My name is Neil Alan Willard. I’ve been the Rector (i.e., senior pastor) of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Edina, Minnesota, since 2007. I received my Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and my Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University.
The Willard household includes my lovely wife, our two sons who were born here, and a Labrador Retriever. Our second home – our spiritual home – is found at St. Stephen’s. My hope is that you will discover here that same sense of belonging and the connections between faith, work, and daily life. Below are a few resources to help you:
Connecting faith and work:
My own blog, Laughing Water
Everyday conversations about work, life, and God: The High Calling
Engaging the financial world with questions of morality and ethics: St. Paul’s Institute
Connecting with the biblical story:
Luther Seminary’s Enter the Bible
The oldest biblical manuscripts in Hebrew: The Dead Sea Scrolls
The oldest Bible with a complete New Testament: Codex Sinaiticus
The newest handwritten and illuminated Bible: The Saint John’s Bible
Connecting with the Anglican tradition:
The Archbishop of Canterbury: What is Christianity?
The Archbishop of Canterbury: Christ in a Pluralist World
The Archbishop of Canterbury: Conversation with an Atheist
For other suggestions, be sure to follow me on Twitter.