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.
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
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
About to see Jaws in 4Dx!
August 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
About to see Jaws in 4Dx!
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.
"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.
Enjoying some much needed vacation time in Maui
May 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Enjoying some much needed vacation time in Maui
Our ecumenical Good Friday Worship Gathering was beautiful last night. I'm so blessed to have such a strong network of pastors and churches in my community! #ELCA #UCC #UMC #Episcopal
April 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Our ecumenical Good Friday Worship Gathering was beautiful last night. I'm so blessed to have such a strong network of pastors and churches in my community! #ELCA #UCC #UMC #Episcopal
David Bentley Hart’s *The Story of Christianity* is a sharp, witty, and thought-provoking take on Church history. With bold insights, he challenges familiar narratives and makes complexity accessible. This was a good read and I plan to use in teaching and writing on church history.
March 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
David Bentley Hart’s *The Story of Christianity* is a sharp, witty, and thought-provoking take on Church history. With bold insights, he challenges familiar narratives and makes complexity accessible. This was a good read and I plan to use in teaching and writing on church history.
Today, Dietrich Bonhoeffer would have been 119 years old.
"The Church is only truly the Church when it exists for others." #Bonhoeffer
"The Church is only truly the Church when it exists for others." #Bonhoeffer
February 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Today, Dietrich Bonhoeffer would have been 119 years old.
"The Church is only truly the Church when it exists for others." #Bonhoeffer
"The Church is only truly the Church when it exists for others." #Bonhoeffer
Really great conversation about Bonhoeffer, God's action, Charles Taylor, and other theological mischief with Tony Jones and Andy Root tonight. #PYM2024
November 15, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Really great conversation about Bonhoeffer, God's action, Charles Taylor, and other theological mischief with Tony Jones and Andy Root tonight. #PYM2024
Stephen Ingram, of Center for Youth Ministry Training, presenting on "New Paradigms in Youth Ministry: Post Trump Victory"
November 15, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Stephen Ingram, of Center for Youth Ministry Training, presenting on "New Paradigms in Youth Ministry: Post Trump Victory"
Cláudio Carvalhaes speaking about a 'new Pentecost,' when we will remember that we belong to the earth and that we will understand the language of and our belonging to the earth. #PYM2024
November 15, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Cláudio Carvalhaes speaking about a 'new Pentecost,' when we will remember that we belong to the earth and that we will understand the language of and our belonging to the earth. #PYM2024