Nick Monsma

Rev. Nicholas W. Monsma, D.Min.

School Administrator and
Minister of the Word in the CRCNA

Current Work

East Palmyra Christian School (PK-12)

Chaplain/Campus Pastor | since 2022

Spiritual Leadership, Administration, Teaching

  • Building up the spiritual community of EPCS through preaching, teaching, and leadership.
  • Overseeing the school's faithfulness to its identity as a Reformed Christian educational institution.
  • Maintaining educational policy that enables the school to advance in its mission.

The Lasco Institute

Co-Founder | since 2024

We host a summer education conference to help those involved in education equip the next generation apply the theology of the Reformation to the entire life of the family, church, and community. Previous plenary speakers have included Dr. Joel Beeke, Dr. Mark Hamby, and Dr. David Noe.

Education

Doctor of Ministry

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | January 2017

D.Min. Track: Transforming Congregations

Thesis-Project: Sending Worshipers on a Mission: Liturgy for Missional Transformation according to Christ's Threefold Office. The thesis-project proposed a theology of missional worship and tested liturgies to facilitate missional transformation in an established, Reformed congregation.

Master of Divinity

Calvin Theological Seminary | May 2009

Bachelor of Arts

Calvin University | December 2005

Majors: Classical Languages | Philosophy

Skills

  • Spiritual Leadership
  • Educational Policy and Administration
  • Teaching and Preaching
  • Writing

Publications

Worship, Mission, and the Church Year: How Union with Christ Forms Worshipers for Mission in Every Season
Cascade Books, 2017
“Confessionalism is an Act of Hospitality”
The Abide Project, April 22,2024
“Turning Our Eyes to the Sun”
The Banner, April 6, 2024
“The Confessions are for Freedom”
The Abide Project, September 11, 2023
“Where Did Discipline Go?”
The Abide Project, September 4, 2023
“Pentecost and Missional Worship”
Reformed Worship 123 (March 2017): 25-27
“Over the Line: Why We Need to Say No to the Belhar”
The Banner, January 2012