We asked these clergy attending Ministers Convocation, "What book is lying on your nightstand?"

Brenda Carroll
First Maryville UMC
Maryville District
The Will of God: Answering the Hard Questions, by James C. Howell

Perry Duncan
Amherst/Bethel UMC
Knoxville District
The Bible in 90 Days (NIV)


Paul Goshorn
Newbern/ Mountain View UMC
Wytheville District
The Barbarian Way: Unleash the Untamed Faith Within, by Erwin Raphael McManus


Scott Robertson-Gouge
Blue Ridge Circuit
Wytheville District
24 Hours That Changed the World, by Adam Hamilton


Tammy Wright
Carter Street-Belspring UMC
Wytheville District
Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, by Elaine Pagels

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