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Carol Howard Merritt\u00a0has been a pastor for 13 years, serving growing Presbyterian Churches in the swamps of Cajun Louisiana, a bayside village in Rhode Island, and in an urban neighborhood in D.C. She\u00a0served at\u00a0Western Presbyterian Church<\/a>, an intergenerational congregation in Washington, D.C. Western\u2019s deep commitment to serving the poor in the city has helped to initiate programs like Miriam\u2019s Kitchen, a social service program for the homeless which provides a hot, nutritious breakfast and dinner for over 200 men and women.<\/span><\/div>\n
She is the award-winning author of\u00a0Tribal Church<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>(Alban 2007) and\u00a0Reframing Hope<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>(Alban 2010). She has contributed to numerous books, websites, magazines, and journals.\u00a0<\/i>Alongside this site, Carol blogs regularly at Christian Century<\/a>,\u00a0Huffington Post<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>Augsburg Fortress\u2019s\u00a0The Hardest Question<\/span><\/a>, and Dukes Divinity\u2019s\u00a0Faith and Leadership<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/i>sites.\u00a0<\/i>Carol is a sought-after speaker. She\u00a0hosts\u00a0Unco<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(short for Unconference), open-space gatherings where participants support one another while dreaming about and planning for the future of the church. \u00a0And she co-hosts\u00a0God Complex Radio<\/span><\/a>, a podcast with Derrick Weston. Carol is a writer and speaker who lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.\u00a0You can follow her on Twitter (@CarolHoward<\/span><\/a>) or Facebook<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n
Carol\u2019s Contributions:<\/span>
1. When Patriarchy Trumps Theology<\/a><\/span>
2. Empowered Women in the Religious Right<\/a><\/span>
3. Sandy Hook and Public Theology<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

4. How to Avoid Tokenism<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>
5.\u00a0Pastors in Poverty<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carol Howard Merritt\u00a0has been a pastor for 13 years, serving growing Presbyterian Churches in the swamps of Cajun Louisiana, a bayside village in Rhode Island, and in an urban neighborhood in D.C. She\u00a0served at\u00a0Western Presbyterian Church, an intergenerational congregation in Washington, D.C. 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