Pastor Craig’s Corner

Craig WattsRev. Dr. Craig M. Watts was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended college at the University of Michigan where he directed a campus ministry. Craig earned his Master’s of Divinity and his Master’s of Science in Human Development Counseling at Vanderbilt University. Craig earned his Doctorate of Ministry at Boston University. He was ordained as a Christian Church (DOC) minister in 1980. He served churches in Oklahoma, Illinois, and Kentucky prior to his move to Coral Springs, FL in 2000.

Preaching, teaching, and compassionate outreach are the cornerstones of Craig’s ministry. Of these, preaching is his central passion and purpose. He is dedicated to offering meaningful and useful sermons to teach and to witness. Several dozen of his sermons have been published in leading professional journals for ministers and in several resource books. Further he has had numerous essays published in religious magazines and academic journals, and he has had two books published, Disciples of Peace (Indianapolis: Doulous Christou Press, 2005) and Bowing Toward Babylon (WIPF and STOCK Publishers, 2017).

In addition to caring for the needs of his congregation, Craig endeavors to be involved in various community ministries including a number of ecumenical events throughout the year. He is a strong advocate for peace and justice. Most recently he has spent a great deal of time fighting against laws that detrimentally impact the homeless that have been put into effect in Ft Lauderdale and regularly participates in feedings that take place downtown. He has served on the board of the Disciples Peace Fellowship, the oldest denominationally related peace organization in America, for many years, and he regularly contributes to the Shalom Vision blog on their website.


The Weekly Word – Spirituality

SPIRITUALITY   Spirituality is, according to a recent definition, “making a deliberate attempt to relate to the sacred.” Of course people consider different things sacred. For some nature is sacred, a gentle breeze, waves lapping the shore, a grove of trees. For others music is sacred, the harmony of voices…

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Bowing Toward Babylon

Pastor Craig’s latest book, Bowing Toward Babylon, examines the often dangerous relationship between nationalism and the integrity of Christianity in America. Bowing Toward Babylon was just released and is available for purchase through major providers. Click here for more info.

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The Weekly Word – Hope

Without hope there can be no joy or even life. Hope can sustain us when we face difficulties we did not anticipate and uncertainties we’re not sure how to face. Hope tells us that there is a future for us even if we can’t see it with any clarity. As scripture says, “Hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently” (Roman 8:24-25).

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The Weekly Word – Epiphany Now

The word “epiphany” means manifestation or revelation. The arrival of the Magi or wise men and the associated events is the focus of this season. The bright star they saw was for them an epiphany, revealing that a special new king had been born, one which they set out to find. Their travels brought them before King Herod. Epiphany reminds us that the Jesus story has never been separable from political affairs.

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