John Epps Contributions to the Order Ecumenical, Ecumenical Institute, and the Institute of Cultural Affairs - as requested by Dick Alton and team

John Epps:

Born June 30, 1939, Charleston, South Carolina

Education:  The Citadel, BA

                        Perkins School of Theology, BD, PhD – Systematic Theology

Married:  Ann Epps, August 3, 1964

Joined OE and EI, January 1972

1972-79 – Chicago Ecumenical Institute, Nexus

·       Taught numerous RS-1 and Parish Leadership Courses

·       Prior of Research Centrum that produced quarterly Ecclesiola manuals

·       Member of first full-time Panchayat

·       Co-authored the OE Polity Document

·       Assisted in organizing the Oklahoma Town Meeting 100 campaign

·       Member of team for three “Kitchen Sink” Summer Programs in Chicago

·       Member LENS strategic planning development team and three global treks to pilot the course

1979-82 – Kuala Lumpur Regional Nexus

·       Prior Operations Centrum

·       Consulted, trained, and travelled to Projects throughout SEPAC

1982-85 – Denver/Rocky Mountain Region ICA Co-director

·       Co-led regional organizing team for Colorado Exposition of Rural Development

·       Formed IERD regional steering committee including Lieutenant Governor

·       Assisted in identifying numerous project candidates for IERD India conference

·       Co-taught numerous accredited ICA Imaginal Education Courses and other ICA courses

·       Presentation of ICA community development projects to Denver Rotary

1985-2016 – Kuala Lumpur Region

·       Marketed and Co-facilitated multiple strategic planning projects with financial, insurance, technology, direct selling, international non-profits (Save the Children Norway, UK Volunteers, etc.), and petroleum industries

·       Trained public courses in Malaysia in ToP Facilitation Methods, Strategic Planning, Imaginal Education, Meeting Design, Facilitation from the Inside Out

·       Founding member of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF), internationally, and co-organizer of IAF events in Malaysia

·       Member organizing committee of twelve IAF Asia Facilitator Conferences 

·       Co-developed and led “Methods Modules” for business and community leaders prior to offering full ToP courses

·       Organizing editor of two volumes of Joseph Wesley Matthews talks

·       Co-developed and led Customer Service Workshops with multiple companies

·       Participant and co-presenter at numerous ToP Network Conferences in the USA

·       Co-led multiple ToP facilitator training sessions for government officials in Singapore both through the Singapore Civil Service College and as requested by various government agencies such as the Subordinate Court Judges, the Internal Revenue Service,  community police, and the Ministry of Home Affairs

2016-2020 – ToP Network, USA

·       Attended ToP annual gatherings

·       Member of ToP Curriculum team for several years

·       Assisted in editing new TFM Participant Manual