Ministry Matters: Jacqui King

AUDIO: Clean Heart

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:37:04 GMT

By Jacqui King

Jeremiah 31:31-34 * Psalm 51:1-12 * Hebrews 5:5-10 * John 12:20-33

Jacqui King is pastor of First United Methodist Church in College Station, TX. Pastor King holds an M.Div. from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from Pennsylvania State University. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Drew University with a focus on global leadership development.

AUDIO: The Promise

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:39:13 GMT

By Jacqui King

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Psalm 22:23-31
Romans 4:13-25
Mark 8:31-38 or Mark 9:2-9

AUDIO: What Is Palm Sunday?

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:55:20 GMT

By Jacqui King

AUDIO: Run

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:32:03 GMT

By Jacqui King

"Run"

2 Kings 5:1-14
Psalm 30
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Mark 1:40-45

AUDIO: Weekly Bible Study

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:34:34 GMT

By Jacqui King

As the journey of faith-building grows, studying God’s Word is crucial. Study @ is a creative way of studying scripture in a relevant manner that offers options for all to grow spiritually at any time of the day.

Recorded Live: Thursdays at 7:45 pm Central (8:45 pm Eastern)

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AUDIO: By the Spirit

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:20:43 GMT

By Jacqui King

By the Spirit—The Baptism of the Lord

AUDIO: Restore Us, Lord

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:37:22 GMT

By Jacqui King

AUDIO: New Life: Getting Ready

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:38:31 GMT

By Jacqui King

New Life—Getting Ready: MP3

AUDIO: What Is Advent?

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:55:51 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Embracing Everyday Saints

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:57:54 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 10/20/11

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:58:04 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Lectionary Bible Study

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:15:20 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Lectionary Bible Study

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:52:29 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 9/8/11

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:05:29 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 8/18/11

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:35:17 GMT

By Jacqui King

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Study @ is hosted by Jacqui King, pastor of First United Methodist Church in College Station, TX.

AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 7/28/11

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:18:25 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 7/14/11

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:42:54 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 6/30/11

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:08:17 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: What Is Trinity Sunday?

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:34:31 GMT

By Jacqui King

The first Sunday after Pentecost is the Festival of the Holy Trinity. On this day, the church rejoices in the impenetrable mystery that God is triune (three-in-one) -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. How the Lord can be one God in three distinct persons is completely beyond the ability of any human to understand. By the power of the Holy Spirit, Christians accept this incomprehensible mystery as a fundamental article of faith.

How God can be one God in three Persons is a mystery. While it is clearly taught in the Bible (for example, in Matthew 28:18-20 and 2 Corinthians 13:14), it can never be understood or rationalized -- it can only be accepted by faith. Since faith comes only through the Holy Spirit working through the means of grace, it is appropriate that this glorious mystery is celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost, the great festival of the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Jacqui King is the pastor of First United Methodist Church in College Station, TX.

AUDIO: What Happened on Pentecost?

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:20:59 GMT

By Jacqui King

In many Christian churches, Pentecost Sunday is celebrated to recognize the gift of the Holy Spirit, realizing that God’s very life, breath and energy lives in believers. During this service, John 20:19-23 may be the core of the message about our risen Savior supernaturally appearing to the fear-laden disciples.

The celebration of Pentecost Sunday reminds us of the reality that we are all have the unifying Spirit that was poured out upon the first century church in Acts 2:1-4. It is a reminder that we are co-heirs with Christ, to suffer with Him that we may also be glorified with Him; that the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good (1 Corinthians 12:7); that we are all baptized by one Spirit into one body (1 Corinthians 12:13); and that the Spirit which raised Jesus from the dead lives inside believers (Romans 8:9-11). This gift of the Holy Spirit that was promised and given to all believers on the first Pentecost is promised for you and your children and for all who are far off whom the Lord our God will call (Acts 2:39).

Jacqui King is the pastor of First United Methodist Church in College Station, TX.

AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 6/2/11

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:08:33 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 5/26/11

Mon, 30 May 2011 16:06:08 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 5/19/11

Tue, 24 May 2011 20:22:14 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 5/12/11

Fri, 13 May 2011 13:51:08 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: 50 Days of Easter

Fri, 06 May 2011 18:11:29 GMT

By Jacqui King

Just as Sunday is the first and the eighth day, so the "great Sunday" of the fifty days of Eastertide/Pentecost begins with the day of the resurrection and continues through eight Sundays, an octave of Sundays, a "week of weeks." It has been suggested that the English expression "Whitsunday" derives from the French huit (eight), Pentecost being le huitième dimanche, the eighth Sunday of Easter.

In the Fourth Gospel, the risen Christ imparts the gift of the Spirit on the evening of Easter Day (John 20:19-23). The Spirit is the gift of the risen Christ. And so in the Easter Season, this "Pentecost Season," we listen to the farewell discourses, with their promise of the coming Advocate, as words to us from the risen Christ.

