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About Us: Staff

The Lewis Center's most important resource is the expertise of its staff.

Dr. Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Lovett H. Weems, Jr., a preeminent expert on church leadership, is respected as a pastor, educator, author, and church leader. After many years as a pastor and seminary president, he is now distinguished professor of church leadership and director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. His latest books include Focus: The Real Challenges That Face The United Methodist Church, Bearing Fruit (with Tom Berlin) and a revised edition of his classic Church Leadership: Vision, Team, Culture, and Integrity. Contact.
Dr. G. Douglass Lewis Dr. G. Douglass Lewis, former Wesley Seminary president, for whom the center is named, serves as senior fellow, focusing on leadership within theological education.

Ann A. Michel Ann A. Michel, associate director of the Lewis Center, coordinates the Lewis Center's programming and is an editor of Leading Ideas
e-newsletter. Contact.
Joe Arnold Joe Arnold, research manager, is responsible for designing and conducting research initiative. He also has lead staff responsibility for administering the Lewis Pastoral Leadership Inventory. Contact.
Carol Follett Carol Follett serves as a part-time Web Specialist for the Lewis Center handling electronic communication, maintaining the Lewis Center website (www.churchleadership.com), and preparing and distributing Leading Ideas and The Lewis Center Update. Contact.
The Lewis Center prides itself in identifying individuals in the church, in higher education, and in secular fields who are key resources for church leadership. It draws on the expertise of a wide array of scholars and practitioners, including the faculty of Wesley Theological Seminary.