A new season approaches, one of supposedly lighter schedules and vacation plans. And for me, at least, it also means a need for a new reading list. I enjoyed my winter/spring list, and now it’s time to make another. This summer will be unique, as I begin a two-month sabbatical in August. I’ll have moreContinue reading “Summer Reading 2025”
Author Archives: Jeff Nelson
The Unintentional Interim Excerpt: Seasonal Signs
Below is an excerpt from my new book, The Unintentional Interim: Ministry in Times of Transition: When each new season of the year arrives, we have ways of marking its official beginning. The beginning of autumn, for instance, occurs on a day we know to be the autumnal equinox, measured by when the sun willContinue reading “The Unintentional Interim Excerpt: Seasonal Signs”
What Pastoral Search Committees Can Learn from Conclave
The Roman Catholic Church and my own denomination, the United Church of Christ, could not be more different. The ways we each are structured, the ways each defines authority, and the ways each makes decisions are on opposite ends of a polity spectrum. The UCC doesn’t have a Pope, nor does it have bishops. Instead,Continue reading “What Pastoral Search Committees Can Learn from Conclave”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 