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Veteran Sunday School Teacher and Shade-Tree Theologian, Dean Summers is a Christian Minister, ordained in 1977. He has served in churches associated with the North American Christian Convention. Dean established Holly House Publications in 1995.

Since 1977, Dean has been engaged in the work of equipping Christian disciples for Christian service. He brings to the task gifts of insight, synthesis, and plain talk. He is a passionate student of the Bible. His books will engage your interest and imagination.

Seven years a student, seven years an associate pastor, seven years the pastor of an urban Christian kibbutz, Dean brings to his work as writer and teacher life experiences including employment as a railroad fireman, shopkeeper, and printer.

In his student days, Dean traveled around the globe—to Tokyo and Taipei and Hong Kong—to Manila and Bangkok and Calcutta—to Teheran and to Jerusalem. Since 1985, he has lived in an old house in Seattle's version of the Inner City. He loves the cultural mix of the city. He also loves the outdoors, where he knows how to stay dry in the rain, and where he is an accomplished camp cook and haiku poet.

pitch black
only a roadside cafe
and the Milky Way

Married in 1974, Dean and his wife Jan have raised two daughters and a son. The Summers' house is a base for Christian hospitality, Christian discipleship, and Christian service. Since 1999, Jan and Dean have been members of Japanese Presbyterian Church. Dean serves as a teacher, an Elder, and a member of the preaching team. In 2003, Jan and Dean were sent by Japanese Presbyterian Church on a one-year assignment to assist South African Bible Institute, a training center for South African pastors in Kimberley, South Africa. Jan served as an administrative assistant. Dean served as a teacher.

For more of Dean's haiku, click here

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