Rev. Dr. Nina M. Thompson

Rev. Dr. Nina M Thompson is on a mission to engage, equip and empower people, especially those 18-30, to develop wisdom to navigate beneficial business and personal relationships, reach personal success, heal, and yield economic and social power. She guides them through a discovery of who they are, why they exist, and what exceptional things they were created to accomplish.

In 2011, she helped to launch Wellspring Church of Ferguson, where she served as the church administrator until October 2014. While still with the church, she established the college-age ministry Yes to God, and two years later, she was led by God to establish Rose of Sharon Ministries, Inc. and the Making Life Work Project. The work of the agency is designed to addressed life trauma by helping individuals, especially young adults:

-learn to make proactive and positive life choices

-develop as leaders, mentors and social change agents

-discover their spiritual gifts and talents

-build emotional and spiritual fortitude

-and manage their anger and other emotions

In addition, in 2004 she opened NICHE Public Relations and Communications, a full service company that offers public relations support to state, federal and local governments, business and nonprofit entities. She also serves as an adjunct English and Oral Communications instructor at St. Louis Community College, Ranken Technical College and Harris Stowe State University. She is a community board member of Washington University’s Environmental Law Clinic, and she is a published author of four books: Church Hurt Ain’t No Joke; Why Yes to God: Essays on God and Life by Young Adults; Where have all the young ones gone: connecting and reconnecting young adults to God and the church; and SOMEONE NEEDS TO READ THIS:MAKE YOUR LIFE WORK!

She has been published extensively in local, state-wide and national magazines and she holds bachelor’s degree in Journalism, a master’s degree in Public Relations and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. In July 2017 she was ordained.