Steve has spent thirty-eight years in the pastoral ministry interpreting the Gospel to lay people who experience the tension of division in their world. For the past twenty-three years, he has combined ministry with his middle-class congregation with monthly involvement in counseling the poor in his city. He helped found the Presbyterian Interracial Dialogue that for the past 14 years has worked with six Presbyterian churches, three predominantly Black and three predominantly White, building community that breaks down the barriers of racism. He has also helped establish an Hispanic ministry in Winston-Salem. His church has participated in regular activities with the Jewish community. Three times the church shared in an interfaith, interracial Habitat build that included Christians, Jews, and Muslims; Caucasians, Blacks, and Hispanics. He has been a featured speaker at Moravian, Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, and Presbyterian convocations.
The author published Experiencing the Psalms with Smyth & Helwys. In 2000 the author received the Jim Angell award from the Presbyterian Writer’s Guild for the best first book published by a Presbyterian in that year. He has published ten articles in various religious journals. He is currently working on a novel that depicts the life of a pastor in Washington, D.C., where the author spent the first seven years of his ministry. Salem Presbytery, which consists of 150 churches, has made his theological reflections on the lectionary available to Salem’s clergy and churches. He is a regular contributing member to The Immediate Word, an on-line commentary on the lectionary as it relates to current issues in the news. He has coauthored two plays exploring racism, one of which has been performed several times. He is currently involved in a project to explore how churches can minister to their pastors and prevent them from burning out as they minister to their congregations.