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Dr. Robert Eugene Webber (1933-2007) was an American theologian known for his work on worship and the early church. He played a key role in the Convergence Movement, a movement among evangelical and charismatic churches in the United States to blend charismatic worship with liturgies from the Book of Common Prayer and other liturgical sources. He graduated from Bob Jones University, Reformed Episcopal...

Rev. Dr. Derek Weber is Project Director of the Hey Preacher! Project, a part of the Lilly Endowment Compelling Preaching project, and was previously Director of Preaching Ministries with the United Methodist Church. Weber has served churches in Indiana, Arkansas, and the Methodist Church UK. He is a graduate of University...

Mary Ann Weber serves as Director of Enrollment with Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. She previously taught elementary school in Los Angeles, CA, through Mennonite Voluntary Service, and later in Mount Joy, PA. She also served in the Philippines with Mennonite Central Committee and worked in the Resource Library of Lancaster Mennonite Conference. She is...

Fr. Samuel F. Weber is a professor of dogmatics, humanities & languages at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, CA. He has served as a seminary professor for forty-eight years. He is a graduate of Saint Meinrad College, University of Colorado, Pontifical Athenaeum 'St. Anselm' Rome; Pontifical Liturigcal Institute 'Saint...

Kerry Weber is an executive editor of America, where she has worked since October 2009. Her writing and multimedia work have since earned several awards from the Catholic Press Association, and in 2013 she reported from Rwanda as a recipient of Catholic Relief Services' Egan Journalism Fellowship recognizing excellence in the...

Erin Weber-Johnson is a senior consultant with Vandersall Collective, and has worked for over two decades as fundraising and strategic planning consultant and educator. She also currently serves as Primary Faculty of Project Resource, a national training program on stewardship for the Episcopal Church. Previously, Erin served as the Senior...

Rev. Dr. Douglas Webster is professor of Pastoral Theology and Christian Preaching at Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, supported by a long career in pastoral ministry and graduate-level teaching. Before joining Beeson in 2007, he served as senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of San Diego, CA, and previously...

Dr. Ursula Weekes is a Visiting Lecturer at the Courtauld Institute of Art, teaching on Mughal Painting. Previously she taught at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi and held a Commonwealth Post-doctoral Fellowship at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in Delhi. She read History at St John's College, University...

Ann Weems (1935-2016) was a writer, speaker, liturgist, and worship leader. Known as the "Presbyterian poet laureate," she was the author of seven books or collections of poems, meant to be used in worship, in personal devotions, and in discussions. (Source: pcusa.org; image: laughing-listening-learning.blogspot.com)

Rev. Dr. Cynthia Weems is an experienced United Methodist pastor with 25 years in ordained ministry, currently serving as Senior Pastor at Sun City Center United Methodist Church, FL. She previously held roles as assistant to Bishop Tom Berlin in Congregational Mission and as District Superintendent of the South East...