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M. Brandon Winstead

Director of student ministries, Killearn United Methodist Church

The Rev. Dr. M. Brandon Winstead is director of the Youth Theology Institute at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, Tennessee. Before that, he served as director of student ministries at Killearn United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, Florida. He is the author of "There All Along: Black Participation in the Church of the Nazarene, 1914-1969" and has written numerous articles, presented at national conferences and delivered papers in the fields of youth ministry and African-American religious history.

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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship are designed for worshiping communities. These grants allow a wide range of Christian worshiping communities to focus on projects that connect public worship with Christian discipleship and faith formation. Funding awards range from $8,000 to $25,000. 

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