NEXT Steps Co-Director
Pronouns: He/His
Rockford College, B.S., 1981
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1984
Yale University, S.T.M., 1988
Washington University St. Louis, M.B.A., 1997
Phone: 314-918-2628
Email: [email protected]
Rev. Steve Lawler has been a part of the Next Steps team since 2019. He was the founding director of the Walker Leadership Institute at Eden Theological Seminary, retiring at the end of 2024. An ordained Episcopal priest, he led St. Stephens & The Vine in Ferguson, Missouri, from 2001 to 2019, transforming it into a vibrant parish and community collaboration hub. From 1990 to 2016, he was a part of Washington University’s University College as a faculty member and a program coordinator, teaching and developing programs in leadership, organizational development, and systems thinking.
