Lee Yates after 15 years of congregational ministry Lee is devoting himself to writing, resourcing and consulting. Lee has done everything from resourcing small congregations and directing national youth events. Along the way he has developed a variety of educational resources including, Joining the Story, a chronological study of the old testament. Lee has written for the United Church of Christ's Faith Practices, the National Council of Churches' New Earth camp curriculum and is a regular contributor to [D]mergent.org. He was also part of the design team for Eastern Mennonite University's Y-STAR (Youth and Trauma) curriculum. Lee spends much of his summer leading hands on mission events and keynoting church camps. He is married to Rev. Mandye Yates and credits her and his children, Ben and Callie for most of his good ideas. They currently live in New Castle, IN.