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STAFF OF THE SUSTAINING PASTORAL EXCELLENCE PROJECT
Richard L. Hester, Ph.D., Associate Director, served as Professor of Pastoral Theology at The Graduate Seminary of Phillips University, Enid, OK (1970-1975); and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC (1975-1991). He received the B.D. and Ph.D. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY (1964, 1967). From 1991 to 1996 he was Executive Director of the Georgia Association for Pastoral Care, Atlanta, GA. Since 1975 he has had a pastoral counseling practice that includes supervision of pastoral counselors-in-training. He is a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and a certified pastoral counselor in North Carolina.
Kelli Walker-Jones, M.Div., Director, is a minister in the North Carolina Annual Conference, United Methodist Church. Since 1994 she has been Associate Pastor, Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh, NC, working part-time while rearing her two children. Her academic preparation includes: B.A., Rhodes College, Memphis, TN (1979) and M.Div., The Divinity School, Duke University. She was Associate Director of Field Education and Admissions at the Divinity School (1985-1988). She was Admissions and Development Representative, Southwest USA for the Divinity School, based in Dallas, TX (1988-1992).
Suzanne Ware Luper, M.Div., Center Director and Mentor, is a graduate of The Divinity School, Duke University (1990). She is a fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and a Licensed Practicing Counselor. She exercises highly competent leadership of TPC and receives consultation and support in her work from the center's affiliation with the Samaritan Institute, a network of pastoral counseling centers.
Barbara Mann, M.Div., Center Counselor and Mentor, is an Elder in the United Methodist Church, and served as pastor in a local UMC congregation for 3 years. She sees individuals, couples, and families for pastoral counseling and is a consultant to area pastors. She serves on the NC UMC Conference Pastoral care Committee.
David Verner, Ph.D., Center Counselor and Mentor, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), is a graduate of Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia (M.Div.), and Emory University (Ph.D. in New Testament). He served nine years in the pastorate and has been a certified pastoral counselor in North Carolina since 1988. He is an authorized workshop presenter for Peter Steinke’s Healthy Congregations program.
M. Mahan Siler, S.T.D., Project Consultant, has served as pastor for 31 years concluding his career as Senior Minister, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC (1983-1998). He was on the staff of the School of Pastoral Care, NC Baptist Hospital (1973-1983) and Director from 1976-1983. His S.T.D. is from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (1968), supervised by Wayne E. Oates. He has directed several projects for Clergy in Collegial Community funded by the Lilly Endowment affiliated Louisville Institute. |
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