Rev. Dr. Ken G. Crawford came to Central with experience serving in pastoral and nonprofit settings. His work includes life coaching and spiritual direction, offered in the congregation and as a ministry in the community. Ken and his wife Laura (an English teacher) have two children, Camille and Russell. Ken’s hobbies include sailing at White Rock Lake, swimming, running and cycling, playing guitar, and writing. When he’s not at church, you’ll find him somewhere around Dallas or the Park Cities, at a coffee shop, the gym, or some other hangout.

Amethyst is our Community Animator and an XPLOR Resident. She is finishing her senior year at Oklahoma State University where she is earning a degree in biosystems engineering. She attends First Christian Church in Stillwater while at school and just got back from her second mission trip to Jamaica with the church college group. Amethyst loves to read when she is relaxed, cook when she is stressed, and dance when she is awake. She likes to travel so she can see new things and meet new people.