Source: Site Page, "Who We Are" section (page-3192621). Biography/discernment essay by the Rev. Christopher B. Thomas, MDiv, MBA. A PDF version is offered. Related: page-3192620 (Betsy Randall essay), diocese-northwest-texas.

Key points

• Theme: The Christian life as a journey of the lost heart, a search to be reunited with God and to see the divine image in one another. He describes a "Golden Thread" through music, business, social justice, mercy and grace, ordained ministry, and the current season of discernment.
• Formation: First experience of God as a child at Trinity Episcopal Church, Morgan City, Louisiana (about 35 people). Music was an early language of encounter with the Divine.
• Theology: Genesis 1:27 (the image of God) and the incarnation: every human encounter is a divine encounter.
• Business ministry: 25 years in church business administration, including years at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston. Degrees in Marketing and Management and International Finance from the University of Houston. Expertise in capital campaigns and building projects.
• Leadership: Influenced by Robert Greenleaf's Servant Leadership and Ken Blanchard's Lead Like Jesus. Authority exists to enable others to do what God has given them to do.
• HIV/AIDS ministry: Omega House taught him the ministry of drawing near and remaining when nothing can be fixed.
• Education: M.Div., Brite Divinity School, 2011. Social justice flows from beliefs about God and humanity.
• Baptismal Covenant: Serves as a rule of life (seek and serve Christ in all persons; strive for justice and peace; respect the dignity of every human being).
• Eucharist: Believes in the Real Presence of Christ. Each person carries a "God-piece," so we need one another.

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