The Rev. Casey Andrew Perkins is an Episcopal deacon serving in the Diocese of East Tennessee. He is a spiritual director, coach, and retreat facilitator. Casey is in formation to become a Benedictine Oblate of the Community of St. Mary. He is especially interested in vocational discernment, spiritual practice, as well as Queer liturgy, theology, spirituality, and inclusion in the Church. A 2022 graduate (MA, Theology) of the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, he now serves as the Director of Alumni, Annual Giving, and Church Relations for the seminary.
In June of 2023, I was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church. And the thing that everyone seems to want to know is why—why not remain a layperson or why not become a priest? The short answer is that this is the vocation to which I believe I am called, but there’s much more […]
