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James R. Newby
James (Jim) R. Newby is the senior minister of the Church of the Savior, a United Church of Christ and Presbyterian USA union congregation in Oklahoma City. He is also the director of the Trueblood...lihat lebih banyakJames (Jim) R. Newby is the senior minister of the Church of the Savior, a United Church of Christ and Presbyterian USA union congregation in Oklahoma City. He is also the director of the Trueblood Yokefellow Academy for Applied Christianity (an interdenominational organization committed to individual and church renewal). Jim was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Muncie, Indiana. He is the son of a Quaker minister. Prior to coming to Oklahoma in 2008, Jim served as the minister for faith and learning at the Wayzata Community Church (United Church of Christ) from 2003 to 2008 in the Twin Cities, and as the minister of spiritual growth at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1997 to 2003.
Jim is a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) and has served as a pastor among Friends in Nebraska, Ohio, and North Carolina. He has been the editor of Quaker Life Magazine, and served on the faculty of the Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana, for ten years. Jim holds degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry), William Penn College (Doctor of Divinity), Earlham School of Religion (Master of Divinity), and Friends University (Bachelor of Arts). He is the author of numerous books and articles on religious and spiritual subjects, primarily dealing with renewal. His last book, Sacred Chaos: One Man’s Spiritual Journey Through Pain and Loss, was released by Continuum Group Publishers of New York.
Jim has assumed leadership in the international Yokefellow Movement since the death of his mentor, D. Elton Trueblood, to whom he dedicated his book Gathering the Seekers and whose biography he wrote in 1990. Jim is the president of the D. Elton Trueblood Yokefellow Academy Endowment, Inc.
Jim is married to Elizabeth Salinas Newby, author of A Migrant With Hope and a specialist in matters concerning immigration. She is the former administrator of the Division of Latino Affairs for the State of Iowa, serving under former Governor Vilsack, who is now the Secretary of Agriculture in the Obama administration. They have one daughter, Alicia Marie Clark, who lives with her husband, David, near Hudson, Wisconsin.
For relaxation, Jim likes to play golf, sail, and walk, as well as spend time at Newbeginnings, his home with Elizabeth on the coast of North Carolina.lihat lebih sedikit
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Reflections from the Inner Light: A Journal of Quaker Spirituality Shining out and Shining In: Understanding the Life Journey of Tom Tipton Penilaian: 0 dari 5 bintang0 penilaian