Virtual Rector
Introduction In January 2020, I accepted the call to be the Rector of St. David’s Episcopal Church and Preschool in San Diego. This is a pastoral size congregation, located in Continue Reading
Category: Church Leadership and Community Witness
What Should We Wear: The Clergy Clothing Quandry
What Should She Wear? She stands in her closet on a Sunday morning, thinking about what she should wear to lead worship that day. As she rifles through the hangers, Continue Reading
From Butts in the Pews to Views: How to Calculate Online Worship Attendance
From “Butts in the Pews” to Views: How to Calculate Online Worship Attendance COVID-19 Worship Changes In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a drastic change in worship practices for Florence Continue Reading
Reshaping The Church’s Ministry to Incarcerated Persons and their Families
The church’s responsibility to the children of the incarcerated Ministry to the Fatherless and Motherless Introduction As the Director of Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministries’ Transition to Work Program in Continue Reading
Appreciative Itineracy
You want me to go where??? One of the distinguishing characteristics of pastoral ministry in the United Methodist Church is itineracy. Pastors within United Methodist structures are “appointed” to churches Continue Reading
The Destructive Forces of Colonization: Three Things You Need to Know About Haitian History & Why it Matters
When Haiti is mentioned, what immediately comes to mind? Despite being home to an ongoing humanitarian crisis, Haiti remains largely “out of sight, out of mind” in North America. When Haitian news Continue Reading
Imagining the Possibilities: Cultivating a Nurturing Environment for a College Ministry
Imagining the Possibilities: Cultivating a Nurturing Environment for a College Ministry The Black Church has been and continues to be a central force that undergirds the African American community. It Continue Reading
Presence and Processing: Supportive Spirituality for Nurses During a Pandemic
Explanation of the Project What began as an attempt to understand how spirituality could be an asset to healthcare staff evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic into interventions to embrace spirituality Continue Reading
Worship For The Next Generation
WORSHIP FOR THE NEXT GENERATION: FINDING COMMUNITY IN A VIRTUAL WORLD By Chad T. Martin Background Like many traditional mainline churches, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church has experienced attrition in our Continue Reading
Making Church Attractive with a “Rule of Life”
Why a “Rule of Life” In July 2020, I was appointed to The United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches (UMCPB). While this church had been formed out of a Continue Reading