Jon(the methodist)
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | United Methodist Pastor |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Introduction | i am a 52 year-old husband of some 29 years,celebrating an anniversary in May of 2010. i am also the father of three bright and beautiful daughters (all the thanks goes to God and their mom on this) Recently i have been appointed to serve as Raleigh District Superintendent in the North Carolina Annual Conference. i have served a variety of pastoral apopointemnts dating back to 1982 including: a three-point charge (Macon),Assoc. Pastor of a large church (Hayes Barton), pastor in a small town (Rose Hill) pastor a county seat congregation (Hertford) new church start (Windborne) and sr. pastor of(Benson Memorial)in Raleigh. i serve on the NC Conference Bd. of Ordained Ministry. One thing most people might not guess about me is my passion for ministry with and for the incarcerated. I currently visit and minister in federal and state institutions. |
| Interests | music, travel, storytelling, writing (mostly poetry) |
| Favorite Movies | O Brother Where Art Thou, The Green Mile, The Mission, Waking Ned Devine, The Prince of Egypt, Napoleon Dynamite, What About Bob?, October Sky, Schindler's List |
| Favorite Music | Almost any form, particularly bluegrass, jazz, and r&b. i love a capella music and sing in an eight-voice group named Pneumena, with my lovely wife, regularly sharing in word and song in churches and even a Federal Correction Institution |
| Favorite Books | Leading Beyond the Walls by Adam Hamilton, Jesus The Fool, Eyes Wide Open, and ReJesus by Michael Frost, Speaking of Sin, The Preaching Life, and Leaving Church by Barbara Brown Taylor, The Christ of Every Road by E. Stanley Jones, Leaving Home by Garrison Keillor, Christ Plays In Ten Thousand Places by Eugene Peterson, Finally Comes The Poet by Walter Brueggemann, Peculia Treasures: The Gospel As Tragedy, Truth and Fairytale by Frederick Buechner, Overhearing The Gospel by Fred Craddock |
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