The Rev. Dr. Stephen Chapin Garner

Chapin is a native New Yorker, having grown up over the border from New Canaan in Westchester County. His greatest passions in life are being a husband, father, and pastor.

Chapin is a graduate of Boston University School of Theology, and he holds Doctor of Ministry degree in preaching from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor at the Village Church in Wellesley, Massachusetts and the United Church of Christ in Norwell, Massachusetts.

Chapin has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Alban Institute, an adjunct faculty member in homiletics at Boston University School of Theology and General Theological Seminary, and a resident preacher at the Church at Point O’Woods in Fire Island.

Chapin’s books & plays include:

• As The Spirit Moves: A Daily Devotional
• Scattering Seeds: Cultivating Church Vitality
• Lost in the Middle? Claiming an Inclusive Faith for Christians Who Are Both Liberal and Evangelical
• Found in the Middle! Theology and Ethics for Christians Who Are Both Liberal and Evangelical
• Getting into Character: The Art of First-Person Narrative Preaching
• The Galilean; Lillenas Drama
• An Opportune Time; Baker’s Plays
• Taking Root; Baker’s Plays
• Confessions; Baker’s Plays