Creatively reinvigorate church life after Covid-19
MARK D. W. EDINGTON is the bishop of the Convocation of Episcopal
Churches in Europe. He served as Epps Fellow and Chaplain to
Harvard College, and Associate Minister and Director of
Administration in The Memorial Church of Harvard University. He
served as executive director of the Center for the Study of World
Religions and as the inaugural executive director of the Harvard
Decision Science Laboratory. He was also the founding director of
the Amherst College Press. He lives in Paris, France. Paul-Gordon
Chandler is rector of the Church of St. John the Baptist/Maadi, an
international Englishspeaking Episcopal/Anglican church in southern
Cairo, Egypt. Previously he served as the president/ CEO of
Partners International, an international ecumenical Christian
non-profit that helps indigenous Christian NGOs in over 70
countries in the Two-Thirds World. He has also served as CEO of the
International Bible Society and as director of SPCK. For more
details visit the author at www.paulgordonchandler.com
LORENZO LEBRIJA founded TryTank, the experimental lab for church
growth and innovation. He was the chief development officer for the
Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, and served as pastor at St.
John’s in San Bernardino and priest associate at St. Athanasius in
Los Angeles. He earned his Master of Divinity degree at the General
Theological Seminary, as well as an MBA from Florida International
University. He has been a frequent speaker on development,
community involvement, the arts, business strategy, and marketing.
Greg Garrett, PhD, has written more than twenty books of fiction,
nonfiction, memoir, and translation, including My Church Is Not
Dying: Episcopalians in the 21st Century. Professor of English at
Baylor University and Theologian in Residence at the American
Cathedral in Paris, he has appeared internationally on radio and
television and regularly preaches, gives readings, and leads
workshops and retreats." JAMES W. MURPHY, a Certified Fund Raising
Executive, is the Managing Program Director at Episcopal Church
Foundation (ECF). He works with congregations, dioceses, and other
Episcopal organizations to grow their endowments and enhance and
develop their planned giving programs and various philanthropic
efforts and resources. He holds a Certificate in Fundraising, a
Masters in Christian Spirituality from General Theological
Seminary, and a Bachelors from NYU’s Stern School of Business.
Kelly Brown Douglas, is an Episcopal priest and graduate (Master of
Divinity degree, doctoral degree) of Union Theological Seminary in
New York City, where she is now inaugural Dean of Episcopal
Divinity School at Union Seminary. JEFFREY LEE is Bishop of
Chicago, known across the church as a charismatic preacher,
liturgist, and spiritual leader. He wrote Opening the Prayer Book
for the new Church's Teaching series (1999) and is a member of the
faculty of CREDO Institute. C. Andrew Doyle, the ninth bishop of
the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, summarizes his autobiography in six
words: "Met Jesus on pilgrimage; still walking." He is author of
Vocātiō, Unabashedly Episcopalian, Orgullosamente Episcopal, A
Generous Community,and The Jesus Heist. He and his wife JoAnne live
in Houston with two daughters. Follow him on Twitter at
@texasbishop.
The Rt. Rev. Robert Wright is the Bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta.
He has also served as rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in
Atlanta and as a school chaplain and on the staff of the Cathedral
of St. John the Divine in New York City. He is the co-author with
Donna Mote of “The Go Guide,” a book of practical tips for
following Jesus into the world.
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