doctor of ministry – Jeffrey A. Nelson

Full Stop

Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been going through something. I still don’t know how to name it, and I’m still having trouble even describing it. The best that I can do is to refer to it as an internal shift, though I’m still struggling to grasp what exactly is shifting. Here are aContinue reading “Full Stop”

Sabbatical/D.Min/Summer Reading 2026

It’s already time for me to make my next reading list of the year. I normally wait another month or so to make my summer list, but I want to incorporate two other upcoming events into this post: 1) My 2-month sabbatical from my National Ministries position, which will be all of May and June,Continue reading “Sabbatical/D.Min/Summer Reading 2026”

My Least-Planned Sabbatical Has Many Plans, Actually

For all of May and June, I will be taking a sabbatical from my position at the UCC National Ministries. This was originally meant to take place this past fall, but those plans derailed, and I rescheduled it for now. This will be the third instance that I’ve been afforded sabbatical time. The two priorContinue reading “My Least-Planned Sabbatical Has Many Plans, Actually”