--- title: Michael Boler description: Michael is an experienced crisis response advisor who provides organizational leaders with cutting-edge operational expertise, creative solutions, and a wealth of national, state, and local level experience. --- [![CEN_logo_small_png](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CEN_logo_small_png.png?width=185&height=59&name=CEN_logo_small_png.png "CEN_logo_small_png")](https://christianemergencynetwork.org) - [About](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/history) - - [History](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/history) - [Statement of Faith](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/statement-of-faith) - [United States of America](https://readychristian.net/) - [United Kingom (UK)](https://uk.readychristian.net/readyuk-home/) - [Donate](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7KHHXTYAFE8LN) - [About](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/history) - - [History](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/history) - [Statement of Faith](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/statement-of-faith) - [United States of America](https://readychristian.net/) - [United Kingom (UK)](https://uk.readychristian.net/readyuk-home/) - [Donate](https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7KHHXTYAFE8LN) Search Search - [CONTACT US](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/contact) - [CONTACT US](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/contact) Search Search - ![mary marr small](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CEN%20People/mary%20marr%20small.jpg?width=400&name=mary%20marr%20small.jpg "mary marr small") ## *Organizational Response Leadership*Mary Marr ### Founder and President Emeritus Mary Marr is a highly experienced crisis response advisor who brings finely tuned problem-solving insights, media expertise, and extensive networking skills to equip organizational leaders to build human and material capacity for biblical crisis-response. Mary Marr provides national governmental and organizational level experience, finely tuned problem solving insights, media expertiese, and vast networking skills to equip organizational leaders to build human and material capacity for a biblical crisis-response. In her active role as a national Christian radio broadcaster, trainer, and author of *Lighting the Way*, Mary brought together ten national ministries to form CEN, the first Christian emergency network in 2001. She wrote the books that have influenced emergency preparedness across the globe:*ReadyChristian*, *ReadyChurch*, *ReadyCity* and *ReadySchool*. She authored the national report for Rutgers University titled: “The State of Christian Security - Global and Domestic” used by law enforcement officials worldwide. Mary has worked in a leadership role supporting interventions in national, state and local emergency activations, including Hurricane Katrina, the Texas mass active shooter attack, and the 2022 response to Hurricane Ian that devastated southwest Florida. Among many roles at the national level, she has been appointed for over two decades as the Co-Chair of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Faith-Based Security and Communications Advisory Committee as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s *“Multi-Faith Roundtable Preventing Violence in Faith Communities.*” Mary is passionate to pass on her vast experience to new generation leaders. ## *Expert Specialty*Consulting and Trainings ### City Leadership and Racial Reconciliation #### ReadyChristian Individual and Family Preparedness [Learn More](https://www.example.com) #### ReadyChurch Church Emergency Team  Setup and Ongoing Development [Learn More](https://www.example.com) #### ReadyCity Coaching and development of a city-wide collaboration to mitigate crisis and emergencies [Learn More](https://www.example.com) #### Racial Reconciliation  Discipleship Model of Grace Relations Network [Learn More](https://www.example.com) #### Emergency Operations Life long learning model [Learn More](https://www.example.com) #### Care Management Casework, Triage, Team Deployment [Learn More](https://www.example.com) [![CEN_logo_small_png](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/hs-fs/hubfs/CEN_logo_small_png.png?width=150&height=48&name=CEN_logo_small_png.png "CEN_logo_small_png")](https://christianemergencynetwork.org)   3039 Post Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46226-6543. (877) 732-3942 - Learn More - [About Us](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/history) - [Support CEN](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/donate) - [Become a ReadyChristian](https://cen.learnworlds.com/course/readychristian-assessment) - Support - [Privacy Policy](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/privacy-policy) - [Contact Us](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/contact) © Christian Emergency Network. All rights reserved. [Legal Notice](\"#\") | [Privacy Policy](https://christianemergencynetwork.org/privacy-policy)