Exit Stage Right : Conversations about the Drama of Finishing Strong and Dying Well

Death is difficult to talk about, even between close friends. But a deep friendship between two seasoned pastors could not ignore the fatal diagnosis of one and the need of the other to face his mortality, too.

Darrel Gilbertson was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and lived half of his life in northern states and the other half in Texas. He served six parishes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) until his retirement in 2000. He received his doctorate at Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, in 1989. He and his wife Barbara live in Georgetown, Texas; they have three children, Tammy, Todd, and Kari. Lynn Anderson is the founder of Hope Network Ministries, which is dedicated to coaching, mentoring, and equipping church leaders. His fifty years in ministry include nineteen years as Senior Minister of Highland Church of Christ, Abilene, Texas. He has authored several well-known books, including The Jesus Touch, The Shepherd's Song, and They Smell Like Sheep, Volumes 1 and 2. Lynn and his wife Carolyn live in San Antonio, Texas; they have four children, Michele, Debbie, Jon, and Christopher.