All Our Children

Lallie B. Loyd is a lay leader in The Episcopal Church, a former General Convention deputy, and has served on policy and ministry commissions at the local, diocesan, and wider church levels. In 2012 she founded All Our Children, a national network of faith-based community partnerships with under-resourced public schools, to renew Episcopalians' commitment to education justice. Lloyd is a graduate of Yale University and has an MBA from the Wharton School and a master's in theology from Episcopal Divinity School, where she received the Hall Prize for outstanding peace and justice work. She lives on Cape Cod. The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings was elected president of the House of Deputies by her peers at the 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2012, and at the 78th General Convention in 2015, she was reelected by acclamation. She is the first ordained woman to hold the position. She lives near Cleveland, Ohio.

• Foreword Gay Clark JenningsIntroduction Lallie B. LloydPart One Discoveries of DisparityA Social Movement for Education Justice Lallie B. LloydWhy We’re Here Diane CarsonFinding Jesus in Unexpected Places Jackie WhitfieldPart Two A Theology of RelationshipPublic Relationships and Public Institutions Liz SteinhauserPartners for the Kingdom Benjamin P. CampbellPart Three Education as Justice6. In the Beginning Catherine Roskam7. Turnaround Audrey Henderson8. An Ecumenical Public Education Initiative W. Andrew WaldoPart Four The Reality of Socioeconomics9. Gaps and Crosses A. Robert Hirschfeld10. They Were Reading on the Bus R. William FranklinPart Five Partnerships of Church and School11. Giving Up Outreach Projects Hal Ley Hayek and Amy Slaughter Myers12. Transforming Mission Alexizendria Link13. The Journey Ruth WongEpilogue Lallie B. LloydAppendixA. Types of PartnershipsB. Ten Steps to Successful Church-School PartnershipsC. Partnership PrayersSelected Bibliography

"Lallie B. Lloyd has brought together a collection of strong voices proclaiming the value of courageous individuals from a diverse group of faith communities pushing themselves beyond their comfort levels to engage the educational needs of children. In this era where 'savage inequalities' continue to rage in our schools, it is crucial to hear such voices as all of us who are compassionate seek to find the best ways to ensure that all of our children receive the best education possible."––Dr. Catherine Meeks, editor of Living Into God's Dream: Dismantling Racism in America and Chair of the Beloved Community: Commission for Dismantling Racism in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta"Here is a passionate and clear-eyed argument for why we should add 'educating our children' to the commands by Jesus for us to give drink to the thirsty, feed the hungry, care for the sick and those in prison, clothe the naked, and welcome the stranger."––The Very Rev. Will H. Mebane, Jr., Interim Dean of St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Buffalo, New York"I am so inspired by the work of All Our Children!"––Giovanna M. Romero, Director of Programs and Youth Leadership Development, Children's Defense Fund-NY