CEN FAQs: Who is Mary Marr?

 

 

Mary Marr 

Founder and President, Christian Emergency Network 

Mary Marr, Founder and President of the Christian Emergency Network (CEN), established the CEN ministry after 911. Her background as a public school teacher, career education administrator and author of the State of Michigan Guidelines for Career Education, national radio broadcaster, and director of Detroit and Tucson Leadership Networks, in addition to her experience serving with the staff of a mega-church in Michigan helped lay the foundation for the national CEN ministry. 

Mary has led the charge for the Church to be ‘Aware' of the times; to be ‘Ready' spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically; and to be ‘There' as Christ followers with the Gospel in emergencies of all kinds. 

She initiated the CEN ministry with ten national ministries who understood the urgent need for a unified all hazards local Christian Response to crisis including readiness education, crisis communications, and human and material resource management in crisis both large and small. In her role as CEN Administrator, Mary works closely with an all-volunteer Christian team of national, state and local field and security advisors who provide readiness training and ministry direction during CEN national, state and local activations.

While serving in Michigan, she was approached to host a Christian radio program, Outreach Alert, produced by the Family Life Radio Network, which later became a nationally syndicated daily radio program on over 1,000 radio outlets for ten years. Mary continues to use her voice and passion for biblical readiness education to rally the Church nationwide through training, speaking, and as a frequent guest on national Christian radio networks during national incidents.

Mary is the author of Lighting the Way, ReadyChristian, ReadyChurch and ReadyCity. She authored the national report for Rutgers University titled: “The State of Christian Security - Global and Domestic” used by law enforcement officials worldwide. As a frequent contributor to the Christian publication ASSIST News Service, Mary has had many articles reach international distribution. 

She has been appointed for over two decades as a national faith advisor on the Department of Homeland Security Faith-Based Advisory Council, Foreign Fighter Task Force, Countering Violent Extremism Task Force, Biden Commission on Sandy Hook, and the FBI “Multi-Faith Roundtable Preventing Violence in Faith Communities.” Most recently, Mary served alongside four star U.S. General John Allen, former Commander of the Middle East theatre and NATO at the request of the Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary, Chad Wolf, on the “Preventing Targeted Violence Against Faith Communities” advisory committee.

As CEN President, Mary has been active in the Table Coalition (Mission America Coalition), National Religious Broadcasters, and her local church. 

Mary.marr@christianemergencynetwork.org

For interviews: 520-577-6589