Amy Jacober serves as an outspoken advocate, author, and educator with many ministry interests including youth, disability, and increasingly mental health. Dr. Jacober teaches graduate, undergraduate, and professional students to consider context when looking at individuals and systems as well as faith and culture. She excels in connecting core beliefs with practical action, bridging the gap between theory and practice. Jacober’s academic journey includes lecturing in universities, colleges, non-profits both in the US and globally for more than twenty years. An author of articles, chapters, and books, Jacober’s recent writing includes Redefining Perfect: The Interplay Between Theology and Disability (Wipf and Stock, 2017). Amy embodies life as a minister and theologian as well as a wife and mother. She spends time in ministry with youth, people with disabilities, and those seeking to live out their faith for the good of others and the world. When not doing ministry, she spends time cooking, hiking, or playing board games with friends and family.
