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Fred Plumer
President
After an extensive background in building management, real estate development and restaurant ownership and management, Fred Plumer made a career shift in 1981. He earned his M.Div. degree at the Pacific School of Religion while doing work in an inner...
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Janice Gregory
Vice President
A charter member of The Center for Progressive Christianity, Janice Gregory is a strong proponent of encouraging those who have not sought formal ordination to speak their spiritual truths and of providing sound tools that help individuals and gro...
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Daniel J. Donoghue
Treasurer
Mr. Donoghue is a Managing Partner of the Discovery Group, a merchant banking firm based in Chicago. Previously, he was the Head of the Private Capital division and co-head of the Middle Market Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Piper Jaffray &...
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Executive Council
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Sarah Halverson
Reverand Sarah Halverson
A native of Orange County , Sarah was raised in a progressive church, was educated at Chapman University , and went on to pursue a Ph.D. in the New Testament from Claremont Graduate University . After finishing coursework, Sarah felt compelled to en...
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Ian Lawton
Pastor
Ian Lawton moved to the U.S. in 2004 with his family (Partner Meg; children, Hugo, Darcy and Raina). They came so that he could begin the role of executive minister at C3/ Christ Community Church in Spring Lake,West Michigan. http://www.christ-commun...
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Madison Shockley
Madison T. Shockley has been a TCPC Executive Council member since its founding and is currently the senior minister of Pilgrim United Church of Christ in Carlsbad, California, where he was called to ministry in May, 2004. Pilgrim is known for its co...
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Gary A. Wilburn
Reverend, Dr.
Dr. Wilburn was the Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, CT, from 1995 through 2007, when he retired to return to his native California to write. He previously led the First Presbyterian Church in Stamford, CT. and in Los Ang...
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Honorary Advisor
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James Rowe Adams
TCPC Founder
In 1994, I founded The Center for Progressive Christianity, a non-profit corporation that encourages churches to focus their attention on those for whom organized religion has proved to be ineffectual, irrelevant, or repressive. When I stepped down ...
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Karen Armstrong
A former Roman Catholic nun who teaches at Leo Baeck College for the Study of Judaism in London.
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Marcus J. Borg
Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture, Oregon State University, and president of the Association of Anglican Biblical Scholars.
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Jim Burklo
Jim Burklo is an ordained United Church of Christ pastor who serves as the Associate Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. He is the author of BIRDLIKE AND BARNLESS: Meditations, Prayers, and Songs for Progressive Christia...
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John Cobb
Professor Emeritus at Claremont School of Theology, founder of the Center for Process Studies, and cofounder of Progressive Christians Uniting.
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Hugh Dawes
Vicar, St. Faith's Church, London, U.K. Chair of the Steering Committee, Progressive Christianity Network – Britain.
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Barbara Lundblad
Associate Professor of Preaching, Union Theological Seminary, New York. An ordained Lutheran pastor, she served a church in New York City for 17 years before joining the faculty at ...
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John Shelby Spong
Retired Bishop of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Newark. He now devotes his time to writing and lecturing. Tapes of his lectures are available from Christianity for the Thi...
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Staff
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Kirin R. Elliott
Administrator
I was born and raised and I am still living in the beauty that is Portland, Oregon with my hubby and daughter. My family and TCPC have been very supportive while I complete my degree in Medical Laboratory Technology. I enjoy continuously going to sch...
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Polly Moore
Rev
Dr. Polly Moore has been chosen by TCPC to be the part-time Director of the Liturgy Project. Polly has remarkable credentials for the task. She has a PhD in mathematics, was the vice president of Genentech Inc, a major biotech firm, and is a recent M...
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Deshna Ubeda
Administrator, Web Producer, Event Manager
Deshna grew up in an amazing Progressive Christian church, IUCC, in Irvine California as a PK (pastor's kid) and so was blessed to be involved in a community that was open, educated, innovative, and inclusive. She was involved in the church at many d...
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