Incoming Leaders
The Free Methodist Church is committed to raising up new leaders within the church that seek to build new congregations, grow ministries that impact communities, and train the next generation of leaders serving with them.
Ramage, Michelle
Elder, Incoming
Garden Grove, Living Spring Church
Staff Pastor
I first experienced God at my grandparents’ kitchen table. Over warm waffles and fresh-squeezed orange juice they welcomed, encouraged, and respected my innate sense of wonder, curiosity, and faith. They embodied an unwavering hope in Jesus’s love and power to make all things new and challenged me to be curious about everyone’s story and potential for good.
In fourth grade, faith and God became more real to me at a winter camp, where I realized that I was dead in my sins and could be made alive in Christ! I cannot imagine a more compelling person to follow and devote my life to than Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
In college, I discovered a Christian faith that seemed to not only dramatically affect the way individuals lived their lives but also had the potential to transform communities and even society. I began to realize that the people around me were not just souls to be saved, but precious, worthy, and valuable “thous” created in the image of God. I read stories of radical reconcilers like Father Gregory Boyle, Martin Luther King Jr, and Mother Theresa. These beautiful and messy stories of forgiveness, justice, presence, and solidarity sparked deep questions. These discoveries led me to adopt a more holistic gospel that my grandparents first modeled; a gospel that is radical and “good news” for everyone, rich or poor.
How did the Spirit guide you to your current ministry and what has God called you to do through your ministry?
I first experienced God at my grandparents’ kitchen table. Over warm waffles and fresh-squeezed orange juice they welcomed, encouraged, and respected my innate sense of wonder, curiosity, and faith. They embodied an unwavering hope in Jesus’s love and power to make all things new and challenged me to be curious about everyone’s story and potential for good.
In fourth grade, faith and God became more real to me at a winter camp, where I realized that I was dead in my sins and could be made alive in Christ! I cannot imagine a more compelling person to follow and devote my life to than Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
In college, I discovered a Christian faith that seemed to not only dramatically affect the way individuals lived their lives but also had the potential to transform communities and even society. I began to realize that the people around me were not just souls to be saved, but precious, worthy, and valuable “thous” created in the image of God. I read stories of radical reconcilers like Father Gregory Boyle, Martin Luther King Jr, and Mother Theresa. These beautiful and messy stories of forgiveness, justice, presence, and solidarity sparked deep questions. These discoveries led me to adopt a more holistic gospel that my grandparents first modeled; a gospel that is radical and “good news” for everyone, rich or poor.
How did the Spirit guide you to your current ministry and what has God called you to do through your ministry?
I first experienced God at my grandparents’ kitchen table. Over warm waffles and fresh-squeezed orange juice they welcomed, encouraged, and respected my innate sense of wonder, curiosity, and faith. They embodied an unwavering hope in Jesus’s love and power to make all things new and challenged me to be curious about everyone’s story and potential for good.
In fourth grade, faith and God became more real to me at a winter camp, where I realized that I was dead in my sins and could be made alive in Christ! I cannot imagine a more compelling person to follow and devote my life to than Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
In college, I discovered a Christian faith that seemed to not only dramatically affect the way individuals lived their lives but also had the potential to transform communities and even society. I began to realize that the people around me were not just souls to be saved, but precious, worthy, and valuable “thous” created in the image of God. I read stories of radical reconcilers like Father Gregory Boyle, Martin Luther King Jr, and Mother Theresa. These beautiful and messy stories of forgiveness, justice, presence, and solidarity sparked deep questions. These discoveries led me to adopt a more holistic gospel that my grandparents first modeled; a gospel that is radical and “good news” for everyone, rich or poor.