Jeff Seaton

Rev. Dr. Jeff Seaton is an author, leadership consultant, and pastor.

A graduate of Duke University’s Doctor of Ministry program, Jeff has a keen interest in how mainline churches adapt to the challenges of contemporary culture.

In Who’s Minding the Story? Jeff explores the Protestant mainline’s responses to secularization since the 1960s in light of Charles Taylor’s A Secular Age.

As a ‘Church Doctor’ Jeff enjoys helping congregations and their leaders find their purpose.

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Blog posts

There and Back Again

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The Return of the Prodigal Son (Rembrandt)

A few years ago I found myself in the throes of a mid-life crisis combined with the effects of burnout — mental, physical, and spiritual exhaustion. In the years prior, I had completed a Doctor of Ministry degree while working full-time in a demanding and under-resourced ministry setting.

During this time I felt drawn by the Spirit into a reconsideration of my faith. I was looking for something more, something stronger, something deeper. I wanted a fuller, more challenging, more disciplined experience of church.

Seeking…

It’s not that I was looking for a better church; it’s that I was seeking a church community that was better at some of the things I had come to see as central to my faith. Continue reading →

At Juno Beach

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The following is a piece I wrote after visiting Juno Beach in the summer of 2010. Yesterday, we walked Juno Beach, where the Canadians landed on D-Day. As we walked, the wind washed over my ears like the waves washing … Continue reading →

What’s Missing?

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I remember the last Sunday before the suspension of in-person worship back in March. I remember remaining on my knees at the altar rail after receiving the host—the common cup had been suspended the week before—and getting choked up.  Or … Continue reading →