An ordained Deacon of the United Methodist Church who is passionate about helping folks experience the Good News of Jesus Christ through
   Biblical Storytelling
   Experiential, ancient-future worship
   Exciting multi-intelligence teaching
   Ancient-future spiritual practices

She is one of the first graduates of the Lumicon Institute certification program in Digital Culture Ministry, a cooperative program of Lumicon Digital Productions and Perkins Theological Seminary. She also holds an MA in Spiritual Formation and Evangelism from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (and an MS in Journalism from Northwestern University). She holds United Methodist certification as a leader in the field of spiritual formation. 

Beth is also vice president of the Network of Biblical Storytellers International, and the coordinator of the Chicago-area Prairie Wind Guild: Tellers of Sacred Stories.

Currently she serves as Bible teacher, Biblical storyteller, liturgy designer, leader of the worship visuals team, and Biblical storytelling team at Woodridge United Methodist Church in Woodridge, Illinois. She also teaches Biblical storytelling extensively online through the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute, also known as BeADisciple.com, and teaches and performs in person in many venues.

Beth is the author and producer of:

    The Story and the Feast, fresh Communion liturgies connected with the texts in the Revised Common Lectionary (that is, the Protestant lectionary). This resource includes weekly text and slides for Confession and pardon, and Great Thanksgiving in the ancient-future ecumenical Trinitarian format, for Protestant churches which celebrate Communion weekly.

   God’s Story, Our Story: The Trinity for Digital Culture People, a CD curriculum for adults and teens
   Journey to Jerusalem walk-through drama and website
   Extreme Faith: John Wesley and the Methodists CD

She is an experienced workshop and retreat leader and teacher of adults and children, and is a member of the  Spiritual Directors International and the Fellowship of United Methodist Spiritual Directors and Retreat Leaders.

Contact:
Woodridge U.M.C.
2700 75th St.
Woodridge IL 60517   
(815) 303-2822