Kingdom Ripples

Great Lakes Annual Conference
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Kingdom Ripples is a podcast from the Great Lakes Annual Conference of the Global Methodist Church exploring what’s happening in the Great Lakes, what we’re learning along the way, and what it looks like to live out our shared mission in real life. Each season will bring different conversations, voices, and topics from across the Great Lakes. We’ll talk about leadership, church culture, ministry, and the challenges and opportunities facing our churches today. Season 1, hosted by Rev. Kara Bussabarger and Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison, explores the Great Lakes Annual Conference Culture Statement, one section at a time. Each episode includes a downloadable discussion guide to help you bring the conversation to your staff, leadership team, board, or small group. For more information, visit https://www.greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples Whether you’re a pastor, lay leader, or simply interested in the life of the church and the Great Lakes Annual Conference, we hope these conversations give you something to think about, talk about, and take with you.

  1. Episode 1

    Where Our Culture Came From

    Start here:  greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples Every church has a culture.  The only question is whether anyone has said it out loud. In the first episode of Kingdom Ripples, Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison sits down with Rev. Kara Bussabarger to talk about where the Great Lakes Annual Conference Culture Statement came from:  the room it was written in and why. Know a church in the Great Lakes living this out?  Tell us at greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples. Created and hosted by Rev. Kara Bussabarger with Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison.

  2. Episode 2

    Gather to Scatter

    Start here:  greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples The church gathers.  Then the church scatters.  In Acts, it was the scattering that spread the Good News. In episode two of Kingdom Ripples, Rev. Kara Bussabarger and Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison open the first section of the Great Lakes Annual Conference Culture Statement:  Annual Conference.  Scott makes the case for gather to scatter and why the conference carries four questions into every conversation with a church rather than leading with a plan. What is God doing?  How is He creating?  How is He saving?  How is He sustaining? Know a church in the Great Lakes gathering and scattering well?  Tell us at greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples. Created and hosted by Rev. Kara Bussabarger with Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison.

  3. Episode 3

    When Did You Last Apologize?

    Start here:  greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples When was the last time you told somebody you were sorry?  No explanation.  Just “I’m sorry.” In episode three of Kingdom Ripples, Rev. Kara Bussabarger and Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison open the second section of the Great Lakes Annual Conference Culture Statement: Accountability in Shared Ministry.  They discuss what it means to be members of one another, why a culture statement would put apology in writing, and why accountability requires both halves of its definition. Accountability is the obligation and the willingness to accept the responsibility and consequences for one's actions. Know a church in the Great Lakes living this section out?  Tell us at greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples. Created and hosted by Rev. Kara Bussabarger with Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison.

  4. Episode 4

    Who Do You Trust?

    Start here:  greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples They did not jump because they understood the water.  They jumped because they knew who was in it. In episode four of Kingdom Ripples, Rev. Kara Bussabarger and Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison open the third section of the Great Lakes Annual Conference Culture Statement: Watching Over One Another in Love, a phrase that goes back to John Wesley’s General Rules.  Scott talks about what trust looks like when it is lived out, why the Culture Statement calls it a necessary precursor, what transparency gives a congregation, and the difference between patience and expectant patience. We will give each other expectant patience and grace as we learn to build trust. Know a church in the Great Lakes where you can feel the trust the moment you walk in?  Tell us at greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples. Created and hosted by Rev. Kara Bussabarger with Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison.

  5. Episode 5

    Who Gets to Tell It?

    Start here:  greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples Every story is a set of choices.  Make them well, and people lean in. In episode five of Kingdom Ripples, Rev. Kara Bussabarger and Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison open the fourth section of the Great Lakes Annual Conference Culture Statement: Communication.  Kara draws on her years in the newsroom, and Scott unpacks the sentence the section is built around: why a section on communication starts with prayer, what a willing listener does, and how to speak truth in a way that honors the image of God in the other person. Know a church in the Great Lakes where communication actually draws people in?  Tell us at greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples. Created and hosted by Rev. Kara Bussabarger with Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison.

  6. Season 1 Trailer

    Welcome to Kingdom Ripples

    Start here:  greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples Kingdom Ripples is the podcast of the Great Lakes Annual Conference of the Global Methodist Church, serving churches across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The Annual Conference exists to ask the local church one question: What is God doing where you are, and how can we join Him?  In this trailer, Rev. Kara Bussabarger and Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison introduce a show built around that question, and around the conviction that the local church is not a landing place but a launching pad. Conversations on culture, discipleship, leadership, the local church, and mission, in plain language for clergy and laity alike. Know a church in the Great Lakes living this out?  Tell us at greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples.  Created and hosted by Rev. Kara Bussabarger with Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison. Music licensed through Soundstripe. Code: J5WJ1WLQP7QCSTH1

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Kingdom Ripples is a podcast from the Great Lakes Annual Conference of the Global Methodist Church exploring what’s happening in the Great Lakes, what we’re learning along the way, and what it looks like to live out our shared mission in real life. Each season will bring different conversations, voices, and topics from across the Great Lakes. We’ll talk about leadership, church culture, ministry, and the challenges and opportunities facing our churches today. Season 1, hosted by Rev. Kara Bussabarger and Rev. Dr. Scott Pattison, explores the Great Lakes Annual Conference Culture Statement, one section at a time. Each episode includes a downloadable discussion guide to help you bring the conversation to your staff, leadership team, board, or small group. For more information, visit https://www.greatlakesgmc.org/kingdomripples Whether you’re a pastor, lay leader, or simply interested in the life of the church and the Great Lakes Annual Conference, we hope these conversations give you something to think about, talk about, and take with you.

Information

  • Creator
    Great Lakes Annual Conference
  • Episodes
    6
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Great Lakes Annual Conference
  • Show Website
    Kingdom Ripples

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