PASTORAL MINISTRYThe Welcomed and the Welcoming February 01, 20210 Comment Emily* sat in the back row of the chapel, tucked in a corner. It was her senior year, and she …
SPIRITUAL FORMATIONAll Will Be Well January 26, 20210 Comment For many of us, the pandemic has revealed and deepened what was already true. For me, one of those revelations …
PASTORAL MINISTRY5 Questions for 2021 January 21, 20210 Comment This past year has been messy. We have traversed a deep valley of heartbreak and turbulence over the last twelve …
SPIRITUAL FORMATIONBeing Aware of God’s Presence January 12, 20210 Comment The pandemic has given me a new appreciation for something Christians talk a lot about: presence. As a college professor, …
PASTORAL MINISTRYThe Gift of Gathering January 07, 20210 Comment The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to ask a significant but uncomfortable question. It is a question that has been …
THEOLOGY5 Reasons to Preach the Lectionary October 19, 20173 Comments We are a people who love rhythm. We all have particular rhythms that govern our lives. We have large, macro-rhythms …
THEOLOGYThe Genesis Series: Creation Matters April 26, 20183 Comments I love the narrative that takes place in Genesis 1 and 2. It first came alive to me in a …
SPIRITUAL FORMATIONAn Excerpt from the Advent Devotional, Long-Expected Jesus September 11, 20173 Comments Starting December 3rd, The Foundry Community will be joining churches and individuals through a time of anticipation and waiting. This …
OUR WORLDCommunity-Minded Ministry: Webster Groves Motel Ministry December 19, 20163 Comments Webster Groves Church of the Nazarene is located in an inner-ring suburb of the same name in the St. Louis …
THEOLOGY10 Sacramental Postures for Church Renewal April 26, 20173 Comments When I was growing up as a pastor’s kid in the Church of the Nazarene, we dedicated our babies, baptized …