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The Rev. Martin Copenhaver is senior pastor of Wellesley Congregational Church UCC in Wellesley, MA, and the co-author of "This Odd and Wondrous Calling."

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Martin B. Copenhaver is the Senior Pastor of Wellesley Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Wellesley, Massachusetts.  He is a graduate of Dickinson College and received his Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1980. Martin served churches in Phoenix, Arizona, Burlington, Vermont and Westport, Connecticut before becoming Senior Pastor of Wellesley Congregational Church in 1994.  

He is a member of the Board of Advisors of Yale Divinity School and is a trustee of Andover Newton Theological School, where he has also taught. 

Martin is the author of five books: Living Faith While Holding Doubts; To Begin at the Beginning: An Introduction to the Christian Faith; Good News in Exile (co-authored with Anthony B. Robinson and William Willimon); Words for the Journey: Letters to Our Teenagers About Life and Faith (co-authored with Anthony B. Robinson); and, most recently, This Odd and Wondrous Calling:  The Public and Private Lives of Two Ministers (Co-authored with Lillian Daniel). 

Martin is an Editor at Large at The Christian Century and a contributor to numerous other periodicals.  He is also a member of the Writer's Group, which produces written resources for the United Church of Christ, including the Stillspeaking Daily Devotional.

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The Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel & Rev. Martin Copenhaver - Day1 Conversations with Peter Wallace

The Rev. Martin Copenhaver (UCC)

This week our host, Peter Wallace, sits down with the authors of the new book "This Odd And Wondrous Calling," The Rev. Dr. Lillian Daniel and The Rev. Martin Copenhaver. 

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Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

Genesis 3:1-13

7th Sunday after Pentecost

July 31, 2011

The Rev. Martin Copenhaver (UCC)

Early in our marriage my wife, Karen, and I got tickets to see The Elephant Man, which at the time was the hottest show on Broadway.  I got those tickets months in advance and they were good seats, too.  And because this was to be a special evening, I also got reservations at the best restaurant in the vicinity of the theater. 

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