WEBVTT 00:00:48.290 --> 00:00:57.247 - to another episode of the Lennon Beasley Show, Season 5, Episode 24 is now in progress. My name is Lennon 00:00:57.247 --> 00:01:06.035 - Beasley. As usual, thanking you very much for tuning in this program, viewers at home, as well as thank 00:01:06.035 --> 00:01:14.654 - you audience for being here in this program. Now, before I would like to introduce my three guests on 00:01:14.654 --> 00:01:16.766 - my show, let me tell you 00:01:19.938 --> 00:01:30.939 - only one episode away now for season 5 finale also known as season 5 episode 25 that's gonna be season 00:01:30.939 --> 00:01:41.726 - 5 finale that will be that episode will be a more than three hour program as always there's gonna be 00:01:50.882 --> 00:02:01.283 - more than three hour program, I would say, as I recall. Let me tell you, my three regular guests, including 00:02:01.283 --> 00:02:10.047 - a new guest, on that episode for tonight, my new guest from First United Methodist Church, 00:02:10.047 --> 00:02:19.774 - Lisa Schubert-Knowling, and then two episodes in a row guest, two guests with two episodes in a row, 00:02:20.322 --> 00:02:29.197 - from my former managers from Fazzoli's Restaurant. Managers are Brooklyn Barton and Nicole Hall. Two 00:02:29.197 --> 00:02:38.159 - episodes in a row for Brooklyn and Nicole. And a new guest is Lisa. And I really do hope you're gonna 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:47.209 - enjoy this episode because episode 24 of season five, we're gonna start this journey right now. Please 00:02:47.209 --> 00:02:49.406 - take it away. Thank you. 00:15:57.186 --> 00:16:05.811 - My name is Lennon Beasley. I would like to introduce my first guest on my show. Her second appearance 00:16:05.811 --> 00:16:14.351 - in a row is my former assistant manager at Fasoli's. One of my three Fasoli's girls is Fasoli's girl 00:16:14.351 --> 00:16:23.230 - Brooklyn Barton. How you doing? Nice to have you on my show for the second appearance in a row Brooklyn. 00:16:24.002 --> 00:16:31.925 - Yes, it was my great pleasure for me to have you for a second appearance in a row. So I'm happy to be 00:16:31.925 --> 00:16:39.926 - here in this place. So I'm happy to be here. So I would like to introduce my song lyric for me to read 00:16:39.926 --> 00:16:47.927 - to you, Brooklyn. Here we go. Here we go. Brooklyn works at Fasoli's Restaurant. Closing manager every 00:16:47.927 --> 00:16:52.510 - Tuesday night. Also closing manager every Wednesday night. 00:16:52.898 --> 00:17:00.100 - I used to work with you every Tuesday night. Brooklyn trained me how to take orders cashing out in the 00:17:00.100 --> 00:17:07.163 - drive-through window, also showing me how to take orders in front counter, running food and cleaning 00:17:07.163 --> 00:17:14.575 - the dining room. Course is Brooklyn and I are working at Fasoli's. Brooklyn and I are full-time managers. 00:17:14.575 --> 00:17:20.798 - I'm working with you during my day's shift. Brooklyn is my favorite manager at Fasoli's. 00:17:21.570 --> 00:17:30.083 - Brooklyn usually comes in at 11 a.m. And her shift ends at 8 p.m. However working on the order items 00:17:30.083 --> 00:17:38.512 - for a Thursday's truckload Coming in to help stocking items away Brooklyn Brooklyn is cooking pasta 00:17:38.512 --> 00:17:47.531 - on weekends. We did not have no pasta cooker until Kevin came Now we have somebody while I'm not scheduled 00:17:47.531 --> 00:17:48.542 - on weekends 00:17:48.994 --> 00:17:56.721 - Kevin, a new employee of Fasoli's. Brooklyn is bringing buckets of dirty dishes to the dish room. Brooklyn 00:17:56.721 --> 00:18:04.231 - and I, you and I were washing dishes. And of course, the stays the same course stays the same. However, 00:18:04.231 --> 00:18:11.452 - the bridge goes, Brooklyn is enjoying the drive through front counter and running food, steam table 00:18:11.452 --> 00:18:17.662 - and cooking pasta, setting up salads, breadsticks and so much more in the prep table. 00:18:19.106 --> 00:18:27.469 - However, there is another song from the album 40. I would like to introduce this only the first verse 00:18:27.469 --> 00:18:35.995 - only in that song in that first verse Brooklyn did by my birthday lunch lighting up my birthday candles 00:18:35.995 --> 00:18:44.030 - for my 40th birthday celebration at facilities and Cafe Pizzeria Brooklyn Nicole and Michelle and 00:18:44.706 --> 00:18:51.192 - My favorite managers at Fasolis, I appreciate all of you for having me working at Fasolis. So I'm very 00:18:51.192 --> 00:18:57.615 - happy to see you. So I'm very happy to see you, Brooklyn. So I would like to say thank you for having 00:18:57.615 --> 00:19:04.164 - me on my show. What do you think about my song? Looks really good. I like both of