Stephen Crippen is a priest serving as interim rector at Grace Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, Washington. A Minnesota native, he served for twelve years as an organist and parish musician at Lutheran churches in both Minnesota and Washington. Since 1997 he has lived in the Puget Sound area, where he worked as a couple and family therapist in mental-health agencies and, for ten years, in private practice. Ordained deacon in October 2010, Stephen served three churches in the Diocese of Olympia and continues to work as a trainer in the network of Episcopal Colleges for Congregational Development. He has also worked alongside many congregations as an organization-development consultant. Stephen's career, as both a therapist and faith leader, has focused on relationship repair as a source and ground of theological reflection and action. Stephen is a fitness enthusiast with a sweet tooth and a slow but determined participant in the sport of long-distance running.
