Join Praxis for a conversation about preaching during the season of Pentecost, featuring three local church pastors who share a deep passion for preaching and a commitment to the rhythms of the Christian church calendar. In this discussion, these experienced pastors will reflect on how the Pentecost season invites congregations to rediscover the Holy Spirit’s work in the life of the church. Through practical insights, theological reflection, and stories from their own pulpits, the panel will explore how intentional preaching during this often-overlooked season can help congregations grow as Spirit-filled communities.

Megan M. Pardue has been the lead pastor at Refuge Home Church since 2013 and is ordained in the United Church of Christ. A native of Portland, Oregon, she’s called Durham, NC, home since 2009. In addition to pastoring, she teaches preaching at Duke Divinity School and previously co-hosted the weekly preaching podcast That'll Preach. She enjoys growing a large vegetable and flower garden in the city, thrifting, and spending time on the American Tobacco Trail or at the Eno River with her family.

Tim Brooks is the lead pastor of Crossroads Church of the Nazarene in Ellicott City. He is a two-time graduate of Olivet Nazarene University and Nazarene Theological Seminary. He published a book on worship in 2020 entitled "The Formational Power of Worship." Tim has a wife and two teenage daughters who live with him in Maryland.

Danny Quanstrom is the lead pastor at Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Saint Louis, MO. He is the husband of Kayla and the father of two beautiful daughters. Danny Co-Founded A Plain Account in 2015 with a good friend, Ben Cremer. A Plain Account provides resources for pastors in the Wesleyan tradition. Danny holds an MDiv from Nazarene Theological Seminary (2013), a ThM from Calvin Theological Seminary (2022), and is a PhD candidate at Calvin Theological Seminary.