More About Anne Russ | Doubting Believer

Founder and Director—Doubting Believer

Created an online platform to provide resources and encouragement for people’s faith journeys.
Partnered with Rev. Kelly Fitzgerald to create worship and family faith resources
Created Social Media for Churches to help small churches better use social media for evangelism

Pastor

Served for over 15 years as a solo pastor at two congregations in Arkansas.

Built relationships to determine community needs and forged partnerships with area organizations to meet them.
Re-developed historic church in changing neighborhood.
Pioneered partnership between Arkansas Food Bank and local elementary school to provide fresh produce, meat, and shelf staple foods to 60+ food-insecure families—a model that was adopted around the state.

Recent Speaking and Writing Gigs

CONFERENCE PASTOR, Montreat Youth Conference (MYC) | 2021
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Arts, Recreation & Worship Conference at Montreat | 2022
EDITOR, Season of Peace Devotion Series for Presbyterian Church (USA) | 2022
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Arkansas Youth Quake |2022
LITURGY WRITER, Montreat Youth Conference | 2021, 2022
RECREATION LEADER, Montreat Youth Conference (Omega) | 2022
KEYNOTE AND WORSHIP LEADER, Presbyterian Camp and Conferences Center Annual Gathering |2022
LITURGY WRITER, , Montreat College Conference |2022
KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Montreat Youth Conference (Theta) | 2023

Education and Credentials

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING CERTIFICATION, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY | December 2020
MASTER OF DIVINITY, Andover Newton Theological School, Newton, MA
BACHELOR OF ARTS—JOURNALISM / MUSIC, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR

Board Leadership