Steve Harmon
@stevenrharmon.bsky.social
Baptist ecumenical theologian. Prof at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my employer, Gardner-Webb University
This First Sunday of Advent at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: The Coming of Hope (Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44).
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This First Sunday of Advent at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: The Coming of Hope (Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44).
Last day for 50% off these titles + free shipping from Cascade Books/Wipf and Stock.
This week Cascade Books/Wipf and Stock Publishers is offering a 50% discount + free shipping on three of my books. Use code CONFSHIP at checkout through November 30; links to order in comments.
November 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Last day for 50% off these titles + free shipping from Cascade Books/Wipf and Stock.
Ended Thanksgiving Day with a song of gratitude for grace—U2’s “Breathe” from No Line on the Horizon (2009). (“16th of June” alludes to James Joyce’s novel Ulysses, which like the songs of this album followed the experiences of multiple characters on a single day.) youtu.be/Nxdf08N_lpY?...
Guitar cover, “Breathe” by U2 (No Line on the Horizon, 2009)
YouTube video by stevenrharmon
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November 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Ended Thanksgiving Day with a song of gratitude for grace—U2’s “Breathe” from No Line on the Horizon (2009). (“16th of June” alludes to James Joyce’s novel Ulysses, which like the songs of this album followed the experiences of multiple characters on a single day.) youtu.be/Nxdf08N_lpY?...
This week Cascade Books/Wipf and Stock Publishers is offering a 50% discount + free shipping on three of my books. Use code CONFSHIP at checkout through November 30; links to order in comments.
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This week Cascade Books/Wipf and Stock Publishers is offering a 50% discount + free shipping on three of my books. Use code CONFSHIP at checkout through November 30; links to order in comments.
This Reign of Christ Sunday at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: “A Different Kind of King” (Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43).
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This Reign of Christ Sunday at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: “A Different Kind of King” (Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; Luke 23:33-43).
Wishes for safe travels and rewarding meetings for all my friends headed to Boston for the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion, Society of Biblical Literature, and associated organization. I’ll miss you this time!
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Wishes for safe travels and rewarding meetings for all my friends headed to Boston for the annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion, Society of Biblical Literature, and associated organization. I’ll miss you this time!
I'm grateful to Ken Camp for his review of my new book Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate in the Baptist Standard. baptiststandard.com/departments/...
Review: Encountering Pope Leo XIV
Managing Editor Ken Camp reviews "Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate" by Steven R. Harmon.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I'm grateful to Ken Camp for his review of my new book Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate in the Baptist Standard. baptiststandard.com/departments/...
Thinking of this speech from the excellent 1989 dramatization of the life of Oscar Romero. youtu.be/gPVpHzxZ36E?...
Oscar Romero speech from movie
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November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thinking of this speech from the excellent 1989 dramatization of the life of Oscar Romero. youtu.be/gPVpHzxZ36E?...
An adapted excerpt from my new book Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate appears as an article in the new issue of Ecumenical Trends.
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
An adapted excerpt from my new book Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate appears as an article in the new issue of Ecumenical Trends.
The Theological Integration Capstone Seminar at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity is grateful to Steve Ayers, who retired earlier this year as pastor of McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC, for joining us this evening to share a wealth of practical lessons learned in 50 years in ministry.
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The Theological Integration Capstone Seminar at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity is grateful to Steve Ayers, who retired earlier this year as pastor of McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC, for joining us this evening to share a wealth of practical lessons learned in 50 years in ministry.
Many thanks to Chris Miller for interviewing me for this article in The Cabarrus Compass. (You may need to sign up for a free 7-day trial to read the article, but beyond the trial, this is a journalist and local news source well worth following.) cabarruscompass.com/p/a-concord-...
A Concord Pastor’s Front-Row Seat to a New Papacy
McGill Baptist’s interim pastor Steve Harmon traveled to Vatican City as a journalist and witnessed the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Many thanks to Chris Miller for interviewing me for this article in The Cabarrus Compass. (You may need to sign up for a free 7-day trial to read the article, but beyond the trial, this is a journalist and local news source well worth following.) cabarruscompass.com/p/a-concord-...
Something I learned as an evangelical kid in the 1970s and 1980s: Corrie ten Boom and her family were saintly role models for how Christians should love their neighbors with cruciform love.
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Something I learned as an evangelical kid in the 1970s and 1980s: Corrie ten Boom and her family were saintly role models for how Christians should love their neighbors with cruciform love.
An important (and compellingly-written!) article by my former Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity student Sarah Blosser Blackwell. wordandway.org/2025/11/17/t...
