With more than five years of nurturing community, building habits, and finishing our projects, we are happy to share some fruit of our community’s labors here in the Writing Table Gallery. The following books and projects were writing in part or in whole at the Writing Table since 2020.
Here is what authors have to say about how the community who gathers at the Writing Table supported them. And they also have a lot of appreciation for working with Eileen as WT host and as a personal writing coach. You can purchase any of the books below at Bookshop.org from the Three Minute Ministry Mentor bookshelf.
Each image links directly to the book, article, blog, or writing project so that you can see for yourself the amazing, fantastic, splendiferous, and magical results of writers who are find support at the Writing Table.
Would you like to see your book title in this gallery? Joining is easy and the results far outweigh the investment! What are you waiting for?
Join the Writing Table today!Kate Hanch, Storied Witness
Kate Hanch is the director of the Baptist House of Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. Her book Storied Witness: The Theology of Black Women Preachers in 19th Century America (Fortress, 2022), grew out of her dissertation research. She examines the liberating theology of Zilpha Elaw, Julia Foote, and Sojourner Truth. Kate pitched her proposal, signed a contract, and worked consistently on her writing and revising while attending the Writing Table. She is currently working on her next book project weekday mornings at the Writing Table.
Kathryn House, “The Afterlife of White Evangelical Purity Culture” (dissertation, Boston University)
Kathryn House is Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and Practical Theology, Chair of the Rev. Dr. Lee Barker Professorship of Leadership Studies at Meadville Lombard Theological School. She shares more of her current work at her website.
Callie Swanlund, From Weary to Wholehearted
You can watch a series of interviews with priest, spiritual coach, and retreat leader, Rev. Callie Swanlund here at the Three Minute Ministry Mentor Blog. You may especially like Episode 237: “Writing with Support.” Callie’s book From Weary to Wholehearted: A Restorative Resource for Overcoming Clergy Burnout (Church Publishing, 2024) offers practices and wisdom for preventing exhaustion and finding space for your whole self in the work of ministry.
Lisa Wilson Davison, More than a Womb: Childfree Women in the Hebrew Bible as Agents of the Holy
Dr. Lisa Wilson Davison is currently the academic dean at Phillips Theological Seminary. She worked with Eileen as a writing coach in 2020-21 to complete her manuscript for More than a Womb: Childfree Women in the Hebrew Bible as Agents of the Holy (Cascade Books, 2021).
Traci Smith, Faithful Families for Lent, Easter, and Resurrection
Rev. Traci Smith is the creator and author of the much beloved Faithful Families series of books and resources. She has been a long-time member of the Writing Table. Traci was also a regular host and coach when Eileen was traveling. She completed Faithful Families for Lent, Easter and Resurrection (Chalice, 2022), while writing in community with us. And she also wrote and revised a grant application to share her resources more widely. You can learn more about the Faithful Families series at Traci’s substack. And you can watch our interview Episode 142: Lenten Practices to learn more about her work.
Virginia L. Bartlett, Elements of Moral Experience in Clinical Ethics Training and Practice
Dr. Virginia L. Bartlett is a clinical ethicist and Assistant Director at the Center for Health Care Ethics at Cedars-Sinai. She is author Elements of Moral Experience in Clinical Ethics Training and Practice: Sharing Stories with Strangers (Routledge, 2024).
Charisse Gillett, That Little Girl
Dr. Charisse Gillett is president of Lexington Theological Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky. Here is more from Charisse’s acknowledgments in her newest book That Little Girl: Memories, Challenges, and Reflections on Black Girl Dreams (Tehom, 2025).
I am grateful to Kris P. Bentley for introducing me to Eileen Campbell-Reed the host of the Writing Table. After listening to Kris praise the writing community she found around the Writing Table, and Eileen’s help in moving her project forward, I finally sent her an email. It was a good decision.
More than the insight and wisdom gained about storytelling, narrative and writing, Eileen offered me a way to shed the clinical language of reports and develop a creative discipline for writing That Little Girl. “Leave some breadcrumbs” was the best advice I received from her as a writer. Eileen’s suggestion to write in small chunks every day has led me to this moment of celebration. It’s done. I hope it’s done, but if not, I can see the light at the end of the page. Thank you, Eileen Campbell-Reed.
