Sacred Roots Thriving in Ministry: Moving Forward to Multiply

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Mr. Isaiah Swain Mr. Isaiah Swain graduated from Taylor University with degrees in Christian Ministry and Biblical Literature (2021). He has co-led a Sacred Roots Congregational Leader’s Cohort since the Fall of 2021. In addition to serving in ministry at his local church, Isaiah serves as managing editor for the Sacred Roots Spiritual Classics and as Project Director for the Sacred Root project. He resides in Dayton, Ohio with his wife. Dr. Isaac Voss Dr. Isaac Voss received his Master’s in Public Health from Boston University and his Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary’s School of Intercultural Studies. He is the author of several articles and chapters on cross-cultural health and development issues. He served as a co-editor for the book Health, Healing and Shalom: Frontiers and Challenges for Christian Healthcare Missions (2015). He is presently conducting research on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on congregational leaders. His areas of emphasis include poverty studies, socio-cultural change in helping faith communities better understand practices that sustain human flourishing. Rev. Dr. Hank Voss Rev. Dr. Hank Voss is assistant professor of Christian Ministry at Taylor University. He has authored, co-authored, or edited twelve books including Introduction to Evangelical Theology (T&T Clark, 2021) and The Priesthood of All Believers and the Missio Dei (2016). He serves as Senior National Staff with The Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI), and directs the Lilly-funded Sacred Roots Thriving in Ministry Project for which he is currently editing Aelred of Rievaulx’s (d. 1167) classic, Spiritual Friendship (SRSC 3). Hank, his wife Johanna, and their four teenage children reside in Muncie, Indiana.