Woodie W. White is Bishop-in-Residence at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta. Elected a bishop in 1984, he retired from the Indiana Conference of The United Methodist Church. From 1969–1984 he was General Secretary of the General Commission on Religion and Race of The United Methodist Church. He was president of the General Board of Discipleship from 1988–1992 and president of the Council of Bishops in 1996–1997. He is the author of several books, including Confessions of a Prairie Pilgrim and Conversations of the Heart, both published by Abingdon Press.
