Sharon Ely Pearson joined Church Publishing Incorporated as their Christian Formation Specialist after ten years as Children’s Ministries and Christian Education Coordinator for the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. With a B.S in Special Education, she has a certificate in Christian Education from Hartford Seminary and a Master’s degree in Christian Education from Virginia Seminary. Her thesis, “A Theology of Confirmation for the 21st Century” was the spark for new diocesan guidelines implemented in 2005 in Connecticut and modeled by many others since then. Having over 35 years experience in Christian formation at the parish, diocesan, provincial and church-wide level, she is a certified Godly Play teacher and 10-year experience EfM mentor. Sharon has expertise helping congregations choose curriculum for children, youth & adults and is a sought after leader for conferences, workshops, and retreats on a variety of topics, including sacramental preparation, faith development, adult formation and administrative issues. She has been active in a variety of national Episcopal boards, task forces and design teams involved in Christian education and formation events as well as strategic planning for many educational programs.She lives in Norwalk, CT with husband, John, and cat, Shadow. She is co-author editor of "The Prayer Book Guide to Christian Education, 3rd edition" (Morehouse, 2009) and co-author of "Call on Me: A Prayer Book for Youth" (Morehouse, 2012). She blogs at "Rows of Sharon" http://www.rowsofsharon and administers "Building Faith: An Online Community for Christian Formation" http://www.buildfaith.org. Follow her on Twitter at #rowsofsharonp