Kris Tenny-Brittian

Name: Rev. Dr. Kris Tenny-Brittian

 Congregation, Agency, Organization, or Denomination: Northeast Area of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Mid-America

 Current Leadership Position: Northeast Area Minister

 Honorary Titles and/or Academic Degrees:

      BA, Agnes Scott College (with High Honor; Decatur, GA)

      M.Div (Candler School of Theology, Emory University in Atlanta, GA; magna cum laude)

      D.Min. (Bakke Graduate University in Seattle, WA; summa cum laude)

Emphases in church planting movements, congregational transformation, and leadership development)

 Key background seminar participants should know:

I have served in urban, suburban, rural, and town settings as an associate, solo and senior pastor; have planted a congregation; have served as an Associate Regional Minister in the Pacific Northwest; and now as Area Minister with responsibility for over ninety congregations in twenty-seven counties of Missouri. Since last January, we have been stream-lining our Area ministries to support congregational “transformation” systemically through coaching and consulting.

 Recent publications, music or video releases, etc.: Book with working title of Surviving Transformation: How to Prevent Congregational Suicide is under contract to Pilgrim Press with anticipated publishing next Fall (2008)