Mega is an improvised satire from the staff of a fictional Mega Church.

We are here, Lord, we are here, and we're ready to podcast.

Hiya, I'm Hallie Labant, and this is Mega coming to you from Twin Hells Community Church,

where every single week we're giving our Mega Church a tiny family feel,

introducing you to members of our church staff and people from our community,

and I always find it to be a treat and a treasure.

And per usual, I'm joined by my co-host.

He's the youth pastor for our high school

ministry called Climax. Please welcome Gray Has. Christ is Riz because that's my biz, Halley. How are you?

Blessed, so blessed, especially because I am so excited for today's guest. Because just like Jesus called the 12 disciples, our guest today

has been called to spread the word of Christ. It is your friend and mine, Reverend DeShannon Jackson.

Welcome. How you doing today, DeShannon? Hallie, Gray, I have to say it is always wonderful, a blessing.

It is like the due in the morning.

Anytime I get to be with the people of Twin Hills Church, especially the two of you,

your mission, your ministry is multiplying. It is blessed. I wish blessings upon it. Many, many, many, many, many, many times over.

Well, thank you to Shannon. It's always nice to see you. We love when you stop by. And I mean,

at first I wanted to ask, how are things going with your congregation just down the road?

And what's been happening this summer?

Well, down at AME Zion Episcopal Baptist Church of Christ, incorporated, we're in the middle of our summer sessions.

Oh, what does that mean?

Now, see, at our church, what we do in the summer sessions. Oh, what does that mean? Now see at our church what we do in the summer

sessions is we start church late. Oh, 11.30 start time instead of our normal 10 o'clock because we

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