There’s been a growing conversation in my circles about two threads: 1) Bonhoeffer’s life, work, and witness and 2) our shared longing for belonging. I tried to pull these threads together a few years ago in a reflection for the Presbyterian Outlook: pres-outlook.org/2023/04/bonhoe…

Dr. Willie James Jennings offers a beautiful foreword to Pathways to Belonging from Wipf and Stock Publishers. His words are 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Here and elsewhere, his writing invites all of us to participate in God’s ongoing work of making and remaking our sense of belonging. Check it out!

Had a delightful day with @markrglanville and the team from the Center for Missional Leadership at St Andrew’s Hall. And do check out his new book on preaching!

We open #PathwaysToBelonging by talking about how belonging is an invitation to reality. Belonging is not simply a feeling, or a sense; it is a reality we all need. It is also a reality we have the opportunity to foster and offer in our lives and in our communities. Wipf and Stock Publishers

Until next time, Vancouver. I’ve now spent half of my life traveling to and from the Pacific Northwest and Cascadia for various reasons. What began as an itch to ask a different type of question about #PostChristendom has become a space meaningful connections and hope.

This may be of interest to some. We're hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate to support our expanding research and engagement around matters of #Faith and #MentalHealth. Please share within your networks! ejof.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

.Baylor University, The Congregational Collective & Harvard Medical School receive @TempletonFdn grant for Tapestry of Care, a pathbreaking partnership to innovate equipping congregations as community hubs for mental health engagement. It's an “invitation to hope” in a crisis-weary world. news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/202…

In partnership with the Congregational Collective and Harvard Medical School, we're launching a new project to expand research and resourcing about congregational engagement with the mental health needs in their communities. Read more from Baylor University here: news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/202…

Very excited about this one!

Google kindly lets me know when new citations appear… This one, a DMin thesis that does a deep dive on #AdaptiveChurch, was a particular honor and surprise.

Full article: Artificial intelligence and religious communication: theological perspectives on the common humus of ‘our common home’ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Until next time BIAPT

Open access article Practical Theology Journal Growing in wisdom in old age - the need to research wisdom from the perspective of older people living in care BIAPT Routledge Philosophy and Religion tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Here’s just a few of the sights from new faculty orientation at Baylor University as I transition into an expanded role. It’s a great joy and honor to continue the work I’ve been doing in an expanded role this fall alongside more than 100 new faculty!

Grateful for this collaborative work and the great team that makes it possible! And thank you @TheBaylorLariat for such a thoughtful profile about this project. #TapestryofCare baylorlariat.com/2025/08/24/tap…

The interaction between autistic experience and evangelical church environments Practical Theology Journal Autistic Christians tell experiences of UK #Evangelical churches BIAPT Routledge Philosophy and Religion tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…