- Gary Wilde
Gary Allen Wilde, (born 1952, in
Holbrook, Massachusetts ), is an American religiousauthor , and Episcopalpriest for the Diocese of Georgia. He is also the senior editor for theChristian magazine "The Quiet Hour ", published byDavid C. Cook Publishing Co. History
Raised in
Florida , Wilde moved toIllinois in 1971, were he attended Trinity College in Deerfield, receiving hisA.A. degree. From there he went on toMoody Bible Institute inChicago , and received hisB.A. degree in Pastoral Training and Greek.From 1975-1978 Wilde served as associatepastor atIrving Park Free Methodist Church in Chicago, then from 1978-1985 as senior pastor ofSt. Charles Free Methodist Church in St. Charles. During that time Wilde also attended graduate school at Wheaton College in Wheaton, taking courses in educational ministry, then got hisM.Div. degree fromBethany Theological Seminary .Writer and Editor
In 1986 Wilde wrote a short series of biblical commentaries, thus starting his career as a writer. By 1988 Wilde had become an instructor in the Religion/Humanities Department at
Elgin Community College , a position he held until 1991. He also became the Books and Curriculum Editor for the David C. Cook Publishing Company in Elgin. In 1990 he developed his own company, Wilde Creative Services, and began contracting himself out as an author/editor. Between 1990 and 2005, working as a freelancer Wilde wrote, collaborated, and edited books, articles, and education materials for different Christian publishers. He is the creator of the Bible Wisdom series, the Encouragers for Men series forVictor Books and author-compiler of the 15 books in the Promises to Treasure series forBroadman & Holman .Anglican
By 1988 Wilde had left the
Free Methodist Church , and started attending church in theEpiscopal Diocese of Chicago . In late 1997 Wilde moved back to the Orlando suburb of Oviedo, and began going to theCathedral Church of St. Luke . There he held various positions, including working with men's ministry, and the cathedral's "Dean's Hour" study groups.From 2005-2006 Wilde attended Nashotah House Seminary, taking their Anglican Studies Program in preparation for the
diaconate . OnMay 27 ,2006 Wilde was ordained atransitional deacon in theEpiscopal Diocese of Central Florida . In June he accepted a position asvicar of St. John's Episcopal Church,Moultrie, Georgia , in theEpiscopal Diocese of Georgia . OnDecember 13 ,2006 Wilde was ordained apriest by the Rt. Rev.Henry Loutitt , and was installed asrector at St. John's.Wilde is an
Anglo-Catholic priest, and is inspired byJohn Mason Neale .Family
Since 1973 Wilde has been married to
Carol McLean Wilde , and together they have several children.Bibliography
*"Philippians: Joy in the Lord" (1986)
*"Old Testament Royalty: History of a Nation" (1986)
*"The Sermon on the Mount: Wisdom of the Kingdom" (1986)
*"Ephesians: Life in the Church" (1986)
*"Acts: Powered by the Spirit" (1986)
*"First & Second Thessalonians: Hope of His Coming" (1986)
*"Your Ministry of Prayer" (1990)
*"Dealing with Death" (1991)
*"Free from the Past: God's Promise for Adult Children of Alcoholics" (1992)
*The Bible Wisdom series (1993-1995)
*"Wisdom for Grandparents: Practical Bible-Based Principles" (1995)
*"Be Skillful Leader's Guide" (1995)
*The Encouragers for Men series (1996-1998)
*"The Bedside Book of Prayer" (1997)
*"The Power of Prayer" (1998)
*"The Promise of Faith" (1998)
*The Promises to Treasure series (1998-1999)
*"Bible Promises for Champions" (2000)
*"All Preachers Great and Small" (2000)
*"Maxed Out: How Old Testament Personalities Handled the Stress" (2000)
*"Prayers for Good Times and Bad" (2001)
*"Life-Changing Prayers: Discover the Power of Prayer" (2002)
*"Christian Family Guide to Starting Your Own Business" (2003)
*"Christ-Based Leadership: Applying the Bible and Today's Best Leadership Models to Become an Effective Leader" (2005)ee also
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Moultrie, Georgia
*St. John's Episcopal Church (Moultrie, Georgia)
*Anglo-Catholic
*Episcopal Church in the United States of America
*Episcopal Diocese of Georgia External links
* [http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Gary%20Wilde Books written by Gary Wilde in Alibris.com]
* [http://www.cookministries.com/ Cook Communications Ministries]
* [http://stjohnsechurch.com/templates/System/default.asp?id=37864 St. John's Episcopal]
* [http://www.freemethodistchurch.org/Sections/Organizations/Stories/08-13-04_NewInternationalMinistry.htm Irving Park International Ministry]
* [http://www.scfmc.com/ St. Charles Free Methodist Church]
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