Guest In Your Pulpit

Minister and Seminarian Presenters: Rev. Nancy Arnold * Ellen Carvill-Ziemer * Rev. Peggy Clason * Rev. Julia Corbet-Hemeyer * Rev. John Gilbert * Janis Hall-Fuller * Rev. Cynthia Heilman * John Martin * Rev. Renee Waun * Renee Zimelis Ruchotzke

Lay Presenters: Bill & Susan Alcorn * John D. Allton * Sharon Hammer Baker * Dan Betts * Jennifer Bosveld * Michelle Buhite * Dave Creighton * Damaris Davis * Denise DeArment * John Gardner * Jamie Goodwin * Nance Hinnenkamp * Jeff Hutchins *Bob Mulkins * David Nutter * Ohioans for Marriage Equality * Jane Marie Rosenbohm * Joshua Searle-White * Glenn Solomon * Robert Whealey * Dean Williams

Jamie Goodwin

Jamie Goodwin is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron and currently serves as the Coordinator of their Worship Arts Council. He is also an affiliate of The Center for Progressive Christianity. Jamie has presented worship steadily for the last 2-1/2 years in Akron and has been a guest at several UU Churches in Northeast Ohio. This last year he was part of a 5 person team who planned and presented the Friday Night worship for the OMD District Assembly. Many of his services explore our past while attempting to simultaneously look to our future.

Titles of programs/sermons and a brief statement of content on each:

• Lucky You –Exploring what luck is and how it pertains to Unitarian Universalists (Works best on or near St. Patrick’s Day)
• Tree of Life – Exploration of this popular symbol used in religion, philosophy, and even science.
• Celebrating Winter – After months in the cold we explore how we can appreciate and even celebrate winter. (Works best in January or February)
• Celebrating Pride - A look to the beginnings of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered Pride movement and an exploration of where we are heading.
• Triumph – Celebrating where we come from as Unitarians and Universalists, and where we are going (Works best in conjunction with Palm Sunday)
• From Which We Came – A Living Wage service that explores our communities and cultures and makes a case for financial freedom
• Building Bridges – A look at our Youth and how we can work together for the common good.
• A Celebration of Women – and why celebrating women is important to a 30 something gay man in the USA.
• When the Rain Comes – Remembering Katrina and exploring disaster, and what we can learn from it, in our own lives.
• Poetry and Prayer – an entire service presented as poetry, I would invite poets within your congregation to share some of their own works as well. (Works best with recorded music)
• Gordon McKeeman: I Man I have Never Met – A look at the life and wisdom of this influential and important minister. (Gordon McKeeman is the Minster Emeritus of the UU Church of Akron)
• The Greatest Show on Earth: An exploration of the life of PT Barnum
• Remembering Hiroshima: Remembering the devastation and people of Hiroshima and finding our way towards peace.

In addition I enjoy creating services and am more than willing to do so for most topics your congregation would like to explore.

Availability:  Anytime.

Fee arrangements: Standard rate your church, congregation, or fellowship presents for guest lay speakers. Locations over 50 miles from my home may be requested to offer some reimbursement for fuel and possible lodging expenses.

Contact: email at jamie.goodwin at hotmail.com

For information about contacting a "Guest in Your Pulpit", please contact the District Office at 740-252-5980 or email  office at ohiomeadville.org.

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