{"podcast":{"title":"Means of Grace","slug":"means-of-grace-254026","podcast_index_feed_id":254026,"rss_url":"https://wnccumc.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.wnccumc.org/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/d/4/2/bd42c33aa3f59e5227a2322813b393ee/MOG_Logo_1500x1500.png","author":"Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church","episode_count":181,"summary":"Means of Grace, a podcast from the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, equips church leaders through expertise and examples. Twice a month, we feature local experts on a variety of topics from leadership to innovation and share examples of churches in our conference reaching their communities in news ways through mission engagement, Fresh Expressions and much more. John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, defined Means of Grace as the outward signs, words or actions that are the ordinary channels conveying God's grace to the souls of people. So when we're talking about leadership or discipleship or an outreach initiative, it's about more than doing a program well, it's a means of God's grace to the world.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T00:19:37.232272+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/means-of-grace-254026"},"episode":{"title":"Sacred Disobedience: Faithful Resistance and the Call of Conscience","slug":"sacred-disobedience-faithful-resistance-and-the-call-of-conscience","published_at":"2025-07-23T10:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/means-of-grace-254026/sacred-disobedience-faithful-resistance-and-the-call-of-conscience","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/means-of-grace-254026","url":"https://wnccumc.libsyn.com/sacred-disobedience-faithful-resistance-and-the-call-of-conscience","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/wnccumc/MOG151mp3.mp3?dest-id=1499846","summary":"In this episode of the Means of Grace podcast, Reverend Jesse Enniss and Reverend John Yeager discuss the intersection of faith and civil disobedience, particularly in the context of the Moral Monday Movement. Special guest Reverend Joel Simpson shares his personal experiences of activism, including his participation in protests and the significance of community engagement in the fight for justice. The conversation highlights the importance of being actively engaged in faith and standing against injustice, encouraging listeners to find their own ways to participate in social activism. They explore historical examples of civil disobedience in the Bible, the role of clergy in advocating for social justice, and the impact of recent budget cuts on vulnerable communities. Show Notes: News Story Poor Man's Campaign Moral Mondays Repairers of the Breach Event","meta_description":"In this episode of the Means of Grace podcast, Reverend Jesse Enniss and Reverend John Yeager discuss the intersection of faith and civil disobedience, pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3900,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/means-of-grace-254026/episodes/sacred-disobedience-faithful-resistance-and-the-call-of-conscience/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/means-of-grace-254026/sacred-disobedience-faithful-resistance-and-the-call-of-conscience.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}