Emma Flores Dickey

Reboot Program Specialist

Education:
BA, Southern Methodist University; MA, Temerlin Advertising Institute of SMU.

Creative Outlets:
Painting, sketching, and creative computing.

Sometimes Found:
Playing tennis, walking along the Katy Trail, or perusing Dallas “Foodie” blogs.

Enjoys Eating:
Pepperoni pizza, bruschetta, fajita tacos, Torchy’s Tacos queso, and Whataburger.

Reboot Responsibilities:
In charge of logistical support. Prepares and distributes written materials for grant programs. Manages the books and other financial work. Does social and digital media.

Motto:
Greatness is measured by courage and heart.

Bart Patton

Director of the Office of External Programs,
SMU Perkins School of Theology

Prior Work:
Pastor and Youth Minister for 20+ years in three denominations. Extensive ecumenical work with churches, large and small, in rural, urban and suburban environments.

One Area of Expertise:
Strategic Development for Congregational Systems.

Writings:
Writes articles and blogs that connect practical youth ministry with academic scholarship and pop culture. Recently wrote for the Fathom Bible Studies Curriculum, an eighteen-book project (published by Abingdon Press), which offers a deeper dive into key themes and story-lines of the Bible.

Favorite Recent Book:
Configuring Nicodemus: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Complex Characterization, by Michael Whitenton.

Reboot Responsibilities:
Day-to-day manager of projects. Crafting, planning and working out details of conferences and meetings. Offering insight into church health.

Priscilla Pope-Levison

Research Professor of Practical Theology,
SMU Perkins School of Theology

Education:
PhD, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; MDiv, Duke Divinity School; BA, DePauw University.

Prior Work:
United Methodist pastor who started a youth group in her first pastoral appointment, Chaplain at North Park University, Evangelism professor at Duke Divinity School, Theology and Women’s Studies professor at Seattle Pacific University.

Writing:
30+ articles and six books, including Building the Old Time Religion: Women Evangelists in the Progressive Era (New York University Press, 2014), Models of Evangelism (Baker Academic Press, 2020).

Favorite Free-Time Activities:
Traveling, hiking, and spending time with family and friends.

Reboot Responsibilities:
Big picture oversight and insight. Producing resources to support Reboot projects and written work that tells these projects’ stories to a broader public.