Chad E. Jarnagin

Chad E. Jarnagin is a priest, researcher, and the author. His books include, The Congruent Life: Liberation, Healing, and the Future of Faith (Quoir) as well as Learning to Be: Reconstructing Peace & Spiritual Health (Morgan James Publishing). He is the Founding Vicar of Luminous Parish in Franklin, TN, a space of rest, peace, and spiritual wellness. He is an ordained priest and Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Free Fellowship of America, where he serves a Canon to the Ordinary. He is also a Certified Enneagram Teacher, and Spiritual Director. Member, and served on the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (2003-2009).

Chad grew up around Cincinnati, OH and has lived in the Nashville area for over 25 years. He and his wife Jennifer, an educator have three boys.

Fr. Chad has a Masters Certificate, M.A. Biblical Studies, and an M.Div..