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Mike Schut

Michael Schut is Economic and Environmental Affairs Officer for the Episcopal Church and editor of three books with community-building study guides including Simpler Living, Compassionate Life: A Christian Perspective. He can be reached at:  mschut@episcopalchurch.org

Michael serves as the Economic and Environmental Affairs Officer of The Episcopal Church, following 11 years on the staff of Earth Ministry. He has edited and partially authored three books/study guides: Money and Faith: The Search for Enough; Food and Faith: Justice, Joy and Daily Bread; and Simpler Living, Compassionate Life: A Christian Perspective (which won the second best "spiritual" book award by the Catholic Press Association in 2000). 

Michael coordinates and provides resources for various eco-justice programs in the church and speaks and leads workshops/retreats connecting faith, justice, economics and ecology. He represented the Episcopal Church on a Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships White House Task Force on Environment and Climate Change. Michael has worked with homeless men, served as a Park Ranger, and led wilderness trips. He received his M.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon in 1993 and his B.S. in Biology in 1987 from Wheaton College in Illinois. He likes to backpack, climb, sing, read, and spend time with his nephew, Carter. He lives in Seattle.


Recent Posts:

Cherry Blossoms and the Body of God: Connecting Earth Day with Holy Week