My friend Jeff Lehn is seeking his first call as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA). As he navigates this daunting process, he has asked for advice from those who have done it before (and survived?). Here is my contribution. Technically, I’m still in my first call—I say technically because I, at least, consider [...]
Pathways: Cleveland
October 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This past Saturday I was they keynote presenter for the youth track at the Pathways Youth Ministry Leader Seminar in Cleveland, OH. After nearly a decade of youth ministry in my congregational settings, this is the second speaking engagement I’ve had at a wider church youth event over the past year. The first was when [...]
Theology and Social Change
October 1, 2010 By 1 Comment
For years, my vocational discernment was a tug of war between a calling to pastoral ministry in a congregational setting and a calling to scholarship in the academy. My first sense of call to ministry grew over the course of my senior year in high school. At the time I was a Southern Baptist and [...]
