Adult Bible Studies with a Difference

Author:
Myra B. Nagel

The Rev. Myra B. Nagel is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.   A graduate of the University of Illinois and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, she received a Master of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.    She is the author of the books "Journey to the Cross"(1966) and "Deliver Us from Evil: What the Bible Says about Satan" (1999), both published by the United Church Press.  She has co-authored (Trish Towle Greeves) several Leaders' Guides for the Kerygma Program:  "Exodus: Gateway to the Bible," "The Commandments for a Blessed Life," and the new release, "God Saves a People."  She will also co-author the Leaders' Guide for "God Is Faithful," to be released later this year.

 Rev. Nagel has long been active in adult Christian Education.  She has served as Associate Minister for Education in churches in Vienna, Virginia and Port Charlotte, Florida and has been an education consultant in the Potomac Association  (Washington DC area) of the United Church of Christ. She has written curricula for the ecumenical DISCIPLESHIP ALIVE! SERIES and THE INVITING WORD, published by United Church Press.  Recently she has retired from parish ministry in order to devote more time to writing and teaching.  She and her husband Don live in Punta Gorda, Florida.  She is a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ of Punta Gorda where she teaches a weekly Bible study.