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Guest Post | “Let Her Go” Approach by Elizabeth-Anne Lovell
The “Let Her Go” Approach As a parent with an almost-three-year-old daughter, Ella, I am no stranger to a good tantrum. A tantrum is described as, “an uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in a young child.” Some tantrums I’ve seen in… The post Guest Post | “Let Her Go” Approach by Elizabeth-Anne Lovell appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:43 AM
3MMM | A Practice for Attending to What Matters
Some years ago, I learned a practice for attending to what matters from two friends in a virtual writing group. The practice is to compile a list of “what I did that matters” this year. Writing and sharing the list… The post 3MMM | A Practice for Attending to What Matters appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:42 AM
3MMM | Best of 2025 and Anticipating 2026
Best of practice in 2025 This morning, on the fifth day of Christmas, we want to share some of our best from 2025 and anticipate 2026. So we are looking back to what landed most often with our readers last… The post 3MMM | Best of 2025 and Anticipating 2026 appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Writing Table Gallery
With more than five years of nurturing community, building habits, and finishing our projects, we are happy to share some fruit of our community’s labors here in the Writing Table Gallery. The following books and projects were writing in part… The post Writing Table Gallery appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Advent Blessings for Worship Leaders (2025)
Advent Blessings for Worship Leaders Stewarding the mysteries of Advent and bringing them to the people is spiritual and theological work. Often it remains hidden even from worshipers themselves. Ministers, we want to acknowledge your vocation, and appreciate your labors.… The post Advent Blessings for Worship Leaders (2025) appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
3MMM | Episode 265: Black Women’s Stories
Black Women’s Stories with Dr. Charisse Gillett This week in a final conversation in our series with Dr. Charisse Gillett, we invite you to share our delight in Black women’s stories. Today Dr. Gillett, president of Lexington Theological Seminary, reads… The post 3MMM | Episode 265: Black Women’s Stories appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
3MMM | Episode 264: Writing a Memoir
Writing a Memoir with Dr. Charisse Gillett Today we are talking once more with Dr. Charisse Gillett, president of Lexington Theological Seminary and author of That Little Girl. Our topic today is writing a memoir. We are also going to explore… The post 3MMM | Episode 264: Writing a Memoir appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
3MMM | Episode 263: Holding Hope
Holding Hope with Dr. Charisse Gillett We are in that time of year when school, church, and family can start to feel overwhelming. Holiday season is underway! I was in a store the day before Halloween. One aisle displayed Halloween… The post 3MMM | Episode 263: Holding Hope appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
3MMM | Episode 262: Call the Roll
This week we begin a series of conversations with Dr. Charisse Gillett, president of Lexington Theological Seminary. She published a memoir this summer. The book honors both her own young life and also speaks to the lives of young people… The post 3MMM | Episode 262: Call the Roll appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Guest Blog: Listening and Support for Young Ministers by Richard Olson
Editor’s note: This week we welcome Dr. Richard Olson as our guest. Richard helps us pay attention to the voices and needs of young clergy. A retired pastor, pastoral counselor, and professor of pastoral theology, Richard aspired to be a… The post Guest Blog: Listening and Support for Young Ministers by Richard Olson appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Guest Blog: Genuine Clergy Appreciation by Sarah Jackson Shelton
Editor’s note: This week we welcome Rev. Sarah Jackson Shelton as our guest. Sarah helps us think about how to offer genuine appreciation for clergy. A retired Baptist preacher with 44 years of ordained ministry, she now serves as Pastor… The post Guest Blog: Genuine Clergy Appreciation by Sarah Jackson Shelton appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Guest Blog: Back to School for Youth and College Students by Laura Edgar
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome Rev. Laura Edgar as our guest. Laura helps us think about back-to-school season for youth and college students. She serves as Support Minister for Three Minute Ministry Mentor. Additionally, she is Coordinator of Chapel… The post Guest Blog: Back to School for Youth and College Students by Laura Edgar appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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August 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Guest Blog: Back to School Reboot by Amanda Smith
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome Rev. Amanda Smith as our guest. Pastor Amanda helps us think about the back-to-school season as a time to reboot, refresh, and restart aspects of ministry in the congregation. She serves as Co-Pastor at… The post Guest Blog: Back to School Reboot by Amanda Smith appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Guest Blog: Back to School Blessing by Melissa Collier Gepford