them a lot. Yes, yes, 00:19:04.164 --> 00:19:10.525 - indeed. Thank you so much. We'll be right back. This is Brooklyn Barton, ladies and gentlemen. We'll 00:19:10.525 --> 00:19:14.366 - be back after this words. It is my pleasure having you here. 00:19:14.594 --> 00:19:16.286 - pleasure being here. Thank you. 00:26:24.578 --> 00:26:31.964 - Beasley show I would like to introduce my next guest for her second appearance in a row two appearances 00:26:31.964 --> 00:26:39.208 - in a row for we already got two appearances in a row for Brooklyn now we're gonna have two appearance 00:26:39.208 --> 00:26:46.310 - in a row ladies and gentlemen my friend Nicole Hall how you doing? Another Fazoli's Girl one of the 00:26:46.310 --> 00:26:52.062 - three miniatures Fazoli's Girl so it was my also great pleasure to have you here 00:26:52.802 --> 00:27:01.146 - So I had a great time, and of course, on my album called Pleasures. So, and I really had a great time 00:27:01.146 --> 00:27:09.573 - performing that song there. And I did perform a song for 40, for Lennon B. Sleeves Music album 40, and 00:27:09.573 --> 00:27:17.917 - now Pleasures 2. I'd like to read a song to you, I already read it to Brooklyn, now I'm gonna read it 00:27:17.917 --> 00:27:20.862 - to you as well, Nicole. Here we go. 00:27:21.794 --> 00:27:30.299 - Nicole works at Fasoli's Restaurant, opening manager during the weekdays and also opening manager during 00:27:30.299 --> 00:27:38.724 - the weekends. Of course, I usually work with you during the day. Nicole first met me at my orientation. 00:27:38.724 --> 00:27:47.148 - My day went on the job at Fasoli's Restaurant. It was Friday, March 15, 2019. I was around four o'clock 00:27:47.148 --> 00:27:48.606 - in the afternoon. 00:27:49.442 --> 00:27:56.987 - Nicole and I are working at Fasoli's restaurant. Nicole and I are full-time employees. I love working 00:27:56.987 --> 00:28:04.680 - with you during the day. Nicole is my favorite manager at Fasoli's. Normally, Nicole comes in at 8 a.m. 00:28:04.680 --> 00:28:12.447 - Her shift ends at 5 p.m. Nicole and I were unloading the items from the Thursday's truckload and putting 00:28:12.447 --> 00:28:15.998 - items away from the Thursday's truckload there. 00:28:16.994 --> 00:28:24.535 - Nicole trained me how to take orders and then cashing out at the front counter, of course, showing me 00:28:24.535 --> 00:28:32.002 - how to run food. And as well as you and I, Nicole, we're collecting all dirty dishes and cleaning up 00:28:32.002 --> 00:28:39.839 - the whole dining room, including the drink station as well. And of course, all the swapping dirty buckets 00:28:39.839 --> 00:28:45.310 - and all of them. However, we know the court stays the same. We know that. 00:28:45.666 --> 00:28:52.354 - However, we do have a bread chair. Nicole usually take orders and drive through, of course, running 00:28:52.354 --> 00:28:59.042 - food and bringing out breadsticks, of course. Sometimes working on steam table, cleaning the tables 00:28:59.042 --> 00:29:05.797 - and drink stations and all, and so much more in the dining room at all. Got it all. However, there's 00:29:05.797 --> 00:29:12.552 - another song for you, Nicole, I would like to read to you as well. That's gonna be the same thing as 00:29:12.552 --> 00:29:14.558 - Brooklyn Nicole and Michelle. 00:29:14.658 --> 00:29:22.219 - Fazzoli's Girl's song is from the album called 40, Nicole. So, and it's gonna be the verse two only. 00:29:22.219 --> 00:29:29.855 - Nicole also bought my birthday lunch on my 40th birthday, that's what you did. However, also lighting 00:29:29.855 --> 00:29:37.490 - up my birthday candles, Nicole videotaped me in Brooklyn, as well as my 40th birthday candles at Cafe 00:29:37.490 --> 00:29:41.982 - Pizzeria, of course, Fazzoli's. So, that's what we did, so. 00:29:42.594 --> 00:29:49.745 - So Nicole, what do you think about those two songs here? I think you did great. Your music's pretty 00:29:49.745 --> 00:29:57.111 - awesome, and I'm excited that you actually made a song for me and for the Fasoli's girls. Yes, indeed. 