Author, Pastor
Jorge Acevedo is a pastor, author, and coach who led Grace Church, a multi-site congregation in Southwest Florida, for twenty-seven years before beginning a new ministry of coaching, writing, and speaking at (www.jorgeacevedo.com).
Touched by grace at seventeen and rescued from a life of addiction, his lifelong delight has been connecting people to Jesus and his church. A graduate of Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary, he is one of the Wesleyan world’s most trusted voices on evangelism and discipleship.
Jorge is a graduate of Asbury College (B.A.), Asbury Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and United Theological Seminary (D.Div. and D.Min.)
Jorge was the 2001 recipient of the Denman Evangelism Award from the Florida Annual Conference. In 2007, he was named the Distinguished Alumni of the Year at Asbury Theological Seminary. In 2009, the Foundation for Evangelism named Jorge the 2009 Distinguished Evangelist of the United Methodist Church.
Jorge has authored or co-authored seven books.
He is married to Cheryl Montgomery. Their oldest son, Daniel is father to their four beautiful grandchildren, Mia, Levi, Seth, and Zoe. They also have a younger son, Nathan.
For Invite, he is the author of Everybody Needs Some Cave Time.
Everybody Needs Some Cave Time (Paperback)
Meeting God in Dark Places
Life is unpredictable, messy, and hard – and most of us are ill-equipped to deal with the difficult seasons of life. We live in denial and avoid our emotions, turn to addictions and compulsions to numb the pain, or try to white knuckle our way through it (because we think that’s what “good Christians” do). But the truth is that the only way out of pain is through it. We have to walk into the caves of life – the painful experiences and emotions that are part of being human – because when we do, we find that God wants to meet us there. In Everybody Needs Some Cave Time, pastor Jorge Acevedo explores with unbridled honesty the “caves” we all experience in life – anger, fear, depression, temptation, grief, hopelessness, and death – and the way that these caves can be a surprising place where we find hope, redemption, and space to be with God. Weaving together powerful anecdotes from people in Scripture; personal stories of addiction, recovery, loss, and healing; and a wise faith that has withstood the ups and downs of life, Acevedo connects us to our own humanity and the humanity of Jesus who invites us into the cave of resurrection where we can find new life. Everybody Needs Some Cave Time will help you embrace the messiness of life, live in the tension of pain and joy, and discover how God can form your character even in dark seasons. Without denying, dismissing, or avoiding pain, you will learn how to use it to develop more capacity for hope and a spiritual resilience that will transform you into the person you were created to be.