PlainSpoken
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This community is for people who want to support the work and ministry of Jeffrey Rickman. The PlainSpoken project is aimed at building up the church catholic and the Wesleyan tradition in particular. It values truth and dignity above all things and is an intentional effort to raise the level of discourse in the midst of conflict and disagreement.
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New Members & Followers

It has been a while since I acknowledged new folks choosing to follow or support the PlainSpoken Podcast project. Since I last did this, I want to celebrate and thank those supporters who have joined up to fund my work: @CuatroJones, @Cabbageguy and @Brenda_Love . God bless you for your generosity!

There are several others who have chosen to follow my work. I want to acknowledge you, as well. Thanks for following along to @JimDicus, @Hatwearer1 , @jlpatt , @TennBilly , @DJGoody , @aryrsj , @FuzzyB3AV3R , @Morningview4182 , @GSUGus , @StephenBachmeier , @DuncanW3 , @Brewstersmom , @jfandes , @TRMP1 , @Mabbie , @OldeCrowe , @notsuppo , @DerekBaars , @mariiapavlenko , @JK-victory , @dmh6 , @TomCPA , @ArtistBC , @jackstuart , and @luvopera2. I hope you benefit from following along with my work in the coming weeks and months.

My Locals community currently stands at 59 active supporters and 170 total members. This might seem somewhat small, but it is growing every week. Remember that my largest platform is YouTube, where I have 6,388 subscribers and growing every day. If you're interested, you might check out the number of views I get on my content as contrasted with other channels of similar size. I outstrip the engagement of every other channel I have seen of similar size, competing with channels that are many times larger than me.

I'm also active and growing on Rumble, Facebook, X, and the major podcast platforms. Unless something strange happens, it looks like I might eventually be afforded a significant platform to facilitate worthy conversations. In the meantime, I'm really pleased to continue providing interviews with influential or otherwise worthy folks, as well as thoughtful engagement with the culture around us. Thanks for considering mine a voice worthy on consideration.

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A Panel on Balancing Annual Conferences & General Church

I don't know why the live stream didn't work today. Here is what I did:

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(Reuploaded) Live Stream from July 22

Reviewing Judicial Docket at the end.

Apparently Locals isn't processing my live streams this month. I'm not sure what the issue is. A supporter asked about this particular episode, so I uploaded it here for him (and anyone else who wants to go back).

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A Pan-Methodist Approach to Gender & Sexuality - A Conversation w/ Debra Baty

Debra Baty is the head of Resources 4 Redemption, which is an effort aimed at spreading good information about sexual orientation and gender identity. She recently published an article about “sexual fluidity” and how it impacts our sanctification in Firebrand Magazine. It is a good piece, and Debra does worthy work. All believers in the West have to contend with the artificial ideas of the sexual revolution. There is nowhere we can go that these issues do not impact us. The only way out is through.

Debra has a personal story that is quite compelling. She is a trustworthy, thoughtful, and conscientious resource. All covenant Christian bodies need to know where they stand on these things, lest the evil one sow confusion. Now is the time to reflect upon these things. Days are coming when what we believe will be put to the test. If we have not prepared, then we cannot expect to prevail.

Resources 4 Redemption can be found at https://substack.com/@resources4redemption

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Local church work today. No live stream. Will plan on tomorrow.

Hey I need to just cancel the rest of the week of PlainSpoken programming. Mama and baby are in decent health, but attention is needed at home.

So that baby I have been expecting finally came. I’ll plan on talking about it on tomorrow’s live stream. But for today I need to cancel again so I can care for my wife and infant daughter.

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