00:29:57.111 --> 00:30:04.262 - Very well. Of course, Michael English really like, I'm sure he will love to have a copy of my album 00:30:04.262 --> 00:30:11.198 - called Pleasures. He definitely will. Definitely will. I already gave one to Cole, my manager of 00:30:11.426 --> 00:30:18.828 - male manager of Fasolis. Colin, I'm gonna give one to Andy and of course Michael. Cool, I think they'll 00:30:18.828 --> 00:30:26.016 - love that. Of course they're gonna love that music album. So anyway, I had a great time working with 00:30:26.016 --> 00:30:33.204 - you here. What do you think about having me working with you at Fasolis there? I had a good time the 00:30:33.204 --> 00:30:37.118 - last few years with you, honestly. Like I said, you're 00:30:37.570 --> 00:30:44.238 - one of my favorites and one of the best employees we could hire there. That's right. So indeed. So I'm 00:30:44.238 --> 00:30:50.970 - happy to be here in this place. So I'm glad we were here. So I'm happy to be here in Nicole and I want, 00:30:50.970 --> 00:30:57.444 - that would be nice to, I would like to have Michelle to be on my show. Yeah. I don't know if she'll 00:30:57.444 --> 00:31:04.112 - get on, but hopefully she will for you. Hopefully she will for me. Of course she's been busy. So yeah, 00:31:04.112 --> 00:31:05.342 - she's always busy. 00:31:05.666 --> 00:31:12.682 - Unfortunately, she's been always busy, of course, scheduling, of course. So, anyway, maybe one day I 00:31:12.682 --> 00:31:19.697 - will love to invite Michelle to be on my show. Yeah, that'd be awesome. That'd be awesome, so that'd 00:31:19.697 --> 00:31:26.852 - be nice. I'd love to come over to your home, and you'll be working Friday, so. Yes, I should have just 00:31:26.852 --> 00:31:32.478 - a weekday schedule from about 8.30 to 4.30, so we'll see what happens with that. 00:31:32.962 --> 00:31:39.449 - I'm hoping that'll be my schedule. And it's hoping, of course, that you're going to be letting me know. 00:31:39.449 --> 00:31:45.749 - Yeah, absolutely. And then we can come over for dinner and hang out and talk and whatnot. And that'd 00:31:45.749 --> 00:31:52.049 - be right. So someone might take me home in Bloomington. Yeah, we could. So that'd be, of course, you 00:31:52.049 --> 00:31:55.230 - or Brooklyn or whoever. However, I really like to. 00:31:56.290 --> 00:32:02.202 - be here this place, Nicole, and I'm happy to be here. So, Nicole, it was my pleasure having you here 00:32:02.202 --> 00:32:08.290 - in my show. I'm glad you could have me on here today. I'm glad we got it on, have you on there for your 00:32:08.290 --> 00:32:14.144 - second appearance in a row. So, yes. Nicole Hall, ladies and gentlemen, folks, we'll be back. Don't 00:32:14.144 --> 00:32:20.056 - go away at all. We'll be back after this, so stay with us, please. Nicole, it was my pleasure having 00:32:20.056 --> 00:32:22.398 - you here. Thank you, Lennon. Thank you. 00:39:41.506 --> 00:39:49.274 - to introduce my new guest on my show with me on the Lenin Beasley Show, a pastor from First United Methodist 00:39:49.274 --> 00:39:56.544 - Church in Bloomington, Indiana. Please let us say hello to Lisa Knowling. Yes. Hi, Lisa Knowling. How 00:39:56.544 --> 00:40:03.742 - you doing? I'm doing great, Lenin. Thank you for having me today. Yes, indeed. I'm very happy to see 00:40:03.742 --> 00:40:10.014 - you. Well, thank you. Good to see you too. Yes, indeed. I'm honored to be on your show. 00:40:10.338 --> 00:40:21.647 - Yes, you are. So yes, indeed. So I'm really happy to be here in this place. Thanks, London. Yes, before 00:40:21.647 --> 00:40:32.521 - I ask you some questions, I just got a job on February 7th, 2024. So my day one at Indiana Memorial 00:40:32.521 --> 00:40:39.806 - Union in Bloomington, Indiana on 7th Street is kitchen utility and 00:40:40.738 --> 00:40:50.741 - Last, a week before last, I got the job on the 20, the first was on a Friday and then the 31st was a 00:40:50.741 --> 00:41:00.745 - Thursday. The 28th of January, I receive an email and I got the job and then my paperwork is already 00:41:00.745 --> 00:41:05.598 - filled up and then now on Monday, the 5th, I got 00:41:06.210 --> 00:41:13.528 - another email. It's all paperwork that's already filled up and all ready to go. And then day one is 00:41:13.528 --> 00:41:21.139 - kicking in potentially on the seventh, but original date was the 12th of February. However, the seventh 00:41:21.139 --> 00:41:28.018 - of February, they want me to start earlier. So the sooner the better for me. That's exciting. 00:41:28.018 --> 00:41:33.214 - Congratulations. Well, thank you so much. And kitchen utility is about 00:41:33.410 --> 00:41:45.963 - washing, loading dishes, and there's a 25 feet wide dish washing machine. It's worth 25 feet, a restaurant 00:41:45.963 --> 00:41:59.102 - size, an IU restaurant size. So, and then I put the loading dishes in the back of the dishwasher, and then also 00:41:59.586 --> 00:42:08.623 - The dishes run through the belt by itself. The machine is a 25 feet belt. It'll be running a normal 00:42:08.623 --> 00:42:17.751 - size, normal speed. And then also when those dishes get ready to come out and then I'll pick them up 00:42:17.751 --> 00:42:26.878 - and then put away and then organizing. Okay. And also in that position, it's behind sugar and spice. 