On March 1, 2026, I was blessed with the opportunity to preach at my current church home. In it I tell the story of how I came to St. Marks-the-Bowery. It is a historic place with a long history of creating kin-dom in the Lower East Side in ways that emanate throughout the world. I love this church. And I love that I was able to find a worshipping community.
My friend Stephanie Spellers has been on a book tour asking the question, “Church Tomorrow?” She explores how younger generations are seeking and creating community outside of the traditional spaces. In many ways it is about church decline, but it is also about so much more. Younger generations rightfully have lost faith in institutions. I feel like so deep in my belly. And I am wired for weekly worship in community with the same people.
Back in the Fall of 2018, the congregation I attended imploded. And then for about 5 years or so, I floated going wherever felt right that week, but mostly I did noon day Eucharist at the office. Then we went into lock down. Zoom church was fine, good even. And I longed for a church home, a place where I was theologically aligned, fed and could pour into others at my own pace. It was really hard to find that. And then one day, I landed here. It has been almost two years and I am beyond grateful. Watch the sermon and share with me your thoughts:
Pursuing Call 