Tony S. Everett is currently the Dewey F. Beam Professor of Pastoral Care at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina, where he also consults with congregations in spiritual growth, leadership training, and conflict management. Everett previously served in the parish ministry in Ohio and Massachusetts, and during his teaching ministry he has served as an interim pastor for numerous congregations. He has also directed a community health center in Angola, New York. Everett has written pastoral care articles for The Clergy Journal and daily devotions for Christ in Our Ho...