Author Biography

​Susan Knowles has served in a variety of teaching, administration, and reconciliation roles in churches, Christian day schools, in the homeschooling community, and in the military community for over 25 years.  Over the past 15 years Susan has developed a toolkit to support cross-shaped, scripture-rich, Law and Gospel conversations (Col. 3:15-16).  Using simple language alongside visual cues for scriptural concepts, these hands-on tools bridge language barriers so that all ages can participate. 

Susan has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Concordia College, Bronxville, NY (1992) and a Master of Theological Studies (MTS) from Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, Ontario (2019).  She is certified as a Christian Conciliator through the Institute for Christian Conciliation, serves as a Christian Reconciler and presenter with Ambassadors of Reconciliation, and also serves as an LCMS Reconciler.  She and her husband, Rev. Alex Knowles, have four children ages 29, 26, 21, and 14.