Margaret J. Marcuson helps clergy get lighter and less burdened by their ministry so they can have more influence with less stress. She works with leaders from over 20 denominations across North America as teacher and coach. Margaret is the author of Leaders who Last and Money and Your Ministry. She has taught since 1999 in Leadership in Ministry, a family systems workshop for clergy. An American Baptist minister, she served as pastor at First Baptist Church in Gardner, Massachusetts, USA for 13 years. Margaret lives in Portland, Oregon, USA, where she sings in two choirs.