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Cynthia L. Pollard is a biblical storyteller who shares the sacred texts in a lively, dramatic, and expressive manner. She is an Adjunct Professor at Palmer Theological Seminary, where she has co-taught Biblical Storytelling with Dr. Deborah J. Winters. Cynthia has lectured and facilitated storytelling workshops and retreats in diverse settings. She is the creative behind “The First Housewives”, a storytelling concert exploring the lives of women in the Bible. A past president of the Network of Biblical Storytellers, International, she also brings 30 years of corporate expertise from a major law firm, where she retired as a Conflicts & Records Manager. Cynthia is an ordained Elder at The Resurrection Center in Wilmington, DE.

Deborah Winters loved the stories of the Bible so much, she went on to earn a Ph.D. and just retired as the Old Testament Professor and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Palmer Theological Seminary of Eastern University. She has co-edited the book, Who Killed Goliath? Reading the Bible with Heart and Mind, written on the Psalms in The Pastor’s Bible Study Vol. 3 A New Interpreter’s Bible Study, written sermons and worship settings for the Minister’s Annual Manual, edited an award winning book with 19 of her students, Through Her Eyes: Bible Studies on Women in Ministry, followed by a second book, The Marginalized, the Maligned, and the Miraculous: Bible Studies on Women in Scripture, and wrote the chapter on Amos in God’s Stories As Told By God’s Children. Deb and her husband Gary started God’s Precious Children, a non-profit organization working in Liberia, West Africa giving young people in need a better chance for a brighter future through an education. She is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and a Professional Certified Coach.