Great Guest Preachers

The Rev. Dr. Ron Robinson is the Perkins-Prothro Chaplain and Professor of Religion at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he has served for more than two decades. Before returning to Wofford, his own alma mater, he spent fifteen years in ministry at Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, and prior to that served as a campus minister at Duke University.

He holds an undergraduate degree from Wofford College, two master's degrees from Duke University, and a doctorate from Southern Methodist University. He is also certified in not-for-profit management, negotiation and conflict management, international peacemaking, and design thinking.

An avid adventurist, he has visited every state and every continent. He counts the daily work of walking alongside students (in class, in the chapel, and in the long conversations that happen somewhere in between) as the great joy of his vocation.

Linea Warmke is a cradle Lutheran, born and raised on a large poultry farm near Lancaster, Ohio. After graduating from Ohio University, she taught in both a Lutheran parochial school and public school before pursuing a career in real estate investment and appraising, and serving as an adjunct professor of real estate at her alma mater.

Having felt God's call to ordained ministry as a child, Linea attended Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, and was ordained a Pastor of Word and Sacrament in 2012. She served as pastor for eight years at St. John Lutheran Church, a rural parish in Racine, Ohio, near the Ohio River.

Pastor Linea and her husband, Fr. Bill McCleery, an Episcopal priest, enjoy spending time with children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. In her spare time, Pastor Linea loves floral design, oil painting, and reading.

The Rev. Kevin Todd serves on the Bishop's Staff of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina as Associate Transition Officer and Director of Blue Ridge Service Corps. As Associate Transition Officer, Kevin offers guidance and support for congregations in transition, serving as the primary contact for questions, support, and training regarding search processes, and assisting clergy discerning the call to suitable ministry positions.

Blue Ridge Service Corps is a transformative, residential experience for young adults looking for intentional community and service with non-profit organizations, while finding sacred time for spiritual formation and exploration, personal growth, and leadership development.

A graduate of Duke Divinity School at Duke University, Kevin has served as an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church since 2021.