The Rev. Anthony Robinson
United Church of Christ
Congregational Leadership Northwest, Seattle, WA
The Rev. Anthony B. Robinson is an ordained Minister of the United Church of Christ, who has served four congregations. His present ministry is a multi-faceted one. He travels throughout North America as a speaker, teacher, preacher, consultant and coach serving congregations and their leaders. He has taught at many schools including Emmanuel College/ Toronto School of Theology, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle University and Vancouver School of Theology. He has delivered named lectures at a variety of schools and events (for a complete list, see Keynote Speaker or Teacher).
He is the President of Congregational Leadership Northwest, a Seattle-based ecumenical group that offers leadership education and support for congregational leaders.
Tony is the author of twelve books, the most recent Stewardship for Vital Congregations (The Pilgrim Press, 2011). He is currently at work on his next book on The Pastoral Epistles and Pastoral Leadership, to be published in 2012 by Eerdmans. He is also a frequent contributor to various magazines and journals, including The Christian Century, Congregations, and Journal for Preachers. He also writes regularly for several on-line sites includingCrosscut.com and Faith and Leadership at Duke Divinity School.
A Northwesterner by birth and at heart, Tony lives in Seattle with his wife Linda, an elementary school principal. They have three adult children, Joe, Nick and Laura. Nick is married to Alison Jones, Joe to Shannon Ginn.
Tony is a graduate of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He holds a Master's degree in European Cultural and Intellectual History from the University of Oregon. His Master of Divinity degree is from New York's Union Theology Seminary. He has done post-graduate study at Harvard Divinity School as a Merrill Fellow.
At various times, Tony has been active in refugee resettlement, low-income housing development, ministry to those experiencing mental illness, and interfaith dialogue.
He enjoys travel, gardening, hiking, kayaking and red wine.
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John 5:6
"When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, 'Do you want to be healed?'"
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Perhaps you've heard the story about the man whose brother-in-law believed himself to be a chicken. The man finally got fed up with his brother-in-law's scratching, clucking, and pecking - not to mention the nest-building in every corner of the house.
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The Rev. Anthony Robinson talks to us about how to face those difficult times, and how to make the best of them. A Day1 Reflection brought to you in part by Odyssey Networks.
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May 01, 2013
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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I love these flash mob videos. In fact, they can bring me to tears. I wonder why they are so powerful?
April 21, 2013
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Years ago my wife, Linda, and I were travelling around Europe in a VW Bug. One evening we arrived after dark on an island of Greece. We drove out on a bluff that appeared to be deserted and set up our Bug hotel for the night....
April 08, 2013
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Sometimes extravagance is foolish, wasteful, and just wrong. Think of huge cars that get fourteen miles to a gallon. Or of sprawling McMansions for some when others have no home at all. Or the fancy restaurants where the bill for a foursome can exceed a thousand dollars.
April 06, 2013
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Being touched and blessed by Jesus may not mean our lives are suddenly successful, as society defines success. Jesus may make life harder, but in ways that matter.
February 25, 2013
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Not long ago I was in Louisville, Kentucky, where I met Jamesetta Ferguson, the pastor of St. Peter's UCC, a downtown church that has experienced a death to life change. She invited me to visit the church saying, Yes, we'd love to have you visit. Come and see what God is doing.
December 11, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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I love this verse from Psalm 126: Our mouths were suddenly filled with laughter . . .
December 05, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Heads up - tomorrow, December 6 - is St. Nicholas Day. The 4th century saint, Nicholas, is the patron saint of quite a line-up: sailors, merchants, archers, thieves, children and students (by the way, who decides these things?). He is also a pre-cursor to Santa Claus, a.k.a. Old St. Nick. o gift-giving is associated with St. Nicholas, but gift-giving with a difference.
November 16, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Question: What do sleep, play and worship have in common?
Answer: All three are, at least potentially, powerfully healing.
November 05, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Some say that true Christians will vote for this candidate but definitely not that one; this political party but never the other one; or only this way on a particular ballot measure or referendum.
September 27, 2012
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The author of Ecclesiastes, Qoheleth, apparently missed the memo about being upbeat, cheery, positive, and salting every other sentence with the word “Awesome.”
September 11, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Perhaps you, too, have noticed how often we speak of illness and death using the language of "battle". Is that the Christian story?
September 09, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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While my father is gone now, both he and my mother lived to a proverbial "ripe old age." For both, however, aging brought challenge and loss. My father had Alzheimer's, my mother has dementia. Still, both have borne these infirmities with grace and good humor.
August 14, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Galatians 6:2,5 says "Carry each other's burden and so fulfill the law of Christ . . . each one must carry their own load." Okay, Paul, which one is it?
August 06, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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For weeks now (if you follow the lectionary) we've been hearing how great David is. David this and David that. Now, David screws up -- massively.
July 30, 2012
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People are hungry for God. They are hungry for powerful good news of the God who has broken the powers of sin and death and makes new life possible here and now. They are hungry for naked gospel.
July 19, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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Recently New York Times columnist and author of "Bad Religion," Ross Douthat asked, "Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved?" Historian and popular commentator on church and culture, Diana Butler Bass, responded to Douthat saying he mostly got it wrong. Here's my take on their debate and the issue of "Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved?"
July 08, 2012
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In Mark 6:1-13, the Rev. Anthony Robinson points out that Jesus experiences failure in his hometown, but those he sends out two by two to minister achieve success, and draws illuminating conclusions about this contrast for our life.
June 28, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
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The Health Care Reform has been upheld in the Supreme Court. There are some remarkable things about this decision -- several of which have implications for healthy churches.
June 14, 2012
The Rev. Anthony Robinson
(UCC)
Often as I visit different congregations I hear the church described as a "family." I'm never quite sure about this — speaking of the church as "family."