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Natalya Rusetska is a Ukrainian artist whose work is about the eternal, the timeless, the extraterrestrial, the hidden. She studied at the Lviv National Academy of Arts in the department of sacred art. Since 2019, she has been working at the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv. Her works are...

Rev. Bob Russell was pastor of Southeast Christian Church for forty years, before retiring in 2006. He is a graduate of Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Through Bob Russell Ministries, he continues to preach at churches and conferences across the United States, offering his insights on church leadership and providing mentorship to...

Rev. Dr. Letty Mandeville Russell (1929–2007) was one of the first women ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) to the ministry of Word and Sacrament and a longtime professor of theology at Yale Divinity School, where she taught from 1974 until her retirement in 2001. Her early career combined parish...

Arthur Tozer Russell (1806–1874) was an English clergyman and prolific hymnwriter. Educated at St. Saviour's School, Merchant Taylors' School, and St. John's College, Cambridge, he initially considered Unitarian ministry but later pursued ordination in the Church of England, serving as vicar and rector in several parishes, including Caxton, Whaddon, St....

Fr. Mike Russo (1945-2022) founded Sunday To Sunday Productions in 2017, a media ministry showcasing priests and inspiring homilies, which earned an Emmy Award for Best Interview and Discussion Program and a Gabriel Award in Catholic media in 2020. He began in 1969 as a desk assistant to Walter Cronkite during...

Dr. Lester Ruth is research professor of Christian worship at Duke Divinity School. His research focus is on a history of Christian worship with particular interests in the early church and the last 250 years, especially the history of contemporary praise and worship. He is a graduate of the University...

Karen Rich Ruth is a frequent contributor to Together in Worship.

Rev. Dr. Ron Ruthruff is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, as well as Senior Fellow with Street Psalms. He graduated from Western Washington University, Pepperdine University, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Ron is also an associate with the Center for Transforming Mission,...

Fleming Rutledge, having spent twenty-two years in parish ministry, now has an international preaching and teaching vocation. She was one of the first women to be ordained to the priesthood of the Episcopal Church in 1977. Her most recent book, God Spoke to Abraham: Preaching from the Old Testament (Eerdmans),...

John Rutter was born in London and studied music at Clare College, Cambridge University. He first came to notice as a composer during his student years; much of his early work consisted of church music and other choral pieces including Christmas carols. From 1975–79 he was Director of Music at...