Ed G. Wallen

Dr. Ed G. Wallen, a retired United Methodist minister, has taught in the local church, district, conference and denomination for over fifty years. He continues to explore creative ways to assist others to learn about the Word of God and grow in the faith.

His doctoral program explored the idea that the history of a local church can be an effective teaching tool. His research covered the history of one hundred sixty churches in the Black Swamp, mostly in Wood County, Ohio. The result was the book, "United Methodism takes root in the Black Swamp.

For the past nine years after retirement, Dr. Wallen has been working on the Bible in Dialogue series.This series places the books of the Bible in a dialogue format using the NRSV. The first volume, "The Gospel of Mark in Dialogue" was released for publication in October 2015. The Gospel of Matthew in Dialogue will be available shortly after the beginning of 2016. Dr. Wallen's plans are to release the books on the gospels of Luke and John in 2016.