John C. Holbert
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John and Diana have two children: a son, Darius, and a daughter, Sarah. John has extensive vocal solo experience, having sung in musicals, opera, and oratorio. Darius has sung with the Texas Boys' Choir, and is now a studio musician in Los Angeles, writing for film and TV. He and John have written an opera, based on the book of Job, entitled "Job's Truth." Sarah lives in Los Angeles where she worked for GLAAD, The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, for five years; she now works for ABC Family Channel. John has authored eight books and many articles in scholarly and church journals. He was the editor for the Psalms and Canticles material of the 1989 United Methodist Hymnal. He has also served as Interim Senior Minister of two large United Methodist churches, 1st UMC in Fort Worth in the Fall of 1994 and 1st UMC, Dallas, in the spring of 1997. In 2007, he was named an Altshuler Distinguished Professor at SMU, an award given to four all-university professors each year.
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