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Tony is an ordained Minister of the
United Church of Christ, who has served four congregations. His
present ministry is a multi-faceted one. He travels throughout North
America as a speaker, teacher, preacher, consultant and coach
serving congregations and their leaders. He has taught at several
schools including Emmanuel College/ Toronto School of Theology,
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle University and Vancouver School
of Theology.
He is the President of
Congregational
Leadership Northwest, a Seattle-based ecumenical group that offers
leadership education and support for congregational leaders.
Tony is the author of nine books, the
most recent Changing the Conversation: A Third Way for
Congregations, published by Eerdmans Publishing Company in 2008. He
is at work on two new books, one on preaching and leadership, the
other on Scripture and ethics. He is also a frequent contributor to
various magazines and journals, including The Christian Century,
Congregations, and Perspectives. Tony also writes for the Northwest
on-line newsource,
crosscut.com.
A Northwesterner by birth and at
heart, Tony lives in Seattle with his wife Linda, an elementary
school principal. They have three adult children, Joe, Nick and
Laura. Nick is married to Alison Jones, Joe to Shannon Ginn.
Tony is a graduate of Willamette
University in Salem, Oregon. He holds a Master's degree in European
Cultural and Intellectual History from the University of Oregon. His
Master of Divinity degree is from New York's Union Theology
Seminary. He has done post-graduate study at Harvard Divinity School
as a Merrill Fellow.
At various times, Tony has been active
in refugee resettlement, low-income housing development, ministry to
those experiencing mental illness, and interfaith dialogue.
He enjoys travel, gardening, hiking,
kayaking and red wine.
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