Selected Sermons
(PDF files; Live and unedited versions available each Sunday morning here!)
"The Good Shall Not Be Lost"
Rev. Youngblood
Sunday, July 20, 2008
"Sheep Redefined"
Rev. Youngblood
Sunday, April 13, 2008
"Singing in the Reign"
Rev. Youngblood
Sunday, November 25, 2007
"Stewardship: Caricature or Standard?"
Rev. Youngblood
Sunday, October 14, 2007
"Jobs Reform"
Rev. Youngblood
Sunday, September 2, 2007
"How Does Our Garden Grow?"
Rev. Youngblood
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Northminster's Pastors
Rev. Dr. William M. (Mike) Youngblood
Senior Pastor
Mike is a native of Independence, MO. He received his undergraduate degree in Philosophy from the University of Missouri at Kansas City; his Master of Divinity degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago; and his Doctor of Ministry degree from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, TX.
Before coming to Northminster, Mike served parishes in Niles, IL, where he was ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in 1972; Iowa City, IA; Topeka, KS; and Warren, OH.
Outside his congregational commitments, Mike has served as Moderator of Northern Kansas and Eastminster Presbyteries and is currently the Moderator of the Committee on Ministry of the Presbytery of Chicago.
Nationally, he was elected Chairperson of the National Committee on the Self-Development of People of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Mike is married to Lori, a middle school teacher. He and Lori have two sons: Nathan, a senior at the University of Illinois, and Jacob, a senior at Evanston Township High School.
Jessica C. Gregory
Associate Pastor Elect
On Sunday, August 24, the congregation overwhelmingly approved the nomination of candidate Jessica Gregory to become Northminster's Associate Pastor. She will begin September 1 with the title Pastoral Assistant, with a change in title to Associate Pastor upon completion of her ordination in October 2008.
In May Jessica received her Master’s of Divinity from McCormick Theological Seminary. During her time at McCormick Jessica served as part-time youth coordinator at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago and sang in the McCormick choir. Previous to seminary Jessica was a high school history teacher and track coach at Gage Park High School in Chicago Public Schools. She also taught GED classes at Albany Park Community Center. Jessica received her B.A. with honors from Knox College in Galesburg, IL and from there moved to Chicago to do her student teaching.
A native of Chesterfield, Missouri (a St. Louis suburb) Jessica has been an active Presbyterian from her youth serving as an elder at St. Mark Presbyterian Church, attending General Assembly as a Youth Advisory Delegate and moderating the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy Youth Council. In 1998 she was on the Leadership Team for the National Network of Presbyterian Women. Upon moving to Chicago she joined Fourth Presbyterian Church where she served as a deacon, a commissioning class teacher, youth leader and young adult task force member. During her time at Fourth she met her husband, Ryan, who was also an involved youth leader. They were married in October 2006 and live in East Rogers Park close to the lake paths where Ryan bikes and Jessica runs.