Two Tales of One City - Word&Way
Contributing writer Sarah Blackwell reflects on the tragic juxtaposition of running in the beautiful Charlotte Marathon while ICE agents racially profiled and terrorized neighbors over the weekend.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
An important (and compellingly-written!) article by my former Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity student Sarah Blosser Blackwell. wordandway.org/2025/11/17/t...
Today’s listen—the collaboration between The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton that dropped yesterday—defies generic classification. And I’m liking it.
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Today’s listen—the collaboration between The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton that dropped yesterday—defies generic classification. And I’m liking it.
This Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: “New Things” (Isaiah 65:17-25, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19).
November 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: “New Things” (Isaiah 65:17-25, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13; Luke 21:5-19).
This article has broad ecumenical applications. www.americamagazine.org/features/202...
U.S. Catholics are facing an authoritarian threat. The church has been here before.
The Catholic Church in the United States today is facing a crucial test. Will Catholic leadership accommodate and adapt itself to authoritarian power? Or will it offer leadership to give hope, oppose ...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This article has broad ecumenical applications. www.americamagazine.org/features/202...
The members of my Theological Integration Capstone Seminar at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity planned and led a most meaningful divinity chapel service this afternoon. Well done, everyone!
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The members of my Theological Integration Capstone Seminar at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity planned and led a most meaningful divinity chapel service this afternoon. Well done, everyone!
I enjoyed talking with Good Faith Media producer Cliff Vaughn about my new book Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate in the Good Faith Reads podcast episode that dropped today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate ~ By Steven R. Harmon
Podcast Episode · Good Faith Reads · 11/11/2025 · 26m
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November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I enjoyed talking with Good Faith Media producer Cliff Vaughn about my new book Encountering Pope Leo XIV: Baptist Reflections on the Beginning of a Pontificate in the Good Faith Reads podcast episode that dropped today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
This Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: “Resurrection Living” (Job 19:23-27; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38).
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost at McGill Baptist Church in Concord, NC: “Resurrection Living” (Job 19:23-27; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38).
Story in the Catholic News Herald published by the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte about the conference at which I spoke last Friday at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte. catholicnewsherald.com/90-news/loca...
Event fosters ecumenical conversation on ministry
CHARLOTTE — An ecumenical meeting of minds gathered Oct. 31 to debate “The Role of the Ordained Ministry In and For the Church” at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a multi-denominational seminary....
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November 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Story in the Catholic News Herald published by the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte about the conference at which I spoke last Friday at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte. catholicnewsherald.com/90-news/loca...
Earlier this week, our Theological Integration Capstone Seminar at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity enjoyed hearing Eric Howell share insights from his book Under the Francis Tree: A Practical Theology for the Church Grounds in the 21st Century.
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Earlier this week, our Theological Integration Capstone Seminar at Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity enjoyed hearing Eric Howell share insights from his book Under the Francis Tree: A Practical Theology for the Church Grounds in the 21st Century.
“The senior minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, Woolf is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the Alliance of Baptists. He also serves as one of the associate regional ministers for the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago.” publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
Baptist Pastor Shot in Leg by Officer During All Saints’ Day March Outside ICE Facility
As Baptist pastor Michael Woolf marched on All Saints’ Day in an anti-ICE protest in the Chicago area, he suddenly felt a sting in his leg as a pepper ball round struck him.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“The senior minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, Woolf is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the Alliance of Baptists. He also serves as one of the associate regional ministers for the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago.” publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...
I was glad for the shift of liturgical colors to white on All Saints Sunday as an occasion for wearing the white stole with gold and purple Celtic crosses that was a gift from the Student Advisory Leadership Team at Campbell University Divinity School when I served on its faculty.
November 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I was glad for the shift of liturgical colors to white on All Saints Sunday as an occasion for wearing the white stole with gold and purple Celtic crosses that was a gift from the Student Advisory Leadership Team at Campbell University Divinity School when I served on its faculty.
On this All Saints Sunday, I commend to you Brandi Carlile performing her song “Church & State” last night on SNL—reciting a snippet from Thomas Jefferson’s “Letter to the Danbury Baptists” (and playing a Les Paul!). youtu.be/XVSqAEJO9e0
Brandi Carlile: Church & State (Live) - SNL
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November 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
On this All Saints Sunday, I commend to you Brandi Carlile performing her song “Church & State” last night on SNL—reciting a snippet from Thomas Jefferson’s “Letter to the Danbury Baptists” (and playing a Les Paul!). youtu.be/XVSqAEJO9e0