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The Diocese of Ohio is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion represented in the United States by The Episcopal Church.
Our Diocese
The Episcopal Faith
What
We Do
The Episcopal Church of Ohio ministers in our Church and in our communities in many inspiring ways.
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Offices
The offices help support parishes by providing resources, organizing events, and other activities.
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The Rev. Dr. Lisa Cressman is the Founding Steward of Backstory Preaching. Launched in 2016, BsP is an ecumenical, all-online ministry for lay and ordained preachers to help them thrive in the process, craft, and spirituality of preaching, in and out of the pulpit.
Ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1993, before BsP Lisa served congregations in Indiana, Minnesota, and Texas. She is a spiritual director, workshop leader, keynote speaker, and author of Backstory Preaching: Integrating Life, Spirituality, and Craft (The Liturgical Press, 2018), and The Gospel People Don't Want to Hear: Preaching Challenging Messages (Fortress Press/Working Preacher Books, 2021).
She received her D.Min. in Practical Theology from Christian Theological Seminary in 1999, and M.Div. from Church Divinity School of the Pacific in 1992.
She is a wife, mom, mixed media artist, musician, outdoor enthusiast, yogi, and swinger of kettlebells.
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