Work It Out | MDUMC

About Work It Out | MDUMC

"Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling..." - Philippians 2:12 This powerful scripture serves as the compass for our show, beckoning us to embark on a voyage of self-discovery, spiritual reflection, and soul renewal. Join Michael Jarboe and DeAndre Johnson, pastors of Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston, TX, as they lead a discussion to explore the connections between faith and culture. Be challenged and join us on the journey. "Work it Out" - where faith meets real life, one conversation at a time. 🎧✨

Publisher

Michael Jarboe and DeAndre Johnson

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Oct 2023

Latest episode

15 May 2025

Latest episodes

18 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 May 2025

   Work it Out Ep. 18: "Thaddeus + Eugene"

   Popes, Leos, and Identity. The Importance of Third Spaces. Success Is Not Achievement

2. 

   16 Apr 2025

   Work it Out Ep. 17: "Holy Week Tomfoolery"

   Classical Music. Open Mindedness. Pong Pong Trees of Death. Easter Ain't Only About You.

3. 

   21 Mar 2025

   Work it Out Ep. 16: "A Chat with Shane Claiborne"

   Life. Death. Empathy. Revolution.

4. 

   19 Dec 2024

   Work it Out Ep. 15: "Holding Space for David Phelps' D-Flat." (Advent 2024)

   Dealing with Death. Will the Real Bonhoeffer Please Stand Up? Believing in Miracles (Kinda). The Weary World Rejoices (Really).

5. 

   24 Oct 2024

   Work it Out Ep. 14: "Worm & The Rind"

   Institutional Hope. Compelling Stories Matter. Deeper life in Deep Cleaning. Langston Hughes and Kindness.

6. 

   5 Sept 2024

   Work it Out Ep. 13: “Seann Can Jingle!” (ft. Rev. Seann Duffin)

   Bowling Alone. Ping Pong Grandmas. God in/for/with Little League World Series. Does the Church Matter?

7. 

   30 Jul 2024

   Work it Out Ep. 12: "T'Challa-lujah!"

   Centerpoint and Anger, Strangers and Tables, Parenting and Polarization, Jesus or The Avengers.

8. 

   23 May 2024

   Work it Out Ep. 11: "Joyful Obedience"

   Butker and Vocation, Compliments and Calves, Methodists and Possibilities, and Job and Howard Thurman.

9. 

   29 Apr 2024

   Work it Out Ep. 10: "India.Arie Loves Our Podcast!" (ft. Rev. Melissa Maher)

   Description: Easter 2050, The Mystic Songwriting of P!nk, United Methodist Hope at General Conference, and The Wisdom of Sirach

10. 

    17 Apr 2024

    Work it Out Ep: 9: "The Architect"

    The Path of Totality, Kacey Musgraves, The Lost Art of Community, and Lamentations Verses/Versus Taylor Swift

11. 

    27 Mar 2024

    Work it Out Ep. 8: "Get Lent-y"

    80-Year Old Brains, Church Without Livestream, Exhaustion Era, and Walter Brueggemann Wisdom.

12. 

    26 Feb 2024

    Work it Out Ep. 7: "10% Discount at Slowpokes"

    Fast Cars, Houston's Coffee Scene, Warthogs named Waylon, and 7 Trends that will Disrupt Churches in 2024

13. 

    21 Dec 2023

    Work it Out Ep. 6: "Christmas Special" (ft. Rev. Jenny Veres-Schrecengost)

    Advent Calendars, Unlocking Our Potential, Intermissions in Movies (or Unlearning to Pee During Films), St. Berné Brown's Image of Hope, and Theological Endurance.

14. 

    12 Dec 2023

    Work it Out Ep.5: "Shout Out!"

    Resilience and Reality for the Unhoused, Cultivating Awe, "Movin' On Up to the East Side," and Advent wonder.

15. 

    21 Nov 2023

    Work it Out Ep.4: "Power of the Remix"

    Ancient versus Modern in Morocco, Swifties changing Brazil, Kirk Franklin's "Father's Day," and Hip Hop Music as a way of Hope.

16. 

    2 Nov 2023

    Work It Out Ep.3: "This One Time at Oxford" (ft. Dr. Dallas Gingles)

    Listening to Palestine and Israel, Death Row hope, the Golden Bachelor's grief, and finding Light in the darkness.

17. 

    23 Oct 2023

    Work It Out Ep.1: "Drop My Theme Music"

    Online Voting, Artificial Intelligence, Tiny Desks, Image of God

18. 

    23 Oct 2023

    Work It Out Ep.2: "To Infinity and Beyond"

    Bey vs. Tay, Trekkies, The Synod of Synodality, Sky Diving Grandmas, and the Mystery of Grace

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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