Resource Authors

Dr. Meda Stamper is a minister-writer in the Presbyterian Church (USA). She teaches and writes at the intersection of spirituality, social justice, and the arts (performing and literary). She has served as a pastor in the United Reformed Church in England; has led retreats at Abbaye de Lérins on Île...

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) was an Anglo-Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Romantic era. Born to a well-off and highly musical family in Dublin, Ireland, Stanford was educated at the University of Cambridge before studying music in Leipzig and Berlin, Germany. He was instrumental in raising the status of the Cambridge University Musical Society, attracting international...

Julia Stankova is a Bulgarian artist whose work draws upon biblical themes and imagery. (Source and photo: juliastankova.com)

Raymond Stanyon is a hymnist and writer based in the UK. (Source: worshipwords.co.uk)

Julianne Stanz is the Director of Outreach for Evangelization and Discipleship at Loyola Press and a consultant to the USCCB Committee on Catechesis and Evangelization. She served previously as Director of Discipleship and Leadership Development for the Diocese of Green Bay. Julianne infuses her talks, retreats, and seminars with humor,...

Richard Starling is an author at The Reflectionary. He previously served as a Baptist pastor, and retired after 30 years' ministry due to fibromyalgia. He is a graduate of Spurgeon's College, UK, and trained as a Qualified Practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). (Source and photo: reflectionary.org)

Julia Start Fletcher has taught dance for area collegiate and recreational programs for over 12 years in West Michigan and has served as Worship Coordinator in several area churches. She graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary and Belhaven University. She has participated in worship services around the country and world, and her passion...

Rev. Thomas R. Steagald is a retired pastor and the author of Shadows, Darkness and Dawn (Upper Room). (Source: christiancentury.org; photo: upperroombooks.com)

Richard Stearns is a business and nonprofit leader with extensive experience in corporate management and Christian relief work. He graduated from Cornell University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Professionally, he began in marketing with Gillette, then held leadership roles at Parker Brothers (president, 1984), The Franklin...

Anne Steele (1717-1778) was an English Baptist hymn writer and essayist. For a full century after her death, she filled a larger place in United States and British hymnals than any other woman. Historically, her most popular hymn has been "When I survey life's varied scene" (and its shortened form, "Father, whate'er of...