Rev. James Parks

Do you want to know what I’ve learned recently? When you have one arm in a sling, you never really meet a stranger. I had my right...

I had a unique “vacation” recently. I married into a wonderful family from Tennessee, and each year they gather for an old Methodist...

We are entering a season of cultural transformation in how we approach pastoral appointments. The vision is to shift from an Old Testament model—where a select few discern on behalf of the many—to a Pentecost model, where the whole body of Christ is actively listening to the same Holy Spirit. We’re moving from Mount Sinai to the Upper Room.