This should be an encouragement and a sign of hope for us today. Despite war, violence, personal struggles, and an under-performing economy, God has not abandoned us, nor left us to our own devices. The risen savior is still with us. These 50 days of Easter ask us to reflect on his presence, and, even in the face of danger or fear, to live with joy.

Jacqui King is the pastor of First United Methodist Church in College Station, TX.

AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 4/28/11

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:50:00 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 4/21/11

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:50:59 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 4/14/11

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:29:51 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 4/7/11

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:30:19 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 3/31/11

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:20:52 GMT

By Jacqui King

When: Thursdays at 7:45 pm Central (8:45 pm Eastern)

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 3/24/11

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:15:54 GMT

By Jacqui King

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 3/17/11

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:36:26 GMT

By Jacqui King

When: Thursdays at 7:45 pm Central (8:45 pm Eastern)

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AUDIO: Bible Study Podcast 3/10/11

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:40:18 GMT

By Jacqui King

ARTICLE: Virtual Community, Real Relationships

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:05:51 GMT

By Jacqui King

God is doing a new thing! That is the proclamation from the prophet Isaiah. In the world of technology, new things are happening every day. New technology offers the church new tools with which to share the gospel message and to invite people to experience new life.

Imagine receiving a text message that saves you from making an unnecessary trip. That’s time-saving communication. How about a text message reminding you to pray at 12:00 noon each day? That is soul-saving communication. It is just a little reminder that you may appreciate receiving from your small group leader. This is just one example of how technology is enabling the church to reach new people in new ways.

What if a new small group study was being designed to invite people to grow spiritually together? The standard ways for developing this group might include establishing location, time, selecting materials, and training leadership teams to help facilitate the groups. In the digital age, however, social networks and realtime online discussion can offer additional ways for the group to gather for study and fellowship. Online tools like a Facebook group or a portal on your church
website can supplement face-to-face gatherings by letting discussion continue after the class or group meeting has ended and by communicating administrative announcements to the entire
group in one place. The web can also provide an alternative to face-to-face meetings altogether, using websites like Skype and Talkshoe.

The Nu Faith Community, a new church plant I was called to lead in the Texas Annual Conference, began with Bible studies that met both online and in person. The face-to-face group of twelve persons met at my home at 6:30 p.m. and then the online group met at 8:30 p.m., through a “community call” on Talkshoe. Although the Bible study material was the same, the Internet broadened the audience, enabling people to join in without leaving their homes. Families were invited to study the Bible together live every Thursday evening, getting people more acquainted with others in the new church community and with the biblical stories behind the preaching passages for the upcoming Sunday message. (Listen to the author's sermon podcasts on Ministry Matters.)

Some churches have gone beyond social and study gatherings online by giving worship an online alternative as well. Simple ways to do this are by offering podcasts (audio recordings) or streaming video of past worship services. Some churches post just the sermon, while others include the entire worship experience. These options provide a way for people to get a feel for your church before visiting, or for people unable to attend on the weekend to have an opportunity to worship.

A more recent innovation is to create a virtual worship experience with as many components of the live experience as possible.These so-called “online campuses” offer video of their live worship service at a particular time, and those watching the service online at the same time can chat with one another before and after the service, offering some of the same fellowship and discussion one might have surrounding a live service. Some also provide opportunities to submit prayer requests or contribute to the offering.

As central to people’s lives today as the Internet is, it is only natural for churches to use the many tools and opportunities the web provides in order to reach people where they are. When we began Nu Faith, we started with a strong website that provided information about face-to-face gatherings and also various ways to ask questions, but the site was also consistently updated with dynamic data about events in the Houston area that would draw people to our website via general Internet searches. Our slogans, “Come as You Are” and “Meet God @ Anytime,” set up the expectation of acceptance and availability that our new faith community would provide both in
person and on the web.

Technology was a tool for us to connect and introduce new people to faith experiences, but it also offered economic benefits for our developing congregation. As the necessity to connect met

with increasing gas prices and an all-around rough economy, we brainstormed more ways to connect weekly online, as opposed to establishing additional face-to-face meetings. We created an electronic newsletter called eNews, and set up a phone tree calling service and text messaging to communicate with new families. Such innovations are easy to implement with a new congregation that doesn’t have expectations about how things “should be” or “always have been,” but all churches can still use new technologies to help longtime members rethink outreach and connection in a new era.

Although face-to-face communications are important in building trust, evangelism today involves making intentional connections virtually that may lead to future face-to-face connections. Reaching a new generation for Jesus Christ requires using technology. Many people today who are resistant to attending a worship service in person will participate in social networks and other online media. Asking what means of technology is needed to touch the hearts of the unchurched and others who do not feel comfortable within existing congregations is central to making a new place for new people in the twenty-first century.