Shane Raynor is a writer and publisher based in Austin, Texas. He is a certified lay speaker in the United Methodist Church
and from 2002-2008 he did ministry work with at risk teenagers in Southeast
Austin. A native of North Carolina, Shane has worked in local Christian
radio and television (both on-air and in production), and in Christian
retailing and publishing, for 5 years in management with Grand
Rapids-based Family Christian Stores and most recently as a key account manager and church consultant with the retail division of the United Methodist Publishing House. From 2004-2006, Shane was the author of the popular Wesley Blog, one of the first weblogs devoted to news and theology in the United Methodist Church. In addition to publishing Wesley Report, Shane also does freelance writing and is a book review editor for Circuit Rider magazine.






