The Way of Interruption with Bill Simmons

Bill has been the CEO of national and international organizations in the for-profit and nonprofit world for well over two decades. Since 2010 he has served as President and CEO of Hope Rises International, formerly American Leprosy Missions, which was founded in 1906. He has been blessed to lead many boards and organizations around the world and most recently began serving as chair of the board for the Accord Network.  ‍His experience running Christian ministry organizations for his entire career, coupled with a life-altering three-month sabbatical experience a few years ago, has shaped his desire to write and think about the role of spiritual practices in Christian parachurch ministries. Bill’s book The Way of Interruption released in March of 2025.   ‍Bill graduated from the University of Tennessee with a BA in Political Science and is pursuing postgraduate studies in spiritual formation at Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary.   Bill has been featured in The New York Times, NonProfit PRO, Authority Magazine, and the Leprosy Review.