Lillian Daniel

Before becoming a conference minister, Lillian Daniel was the senior minister of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Glen Ellyn. She is also the co-host of “30 Good Minutes” on Channel 11, the author of the 2006 book "Tell It Like It Is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony," and co-author of "This Odd and Wondrous Calling: The Public and Private Lives of Two Ministers." She has taught preaching at three seminaries, is a trustee of the Chicago Theological Seminary, and board president of Arise (formerly Chicago Interfaith Committee for Worker Issues). The daughter of a foreign correspondent, she lived in many countries around the world. She earned her AB from Bryn Mawr College, her MDiv from Yale Divinity School, and her DMin from Hartford Seminary.