What Do Methodists Actually Believe? (Female Pastor Responds) | Ask The Pastor Ep. 8

What Do Methodists Actually Believe? (Female Pastor Responds) | Ask The Pastor Ep. 8

From The PP by The Pedreira Podcast

May 31, 2026 · 1h 9m

About this episode

Pastor Mollie McGee discusses Methodist beliefs, the UMC split, and the role of church in Christianity.

For seven episodes, every pastor was a man. That changes today.Pastor Mollie McGee leads Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Slidell. We talked about what Methodists actually believe, the painful UMC split, and whether you need church to be a Christian. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Cold Open 00:05 Intro 01:21 What Methodism Actually Is 03:12 She's a Female Pastor — Let's Talk About It 07:07 Shepherding 50 Years of History 09:54 The Wesleyan Quadrilateral Explained 14:51 Expository Preaching vs. The Wesleyan Quadrilateral 19:00 Via Media — Holding Two Things True at Once 25:09 Storytime 45:40 Hot Takes 46:38 *Denominations divide the church more than they help it* 47:14 *The Methodist church made the right call on the UMC and Global split* 49:11 *The modern church has watered down what it means to follow Jesus* 51:48 *Christians are known more for what they're against than what they're for* 53:04 *Hymns are better than modern worship music* 55:21 *A church that's been around 50 years is more likely to be stuck than growing* 58:03 *You don't have to attend church to be a Christian* 1:00:43 The Question

People in this episode

Guest: Mollie McGee

Topics covered

  • Methodism
  • female pastors
  • UMC split
  • Christianity
  • Wesleyan Quadrilateral
  • church attendance

Keywords

  • Methodists
  • female pastor
  • UMC
  • Wesleyan Quadrilateral
  • Christianity
  • church attendance
  • denominations
  • expository preaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aldersgate United Methodist Church, United Methodist Church, Methodist church

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