00:42:27.010 --> 00:42:32.400 - Yeah, I know exactly where that is. I like their gingerbread cookies. Have you had their gingerbread 00:42:32.400 --> 00:42:37.950 - cookies? No, I have not yet. They're really good. They have really good gingerbread cookies and Special 00:42:37.950 --> 00:42:43.286 - K Chewy's. Yeah, I should try it. They make like a cereal and make almost like a Rice Krispie treat 00:42:43.286 --> 00:42:48.623 - out of it. It has peanut butter and Special K and yeah. Those are the two really good things there. 00:42:48.623 --> 00:42:54.066 - Yes, indeed. They also have like a zebra cake that's good. You try those things and you come back and 00:42:54.066 --> 00:42:56.734 - tell me about them, okay? I will. Okay. And okay. 00:42:57.026 --> 00:43:06.414 - Also, not only that, but also I'm doing a secondary duty too, is taking out trash first thing in the 00:43:06.414 --> 00:43:15.803 - morning every day. Okay. And then also during the day too, when we get a busy rush. Okay. You go and 00:43:15.803 --> 00:43:23.518 - take care of that? Yep. Okay. There's going to be five, five people in the crew of 00:43:23.714 --> 00:43:32.846 - kitchen utility, including me. So actually six people, including me. So, and that's, I'm proud of you. 00:43:32.846 --> 00:43:41.889 - That's really great. And not only just that it pays me a lot higher. That's the only, okay. Cause for 00:43:41.889 --> 00:43:50.046 - solis is not ending at all. However, they've been getting hired and hired and hired and in, 00:43:50.594 --> 00:43:59.808 - We've got a number of people, or at least over 30 people, to 30 to 40, I would say, but between 20 to 00:43:59.808 --> 00:44:08.841 - 35, really. And then cut my hours up. I used to work 40 hours, if as always, but unfortunately, the 00:44:08.841 --> 00:44:18.235 - general manager cut my stuff to 30 to 32, and that's not right. That's making at least 13, I don't know 00:44:18.235 --> 00:44:20.222 - how much since it is. 00:44:20.482 --> 00:44:31.004 - kept forgetting an hour. But that's still okay money, but however, it's not enough. But Indian Memorial 00:44:31.004 --> 00:44:41.526 - Union is higher. So I'll give a free meal voucher in any four places, in any six places. I'm very happy 00:44:41.526 --> 00:44:49.822 - about it. So I'm very happy about that. Not only just that, but I'm ready to have 00:44:50.210 --> 00:44:57.580 - Keeping you on my show here. I'm excited to be here, so let's keep going. Where is your hometown? 00:44:57.580 --> 00:45:05.401 - Indianapolis. I was born in Indianapolis as well. Oh, what side of town? All over Indianapolis. I don't 00:45:05.401 --> 00:45:13.071 - recall which side of Indianapolis it is. I live all over Indianapolis. I lived on the northeast side, 00:45:13.071 --> 00:45:18.110 - so I was born at a house that was like at 56th and David, and then 00:45:18.370 --> 00:45:24.464 - I did most of my growing up at a house that was near about 71st and Shaveland. Right. So where did you 00:45:24.464 --> 00:45:30.440 - go to high school? Lawrence Central. Go Bears. Lawrence Central. I went to Martinsville High School. 00:45:30.440 --> 00:45:36.476 - Oh, so you moved to Martinsville by the time you were in high school? Yes, in junior and high school. 00:45:36.476 --> 00:45:42.570 - I was in junior high school and my second half of the day I stayed to senior year and then I graduated 00:45:42.570 --> 00:45:44.286 - high school in Martinsville. 00:45:44.450 --> 00:45:51.120 - And did you graduate from high school? I did. I graduated from high school. I sure did too. I think 00:45:51.120 --> 00:45:57.789 - we graduated the same year. I graduated in 2001. Oh no, you graduated a few months later than me. I 00:45:57.789 --> 00:46:04.459 - graduated in 1998. So 1998. So what brought you to Bloomington, Indiana? The first time or now? For 00:46:04.459 --> 00:46:11.328 - the first time through now. So for the first time I came to Bloomington as a student. I came to IU for 00:46:11.328 --> 00:46:12.062 - undergrad. 00:46:12.866 --> 00:46:20.433 - I was here and studied journalism and French for four years. Well, I was here for four years total, 00:46:20.433 --> 00:46:28.304 - but one year I spent abroad. And then I came back here again in 2019 to become a pastor at First United 00:46:28.304 --> 00:46:36.022 - Methodist. One of the pastors. That's very neat. So what were you studying at the time? When I was at 00:46:36.022 --> 00:46:39.806 - IU the first time? High school first and then IU. 00:46:40.066 --> 00:46:45.487 - Oh, well in high school I studied all the general subjects, like most people do, but I was thinking 00:46:45.487 --> 00:46:51.234 - that I was being called to become a journalist, so I spent a lot of time on things related to journalism. 