ministry Archives - Eileen Campbell-Reed

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3MMM | Episode 229: Ask the Children

Whatever ministry we are considering, it is profoundly important that we ask the children. And after we ask them, it is even more important to listen. This week I have been with a cohort of nine churches. We are considering…

3MMM | Episode 227: An Introduction

I just returned home after being away most of January. I took a lovely vacation with my daughter and my mother-in-law. We traveled to Hawaii, a beautiful place that I truly love. It was the only state of the United…

October 16, 2023October 17, 20233MMM 3MMM Year Five by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 217: Vocational Grief

Gratitude is rightly our focus during clergy appreciation month, yet as part of our acknowledgement of clergy today, let’s also attend to the reality of vocational grief. While it can be hard to name and process, and typically remains out…

October 8, 2023November 26, 20233MMM 3MMM Year Five by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 216: Clergy Appreciation Month

It’s clergy appreciation month and we have some ideas for you to express gratitude to the ministers, pastors, chaplains, and ministry professors in your life. Maybe you In this week’s episode, you will find: 5 questions to ask 4 studies…

September 11, 2023December 16, 20233MMM 3MMM Year Five by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 213: Everyday Ministry Puzzles

For women in ministry and lgbtiqa+ ministers*, everyday ministry puzzles are an unavoidable part of living into one’s calling and work. When I listen to the ministers I study, seminary students, friends, and colleagues in ministry, I hear stories about…

September 5, 2023November 26, 20233MMM 3MMM Year Five by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 212: Called to Ministry

Blessed are you who are called by God to serve the church… Then along comes someone saying surely you misheard. Or that you don’t know what you are doing. They practically shout, wrong number! They are the ones who are…

July 28, 2022September 11, 2022Writing by Eileen Campbell-Reed

How to Survive An Apocalypse… Turn up the Music | Guest Blog by Jake Hall

Editor’s Note: Today we welcome Rev. Jake Hall as our guest! Jake lives in Macon, GA with his wife Erin and their children. He is the Director of Initiatives in Faith and Culture at Mercer University’s Eula Mae and John…

September 19, 2021November 24, 20213MMM 3MMM Year Three Keeper of the Fire - Year B 2020-21 Ordinary Time 2021 by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 127: Preaching with Integrity

Integrity. Congruence. Consistency. What is preaching without integrity? Not much. This week we are continuing our focus on the practice of preaching as we support the NeverthelessShePreached Conference. We are celebrating preaching by women and LGBTIQA+ clergy in lots of…

May 24, 2021July 20, 20213MMM 3MMM Year Three by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 111: Angela Yarber on Brick Walls

What brick walls have you come up against in your ministry? Quite a few come to mind. Some of those walls are of our own making. In an effort to protect ourselves we build walls. Walls of self-reliance. Defenses that…

March 21, 2021June 18, 20213MMM 3MMM Year Three Keeper of the Fire - Year B 2020-21 Lent 2021 by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 103: Nelle Morton on Listening

Has the Spirit been speaking to you in the course of this pandemic year? Where? How? Through whom or what? The past year has been quiet in some ways, making listening easier as many of us work from home. We…

March 7, 2021June 18, 20213MMM 3MMM Year Three Keeper of the Fire - Year B 2020-21 Lent 2021 by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 101: Julie Merritt Lee on Ministry as Relational

International Women’s Day Today is International Women’s Day around the globe. The theme for this year focuses on challenging the world in order to make it more equitable for women. Here at 3MMM we want to be explicit and clear…

January 31, 2021April 10, 20233MMM 3MMM Year Three Epiphany 2021 by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 96: Eric Barreto on Collaboration

Eric Barreto is someone I have been joyfully collaborating with in different ways for about ten years. We share interests in seminary teaching, learning the practice of ministry, and working for justice. Last year Eric was our first guest in…

December 6, 2020January 18, 20213MMM 3MMM Year Two by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 91: From Allies to Co-Conspirators

On Friday, we shared a “Love Letter to the Black Church” from Rev. Alisha Smith Haddock. This week we have another love letter. This one is addressed to white Christians and churches from Rev. Dr. Judy Cummings. We have been…

November 16, 2020December 17, 20203MMM 3MMM Year Two Ordinary Time 2020 by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 88: Shepherding Justice

Nashvillians know Rev. Dr. Judy Cummings as a social justice advocate, pastor, and community organizer. Yet she understands herself to be a shepherd at heart. Dr. Cummings, pastor of New Covenant Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, is a recognized leader,…

September 28, 2020October 26, 20203MMM 3MMM Year Two by Eileen Campbell-Reed

3MMM | Episode 85: How Pop Culture Matters

Beyoncé. Kim Kardashian. Chadwick Boseman. Gwyneth Paltrow. Notorious RBG. Whether they are trending on Twitter, headlining their next big movie, speaking out on social issues, or suddenly gone from this life, celebrities and the culture of celebrity have a powerful reach…