Tex Sample

Tex Sample (born December 28, 1934) is a specialist in church and society, a storyteller, author, and the Robert B. and Kathleen Rogers Professor Emeritus of Church and Society at the St. Paul School of Theology, a United Methodist seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, where he taught from 1967–1999.

Born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Sample received a BA from Millsaps College, an M.Div.

A former cab driver, laborer, and oil field roustabout, As of 2015[update] he is a freelance speaker and consultant based in greater Kansas City, MO.

[1] A much sought-after lecturer,[2] storyteller, workshop leader and consultant, Tex is a contributor to the DVD programs in the Living the Questions series.

[3] His most recent books are Earthy Mysticism (2008),[4] The Future of John Wesley's Theology (2012), and Human Nature, Interest, and Power: a Critique of Reinhold Niebuhr's Social Thought (2013).