00:46:51.234 --> 00:46:56.926 - So I did my high school newspaper, I had an internship at the Indianapolis Star, and then I was involved 00:46:56.926 --> 00:47:02.619 - in a group called Children's Express that was free on journalists. So I was super focused on journalism, 00:47:02.619 --> 00:47:07.715 - that was like most of my extracurricular activities, and then came to IU to study journalism, 00:47:07.715 --> 00:47:10.046 - and I did, I studied journalism in French, 00:47:10.306 --> 00:47:16.830 - dabbled a little bit in political science, dabbled a little bit in religion, and then my sophomore year 00:47:16.830 --> 00:47:23.291 - is when I finally said out loud that I felt a guy calling me to ministry. And so that's when I started 00:47:23.291 --> 00:47:29.627 - looking at seminaries for grad school. That's right. So I guess, do you like music? I love music. So 00:47:29.627 --> 00:47:32.638 - classical music? I like classical music that we 00:47:32.930 --> 00:47:39.882 - enjoy in church, oftentimes as post lutes and pre lutes. But if I'm listening to music, I tend to listen 00:47:39.882 --> 00:47:46.503 - more to eighties and nineties, a few things from today. And then I also really like some things out 00:47:46.503 --> 00:47:53.323 - of sixties and seventies too. I like pop music. I'm in pop music. I love pop music from the jazz music 00:47:53.323 --> 00:48:00.209 - from the twenties, thirties and forties. That's great. Do you have a favorite jazz tune you like? Benny 00:48:00.209 --> 00:48:02.526 - Goodman. Love Benny Goodman. Yeah. 00:48:02.658 --> 00:48:08.878 - so of the 1930s and 40s. Do you like to take the A train kind of stuff? An A train, yes. Do you like 00:48:08.878 --> 00:48:15.099 - that song? I do, yes. Yeah, me too. That's a good one, isn't it? Yes, it is. You know that the music 00:48:15.099 --> 00:48:21.504 - school has like a right of swing concert oftentimes in the spring that is all their jazz bands. Really? 00:48:21.504 --> 00:48:27.662 - That's really cool. Yeah, you have to check it out. Yes, I should. Do you play musical instruments? 00:48:27.662 --> 00:48:32.158 - I do. I play a little. I took piano lessons all throughout my childhood. 00:48:32.546 --> 00:48:40.209 - And so I play some piano. And then in college, I determined that I wanted to learn how to play guitar. 00:48:40.209 --> 00:48:46.980 - So I play a tiny little bit of guitar too. So a tiny little bit of guitar. And some piano. 00:48:46.980 --> 00:48:54.718 - And some piano. Yes. I play a tiny little bit of guitar and piano. Which do you like? I play drums too. 00:48:54.718 --> 00:49:00.670 - Oh, drums too. Do you have a favorite? Phil Collins, the drummer. Yeah. So I am 00:49:01.186 --> 00:49:09.310 - I do sing too, so do you sing? Not well. Not well, I don't sing well. I like to sing. I'm a terrible 00:49:09.310 --> 00:49:17.433 - singer. I don't sing well. You don't sing well at all. No. If I'm just by myself or I'm just hanging 00:49:17.433 --> 00:49:26.039 - out, I will sing, but you don't want me in the choir. Right. So what do you like to do for fun activities? 00:49:26.039 --> 00:49:27.326 - Lots of things. 00:49:28.034 --> 00:49:35.313 - So personally, I like to be outdoors a lot and I like to be active. I like to run. We have two dogs 00:49:35.313 --> 00:49:42.664 - and we like to walk the dogs. I walked the two of them this morning. We love being out hiking and in 00:49:42.664 --> 00:49:50.161 - nature. We love going on trips. My family travels all the time. We like to eat. We're kind of foodies. 00:49:50.161 --> 00:49:55.038 - Yeah, we like to try different restaurants. And I also really love 00:49:55.682 --> 00:50:04.833 - reading and if I have a minute writing, but mostly reading. Right. And that's very nice. I like to walk 00:50:04.833 --> 00:50:13.631 - outside for fun and walking all over. I took a 60 minute walk from my house to downtown. Today? No, 00:50:13.631 --> 00:50:22.430 - a couple of years ago. Okay. So I'm very happy. At least I got my exercise. March 7th, 2020, before 00:50:22.430 --> 00:50:24.190 - the pandemic hit, I 00:50:24.770 --> 00:50:31.977 - walk away from the 11th Street and Rogers, take the B-Line trail, all the way to Countryside, 00:50:31.977 --> 00:50:39.644 - Country Club. All the way south of town? All the way south of town. And then I came back walking to 00:50:39.644 --> 00:50:47.542 - the library. I took a one hour, 45 minutes walk. Good for you. So I really did it. And very happy. And 00:50:47.542 --> 00:50:53.982 - then we went into lockdown, like a few days later. A few days later, then lockdown. 00:50:54.466 --> 00:51:01.338 - So no one wants to go out at all. No, no, no. And how many years have you been married to Colin? So 00:51:01.338 --> 00:51:08.485 - Colin and I got married in 2012. So coming up in May, we'll celebrate 12 years together. 