By Kelly Akins As we come to worship today, the theme that keeps coming back to me is that of rest. Summer is a busy time, and many people take vacations, which are designed for us to get away from the constant occupation of life, to relax, reflect and renew so that...
Wilshire’s new pastoral residents, James Dolph and Bryce Shelton, have moved into their homes on Resident Row and will begin their two-year terms at Wilshire on Monday, Aug. 3. James (they/them) comes to Wilshire from Wake Forest University School of Divinity, where...
Annette Thornburg Owen, a Wilshire pastoral residency alum with experience in local church ministry and theological education, has been named director of Wilshire’s Pathways to Ministry program. She will start Aug. 31. Senior Pastor Timothy Peoples said, “We were...
Pastoral Resident Maggie Morey has accepted a call to become associate minister of care, connection and formation at Countryside Community Church in Omaha, Nebraska. She will complete her two-year Wilshire residency on Sunday, May 10. The 11 a.m. worship service that...
James Dolph and Bryce Shelton have been chosen as Wilshire’s next class of pastoral residents and will begin their two-year terms in August. James will receive a Master of Divinity degree from Wake Forest University School of Divinity this May. At Wake, James served...
Pastoral Resident Georgia McKee has accepted a call to become associate pastor at Glencoe Union Church near Chicago. Her last day at Wilshire will be Jan. 25. Georgia will lead Glencoe’s youth and mission ministries while participating in worship leadership and...
Wilshire’s new pastoral residents, Amanda Hines (at right in photo) and Jordann McMahan, began their two-year terms on Friday, Aug. 1, They join Maggie Morey and Georgia McKee in the Pathways to Ministry program, which again has four residents — the historical norm...
By Charlie Fuller, Director, Pathways to Ministry So, what’s a silent retreat? Silence, you say? How can anyone find silence in this crazy, busy, crowded world? One way to find silence is to travel to the high desert and spend some time with the Benedictine monks at...
Amanda Hines and Jordann McMahan, both graduates of Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, have been hired as Wilshire’s next class of pastoral residents and will begin their two-year terms in August. Amanda and Jordann will join Maggie Morey and Georgia...
As of July 31, the George A. Mason Pathways to Ministry Endowment topped the $10-million mark for the first time. The endowment is the primary funding mechanism for Wilshire’s pastoral residency program and other facets of Pathways to Ministry. Senior Pastor Timothy...