The Rev. Dr. John Thomas, Jr. offers the homily during this chapel service of DMin fortnight at Phillips Theological Seminary. Thomas is the the Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Phillips, as well as the director of Supervised Ministries, the director of denominational formation for Baptist Traditions, and the associate dean for contextual education and supervised ministries at Phillips. His reflection is based on Matthew 9: 35-38; 10: 1-8.