The Rev. Cheryl V. Minor, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for the Theology of Childhood for the Godly Play Foundation. Dr. Minor was the Consulting Editor for Volumes 6, 7, and 8 of The Complete Guide to Godly Play and the revised edition of Teaching Godly Play. She was also the consulting editor on the revisions of The Complete Guide to Godly Play, Volumes 2, 3, 4, 6, and now 8. Dr. Minor published Godly Play in Late and Middle Childhood in 2022. She is the Co-Rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Belmont, where she serves with her husband, Paul Minor. She lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.

“. . . A fundamental guide to how Godly Play can grow with our children on the developmental journey through middle and late childhood. The book calls us to create spaces for older children that give them permission to play, to wonder, to allow for mystery and big questions—Godly Play spaces.”—Melinda Wenner Bradley, Director of Communication and Training at Faith and Play Stories (the Quaker adaptation of Godly Play)

“Cheryl’s depth and breadth of experience with children of all ages and her commitment to faith formation make this book a solid addition to every Christian educator’s library.”—The Rev. Dr. Rosemary Beales, Godly Play Trainer