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Meet the Authors
of Congregational
Social Work:
Christian Perspectives
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Dr. Diana Garland
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Dr. Diana Garland
is inaugural Dean of the School of Social Work, Baylor University,
Waco, Texas, where she has served on the faculty since 1997. She is
author, co-author, or editor of 19 other books, including
Family
Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide
(InterVarsity Press, 2012),
Inside Out Families: Living the Faith Together
(Baylor University Press, 2010) and
Flawed Families of the Bible: Stories You Didn’t Learn in Sunday
School
(Brazos Press, 2007). Dr. Garland has published more than 150
professional articles and book chapters. She is known for her
leadership with congregations and religious organizations in family
and community ministry and for her research on the faith life of
families. She has been married to David for 44 years and travels
every chance she can to be with granddaughters (and their parents)
in San Antonio and New York City. She restores herself by making
quilts, cooking for people she loves, and hiking the trails of the
Colorado Rockies.
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Video Interview
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Dr. Gaynor Yancy
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Dr. Gaynor Yancey
is Professor of Social Work in the Baylor University School of
Social Work, where she has served since 1999, Previous to this, she
was a member of the faculty at Eastern University in St. Davids,
Pennsylvania. She has been the Director of Church and Community
Ministries in the Greater Philadelphia Baptist Association and the
Executive Director of The Greater Philadelphia Food Bank. Dr. Yancey
has been selected as an outstanding professor at Eastern University
and at Baylor University. She is known for her ministry and work
with congregations and their ministries to marginalized and
oppressed populations and communities. She frequently serves as a
consultant and speaker to congregations and non-profit
organizations. She has numerous professional articles and book
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