12 years. Yes. 00:51:08.485 --> 00:51:15.563 - 12 years. Yeah. We're pretty excited. Yes. And also, what brought you to First United Methodist Church 00:51:15.563 --> 00:51:22.435 - in Bloomington, Indiana? Well, in the United Methodist Church, we have what's called an appointment 00:51:22.435 --> 00:51:24.222 - system. And so the bishop 00:51:24.418 --> 00:51:30.574 - has a cabinet, which is made up of superintendents, who pray and discern together about where they think 00:51:30.574 --> 00:51:36.495 - God is calling them to appoint different pastors in our conference. And I have been serving a church 00:51:36.495 --> 00:51:42.416 - just on Ball State's campus in Muncie, like right along the edge. I love, well, I love ministry, but 00:51:42.416 --> 00:51:48.337 - I really love college towns. I love everything that happens there, and I love being in ministry with 00:51:48.337 --> 00:51:52.382 - people who are in university towns. And so when Pastor Mark retired, 00:51:52.706 --> 00:51:58.007 - The cabinet again was discerning and felt like I would be a good fit. And so they called me up and I 00:51:58.007 --> 00:52:03.412 - came down here for what's called a take-in interview. And so I had an interview with the team and this 00:52:03.412 --> 00:52:08.713 - is for the lead pastor position. And keep in mind, this church had never had a female lead pastor in 00:52:08.713 --> 00:52:14.066 - 200 years. So I'm the first female lead pastor, yeah, in 200 years. So that's pretty exciting. You're 00:52:14.066 --> 00:52:19.367 - the first female pastor in 200 years. Well, they had associate pastors who have been female, but I'm 00:52:19.367 --> 00:52:20.574 - the first lead pastor. 00:52:21.538 --> 00:52:28.643 - Lead pastor. The first lead pastor in 200 years. He was a female. So it was pretty exciting, a little 00:52:28.643 --> 00:52:35.888 - daunting. And we had a good prayerful discernment time at that take-in interview. And so then we fixed, 00:52:35.888 --> 00:52:42.854 - the bishop fixed the appointment and it was announced pretty soon after. And then I started in July 00:52:42.854 --> 00:52:47.870 - of 2019 is when I started. Yes. That's Mark Finstermarker retired. Yes. 00:52:48.354 --> 00:52:56.916 - I did have Mark Finsterbocker. Was he on your show? He was on my show a few years ago. Oh, that's neat. 00:52:56.916 --> 00:53:05.232 - Well, I'm glad to be coming here again, too. Yes, it was a few years ago, like five years ago. Yeah. 00:53:05.232 --> 00:53:13.794 - On Christmas season of Winnipeg in 2018. Yeah. Anyway, I'm very happy for Mark. I think I got one more, 00:53:13.794 --> 00:53:14.782 - by the way. 00:53:15.362 --> 00:53:22.304 - Yes, I do. When you became the pastor in First United Methodist Church, that was July 2019. Yes, 00:53:22.304 --> 00:53:29.961 - it was. So 2019 and you've been a pastor for five years. Yes, almost five years, but I've been in ministry 00:53:29.961 --> 00:53:37.403 - almost 19 years. I started in July of 2005 at a church in Indianapolis. Indianapolis started the church 00:53:37.403 --> 00:53:43.486 - in 2005. Yeah. And I was an associate pastor there for six years. And then I went to 00:53:44.002 --> 00:53:50.692 - Princeton, Indiana, which is near Evansville. And then I went to Muncie, and then I came here. 00:53:50.692 --> 00:53:58.087 - Very cool. So, and, um, yeah, so, oh, um, speaking about First United Methodist Church, I actually wrote 00:53:58.087 --> 00:54:05.270 - a song for first, that song, Millennium BC song called First United Methodist Church. It's excellent. 00:54:05.270 --> 00:54:10.974 - It's excellent. It was over a year ago, so it's been released over one year ago. 00:54:11.266 --> 00:54:22.428 - So it's been a great... And tell about what you say in the song. What do you tell about us? It's about 00:54:22.428 --> 00:54:33.265 - the song I would like to say. Let me pull up here. I hope I got... Let's hope I do. I got my Wi-Fi. 00:54:33.265 --> 00:54:39.550 - So let me go to band camp. Let him be his lead band camp. 00:54:39.682 --> 00:54:46.527 - Because what impressed me with the song is how much you remark upon what a welcoming place it is, and 00:54:46.527 --> 00:54:53.842 - how open and welcoming it is. Yes. Yeah, because that's something that's really important to me in churches, 00:54:53.842 --> 00:55:01.023 - and I'm glad that you sensed that and were willing to... Yes, so I wrote a song for First United Methodist 00:55:01.023 --> 00:55:08.070 - Church, and every Sunday morning at 9.30, traditional Cossack worship service, singing hymns and reading 00:55:08.070 --> 00:55:09.278 - the Word. Uh-huh. 00:55:09.410 --> 00:55:18.055 - Following by in verse 2 followed by our discipleship or at 1045 with causes for all ages and all stages 00:55:18.055 --> 00:55:26.450 - in faith So first United Methodist Church on 4th and Washington Street in Bloomington, Indiana where 