About John

John McCullough Bade -- ELCA pastor, poet, writer -- was born in south Texas and has served in a variety of parish and campus ministry settings in Texas and Louisiana.

In 1989, at the age of 31, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. While living with this chronic illness, his ministry has become one of artistic reflection — through word and multimedia presentation — on healing, wholeness and hope.

John's first book, Will I Sing Again? is a collection of poems reflecting on chronic illness and loss.

John is married to Robin McCullough-Bade. Together, they wrote Our Mission: Discovering God's Call to Us.    Our Mission is a part of the Congregational Leadership Series of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Augsburg Fortress Publishing Company.

John enjoys gardening, music and the arts, web design (he developed this website), and the application and use of technology to proclaim the Gospel message.

John also delights in his son Michael, a source of great pride and joy.

Other Published Work

Poetry:

• "Rolled Back" in Alive Now, September/October, 2000.

• “Spring Crepe Myrtles” in Parish Teacher, March, 2000 (Vol. 23, No. 7).
• "Mockingbird or Dove?" in Parish Teacher, October, 2000 (Vol. 24, No. 2).
• "How Beautiful They Are" in Parish Teacher, December, 2000 (Vol. 24, No. 4).
• "Love Embodied" in Parish Teacher, January, 2001 (Vol. 24, No. 5).
• "What Does Love Look Like?" in Parish Teacher, March, 2001 (Vol. 24, No. 7).
• "The Voice of the Spirit" in Parish Teacher, May, 2001 (Vol. 24, No. 9).

Devotional Material:

• Devotions for The Home Altar, Quarter 1, March 2-29, 2003 and Quarter 3, July, 2004.
• Chapel Talk at Texas Lutheran University, Listen to the Voices, Holy Week, April, 2003.
• Manuscript for Faith Life Weekly (a weekly resource for congregations following the Revised Common Lectionary) for the weeks Epiphany 2 - Epiphany 6, the Confession of St. Peter, the Conversion of St. Paul, Transfiguration (January 18 - February 22, 2004).
  
• Leader and Participant Books, Augsburg Adult Bible Studies, July - August, 2005.

• "Immersed in God's Amazing Grace" is a video capturing "grace moments" in the Southwestern Texas Synod. The video was shown at the synod assembly May 19-20.
  
• "Faith in the Midst of the Storm" shows the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the ministries of congregations of the Gulf Coasst Synod. A copy of this video has been sent by the Gulf Coast synod office to each of the synods of the ELCA.
  
• Shining Witnesses -- an ELCA resource for evangelism
• With Hands Uplifted -- A Call to Prayer -- an ELCA resource for prayer
• A Prayer for Healing -- on the ELCA prayer website