TK Barger (pronounced Tee Kay BAR grr, “he/him/his” pronouns), aka Rev. Tim, is First Unitarian Church of Toledo’s full-time Minister, leading Sunday services and other ceremonies, providing pastoral care, supervising staff, managing Toledo Unitarians media and representing the congregation in the community. In addition to clergy work, he contributes commentary and essays in print, online, and on camera.

PUBLIC SPEAKING AND WRITING
Sermons at Unitarian Universalist and other congregations. Speaker,
blogger, and columnist on intersections, aspects, and issues of religion,
media, and entertainment; news and culture; spirituality, morality, and ethics;
humanism; and other topics. Presenter, panelist, and host for conventions,
classes, museums, affinity groups, and other gatherings. Interviewed on TV
news and talk shows, radio programs, and podcasts. Reviewer of books, TV
productions, and films. Feature writer for freelance assignments.

WORK
Currently senior minister, First Unitarian Church of Toledo, Ohio. 2017-present. Previous career in publishing and journalism as writer, editor, researcher, and consultant. Byline or writer’s credit, print and online, in books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and scholarly journals.

EDUCATION Ph.D. in communications, Syracuse University. M.Div. in ministry, Meadville Lombard Theological School. M.L.I.S. in library science and B.J. in journalism, University of Texas at Austin. B.A. in humanities, Hendrix College.