Thurman is the founding pastor of New City Fellowship West Church in St. Louis. He also serves as the Director of Homiletics at Covenant Theological Seminary. Prior to planting New City West End in 2019, Thurman served for 5 years as Associate Pastor at Grace & Peace Fellowship in St. Louis. He and his family (wife, Evie and four children) moved to St. Louis from Baltimore, Maryland, where Thurman pastored New Song Community Church for 13 years. Thurman served as a youth pastor and on staff with Young Life in Baltimore prior to the time at New Song. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Chesapeake Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Covenant.

This sermon was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.