Anna B. Olson

The Reverend Anna B. Olson is an Episcopal priest and graduate of Union Theological Seminary and Stanford University. She lives and works in the diverse Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Her interests and expertise in parish ministry include working with historic congregations to connect with the needs and gifts of new neighbors; developing models for multilingual and inculturated liturgy; liturgy in public spaces; and opening space for marginalized communities to reshape and revitalize the church. She is married with two children, is fluent in Spanish and holds a second-degree black belt in taekwondo.

She blogs at http://www.ecfvp.org/posts/author/anna-olson/ and has just written her first book, Claiming Resurrection in the Dying Church: Freedom Beyond Survival, published by Westminster John Knox Press.