Greetings!
Below you can find
 | Text and audio files of sermons, articles, essays, etc. |
| Some personal info. like family, educational & ministry background, etc. |
| Areas of service and involvement beyond the local church |
January Sermon Series 2008, You, Me, and I Am, 5 part, about having "On Purpose" Relationships
January 20, 2007
January 13, 2007, You, Me, and I Am #2: with Self MP3
January 6, 2007, You, Me, and I Am #1: with God MP3
December 30, 2007, Pastor Jon was out of town
Advent 2007 Sermon Series, "The Christmas Angels"
December 23, 2007, The Christmas Angels #3: The Angel and Joseph MP3
December 16, 2007, Lessons and Carols
December 9, 2007, The Christmas Angels #2: The Angel and Mary (currently unavailable)
December 2, 2007, The Christmas Angels #1: The Angel and Zechariah (currently unavailable)
November 25, 2007, Christ the King Sunday, What Kind of King? MP3
Stewardship Emphasis, November 4 - 18, The Spirit of Stewardship in the Early Church series, based on Acts 2
November 18, 2007, Commitment Sunday, TSoSitEC #3: Service MP3
November 11, 2007, TSoSitEC #2: Gifts MP3
November 4, 2007, TSoSitEC #1: Prayers & Presence MP3
October 28, 2007, 20th Anniversary Worship, guest preacher Rev. Steve James, founding pastor of Morning Star!
October 21, 2007, A Place Called Jesus MP3
October 14, 2007, Children's Sabbath Theme: "My Boat is So Small" MP3
October 7, 2007, World Communion Sunday (currently unavailable)
September 30, 2007, Mission Sunday, special guests from Presidio Outreach Mission, no MP3 recording from this day
Sermon Series on "Deep Topics" for Open House Month, September 2-23, 4 part series
September 23, 2007, on Other Religions, Thinking About Other Religions, MP3
September 16, 2007, on Evil, What Made You Do It? MP3
September 9, 2007, on Science and Religion, (available soon)
September 2, 2007, on the Shortcomings of the Church, MP3
August 26, 2007, The 3 Rs (for Sunday School Promotion Day, 1 Tim. 4:6-16), MP3
Sermon Series on Jonah and Jesus, July 8 - August 19, 6 part series
August 19, 2007, Sermon Series on Jonah and Jesus #6, MP3
August 12, 2007, Sermon Series on Jonah and Jesus #5, MP3
August 5, 2007, Sermon Series on Jonah and Jesus, #4 (currently unavailable)
July 29, 2007, Pastor Jon was out-of-town
July 22, 2007, Sermon Series on Jonah and Jesus, #3, MP3
July 15, 2007, Sermon Series on Jonah and Jesus, #2 MP3
July 08, 2007, Sermon Series on Jonah and Jesus, #1 (currently unavailable)
Coming soon... short MP3 devotionals on various Biblical "texts"
Pastor Jon's Family
Jon is married to Melani Daves Moore.
They have two kids: Brishen (age 8) and Basia (age 3).
Pastor Jon's Educational Background
Growing up in Las Cruces, Jon attended Mesilla Valley Christian Schools 1st-12th grade. He spent time at McMurry University, but earned his degree from New Mexico State University in Communication Studies with a Theatre Arts Minor (those show up a lot). His seminary studies were done in Washington, DC, at Wesley Theological Seminary, where he earned a Master of Divinity, summa cum laude, with an emphasis in Biblical Studies.
Pastor Jon's Ministry Background (prior to Morning Star)
While in seminary, Jon pastored two small churches in a two-point charge on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He spent 3 1/2 years living on Hoopers Island as pastor of Hosier Memorial and Hoopers Memorial United Methodist Churches. Before going to seminary, Jon was Director of the United Campus Ministry at Western New Mexico University in Silver City (1996-1998). During the year in which Jon finished his BA at NMSU, and got married (11 years ago) he was the Youth Director at First UMC in Deming, NM.
As a United Methodist pastor, ministry beyond the local church is an important part of my sense of call and identity.
At this past Annual Conference session I was elected by my clergy colleagues as the 2nd Clergy Reserve to Jurisdictional Conference and General Conference, which means I will be part of New Mexico's delegation to both of those important gatherings.
I am chair of the New Mexico Annual Conference Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministry, chair of the El Paso District Committee on the Superintendency, participant in the Unusual Suspects young clergy leadership incubator, unofficial participant in the Conference Team for Making Disciples, and past chair of the Conference Board of Church and Society.
I love the opportunity to preach, teach, or lead workshops outside of Morning Star, and have also become part of the Emerging Church movement.
emergent church leadership development general conference 2008
higher education gen x/y gathering