ADVENT PODCAST Episode 1: What Makes Christmas, Christmas?

Episode 1 of Season 2 of The Oak Grove UMC Podcast 🎙️✨ : "What Makes Christmas, Christmas?" with guest Dr. Angela Schaffner Dr. Schaffner is a church member, author, and psychologist (http://angeladschaffner.com/) who has also written our Advent Devotional Guides, which will have daily meditations and weekly themes that go along with the worship series each Sunday of Advent as we lead up to the season of Christmas. In Season 2 of the Oak Grove UMC Podcast we'll be exploring "What Makes Christmas, Christmas?"as we explore the themes of Advent and Christmas: anticipating the incarnation of God – God being born in human form in Jesus. We have a great lineup of guests for this season and we’ll be looking at themes of generosity, mutuality in mission and service, and how music, and family make Christmas, Christmas.As usual, episodes will release on Tuesdays and we’re also going to be trying something new with what we’re calling “Digital Contemplative Practices” which come out on the Podcast feed every Thursday. These visual and audio meditations will invite you to take a few minutes, breathe, and enjoy a quiet, meditative practice with supporting visuals from around our neighborhoods – some weeks it might be walking along a wooded stream with Nature Sounds and other weeks it might be a guided meditation from Dr. Schaffner or one of our staff on the theme of the week.Be sure to subscribe to the Oak Grove Podcast on + Spotify https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ogumc+ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oak-grove-umc-podcast/id1695962000 We’ll see you next Tuesday, December 5th on the 2nd Episode with John Cowden (Director of Traditional Music) & Atticus Hicks (Director of Modern Worship) in conversation with Rev. Dr. Joseph McBrayer on how MUSIC makes Christmas, Christmas! #ngumc #umc #advent #christmas #adventpodcast #churchpodcast