Who is The Most Rev. Randolph Sly?

The Most Rev. Randolph Sly is Archbishop of the Eastern Province and the Diocese of the Potomac as well as serving as Supervising Archbishop for the International Office of Communications of the International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church. He is also rector of the Church of the Transfiguration Pro-Cathedral in the Washington D.C. metroplex. His responsibilities for the ICCEC include the International Patriarch’s Council, the Primate’s Council for the United States House of Bishops, Chairman for International Committee on Standard Operating Procedures, one of the Supervising Bishops for CEC for Life and the International Committee on Canons.

Archbishop Sly has been in the ministry for over thirty years, serving churches in Michigan, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Virginia. He is a popular speaker for churches and many Christian organizations in the areas of leadership development, communications, liturgy, worship, and spiritual renewal; and has served as a teacher for the National Center for Fathering. In his "spare time" he is also an Associate Editor for Pocket PC Magazine.

Archbishop Sly is a graduate of Spring Arbor College (B.A.), Asbury Theological Seminary (M.Div. with honors), and pursued doctoral work in "Media and Technology" at Kansas State University. He also received Doctor of Divinity degrees in 1995 and 1999. Prior to his call to ministry, Archbishop Sly worked in multimedia, radio and television broadcasting. Involved in the field of communications and media since 1971, he has produced radio, TV, film, video, and multi-image presentations for many national Christian and secular organizations.

Sly is also a published author including many articles for such magazines as: Decision Magazine, The Preachers Magazine, The Wesleyan Advocate, Bridal Trends, Worship Today, Law and Order, Pocket PC Magazine, and Ministries Today. He was a major contributing editor and author for the multi-volume series The Complete Library of Christian Worship by Robert Webber. As a communications specialist, he also has over 50 multi-media and film scripts and hundreds of radio/TV commercials to his credit.

Archbishop Sly has been named three times as one of the "Outstanding Young Men of America," and has appeared in "Who’s Who in Religion," and "Who’s Who in the Midwest." He and his wife Sandy have three children and live in the suburbs of Washington D.C.