Topher Endress

Rev. Dr. Topher Endress directs Disciples Access, a consulting and education ministry working to increase congregational capacity for disability justice. He has previously served in congregational ministry in Missouri, Texas, Tennessee, and Indiana. His first book, "Accompanying Disability," was released in 2025, and a second, titled "Companions on the Journey: Sermons from Christmount," is due out in February 2027. He is an alum of Purdue (BS), Vanderbilt (MDiv), and Aberdeen, UK (PhD). In his spare time, he is a firefighter with the Boone Co. Fire Department and tries to keep up with his 2 young kids.