H. Naylor) The Abandoned Generation: Rethinking Higher Education. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1995. (with Thomas H. Naylor) Downsizing the U.S.A.. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1997. (with Stanley Hauerwas) Resident Aliens. Tokyo: Kyo Bun Kwan, 1999. (with Martin B. Copenhaver and Anthony B. Robinson) Good News in Exile: Three Pastors Offer a Hopeful Vision for the Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1999. (with Stanley Hauerwas) The Holy Spirit.''' Nashville: Abingdon, 2015. Ordained ministry Pastor, Level Creek UMC, Buford, GA, 1971 Associate Pastor, Broad St. UMC, Clinton, SC, 1971–73 Pastor, Trinity UMC, North Myrtle Beach, SC, 1973–76 Pastor, Northside UMC, Greenville, SC, 1980–84 Professor, Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1984-2004 (one of the youngest professors in the history of Duke Divinity School) Dean, Duke Chapel, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1984-2004 Bishop, North Alabama Annual Conference, The United Methodist Church, 2004-2012 Professor of the Practice of Christian Ministry, Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2012- Pastor, Duke Memorial UMC, Durham, NC, 2014 See also List of bishops of the United Methodist Church References The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church InfoServ, the official information service of The United Methodist Church. Official Biography Biography External links A Peculiar Prophet: Bishop Willimon's Blog where he posts about publications and appearances Bishop Willimon's podcast A Collection of Willimon Sermons 1946 births Living people American religion academics American sermon writers American theologians Methodist theologians Methodist writers Arminian ministers Arminian theologians Duke Divinity School faculty Emory University alumni University and college chaplains in America United Methodist bishops of the Southeastern Jurisdiction Wofford College alumni Methodist chaplains American university and college faculty deans 21st-century Methodist ministers 20th-century Methodist ministers Yale Divinity School alumni