Edward Gilbreath is director of editorial for Urban Ministries, Inc., a national publishing and communications company based in Chicago. He formerly was the editor of Today’s Christian magazine and currently continues as an editor at large for Christianity Today.

In the late 1990s he was associate editor of New Man, the official magazine of the Promise Keepers men’s ministry. In addition to his editorial work, he has written award-winning articles and is the coauthor of the book Gospel Trailblazer: An African-American Preacher’s Historic Journey Across Racial Lines (Moody, 2003)— the autobiography of evangelist Howard Jones, the first black associate on Billy Graham’s crusade team. His latest book, Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical’s Inside View of White Christianity, was released in December 2006.

Ed’s mission, both professionally and personally, is to be used by God as a bridge-builder, bringing people together across racial, cultural, denominational, and generational lines. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, Dana, and their two children, DeMara (7) and Daniel (5).