Joanne Burns

Joanne Burns
Member Support Team Lead and Consultant Team Liaison

Joined UWM - Apr 2022
 

 

 

Main Responsibilities - Rev. Joanne’s role is to support the various pathways of ministry employees and the open ministries seeking to hire a Unity credentialed leader, ministry consultant, or transitional specialist. As a trained Interim Minister and Transitional Specialist/Consultant, Joanne has first-hand knowledge of the support services she provides during transitional times in ministry. She brings a wealth of experience to this position having served various sized Unity churches from pastoral to corporate in the roles of senior minister, associate minister, licensed Unity teacher, youth and family ministry director, and ministry administrative assistant.

Personal Info - If you are unable to reach Joanne, she is probably off hiking and camping in the church of wide-open spaces as a gift to herself at least one weekend a month with her husband and two dogs.

Ministry Info – Joanne started as a YOU Sponsor, was later hired in Unity and Episcopal church administration simultaneously in 1998, became a LUT in 2000 (Adult Ed), a CSE and second LUT in 2001 (YFM), Licensed Unity Minister (2010), and Ordained Unity Minister (2012).  After serving as both an Associate Minister and Senior Minister, Joanne became a Transitional Specialist/Intentional Interim Minister (2019).