Lost & Found: From Losing Your Pulpit to Finding Your Passion

Sharing her personal journey while also offering practical help for others faced with a difficult job loss, Lost & Found invites readers to consider the steps necessary to move beyond the moment of loss toward a place of purpose with a renewed identity as a beloved child of God.

Lost & Found was birthed out of Melissa Fallen's experience of job loss and the lessons learned along the way. A balance between a "how-to" guide and an invitation for reflection, Lost & Found offers readers a chance to find their greatest passion in the world once again.

Melissa Fallen is a native of Richmond, Virginia, where she has resided most of her life. She spends her free time enjoying the great outdoors, spending time with friends and family, and following her niece's and nephews' sports endeavors. She also enjoys coaching high school basketball. Melissa is a graduate of the University of Mary Washington and received both her M.Div. and D.Min. from Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. After working in both the local church and academia, she is currently serving as the pastor of Glen Allen Baptist Church.

Praise for Lost & Found:

"Writing from personal experience and deep theological reflection, Melissa Fallen's Lost & Found offers practical steps for moving forward and spiritual insight on confronting loss. To read Lost & Found is to realize that our journey, despite its many setbacks, is ultimately one of joy and hope." -Elizabeth Newman, Adjunct Professor of Theology, Duke Divinity School