Editor’s Note: This week we welcome Rev. Melissa Collier Gepford as our guest to share her “Back to School” Blessing. Melissa is the Intergenerational Discipleship Coordinator of the Great Plains Conference (all of Kansas and Nebraska). Melissa supports United Methodist… The post Guest Blog: Back to School Blessing by Melissa Collier Gepford appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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August 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Revising & Expanding the State of Clergy Report
NASHVILLE, TN – Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed has won two grants to revise and expand “The State of Women and LGBTIQ Clergy in the U.S.” Data collection begins August 1, as Campbell-Reed takes a new one-year position with Vanderbilt Divinity School.… The post Revising & Expanding the State of Clergy Report appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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August 10, 2025 at 6:19 AM
3MMM | Remembering Craig Dykstra
In early June three significant public figures in theological education died. Each one contributed through teaching and writing to the education of ministers and the doctoral training of seminary professors. They each held up distinct nodes in the ecology of… The post 3MMM | Remembering Craig Dykstra appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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June 29, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Guest Post | Remembering Dr. Toni Craven
Remembering a Storied Life: Dr. Toni Craven By Rev. Dr. Stephanie Wyatt Dr. Toni Craven, Emerita Professor of Hebrew Bible at Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas died on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Dr. Craven was my Ph.D. advisor… The post Guest Post | Remembering Dr. Toni Craven appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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June 16, 2025 at 6:14 AM
3MMM | Episode 260: Is it Too Late?
When we think it’s too late I was flipping through the Christian Century that came this week while I was in New York City for commencement. I couldn’t understand the Gothic church doorway, the rainbow light and the word… The post 3MMM | Episode 260: Is it Too Late? appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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May 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
3MMM | Episode 259: Blessing Our Callings
Welcome to the final episode of our series with Dr. Bonnie Miller-McLemore, and today we are talking about ways of blessing our callings. What a delight to continue our exploration of Bonnie’s new book Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies… The post 3MMM | Episode 259: Blessing Our Callings appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Remembering Kat Baker
Today I am remembering Kat Baker, my friend and fellow doctoral alum from Vanderbilt University. Her obituary reports that Dr. Katharine Haywood Baker, “passed away peacefully at her home on August 28, 2024, following a brief bout of pancreatic cancer.”… The post Remembering Kat Baker appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Guest Post | Bivocational Ministry by Kris Bentley
We welcome Rev. Dr. Kris Bentley as our guest blogger this week to share what she learned writing her first book Bivocational Ministry: Field Notes for Congregations and Ministers. Kris teaches at Lexington Theological Seminary, directs research with bivocational ministers,… The post Guest Post | Bivocational Ministry by Kris Bentley appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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April 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
3MMM | Episode 258: Changed Callings
This week we are exploring changed callings, times when our vocations have fractured or when new callings arrive in unexpected ways. I invite you to listen in to Part IV of my conversation with Dr. Bonnie Miller-McLemore. She reads from… The post 3MMM | Episode 258: Changed Callings appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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April 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
3MMM | Episode 257: Conflicted Callings
What do you know firsthand about “conflicted callings”? Welcome to Part III of my conversation with Dr. Bonnie Miller-McLemore about her new book Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies about Calling. This week we are taking her third chapter about… The post 3MMM | Episode 257: Conflicted Callings appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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March 31, 2025 at 5:39 AM
3MMM | Episode 256: Blocked Callings
In this week’s episode of Three Minute Ministry Mentor we are talking about “blocked callings.” We are continuing our conversation with Bonnie Miller-McLemore. She is the author of the recent book Follow Your Bliss and Other Lies about Calling. I… The post 3MMM | Episode 256: Blocked Callings appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:38 AM
3MMM | Episode 255: Five Lenten Practices
Five Lenten Practices for Responding to this Moment Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming. (Joel 2:1)* As Lent… The post 3MMM | Episode 255: Five Lenten Practices appeared first on Eileen Campbell-Reed.
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March 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM