About the Author

Judith Marsh Carlson, a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary has served the Episcopal Church as national children's ministries coordinator, director of education and lay ministry training for the Diocese of New Jersey, and executive director of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes. She has served on national, provincial, diocesan, and ecumenical committees, led or designed workshops and conferences, and written educational and parish materials. She continues consulting and writing in retirement. She and her husband, Jim, live in Richmond, Virginia, and have two children and four grandchildren.