00:55:26.450 --> 00:55:34.014 - people are gathering to worship sing and studying the word Every Sunday morning between 10 00:55:34.306 --> 00:55:42.579 - 45 to 1145 there are coffees and refreshments during the fellowship hour and then contemporary worship 00:55:42.579 --> 00:55:51.173 - service upbeat contemporary worship as so much more in common ground worship at 1145 a.m. and then there's 00:55:51.173 --> 00:55:59.204 - two the course stays the same of course there's two bridges classic hymn singing classic hymn songs 00:55:59.204 --> 00:56:01.694 - in traditional service singing 00:56:02.018 --> 00:56:09.774 - contemporary worship songs during the contemporary worship service. Also studying the word in all two 00:56:09.774 --> 00:56:17.911 - worship services. Live stream for 9.30 a.m. for those people who are watching online. People are gathering 00:56:17.911 --> 00:56:25.667 - in a small group. People are gathering for outreach ministries and so much more. Now we do have 11.45 00:56:25.667 --> 00:56:31.902 - service for our live stream. We do. We didn't have it at the time, but we do now. 00:56:32.226 --> 00:56:40.854 - But I think you did a great job of describing who we are and what we do. Yeah? Yes, indeed. So I'm very 00:56:40.854 --> 00:56:49.564 - happy about writing a song for First United Methodist Church. Well, thank you. I feel like it's an honor 00:56:49.564 --> 00:56:58.275 - that you wrote a song about the church. Yes, indeed. So I'm very happy. So it was every October of every 00:56:58.275 --> 00:57:02.174 - year. I lost my mom, died of October 19, 2005. 00:57:02.306 --> 00:57:12.311 - just 11 days before my mom would have been her 54th birthday. And then October 30th, my mom's birthday, 00:57:12.311 --> 00:57:21.931 - my mom's death day is October 19th. So, and she's in heaven today. So, and then I'm very happy. I'm 00:57:21.931 --> 00:57:31.358 - glad when October, every year October hits, I'm glad I get to talk to you about a loss of my mom. 00:57:31.874 --> 00:57:37.689 - Well, I appreciate that you're willing to share that one because that's a horrible tragedy in your life 00:57:37.689 --> 00:57:43.280 - and a really hard time. And I think she would be really proud of the work that you're doing now and 00:57:43.280 --> 00:57:48.982 - the ways that you serve others in your job, the ways that you bounce back and forth between two faith 00:57:48.982 --> 00:57:54.685 - communities that really care about you, First United Methodist, and this work you're doing. All this, 00:57:54.685 --> 00:57:59.102 - the music and the video recording, yeah. I think she'd be really proud of you. 00:57:59.298 --> 00:58:08.605 - Yes, indeed. So I'm very, very fortunate that there's an event later tonight at Mardi Gras party. Yay. 00:58:08.605 --> 00:58:17.912 - Are you coming? I am, indeed. OK. 530 to 7 PM. We're going to have pancakes and live music. So you can 00:58:17.912 --> 00:58:25.502 - dance and have fun. And yeah, it'll be great. That'd be very nice. It'll be really. 00:58:26.594 --> 00:58:32.315 - So, yes, indeed. So, you're meeting with the staff on Tuesday mornings for prayer. Yes, we have prayer 00:58:32.315 --> 00:58:37.870 - time and then we also go over things that are happening in life at the church so that we can all be 00:58:37.870 --> 00:58:43.591 - on the same page. That'd be right. Yeah. So, yes, how is your daughter doing? She's doing great. She's 00:58:43.591 --> 00:58:49.368 - playing basketball this season and having a really good time. She's got another game tonight, so she'll 00:58:49.368 --> 00:58:54.978 - be a few minutes late for Mardi Gras. But yeah, she's over at Twin Lakes and she loves it. Your Twin 00:58:54.978 --> 00:58:56.478 - Lakes is on the west side? 00:58:56.610 --> 00:59:05.235 - I might know where that is. Okay. Let's like take second street out. Not quite all the way to 69. Right. 00:59:05.235 --> 00:59:13.121 - Yeah. So, um, anyway, oh, uh, oh yeah, there's one more thing. Um, you're taking some time off. 00:59:13.121 --> 00:59:21.747 - So I am. So I got a renewal grant and I'm, um, very thankful. Lily endowment gives out grants to clergy, 00:59:21.747 --> 00:59:25.854 - uh, to take time for what makes their heart sing. 00:59:26.146 --> 00:59:31.889 - and to be restored and to rest and to come back renewed from ministry. And so I'm super excited about 00:59:31.889 --> 00:59:37.969 - that, that the church received a grant and I'll be gone this summer for four months, having the opportunity 00:59:37.969 --> 00:59:43.600 - to get renewed and travel and spend time with my family. And I'm really grateful for this gift. I'm 00:59:43.600 --> 00:59:48.892 - grateful for the support of congregation and for the endowment. It's a wonderful opportunity. 