Wes Ellis (he/him)
@wellis68.bsky.social
Ph.D. in Practical Theology. Pastor of a UCC Church in San Diego, California. Author of *Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age* (2025), *Youth Beyond the Developmental Lens* (2024), Co-Author of *Delighted*(2020). Visiting Instructor at Luther Seminary.
I'm excited to be at the Progressive Youth Ministry Conference later this week!
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PYM Conference 2025 — Progressive Youth Ministry
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November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I'm excited to be at the Progressive Youth Ministry Conference later this week!
#PYM Conference 2025 — Progressive #YouthMinistry share.google/BDcV9eIQIJ3E...
#PYM Conference 2025 — Progressive #YouthMinistry share.google/BDcV9eIQIJ3E...
Looking for a pastor's sermon writing retreat in Southern California?
Sparks — First Congregational Church of Ramona
www.fccramona.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Looking for a pastor's sermon writing retreat in Southern California?
Register for this webinar. It should be fun. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Younger generations crave connection that starts with listening. Join Faithful Futures author Dr. Josh Packard, applied theologian Wesley Ellis, and a panel of young people and youth workers for the F...
Join us for a dynamic Faithful Futures conversation with author and sociologist Dr. Josh Packard, applied theologian Wesley Ellis, and a panel of young people and youth workers. Together, we will expl...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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It's book release day!!! www.wesleywellis.com/2025/10/book...
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Book Release Day!!
Today's an exciting day! My new book, Abiding in Amen , is out today, which means you can go give it a review on Amazon or wherever. I wrote...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's book release day!!! www.wesleywellis.com/2025/10/book...
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Ehrman’s historical chapters are worth the price of admission alone, and his sharp writing ensures that the book will find a wide audience. But for those seeking help in actually interpreting the message of Revelation, I would recommend looking elsewhere.
Book Review: *Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End* by Bart D. Ehrman
Bart D. Ehrman has a knack for writing books that spark conversation well beyond the guild of biblical scholars, and Armageddon: What the Bi...
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September 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Ehrman’s historical chapters are worth the price of admission alone, and his sharp writing ensures that the book will find a wide audience. But for those seeking help in actually interpreting the message of Revelation, I would recommend looking elsewhere.
Me and dozens of other people decided to check out a Twins Game at Target Field today 😄 #SellTheTeam
September 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Me and dozens of other people decided to check out a Twins Game at Target Field today 😄 #SellTheTeam
"It is no exaggeration to say that our humanity is at stake in preserving our ability to feel" -Hanna Reichel
September 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
"It is no exaggeration to say that our humanity is at stake in preserving our ability to feel" -Hanna Reichel
My new book, Abiding in Amen, will be released on October 14, 2025. It's available now for pre-order from Fortress Press www.fortresspress.com/store/produc... @FortressPress
September 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My new book, Abiding in Amen, will be released on October 14, 2025. It's available now for pre-order from Fortress Press www.fortresspress.com/store/produc... @FortressPress
No matter how evil our enemy may be, wishing their death or fighting them with their own weapons is un-Christian. Pray for them. Hope for their healing. Fight for their flourishing. Pray for their peace. Take up the cross and not the sword. #Jesus
September 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
No matter how evil our enemy may be, wishing their death or fighting them with their own weapons is un-Christian. Pray for them. Hope for their healing. Fight for their flourishing. Pray for their peace. Take up the cross and not the sword. #Jesus
About to see Jaws in 4Dx!
August 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
About to see Jaws in 4Dx!
Transformation in Christ is never about becoming someone else; it’s about becoming more fully who we truly are...
Trans-Formed: A Reflection on Romans 12:1-3
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—t...
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August 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Transformation in Christ is never about becoming someone else; it’s about becoming more fully who we truly are...
I finally got around to reading Deliver Us From Evil by John Swinton.
In Deliver Us From Evil, Swinton offers a theologically profound and morally urgent invitation to take the reality of evil seriously.
www.wesleywellis.com/2025/07/book...
In Deliver Us From Evil, Swinton offers a theologically profound and morally urgent invitation to take the reality of evil seriously.
www.wesleywellis.com/2025/07/book...
Book Review: Deliver Us From Evil by John Swinton
I finally got around to reading Deliver Us From Evil: A Call for Christians to Take Evil Seriously by my friend and mentor, John Swinton. ...
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July 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I finally got around to reading Deliver Us From Evil by John Swinton.
In Deliver Us From Evil, Swinton offers a theologically profound and morally urgent invitation to take the reality of evil seriously.
www.wesleywellis.com/2025/07/book...
In Deliver Us From Evil, Swinton offers a theologically profound and morally urgent invitation to take the reality of evil seriously.
www.wesleywellis.com/2025/07/book...
Ramona Pride was a success!
June 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ramona Pride was a success!
Just a fun day in Hollywood today.
June 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just a fun day in Hollywood today.
Support Ramona Pride gofund.me/ab59dc09
Donate to Support Ramona Pride's 4th Annual Event, organized by Ken Grandlund
Ramona Pride is back for our 4th annual visibility walk and community picnic eve… Ken Grandlund needs your support for Support Ramona Pride's 4th Annual Event
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June 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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"By seeking to avoid racism instead of challenging racism, post-racialism fosters complacency with the status quo and continues the very structures it claims to leave behind."
I am really digging this book by Montague Williams.
I am really digging this book by Montague Williams.
June 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"By seeking to avoid racism instead of challenging racism, post-racialism fosters complacency with the status quo and continues the very structures it claims to leave behind."
I am really digging this book by Montague Williams.
I am really digging this book by Montague Williams.
Jesus came to forgive sin and to save souls. But this is not an abstract concept or a merely "spiritual" proposition. It is corporeal, actual, and concrete.
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On Salvation and Liberation
Jesus came to forgive sin and to save souls. But this is not an abstract concept or a merely "spiritual" proposition. It is corporeal, actua...
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May 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Jesus came to forgive sin and to save souls. But this is not an abstract concept or a merely "spiritual" proposition. It is corporeal, actual, and concrete.
www.wesleywellis.com/2025/05/on-s...
www.wesleywellis.com/2025/05/on-s...
And by the way, *Youth Beyond The Developmental Lens* is super cheap on Amazon again. a.co/d/27mAoWq
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May 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And by the way, *Youth Beyond The Developmental Lens* is super cheap on Amazon again. a.co/d/27mAoWq
Hey, I have a new book coming out in October! You can pre-order it today. www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
Abiding in Amen: Prayer in a Secular Age
We live in a world of commodities and optimized results.It is only normal that prayer, too, becomes a means to an end--and yet, reducing this mysterious encounter with the living God to a
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May 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Hey, I have a new book coming out in October! You can pre-order it today. www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
Faith isn’t about striving or self-improvement—it’s about learning to receive. As Luther confessed, “we are beggars.” We don’t climb our way to God by effort or moral willpower. We come empty-handed, trusting that grace meets us where we are, not where we wish we were.
May 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Faith isn’t about striving or self-improvement—it’s about learning to receive. As Luther confessed, “we are beggars.” We don’t climb our way to God by effort or moral willpower. We come empty-handed, trusting that grace meets us where we are, not where we wish we were.
Conclave was a seriously good movie
May 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Conclave was a seriously good movie
