Welcome!
I’m Sara, and I am here for you to get to know me
because I would love to get to know you.
I’m a pastor, a spouse, a parent, an Enneagram 8,
and I strive to always leave places better than I found them.
As a military spouse who has lived all over the United States, I’ve learned to jump in with both feet to new situations, because I never take for granted I’ll be in one place long enough to delay getting started. That’s given me some helpful skills in hearing peoples’ hopes and values, and collaborating with them on what could be next.
This is my favorite image from a prayer station at a high school retreat I keynoted about our identity as the Church. Fittingly, this was the last time I worshipped in person before COVID-19 halted all our services.
Here are a few of my most popular essays:
The Fallacy of Patriotic Worship
On Being People of the (Red) Cup
Decoding Discrimination (Or, How to discover what your church really believes)
Coming Out on Bi Visibility Day
On Bi Visibility Day (a letter to those who are hidden)
Heavy Hearts and Hopeful Spirits (on closing a congregation)
If you are a pastor or church leader who is wondering if your congregation is headed toward closure, learn more about my work with Good Friday Collaborative!
I am passionate about the local church, especially when it comes to…
incorporating kids & youth into whole-church ministry
affirming gifts of all people -
regardless of gender, gender identity, or orientationdiscerning ministry proactively, not reactively
I’m also a firm believer that we partner best with the Spirit when we partner together, which informs both my writing and my collaboration services. I would love to work with you and your ministry, as we discern together where the Spirit is leading next!
