Wesley W. Ellis

Wesley W. Ellis is a pastor, theologian, and educator with a passion for spiritual formation and youth ministry. He is the senior pastor of First Congregational Church of Ramona (UCC), a visiting instructor at Luther Seminary (ELCA), and managing editor of Flourish: A Journal of Progressive Ministry. He is the author of Youth Beyond the Developmental Lens: Being Over Becoming and co-author of Delighted: What Teenagers Are Teaching The Church About Joy. Wes holds a Ph.D. in practical theology from the University of Aberdeen and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He brings an ecumenical perspective shaped by 20 years in diverse ministry contexts.