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The Rev. Dr. Brett Webb-Mitchell is an openly gay minister and parent of two teenagers, and lives in Chapel Hill, NC with his long term partner, Dean Blackburn, an Assistant Dean of Students at UNC-CH. Brett is the Director of a non-profit spiritual development organization, the School of the Pilgrim, which leads pilgrimages around the world. He previously taught at Duke Divinity School in the field of religious education for over a decade, and is an ordained clergyperson in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Dr. Webb-Mitchell has written several books. The first three books addressed the place and presence of people with disabilities in the Church. The latest books are Christly Gestures (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003) and The School of the Pilgrim (Westminster/John Knox Press, April 2007) and Follow Me: Christian Growth on the Pilgrim's Way (Seabury Press, 2006). There are many more articles and essays addressing the place and presence of people with disabilities in the Church in particular, and education in the Church in general. His most recent writings have focused on life as a gay parent, including the nationally renowned On Being a Gay Parent: Making a Future Together by Seabury Books (ISBN 978-1-59627-061-9), and Brett's article "Get a Room!" is published in the July 2008 issue of The Advocate.

Brett would be happy to provide programs, workshops or presentations for your campus regarding the intersections LGBTQ persons and faith communities; topics related to the joys of gay parenting in our current cultures; issues of disability (LGBTQ inclusive) and inclusion; and the art of pilgrimage as a means of self discovery and spiritual growth.

Contact:

Dr. Brett Webb-Mitchell
bpmitchell@earthlink.net