Gathering the Gleanings

Reflections on Life in the Ministry

  • Jesus Loves Children, Do You?

    I have had conversations with young people who have recently turned 18 about being mandated reporters in the state of North Carolina, at least. If you do NOT report known or even suspected child abuse or neglect it is a CRIME. It is punishable by law – up to 120 days in jail and/or a…

  • Memories

    This week reminds me of what happened 15 years ago. Joe was on the mountain, known to Moravians as Laurel Ridge. And it was back in the days where cellphones did NOT work up there. What was happening in Atlanta was not fun and games. Littleman had his first bout of pancreatitis. We went to…

  • You know what? Still hurts!

    I am around end of life issues in both jobs I have – it is the holiest ground I stand on. Both Trellis (hospice for non Winston area folk) and the church. In fact I’ve been gathered around beds as people took their last breaths for 26 years – even children, when I worked at…

  • Grace Is Not Just a Word you Hear in Church

    The word grace is so often associated with church, in fact limited to the confines of the church buildings. Perhaps, when we say it it often has too little meaning. We superficially use it, toss it around a little. A little grace here and a little grace there. Yet does grace have to be something…

  • All I Need To Know

    Perhaps you remember that little book that came out in the late 1980’s, by Robert Fulghum All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. I remember my copy was worn, like my favorite Bible. Well because besides my Bible and Jeanette Oake books this little book was it. I was fascinated – as were…

  • Another one Walks

    With permission, I share some pictures and thoughts of the next person who walked across the stage this past week. My child walked across the stage and received his high school diploma from RJ Reynolds High School – class of 2024. It wasn’t an easy task for him to get to this point or for…

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Rev. Dr. Kelly Moore is an ordained Moravian pastor serving in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Over her 25+ years of ministry, she has served in a wide variety of ministry settings- from urban to rural, in the north and the south.

In May 2024, she received her Doctorate of Ministry from Hood Theological Seminary. Her focus was on recognizing and understanding the need for clergy to respond to victims of child abuse and neglect in trauma-informed ways. The research showed that there is substantial room for further education of clergy in regard to how they respond to victims of child abuse and neglect with the compassion of Christ.