Minister. Educator. Daydreamer. Believer.
These are some great ways to describe the work that Erin does in developing resources, curating content, ministry consulting, and designing experiences for spiritual formation. Writer, podcaster, retreat leader, and preacher are all pieces of Erin’s vocational life.
Erin and her husband Jake, a pastor, enjoy laughing and learning with their young son. This pastor’s wife does not sit in the same pew from one Sunday to the next, but has been known to bring all manner of folks into the pew beside her. She is a strong believer that a little dancing in the kitchen can make the world a better place, so Beyonce and Stevie Wonder, among others, are regulars in her home. When she needs to untangle from projects, The Great British Baking Show and Designing Women episodes are just the thing. She has very little interest in sports, gossip, Pinterest-perfection, or mean people, but loves to talk about big picture, social justice, everyday-wonders and God-winks-in-the-world kind of things.
Erin enjoys designing programs, curriculum and experiences for learners that invite imagination and spiritual formation. She holds a Doctorate of Educational Ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary and received the 2018 Gabriel Abdullah award for the best research design program for the development of moral values, and the 2018 John Nelson Award for The Bible and the Missional Church, focusing on scripture, congregation, and community.
Erin has worked with Three Minute Ministry Mentor, Hope4CE, NextSunday Resources, Baptist Women in Ministry, Faith Element, The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and the Listen to Your Mother Show. Erin is a curator for Compassionate Christianity and co-hosts a podcast called “Glass Half Full” in which she curates conversations about the rhythms of work, parenting, ministry and life.