Purpose in Ministry

My purpose is to equip individuals and congregations:

to seek
the weird and wonderful,
the sometimes terrifying,
and
the always glorious
mystery
of the
triune God.

Artwork:
The Water Fan, 1898/99 | Winslow Homer, 1836-1910 | More

to contemplate
the divine depth
of their own lives
by drawing nearer
to the divine depth
of others.

Artwork:
The Sound of Silence, 1978 | Charles White, 1918-1979 | More

to find
courage in christ
and
wisdom in the spirit
to work for
mercy and equity
in the face of
indifference and
supremacisms.

Artwork:
White Crucifixion, 1938 | Marc Chagall (1887–1985) | More

Intellectual-Spiritual Influences:

Paul Tillich, Catherine Keller, James Baldwin, Richard Hooker, Paul Ricœur, Judith Butler, Jacques Derrida, Ian Bogost, Jad Abumrad, Henri Nouwen, Howard Thurman, Albert Camus, David Tracy, Laurel Schneider.

Purpose in Ministry

My purpose is to equip individuals and congregations:

to seek the weird and wonderful, the sometimes terrifying,and the always glorious mystery of the triune God.

to contemplate the divine depth of their own lives by drawing nearer to the divine depth of others.

to find courage in christand wisdom in the spiritto work formercy and equityin the face of indifference and supremacisms.

Intellectual-Spiritual Influences:

to seek
the weird and wonderful,
the sometimes terrifying,
and
the always glorious
mystery
of the
triune God.

to contemplate
the divine depth
of their own lives
by drawing nearer
to the divine depth
of others.

to find
courage in christ
and
wisdom in the spirit
to work for
mercy and equity
in the face of
indifference and
supremacisms.