Joseph A. White
Joe White was raised on a small farm in Arkansas and is a lifelong United Methodist. He is
a graduate of the University of Arkansas, a Registered Professional Civil Engineer, is
married and has two daughters, Charlotte and Rebekah. Joe's wife, Jan, is also an
engineer. Joe and Jan have lived in Texas for the past 16 years and are residents of
Arlington. The entire family is involved in numerous church activities and also enjoys
camping. boating and water skiing.
Joe writes with a style that is easily understood and has extensive experience in teaching
introductory Bible study. For 17 years, Joe taught the Bible to both Junior and Senior High
students. While working with youth, he developed much of his own curriculum.
During the past seven years Joe has concentrated on introducing the Bible to adults from a
"layperson's perspective." He has led studies using nationally known curriculum. He has
also led classes that have progressively utilized more and more of his own material.
Due to the success of these classes and encouragement from others, Joe decided to
formalize his work and share his method of Bible introduction. He likes to refer to The
Baby Boomer Bible Study as his engineering report on the Bible.
Jerry Chism is currently Senior Minister at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Fort
Worth, which has a membership in excess of 1,300 members. Jerry and his wife Liz, a
teacher, were both born and raised in the Fort Worth area. They and their son, Danny, age
13, are a close family who love to travel and spend time together, and are actively involved
in their church and community.
Jerry received his Bachelor of Science degree in Religion and Philosophy from Texas
Wesleyan University, his Master of Theology Degree from Perkins School of Theology,
Southern Methodist University, and his Doctor of Ministry Degree from St. Paul School of
Theology in Kansas City, Missouri. He has completed additional postgraduate work at
Union Theological Seminary in New York, New York.