Latest Articles
Bryan D. Jackson
Bryan Jackson, MTS, is a freelance writer, canine behaviorist, ordained minister, and pastoral counselor. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice from Pfeiffer College and a Master of Theological Studies from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He gained advanced clinical pastoral education (CPE) from Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. and continues his post-graduate training and research in family systems theory through the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, Georgetown Family Center, in Washington, D.C. He also holds a certification as an Interim Minister.
His early professional career was spent in public service and law enforcement at the state and municipal levels. He has a decade of experience as an in-home dog obedience instructor, having personally trained thousands of canines while simultaneously teaching their owners to do the same. In addition, he has grown to apply Bowen theory to his understanding and application of canine behavioral modification.
Rev. Jackson has served as a hospital chaplain, youth & children’s pastor, and pastoral counselor and personal coach in private practice. One of his most enjoyable functions in ministry has been to preside over various Blessing of the Animals services. He is dually aligned with the American Baptist Churches USA and the Alliance of Baptists, and he also has a long history with the Episcopal Church USA., both as a layperson and an Associate Minister.
Bryan enjoys writing middle grade and young adult fiction and has completed several novels. In addition to writing for Suite 101, he was a contributing writer for a former Charlotte and Western North Carolina newspaper, the Whole Health News. He is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. He has a profound interest in naturopathic medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine and benefits from the healing effects of Tai Chi and Qi Gong.
His research interests include the human-canine emotional system involving the family domestic dog; the long-term impact of chemotherapy on testicular cancer survivors; naturopathic and Bowen theory approaches to post-myocardial infarction, particularly the effects of stent placement in the left anterior descending artery; and the Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears, specifically as it relates to his own ancestry.
He resides in Buncombe County, North Carolina, north of Asheville.