Paul Gibson is also the author of Patterns of Celebration: Layers of Meaning in the Structure of the Eucharist and Briefly Stated: Short Sermons for the Christian Year. As Liturgical Officer of the Anglican Church of Canada, he has contributed significantly to the development of the Book of Alternative Services and the new hymn book of the Anglican Church, Common Praise. He has also served the central organization of the Anglican Communion. He is married, with two grown children and three granddaughters.