Episode #6 of the "Love, the Goal" podcast, featuring Rev. Rev. Rachel Billups, Lead Pastor at New Albany UMC in Ohio. The author of "Be Bold - Find Your Fierce," and An "Unlikely Advent," Rachel has a heart for loving Jesus and doing something about it. In this interview, Chris and Rachel explore what it looks like to put the love of Jesus into practice, including through self-care, ministering across racial/ethnic boundaries, conflict management, and owning who God has created you to be.

Episode #5 of the "Love, the Goal" podcast, featuring Rev. Cristin Cooper, founder of Coop's Soups, a social enterprise that makes soup to build bridges and get to know neighbors. In this interview, Cristin shares about her efforts to help people fight loneliness, build community, and share food while helping others in need as an expression of God's love.

Episode #4 of the "Love, the Goal" podcast, featuring Rev. Tim Merrill, pastor and social activist in Camden, NJ. In this episode, host Rev. Chris Heckert asks Tim about his own journey of putting the love of Jesus into practice while working with young people in Camden to help them flourish and thrive in the face of adversity.

Episode #3 of the "Love, the Goal" podcast, featuring Dr. Ashley Boggan, General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History. Today we learn about Dr. Boggan’s role in which she ensures that The UMC understands its past in order to envision a more equitable future for all Methodists.

Episode #2 of the "Love, the Goal" features Shane Claiborne who founded organizations like The Simple Way and Simple Homes in North Philly, the latter of which is an effort to put folks into affordable houses. He also founded Raw Tools, a project where they melt down guns and turn them into tools for nurturing life instead of weapons that take life.

Episode #1 of the "Love, the Goal" podcast, featuring Rev. Dr. Michael Beck. In this first episode, host Rev. Chris Heckert invites Michael to share of his own experiences with putting love as Jesus teaches into practice, including in uncomfortable circumstances, messy community, and with people who need it the most.