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Alex Joyner was
ordained in the United Methodist Church in 1989 and has served
appointments in Dallas, Texas; York, England; Unionville, Virginia
and Charlottesville, Virginia. Reverend Joyner came to Franktown United
Methodist Church in June, 2005. Previously he was campus
minister at the Wesley Foundation at the University of Virginia. Prior
to entering the ordained ministry, Joyner was a radio news director
in the Charlottesville area.
He is the author of
three publications:
Restless Hearts: Where Do I Go Now, God? -a DVD-based
curriculum on vocational discernment for young adults
What's in the Bible About Us?
What's in the Bible About the Holy Spirit?
All are published by
Abingdon Press and available through Cokesbury.
He is also a frequent
contributor to the
FaithLink adult curriculum produced through the United
Methodist Publishing House.
Joyner holds an
undergraduate degree in history from the University of Virginia, a
master of divinity degree from Perkins School of Theology at Southern
Methodist University, and additional masters in religious studies from UVA. In 1996 Joyner was a featured preacher on the
nationally-syndicated Protestant Hour radio program, doing a
series of five sermons. He teaches in the summer course of study
program at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas. His interests are
storytelling, preaching, kayaking, and cross-cultural ministry. Rev. Joyner is
married to the former Suzanne Kee Birdsall of Afton, Virginia and they
have two children, Joel and Rachel. |
