Invitational Christianity

Who are you? Who are we? We tend to identify ourselves and our congregations by the denomination we belong to. This doesn’t resonate with most people in need of a nurturing faith community. We will consider a more impactful way for Mainline Protestant and progressive Christian individuals and churches to extend an invitation to those who need to receive it. Together we can overcome a marketing problem that is 200 years in the making.

About the Presenter

Rev. Andrew Ponder Williams

Rev. Andrew Ponder Williams hopes to inspire and engage all people through invitational and intergenerational congregational ministry. He is the Pastor of North Community Church in Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts. Andrew has served congregations along the California Coast, in the Southwest, and in New England.

He has served on the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society and on the Board of Directors of the United Church of Christ. He currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Thrive Campus Ministry at MIT.

Rev. Andrew is reliably positive and consistently collaborative. He loves to empower and encourage church leaders, help churches discern their identity, and plan for the future.

He was ordained at Desert Palm UCC in the Southwest Conference of the United Church of Christ. Rev. Andrew completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Rockhurst University, Jesuit, a Graduate Certificate in Religion, Activism, and Social Justice from Claremont School of Theology, and a Master of Arts Degree in Religious and Public Leadership from Boston University School of Theology. Andrew and his husband Ashton live in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He is a vegetarian of 23 years and enjoys exercising and day trips.​

To learn more about Rev. Andrew please visit www.andrewponderwilliams.com