Has the Time Come for No More ‘Thoughts and Prayers’

Swords to Ploughshares, Spears to Pruning Hooks

The message provides an overview of the proliferation of weapons and tendency toward gun violence, and what we can do in a proactive way to combat this philosophy and trend.

Rev. Michael Cleland has over 30 years of pastoral experience in established local churches as a settled pastor as well as part and full-time interim pastorates. He holds the M.Div and Th.M. degrees in New Testament Interpretation and is currently working on a D.Min. in Justice and Peacebuilding at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester, NY.

Rev. Cleland also has received certifications in Interim and Intentional Interim leadership through the Center for Congregational Health, Winston-Salem, NC. He holds a Certificate for completion of History and Polity of the UCC through Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville. The majority of his experience has been focused in California, most recently residing in Georgia and North Carolina.

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