Holman welcomes the Rev. Christian Washington as its interim senior pastor. The L. A. native brings us a solid theological background and impressive body of work as a marketing consultant in both corporate circles and faith-based communities. Pastor Christian will remain at Holman through June 2024, working closely with California-Pacific Conference Bishop Escobedo-Frank and former Holman associate pastor Rev. Victor Cyrus-Franklin.
Ministry is a second career for Washington, a former lead facilitator at The Wildworks Group in Dallas. While at the boutique management consulting firm, the pastor designed collaborative interventions with global corporations and nonprofits, including Clear Channel Communications, Neiman Marcus, Airlines Reporting Corporation, World Vision, Bell Canada, Grady Hospital, and the United Methodist Church.
In 2004, Washington started REAL Coaching, Incorporated as the first “rapid solutions” consulting practice that focuses on faith-based and non-profit organizations. He has published extensively on innovative organizational development, the theology of “significance,” and personal and corporate philanthropy. Washington also collaborated with Dr. Rudy Rasmus on his book TOUCH: Pressing Against the Wounds of a Broken World, published by Thomas Nelson.
Pastor Christian studied Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Cornell University; and management science at the University of California, San Diego. He is a Licensed Local Pastor with the United Methodist Church, and a Fellow of the Loyola University Institute of Politics. He has served several advisory boards including Fellowship Monrovia, The Greatest Story, and Outreach Magazine.
Beginning Sunday, March 3, Pastor Christian will deliver a three-part series, “Destroying the Fear Factor,” based on Mathew 14:22-33.