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Tony's present ministry is a
multi-faceted one. He travels throughout the nation
speaking, teaching, preaching and working with congregations and
church leaders on congregational renewal and transformation. Tony is
the author of nine books including the best-selling
Transforming Congregational Culture;
a recent collection of essays, Common
Grace: How to Be a Person and Other Spiritual Matters; and
Leadership for Vital Congregations.
His ninth book, Changing the Conversation: Third Way
Congregations will be published in the summer of 2008 by
Eerdmans. Tony writes a regular column on religion/spirituality and
culture for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer called "Articles of
Faith," which appears on Saturdays. He also writes regularly for the
Christian Century magazine and other publications of similar
nature." He consults with congregations on planning, and
keynotes conferences and retreats. He teaches in Seattle. He is the
president of a new program of leadership education and
formation,
The Columbia Leadership Network, which is based in
Seattle.
Tony Robinson is a
Northwesterner by birth and at heart. He was born in Oregon, but spent
his formative years in Washington, DC. Today he lives in Seattle.
His wife, Linda Jambor Robinson, is principal of Bryant Elementary
School in Seattle. Their children are Joe, Nick and Laura.
He is a graduate of
Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He holds an M.A. in European
Cultural and Intellectual History from the University of Oregon, and
a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York. He
has done post-graduate studies at Harvard Divinity School as a
recipient of a Merill Fellowship.
Tony has served four
congregations, in both rural and urban settings. He has served small
and large congregations, and churches that are multi-cultural and
multi-racial, as well as primarily euro-American. In 2004, he
completed 14 years of ministry at Plymouth Congregational
Church (UCC) in Seattle, Washington.
During his ministry,
Tony
has been active in interfaith dialogue, refugee resettlement,
ministry for persons and families experiencing mental illness, and
ministries in low-income housing. He led Plymouth's partnership with
Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Seattle, and Plymouth's relationship with Iglesia Morava in Nicaragua.
He enjoys hiking,
backpacking, cross-country skiing, kayaking, gardening, and cooking.
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