wfn.org | Taylor joins church extension staff

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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) -- The Rev. Ed Taylor of Indianapolis has been called 
to the position of general consultant for Board of Church Extension (BCE) 
of Disciples of Christ, beginning July 10.

	Taylor is currently director of stewardship for Church Finance Council, a 
unit of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). His primary 
responsibilities at CFC include stewardship education, development of 
stewardship resources, as well as interpretation and promotion of the 
mission of the church. 

	"Ed will give primary attention to counseling congregations and regions 
on their facility and capital needs," said the Rev. Eugene Randall, II, 
corporate secretary of Board of Church Extension who leads the team of 
general consultants.

	"Ed brings to this position vast experience in consulting daily with a 
wide variety of Disciples congregations," Randall noted. "His years of 
ministry and understanding of stewardship and church management will be a 
great blend of gifts as he assists congregations across North America with 
their building and financing plans."

	Prior to joining the CFC staff, Taylor served as pastor of First 
Christian Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

	He holds a doctor of ministry degree from Garrett-Evangelical Theological 
Seminary in Evanston, Ill. He also holds a master of divinity degree from 
Lexington (Ky.) Theological Seminary and a bachelor of science degree from 
Western Illinois University, Macomb, Ill.

	Taylor grew up in Gibson City, Ill., where he was ordained in the 
community's First Christian Church in 1978. He and his wife Nancy are 
members of Allisonville Christian Church in Indianapolis. The Taylors are 
the parents of two daughters, Kate and Molly.

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