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A MESSY MANGER AND A MIGHTY GOD by Jay Therrell, Conference Superintendent DECEMBER 23, 2025  Christmas is beautiful, but the very first Christmas was anything but neat and tidy. In fact, the birth of Jesus had scandal written all over it. Mary—a virgin—was pregnant and not yet married. Imagine the tabloid headline: “Unwed Virgin Gives Birth to Baby!” […]

PROTECTING A HEALTHY CULTURE FROM SABOTAGE: 10 WARNING SIGNS AND BIBLICAL GUIDANCE FOR LEADERS by Jay Therrell, Conference Superintendent DECEMBER 9, 2025  A healthy culture is one of the most valuable treasures God entrusts to a church. It shapes discipleship, mission, unity, and spiritual vitality. Yet culture must be protected, because the New Testament consistently

JESUS AND TURKEYS THAT CAN’T FLY by Jay Therrell, Conference Superintendent NOVEMBER 24, 2025  Every year around Thanksgiving, a certain 1978 television moment gets replayed across the internet: the classic WKRP in Cincinnati episode known simply as “Turkeys Away.” You can view the funniest six minutes of the episode on YouTube here.    Station manager

ME FOR YOU by Jay Therrell, Conference Superintendent OCTOBER 15, 2025  For those of you who have been following Seedbed’s Wake-Up Call Gospels series, we are now halfway through the Gospels. We finished the Gospel of Mark yesterday and begin the Gospel of Luke today. I’ve been massively encouraged to hear from so many of

PREPARING FOR THE PRESENCE by Jay Therrell, Conference Superintendent [Note: This is the text of the sermon I shared during the service of Holy Communion on Friday night at our annual conference gathering.] JUNE 25, 2025 ..In 1960, Egypt began construction of the Aswan High Dam across the Nile River. Ten years later, it was opened

Immovable Slabs and a Dead-Raising God by Jay Therrell, Conference Superintendent April 17, 2025 Since January 1, I have been on a cross-Florida adventure! My goal was to meet in person, one-on-one, with all 164 appointed pastors in the Florida Conference. As of March 11, I completed that goal, having spent 32 nights in hotels

LEssons from the road: one-on-ones by Jay Therrell, Conference Superintendent MARCH 20, 2025 Since January 1, I have been on a cross-Florida adventure! My goal was to meet in person, one-on-one, with all 164 appointed pastors in the Florida Conference. As of March 11, I completed that goal, having spent 32 nights in hotels and

Dear Florida GMC Family, The 2025 Florida Annual Conference will once again be held at Living Hope Church in Clermont, Florida. Visit the link below for more information on an exciting array of speakers, general information, lunch orders and hotel reservations. CLICK HERE FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE AGENDA AND DETAILS Important Connectional Funding Forms Connectional Funding

MARCH TO THE MANGER: KEEPING JESUS FIRST by Jay Therrell, Conference Superintendent NOVEMBER 12, 2024 It’s well known that Christmas is my absolute favorite time of year. I can always tell you how many days there are until Christmas – 41 as of today. I have an app on my phone that helps me keep

The Hybrid Episcopacy Model: Maximum Flexibility, Minimal Bureaucracy by Nako Kellum, Monteen Pillay, Jeremy Rebman, and Jay Therrell AUGUST 27 , 2024 What God has done in our midst over the past two years is truly a miracle. We have been freed from a burdensome, top-down institution and empowered to join a movement that has grown