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 Dear
Friends,
Dr.
Phyllis Tickle, renowned scholar, author, and
international speaker joined the Vibrant Faith
Ministries board of directors enthusiastically
affirming the approach and work of VFM! Dr.
Tickle's recent blockbuster book The
Great Emergence has reframed how
congregations and denominations think about doing
ministry in America today. And her YouTube
presentation "The New Rose" is a must viewing for
all church leaders.
Our
board chair (Dr. Nancy Going) and I are pretty
giddy about this. Dr. Tickle's breadth
and depth of knowledge, plus her many connections
to all expressions of the church are a great
resource to VFM.
Dr.
Tickle's endorsement of David Anderson's new book
Vibrant
Faith in the Congregation was
significant in leading up to her decision.
Talking of the book she said, "I have not seen a
better or more useful presentation...in a very
long time, if ever at all."
Dr.
Tickle is founding editor of the Religion
Department of PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, the international
journal of the book industry, and is frequently
quoted in print sources like USA TODAY, CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE MONITOR, NY TIMES, as well as in
electronic media like PBS, NPR, THE HALLMARK
CHANNEL, and innumerable blogs and web
sites.
In
1996 she received the Mays Award, one of the book
industry's most prestigious awards for lifetime
achievement in writing and publishing, and
specifically in recognition of her work in gaining
mainstream media coverage in publishing. In 2007
she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The
Christy Awards "In gratitude for a lifetime as an
advocate for fiction written to the glory of
God." She has honorary doctoral degrees from
Yale University and North Park
University.
A
lay eucharistic minister and lector in the
Episcopal Church, she is the mother of seven
children and, with her physician-husband, makes
her home on a small farm in Lucy,
Tennessee.
Welcome
Phyllis to Vibrant Faith
Ministries!
You
are on God's Belay,
Paul
Hill
Executive
Director
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