Beliefs Matter Podcast

Church Planting and the Global Methodist Church's Beginnings with Paul Lawler

Thanks for joining us for the Beliefs Matter Podcast!  In this episode, Rev. Dr. Maxie Dunnam pulls up a chair with Rev. Paul Lawler to talk about the Global Methodist Church and church multiplication. Paul Lawler is a husband, father, teacher, pastor, and church planter.  He began serving as the Senior Pastor of Christ Church Memphis in July of 2022.  He is a graduate of Asbury University, and Asbury Theological Seminary.  He has led local churches to engage in planting hundreds of new churches on four different continents.  Paul and his brother, Dallas businessman, Patrick Lawler, worked with the Compassionate Hope Foundation in founding and establishing two Patricia B. Hammonds Homes of Hope for orphans and human trafficking victims in Thailand. Paul and Missy have four children, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law and one grandson. He is an ordained pastor in the Global Methodist Church. In his spare time, he enjoys family time, the outdoors, writing, reading, and a well brewed cup of coffee.

Christian Service with Kevin Dunnam and Evon Horton

Thanks for joining us for the Beliefs Matter Podcast!  In this episode, Rev. Dr. Maxie Dunnam pulls up a chair with his son Kevin Dunnam and Pastor Evon Horton to talk about the Christian service, specifically a food security and distribution ministry in Brownsville, FL called FarmShare. Kevin's journey has been a long winding road, with redemption and grace through the process of healing and wholeness from drugs and alcohol abuse.  Kevin, and his wife Monica, live in Pensacola, Florida and he is the son of Maxie and Jerry Dunnam.  After a very long and painful recovery process in various institutions and Alcoholics Anonymous he found his way back to the local Methodist church in Pensacola.  He was drawn to the churches Ministry, Serve the Hungry, that provided meals and clothes to the homeless and disadvantaged here in our city. The years of serving the poor has been the most significant source of my personal healing as well as connecting myself with the disenfranchised Christ has called us to serve. My church provided me the opportunity and space to develop an ever-present passion for service.  Kevin currently serves as a successful commercial and residential real estate agent, and leases the building where he spent time as a recovery patient. Joel 2:25-27 is a pivotal verse for Kevin: “I will restore to you the years the swarming locusts has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you. You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you.” Evon has been the pastor of Brownsville Church since September 2006. He commented, "The moment I stepped into the sanctuary at Brownsville I sensed the Spirit of the Lord in a powerful way." He believes the move of the God at Brownsville is continuing. Not necessarily in the same manner, but in a way of speaking into the surrounding community, as well as the Pensacola Gulf/Bay Area.   Dr. Dunnam has a website with a plethora of writings and resources at maxiedunnam.com [https://www.maxiedunnam.com] For more information about World Methodist Evangelism, check out worldmethodist.org [https://www.worldmethodist.org]

Ministry Calling with Grant Caldwell and William Merriman

Grant Caldwell is the Discipleship Pastor at Christ Church Memphis.  He and his wife Casey make their home in Tennessee.  He was born in Clarksville, went to school in Knoxville, and is now a proud Memphian. He and his wife have been married for 8 years, and are parents to one son, Kayden. He's a graduate from both the University of Tennessee and Southern Seminary, and has served on staff at Christ Church Memphis for 7 years in missions, pastoral care, and now as the church’s Discipleship Pastor. In his spare time, he likes to spend time with their dog Knox, read books, and dream about his favorite sports teams being good one day. William Merriman is the director of High School ministries at Christ Church Memphis. He graduated summa cum laude in English from Sewanee: The University of the South in 2019, and he graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary in 2022 with a Master of Arts in Theological Studies with a concentration in Philosophy and Apologetics. He is married to his wife Courtney and loves his dog Darcy. Dr. Dunnam has a website with a plethora of writings and resources at maxiedunnam.com [https://www.maxiedunnam.com] For more information about World Methodist Evangelism, check out worldmethodist.org [https://www.worldmethodist.org]

Divine Appointments with David Chotka

Thanks for joining us for the Beliefs Matter Podcast!  In this episode, Rev. Dr. Maxie Dunnam pulls up a chair with friend and co-author of Healing Prayer, David Chotka, to talk about divine appointments and the work of the Holy Spirit to bring people together for the Kingdom. Dr. David Chotka is the founder and director of SpiritEquip Ministries. He has served as the chair of Alliance Pray! Team (APT)—the national prayer equipping team of the Alliance Church in Canada—for more than twenty years. He is an author, conference speaker, director of a renewal society, a writer, and a prayer mobilizer.  David has served his Lord as a church planter, a solo pastor, an associate, and as a lead pastor of multi-staff churches in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario.  He has led seminars and conferences nationally and internationally, particularly to train people in various spiritual disciplines, including such topics as “How to Hear God’s Voice,” “Living out the Lord’s Prayer,” and “Healing Prayer.”  David lives in southwest Ontario, Canada, with his wife Elizabeth. Together they have two adult children. For fun, he plays the piano and allows his fourteen-pound dog to take him for a walk from time to time. David can be found on social media here: instagram : https://www.instagram.com/david_chotka/ [https://www.instagram.com/david_chotka/]  facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpiritEquip [https://www.facebook.com/SpiritEquip]  Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZwMNSLtIjfP7XIni6PXHw [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZwMNSLtIjfP7XIni6PXHw]  Dr. Dunnam has a website with a plethora of writings and resources at maxiedunnam.com [https://www.maxiedunnam.com]. For more information about World Methodist Evangelism, check out worldmethodist.org [https://www.worldmethodist.org]

Healing Prayer (Part 2) with David Chotka

Thanks for joining us for the Beliefs Matter Podcast!  In this episode (Part 2 of 2), Rev. Dr. Maxie Dunnam pulls up a chair with friend and co-author of Healing Prayer, David Chotka, to talk about healing prayer. Dr. David Chotka is the founder and director of SpiritEquip Ministries. He has served as the chair of Alliance Pray! Team (APT)—the national prayer equipping team of the Alliance Church in Canada—for more than twenty years. He is an author, conference speaker, director of a renewal society, a writer, and a prayer mobilizer.  David has served his Lord as a church planter, a solo pastor, an associate, and as a lead pastor of multi-staff churches in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario.  He has led seminars and conferences nationally and internationally, particularly to train people in various spiritual disciplines, including such topics as “How to Hear God’s Voice,” “Living out the Lord’s Prayer,” and “Healing Prayer.”  David lives in southwest Ontario, Canada, with his wife Elizabeth. Together they have two adult children. For fun, he plays the piano and allows his fourteen-pound dog to take him for a walk from time to time. David can be found on social media here: instagram [https://www.instagram.com/david_chotka/] facebook [https://www.facebook.com/SpiritEquip] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjZwMNSLtIjfP7XIni6PXHw]  Dr. Dunnam has a website with a plethora of writings and resources at maxiedunnam.com [https://www.maxiedunnam.com]. For more information about World Methodist Evangelism, check out worldmethodist.org [https://www.worldmethodist.org]