Rev. Ed Bacon is the rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena, California, a 4,000 member multi-ethnic urban Episcopal parish, with a reputation for energetic worship, a radically inclusive spirit, and a progressive peace and justice agenda. He is the author of 8 Habits of Love: Open Your Heart, Open Your Mind.

Before joining All Saints Church, Rev. Bacon served as dean of the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Jackson, Mississippi; rector of St Mark’s in Dalton, Georgia; and dean of students and campus ministry at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. And he holds honorary doctorates by Church Divinity School of the Pacific and Mercer University.

Rev. Bacon has been a guest on Oprah’s Soul Series on XM’s Oprah & Friends Radio, as well as The Oprah Winfrey Show, which led to a regular role as guest host on Oprah’s Soul Series and contributor on Oprah.com.