Rev. Dr. Brian Tillman is the Director of Inclusion and Advocacy and Co-Director of Connectional Ministries for the North Georgia Conference. Brian earned his BA degree from Morehouse College in 2003 where his major was Child Development. He earned his M.Ed degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2007 in Education. He earned his M.Div degree from Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in 2011 with a concentration in Scripture and Interpretation. He earned a certificate from the Reynolds Program in Church Leadership in 2017. He earned his D.Min Candler School of Theology at Emory University in May.
 
Brian was commissioned in the North Georgia Conference in 2011 and ordained in 2015. He has served in churches in North Georgia in various roles and served for 4 years as chair of the North Georgia Conference Commission on Religion and Race. In addition, he serves on the extended cabinet, the Board of Ordained Ministry, and other conference roles.
 
He has written a popular series of articles for Rethink Church (UM Communications) called “Racial Reconciliation: No Handholding Kumbaya” and has had other writings and sermons published. He has copyrighted his Racial Healing Framework which he uses to dismantle racist systems, structures, policies, and practices in North Georgia and other places where invited.
 
As a pastor and advocate for racial healing, he holds Luke 4:18-19 as his charge to share God’s love, grace, mercy, justice, and righteousness to all.
 
Brian is “super-duper” happily married to Shanika Tillman and they have 4 very unique children (2 boys and 2 girls).