Deeper Conversations Across Our Connection

Charla de sobremesa is a podcast designed to help facilitate deeper conversations across our connection and enable us to learn together how we might venture boldly into this new season of ministry as United Methodists.

We want to engage in discussions that inspire curiosity, openness, and innovation in our different ministry contexts; explore questions that lead us deeper into relationship with one another and our communities; and experience what it means to embody the love of Christ wherever we are.

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Atender la sagrada llamada de las clérigas

Season 2, Episode 11 of Table Talk Women have always played a vital role in the life of the United Methodist Church and in this episode, we talk with three

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Esta es mi historia - Rev. Dr. Russell Morrow

Season 2, Episode 10 of Table Talk In our final part of our This is My Story series, we’re in conversation with Rev. Dr. Russell Morrow, an ordained elder in the Tennessee-Western

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Esta es mi historia - Cathy Carrillo

Season 2, Episode 9 of Table Talk In this episode of Table Talk, we are in conversation with Cathy Carrillo, board member of Cosecha Community Development and leader of ReMIX

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Meet the Hosts

Table Talk features 4 hosts that represent the vibrant diversity of our conference. Ordained ministers and lay leaders from different backgrounds come together to lead conversation with guests from around the conference.

Rev. Jim Hughes

Retired TWK Elder
Born in Dickson, TN, and trained at numerous institutions of higher learning, including Vanderbilt Divinity School and Columbia Theological Seminary, Rev. Jim Hughes, now a retired elder, served 10 appointments in the UMC over his nearly 50-year career in ministry. Rev. Hughes also served for 20 years as a Chaplain in The Tennessee National Guard; he retired with rank of Major.

He is married to Tari and they have four daughters (Valerie, Jamie, Hailee and Karlyn), as well as three granddaughters (Kate, Eden, and Mirren). He plays tennis, sails, loves to travel and holds a black belt in Wado Ryu.

Rev. Sam McGlothlin

Belle Meade UMC
Sam was appointed to Belle Meade UMC in July 2016 as Associate Pastor and became Senior Pastor in August 2020. Previously, Sam worked for Mountain T.O.P., a non-profit dedicated to rural life ministry in the Cumberland Mountains of Tennessee, where she served as the Program Manager of Recruiting and Public Awareness from 2008-2013.

Sam has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Auburn University (08) and a Master’s of Divinity from Vanderbilt Divinity School (16). Sam is a co-author of On Purpose: Finding God's Voice in Your Passion and author of Advent: A Calendar of Devotions 2023 and The Sanctuary for Lent 2020. She is married to Mark and has two children, Lewis and Madeline.

Lynn Patterson

La Viña UMC
Originally from Pennsylvania, Lynn made her way to Martin, Tennessee, where she served as an Instructor of English as a Second Language at the University of Tennessee at Martin for a number of years. As a lay member at Martin First United Methodist Church, her calling to ministry began to flourish -- first as a volunteer and then as a staff member.

In 2022, she accepted a role at the Tennessee Western-Kentucky Conference to support clergy in their ordination, license, and continuing education requirements. It was in this work, that Lynn's call to ministry continued to clarify. She currently serves as pastor of Liberty UMC in Brentwood, Tenn. She enjoys talking and meeting new people. She especially looks forward to new things that the Table Talk Podcast will bring.

La Rhonda Potts

Clark Memorial UMC
La Rhonda, a Kansas City native, earned a B.S. in Business Management from Iowa State University, where she co-developed a computer literacy program for at-risk youth. Her career spans roles at Sprint, the Department of Defense, Merrill Lynch, and now a global freight forwarding company.

She has volunteered as a CASA advocate in Davidson County for over a decade, served with the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee, and sits on the Executive Board of the Clark UMC Community Development Corporation. A dedicated member of Clark Memorial UMC, La Rhonda is active in United Women in Faith and multiple church committees.

She enjoys being an aunt, volunteering, running, and rowing. As an Ambassador for Ainsley’s Angels of America, she promotes inclusion for the special needs community—and loves to sprinkle a little sunshine wherever she goes!
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