PASTORAL MINISTRY Why I Am Attending the Young Clergy Conference March 27, 2017 1 Comment When Brit Bolerjack announced the Young Clergy Conference, I immediately knew I wanted to attend, for numerous reasons: I like …
PASTORAL MINISTRY The Young Clergy Conference: 3 Questions with Brit Bolerjack and Jason Smith March 23, 2017 0 Comment In a few days, over 100 young clergy, most who serve in the Nazarene denomination, will meet together in Oklahoma …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION The Dangerous Call of a Disciple: A Series on Vulnerability March 22, 2017 1 Comment The New Testament is riddled with stories of disciples of Jesus stepping into vulnerability. Twice Jesus sends his disciples out …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION When God Calls Us to Hospitality March 20, 2017 0 Comment On a small table in our upstairs hallway sits a decorative bowl filled with various snacks. The snacks themselves change …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Discovering Our Identity as Sons and Daughters of Christ March 16, 2017 0 Comment Identity is a complicated thing, isn’t it? We begin life with a name, both given and family. With this name, …
PASTORAL MINISTRY The Church Under Stress August 13, 2020 0 Comment You could hardly devise a plot more complicated than the one facing the church of Jesus Christ across the globe. …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 3 Keys to Opening the Doors to Community August 19, 2020 0 Comment “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Excerpt from The City: Urban Churches in the Wesleyan-Holiness Tradition August 24, 2020 0 Comment Jesus commissioned his followers to make disciples of all nations, and John Wesley claimed that all the world was his …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Fear of Failure and God’s Calling September 03, 2020 0 Comment I joined the football team at my school in fourth grade. I was thrilled when my parents said I could …
PASTORAL MINISTRY On Pandemic and Sabbath: An Open Letter to My Pastor Friends September 08, 2020 0 Comment Dear Friend, I am writing to you because I care deeply about you and about the work of pastoring that …
