Author Archives: Tom Berlin

About Tom Berlin

Rev. Tom Berlin is the Lead Pastor of Floris United Methodist Church. Tom was raised in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and has lived in Virginia most of his life. He is a graduate of Virginia Tech and his Master of Divinity is from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He has co-authored three books and is the author of several small group studies. Tom and his wife Karen have four daughters.
November 18, 2016

Thanksgiving After the Election

After a contentious election, the thought of sitting down to a Thanksgiving feast is anxiety producing to many this year….

July 8, 2016 - 3 comments

Join Me in Prayer

Like many of you I woke with a heavy heart today. This week people across racial boundaries expressed deep concerns…

June 21, 2016 - 23 comments

Getting to Church Vitality

At the Virginia Annual Conference, I shared a presentation describing some of the conversation that occurred before and during General…

May 16, 2016 - 12 comments

House Proposal

It is odd how little the local church is discussed at General Conference. When you think about “the church,” isn’t…

May 13, 2016 - 7 comments

Three Important Words

I am currently attending the General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon. This is where United Methodists…

January 5, 2016 - 4 comments

No Off Switch

I took a flight to a meeting in Florida this week. Sitting on the plane I experienced what seemed like…

November 16, 2015

The Tango

Recently I was leading a “Travels of Paul” tour for members of the church I serve. We went to Turkey,…

July 1, 2015 - 2 comments

Finding Religion

I suggested to a friend that Christians in America should all move to Charleston, S.C. to find religion. He attended…

June 10, 2015 - 1 comment

Choosing A Seminary

I have been talking to people about seminaries recently, some young, some older. Some want to be pastors, others counselors…