postponed 2020 session).
The change is effective with the recent episode titled “Multiplying Love: The Wesleyan vision for a polarized world.” The episode features the Rev. Dr. Paul Chilcote, renowned Wesley scholar, discussing his new book, Multiplying Love: A Vision of United Methodist Life Together.
Ashley Boggan D.
Doubling the number of "Un-Tied Methodism" episodes in the months ahead offers an opportunity for Boggan, GCAH's general secretary, and her guests to examine General Conference topics, including its history, legislation and what's coming at the 2024 event. In addition, other episodes will feature conversations about a Lent devotional based on the writings of John and Charles Wesley, Methodist women who impacted the denomination, and the Black Church in the Western Jurisdiction.
Since “Un-Tied Methodism” launched on April 24, 2021, Boggan and her guests have addressed a wide range of topics, including the connection between United Methodists and Welch’s Grape Juice, racism in The UMC, the history of the Reconciling Ministry Network, UMC Discipline Paragraph 2548.2, Native People and Methodism and Methodism in Zimbabwe.
“The United Methodist Church has a complicated history, which is why our podcast tagline is ‘unraveling the past to make sense of today,’” Boggan explains. “General Conference 2020 promises to be a historical time in our denomination's history. As we look at The United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations on the podcast, our hope is that we can better understand why our church is the way it is and where we might be headed.”
“Un-Tied Methodism” is set to release new episodes on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month through April across most podcast platforms. A library of episodes, including the most recent ones, can be found at ResourceUMC.org/ArchivesandHistory.
The General Commission on Archives & History (GCAH), organized in 1968, is one of the general agencies of The United Methodist Church, with offices located in the Archives & History Center. GCAH offers assistance to local churches and Annual Conferences through publications, workshops, research services, and other programs. The Commission maintains relationships with the five Jurisdictional Commissions on Archives and History, the Central Conferences, the World Methodist Historical Society, the World Methodist Council, and the Charles Wesley Society.
Crystal Caviness writes for United Methodist Communications.