00:59:48.892 --> 00:59:55.198 - Can't wait. Pastor John and also Donna. Yeah, pastors, Donna and John are going to be in charge while I'm away. 00:59:55.618 --> 01:00:01.899 - Yeah, so be gentle for them, pray for them, support them, okay? It's hard work. I've done that. I've 01:00:01.899 --> 01:00:08.305 - been in their spot before. It's hard work. Yeah. Okay. Okay. And, uh, oh yes, absolutely. And, uh, so, 01:00:08.305 --> 01:00:14.773 - uh, yes, uh, and then also we're, every, uh, month of December, uh, on my birthday, we'll get together. 01:00:14.773 --> 01:00:21.303 - We got together. We had, you brought Kate to the church. We had lunch for your birthday. And my birthday 01:00:21.303 --> 01:00:25.470 - is this week. Yes, it is. Uh, happy birthday, um, Lisa. Thank you. 01:00:25.666 --> 01:00:31.926 - It's the 16th of February. Yeah, good memory. So it's on a Friday. On a Friday, this Friday. Yes, 01:00:31.926 --> 01:00:38.314 - it is. A birthday three-day weekend. Yes. Yes, a three-day weekend for you. Well, so I don't really 01:00:38.314 --> 01:00:44.446 - get Monday off. My daughter does at the school system, but I'm going to have to work on Monday. 01:00:45.058 --> 01:00:51.007 - So about three days. For a federal holiday. That's Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Oh, you're saying Friday, 01:00:51.007 --> 01:00:56.567 - Saturday, Sunday holiday for me. Cause your birthday. Sure. Oh, you say, so I should celebrate that 01:00:56.567 --> 01:01:02.183 - whole time is what you're saying. Yeah. Okay. I'm definitely celebrating Friday, Saturday. I got to, 01:01:02.183 --> 01:01:07.743 - you know, John and I are going to co-preach on Sunday. It's going to be fun. A co-preach on Sunday. 01:01:07.743 --> 01:01:13.303 - Yeah. We're going to have a little conversation for the sermon time. Yes. It's very nice. So Pastor 01:01:13.303 --> 01:01:14.526 - Lisa, I'm very happy. 01:01:14.754 --> 01:01:24.501 - that June 19th, 2024 marks my 20th anniversary of producing Community Access Television Services. Awesome, 01:01:24.501 --> 01:01:34.156 - congratulations. 20 years. Okay. So I'm gonna videotape you congratulate me on my 20th anniversary during 01:01:34.156 --> 01:01:37.982 - the Let It Be Easy show commercial break. 01:01:38.178 --> 01:01:45.966 - I didn't know there was a commercial break. Yeah, and I'm very happy to have you here on my show, Lennon 01:01:45.966 --> 01:01:53.457 - Beasley. Thank you. It's been great, Lennon. Yes, nice to see you again. However, at this time, yes, 01:01:53.457 --> 01:02:01.023 - this is Lisa Knowling from First United Methodist Church pastor in Bloomington, Indiana. Please don't 01:02:01.023 --> 01:02:05.918 - go away. We'll be right back after these messages. Don't miss it. 01:02:08.034 --> 01:02:09.918 - All right, perfect, Lenin, thank you. 01:26:34.434 --> 01:26:43.899 - season five finale you don't want to miss season five finale this episode will be more than three hour 01:26:43.899 --> 01:26:53.088 - episode maybe a lot longer than three episode who knows but there'll be a number a number of guests 01:26:53.088 --> 01:27:01.726 - and musical guests and dance guests and many more who knows but I will introduce those guests 01:27:02.914 --> 01:27:12.866 - on episode 25 I won't introduce now because those guys could be up in the air on that episode I'm here 01:27:12.866 --> 01:27:22.528 - now because I would like to tell you I hope you enjoyed those episodes so far the first 24 episodes 01:27:22.528 --> 01:27:32.094 - for season 5 of the Lenny Beesley Show I hope you enjoyed it if you did so far very good very well 01:27:34.402 --> 01:27:45.665 - episode 24 season 5 has now coming to a close and as well as the Lenin Beasley show is closing away 01:27:45.665 --> 01:27:57.379 - for now Lenin Beasley speaking thank you very much for watching the Lenin Beasley show I really do hope 01:27:57.379 --> 01:28:02.110 - you come back for season 5 finale because 01:28:02.498 --> 01:28:12.468 - Season 5 finale is more than a 3 hour show. And as well as I appreciate all of you for tuning in and 01:28:12.468 --> 01:28:22.733 - watching tonight's show as well. We will be coming right back for a Season 5 finale of Lennon B.C. Show 01:28:22.733 --> 01:28:30.334 - also known as Season 5 Episode 25. And the whole thing is Episode 125 total. 01:28:31.202 --> 01:28:38.801 - in five seasons. I hope you come back for season five because you're gonna enjoy the longest episode 01:28:38.801 --> 01:28:46.702 - ever for season five. We're gonna have a good party for season five finale. Until then, my name is Lenny 01:28:46.702 --> 01:28:54.527 - Beasley. Thank you very much for watching. We'll see you next time. We'll see you at season five finale 01:28:54.527 --> 01:28:58.590 - party. Until then, for now, Lenny Beasley, goodnight.