Gathering the Gleanings

Reflections on Life in the Ministry

  • I had been told it is a thing

    All through seminary, almost every professor and everypastor I looked up to said two words – self-care! I blew this off. What did they mean? Sounds self-explanatory. Perhaps it sounds easy and undoubtedly it is easier for some than others. Let me confess, its not an easy thing for me. In fact every time my…

  • Facebook Memories….

    One of the few things that I love about Facebook is the memories I get to see each day. You know the ones where it shows you whatever you posted on that day for however many years that you’ve been a Facebook user? I love to hear the sweet songs my son sang and recall the amazing milestones he reached. And for many…

  • What? What?? Really???

    As a young person there was always doubt that surrounded my success. Most of it came from others and it also quickly began to become mixed with self doubt. I’m the first person in my family that has a University Degree and theforefore the first to get a Master’s degree and most definitely the first…

  • Waiting

    As a child everything was FAR away. And I so often had that famous phrase “Are we there yet?” running through my mind. When Joe and I started dating we travelled from Bethlehem, PA to Winston-Salem, NC frequently and then from Cinnaminson, NJ to Winston-Salem. I’m pretty certain that phrase came out of my mouth…

  • Mother’s Day Can Be Hard Too..

    Prior to the past 18 years I’ve simply wanted to hide under the covers and make a blanket hideaway that wasn’t really allowed when I was growing up. However this was a difficult thing to do because being a pastor, I sort of had people expecting me to lead worship and preach. Since the arrival…

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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.