Rev. Gerald Zandstra
Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Stewardship

(On leave of absence, effective 5-17-05)

jzandstra@acton.org

Rev. Jerry Zandstra is an ordained pastor in the Christian Reformed Church in North America. He holds a BA in psychology from Calvin College, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Calvin Seminary, a Doctor of Ministry in Church Management from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and is currently working toward a PhD in Public Administration. He has served three congregations, two in Michigan and one in New Jersey.

Articles by Jerry Zandstra:

• “How the Clergy Understands Business: Reality versus Caricature.” Acton Commentary. November 12, 2003.

• “The Moral Potential of Big Business”. Acton Commentary. January 30, 2002.
• “Reflections on the Incarnation”. Acton Commentary. December 26, 2001.
• “The Living Wage”. Pittsburgh Gazette. November, 2001.
• “The Living Wage: A Moral and Economic Evaluation”. Acton Commentary. October 24, 2001.
• “The Moral Case for Free Trade”. Acton Commentary. October 4, 2001.
• “Think Locally, Act Locally”. Acton Commentary. September 26, 2001.
• “Tragedy“. Acton Commentary. September 12, 2001.
• “Armies of Compassion?” The Washington Times. July, 2001.
• “Peru, Property Rights and the Drug War”. World Magazine. June, 2001.
• “Reflections on Bush's Faith-Based Initiative”. Acton Commentary. February 18, 2001.
• “Managing Staff Members”. Ministry Now Magazine. Fall, 2000.
• Daughters Who Dared. CRC Publications. 1993.

Rev. Robert A. Sirico
President of the Acton Institute

rsirico@acton.org

Rev. Robert A. Sirico received his Master of Divinity degree from the Catholic University of America, following undergraduate study at the University of Southern California and the University of London. During his studies and early ministry, he experienced a growing concern over the lack of training religious studies students receive in fundamental economic principles, leaving them poorly equipped to understand and address today's social problems. As a result of these concerns, Fr. Sirico co-founded the Acton Institute with Kris Alan Mauren in 1990.

As president of the Acton Institute, Fr. Sirico lectures at colleges, universities, and business organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad. His writings on religious, political, economic, and social matters are published in a variety of journals, including: the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the London Financial Times, the Washington Times, the Detroit News, and National Review. Father Sirico is often called upon by members of the broadcast media for statements regarding economics, civil rights, and issues of religious concern, and has provided commentary for CNN, ABC, the BBC, NPR, and CBS' 60 Minutes, among others.

In April of 1999, Fr. Sirico was awarded an honorary doctorate in Christian Ethics from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is a member of the prestigious Mont Pèlerin Society, the American Academy of Religion, and the Philadelphia Society, and is on the Board of Advisors of the Civic Institute in Prague. Father Sirico also served on the Michigan Civil Rights Commission from 1994 to 1998.

Fr. Sirico's pastoral ministry has included a chaplaincy to AIDS patients at the National Institute of Health and the recent founding of a new community, St. Philip Neri House in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

• Editorials by Rev. Robert A. Sirico
  The Acton Institute maintains a vigorous editorial outreach, especially through its president, Rev. Robert A. Sirico. This site maintains an archive of many of his essays and reviews.