President Obama nominates Rachel Held Evans, others as faith advisers
The White House has announced plans to add a popular evangelical writer, a Ferguson, Mo., activist and a Methodist megachurch pastor to President Obama’s list of faith-based advisers.
(Left to right) Rachel Held Evans, known for her blog and books such as “A Year of Biblical Womanhood,” The Rev. Traci Blackmon, acting executive minister of the United Church of Christ’s Justice and Witness Ministries, has been the pastor of Christ the King United Church of Christ in Florissant, Mo., since 2009, The Rev. Adam Hamilton, the author of 23 books (including “Making Sense of the Bible”) is the founding pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, the largest UMC congregation in the U.S. (Photos courtesy of Maki Evans, the Rev. Traci Blackmon, Donovan Marks/ Washington National Cathedral)
The White House has announced plans to add a popular evangelical writer, a Ferguson, Mo., activist and a Methodist megachurch pastor to President Obama's list of faith-based advisers. They are:
