wfn.org | The Disciple calls former United Methodist editor to new position

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Date: May 4, 2000
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: Clifford L. Willis
E-mail: CWillis@oc.disciples.org
on the Web: http://www.disciples.org

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	INDIANAPOLIS (DNS) -- A religion communicator active in the leadership of 
ecumenical communication organizations has accepted the newly created 
position of managing editor of The Disciple, according to editor-in-chief, 
Patricia R. Case.
 
	The Rev. Daniel R. Gangler, 53, formerly the associate editor of The 
United Methodist Reporter, and director of education and multimedia 
publishing at UMR Communications in Dallas, brings more than 16 years of 
experience to the denominational magazine.
 
	Past president of the Religion Communicators Council, a 600-member 
interfaith association of communicators, Gangler is also past president of 
the United Methodist Association of Communicators, who named him 
Communicator of the Year in 1996. He holds membership in the Associated 
Church Press, an ecumenical organization of Christian periodicals.
 
	Before his work in Dallas with UMR Communications, Gangler served 11 
years as director of communications for the Nebraska Conference of The 
United Methodist Church and as editor of The Nebraska Messenger, a monthly 
conference newspaper. An ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, 
he served United Methodist congregations in Nebraska before entering a 
communications career.
 
	A native of Peoria, Ill., Gangler holds three educational degrees: a 
bachelor of science degree in art education from Illinois State 
University, Normal, Ill.; a master of divinity degree in biblical studies 
from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Ill.; and a 
doctor of ministry degree in Christian social ethics from the Saint Paul 
School of Theology in Kansas City, Mo.
 
	"Dan's experience in educational, pastoral and communication contexts 
promises to provide a new depth to the staff of The Disciple," Case said. 
"As a United Methodist, he also keeps us honest about our commitments to 
ecumenism."
 
	The Disciple, published 10 times a year, is circulated primarily to 
members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States 
and Canada. Editorial offices are located in Indianapolis. Publisher of 
the magazine is Christian Board of Publication in St. Louis, Mo., a 
general unit of the Disciples of Christ.

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