Musings of a Musical Preacher

I enjoy leading singing at Annual Conference and using my creative juices in the planning and selection of songs. The theme of opening worsh...

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for the wonderful retirement luncheon at Jax First UMC today (most of you know that though I’m not re...

This is the speech I made today at Annual Conference in favor of the regionalization amendments. I am Steve West, pastor of Jacksonville Fir...

This quote from the new pope has been circulating with the preface “I like him already.” I do too. — " Brothers, sisters … I speak to y...

With a little help from Chat GPT, I created this "walking prayer" liturgy for gathering leadership the day before Annual Conferenc...

  For years, I have kept a John Wesley quote at the very top of my personal rule of life. He said, “Do justice to your own soul; give it tim...

The local church I’m departing from next month will be revamping its website soon after I start my new adventure as a chaplain in Birmingham...