Keith Schwanz

Keith Schwanz lives in Overland Park, Kansas, and has served as a church musician, pastor, and seminary educator. Keith started Storian Press in 2013. In 2012 he participated in NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, and drafted his first work of fiction. Since his wife Judi does quilting, he has started designing quilts for their grandchildren.
Keith wrote:
Marks of the Missional Church: Ecclesial Practices for the Sake of the World (with Libby Tedder Hugus & Jason Veach)
The Birth of a Hymn: Spiritual Biographies of 20 Hymn Writers and the Experiences that Inspired Them
Resources for Worship Planning: A Companion to the Hymnal Sing to the Lord
Shouts At Sunrise (The Abduction and Rescue of Don Cox)
The Caribbean: A Legacy of Love
Meeting Jesus
Keith edited and contributed to:
One in Christ: Reconciliation, Justice, and Mutuality
Missio Dei: A Wesleyan Understanding
Keith contributed to:
Postmodern and Wesleyan?: Exploring the Boundaries and Possibilities
Celebration Hymnal (Worship Resource Edition)
Since 2007, Keith has written a personal finance column for clergy, “It’s Your Money,” Pensions & Benefits USA, Church of the Nazarene
Keith has written for the Kansas City Star:
Lesson in the blue cap
Rural America sings a new song
Organ donation can save a life
Christians embrace new neighbors
Wanted: more diversity of thought
Keith has written for Holiness Today:
A Generational Shift
Why What We Sing About God Matters
The Ancient-Future Generation
True Worship