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The Reverend Canon Dr. Frederick William Schmidt Rueben P. Job Chair in Spiritual Formation Director, Rueben P. Job Institute for Spiritual Formation Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
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The Rueben P. Job Institute for Spiritual Formation: http://www.ruebenjobinstitute.org/
Personal Blog: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/whatgodwantsforyourlife/
Educational Background
Degrees Received
University of Oxford Doctor of Philosophy, 1986 University Offices Wellington Square Oxford, OX1 2JD England
Asbury Theological Seminary Master of Divinity, 1978 Lexington Avenue Wilmore, KY 40390
Asbury University Bachelor of Arts, 1975 Lexington Avenue Wilmore, KY 40390
Other Course Work
Professional Certificate in On-line Learning (in process) University of Wisconsin 21 North Park Street 7th Floor Madison, WI 53715
Fierce Conversations Training Diocese of Chicago 65 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611
Other Course Work
Course work in Spiritual Direction Creighton University 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68102
Course work in Dispute Resolution Southern Methodist University 5236 Tennyson Parkway Plano, TX 75024-3544
Critical Incident Stress Management Training Episcopal Diocese of Dallas 1630 N. Garrett Avenue Dallas, TX 75206
French language studies University of Kentucky South Limestone Lexington, KY 40506
Undergraduate work Georgetown College Georgetown, KY 40324
Undergraduate work Morehead State University Morehead, KY 40351
Employment Record
Higher Education
Current Position
2012 – Present Rueben P. Job Chair in Spiritual Formation Director, Rueben P. Job Institute for Spiritual Formation Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
Past Employment
2000 - 2012 Director of Spiritual Formation and Anglican Studies Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology P.O. Box 750133 Dallas, TX 75275-0133
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Higher Education / Past Employment
2000 - 2012 Director of Spiritual Formation and Anglican Studies Associate Professor of Christian Spirituality Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology P.O. Box 750133 Dallas, TX 75275-0133
2005 – 2007 Division Chair, Practical Theology Southern Methodist University Perkins School of Theology P.O. Box 750133 Dallas, TX 75275-0133
1997-2000 Canon Educator Director, Programs in Spirituality and Religious Education Acting Program Manager Washington National Cathedral Massachusetts & Wisconsin Avenues, NW Washington, D.C. 20016-5098
1995-1996 Special Assistant to the President and Provost La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) Fellow, American Council on Education Center for Leadership Development Washington, D.C.
1994-1995 Dean Saint George's College P.O. Box 1248 Jerusalem
1987-1994 Associate Professor, New Testament Studies Department of Religion and Philosophy Messiah College Grantham, PA 17027
1994 Instructor in Ethics and Biblical Studies Diocesan School of Christian Studies Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania 221 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17101
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Higher Education / Past Employment
1986 Tutor of New Testament Studies Keble College University of Oxford Oxford, OX1 3PG England 1984-1986
Instructor in New Testament Theology Faculty University of Oxford Pusey House St. Giles Oxford, OX1 3LZ England
1978-1980 Teaching Fellow in New Testament Greek Biblical Studies Department Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY 40390
Ordained Ministry
2020 - Vice Rector Church of the Good Shepherd 1420 Wilson Pike Brentwood, TN 37027
2020 – Canonically Resident Diocese of Tennessee Nashville, TN
Ordained Ministry / Past Employment
1997 – 2020 Canonically Resident Diocese of Washington Washington, DC
2019 Reader, Deacon Training Program The Episcopal Diocese of Chicago St. James Place 65 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611
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Ordained Ministry / Past Employment
2016 – 2019 Priest Associate St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 22W415 Butterfield Road Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
2015 – 2019 Licensed Priest in the Diocese of Chicago Diocese of Chicago 65 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611 2004-2008
Teaching Associate Church of the Incarnation 3966 McKinney Avenue Dallas, TX 75204
2003-2004 Transition Consultant St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 5923 Royal Lane Dallas, TX 75230
1997-2000 Canon Educator Director, Programs in Spirituality and Religious Education Acting Program Manager Washington National Cathedral Massachusetts & Wisconsin Avenues, NW Washington, D.C. 20016-5098
1995-1996 Staff All Saints 310 Elm Avenue PO Box 324 Hershey, PA 17033
1994-1995 Residentiary Canon The Cathedral Church of Saint George the Martyr P.O. Box 91190 Jerusalem
1993-1994 Staff St. Andrews P.O. Box 2953 Harrisburg, PA 17105
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Ordained Ministry / Past Employment
1993 - Present Ordained to Diaconate and Priesthood Diocese of Central Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA
1986-1987 Senior Pastor Gageville United Methodist Church 4063 Route 193 South Kingsville, OH 44048
1986-1987 Assistant Coordinator Rural Cooperative Parish 4063 Route 193 South Kingsville, OH 44048
1985-1986 Pastor Oxfordshire Circuit The Methodist Church Oxfordshire, England
Other Related Work Experiences
2013 - Present Director, Rueben P. Job Institute Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
2013 - Present Member, Doctor of Ministry Committee Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
2015 - Present Supervisor, Spiritual Direction Track Doctor of Ministry Committee Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
2016 - Present Member, Masters Degree Committee Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
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2016 - Present Director, MASFD Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
2019-Present Member, Human Subjects Committee Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201 2019-Present
2018-2019 Member, Library Oversight Committee Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
2017-2019 Chair, Area III Faculty Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
2014-2017, 2018-2019 Chair, Pastoral Leadership Field Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
2016-2017 Member, Committee on Faculty Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201
2015-Present Member Editorial Review Panel Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction Bellevue, WA 98009
2016 Facilitator, Board and Staff Retreat Bishop Anderson House Rush Medical Center Chicago, IL 60612
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Other Related Work Experiences
2013 - 2015 Consulting Editor Church Publishing, Inc. New York, NY
New York, NY 2006-2016 Member and Chair Data and Safety Monitoring Board Allergan, Incorporated Santa Barbara, CA
2000-2014 Member Pulmonary Data and Safety Monitoring Board National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Bethesda, MD
2009-2010 Chair Data and Safety Monitoring Board Allergan, Incorporated Santa Barbara, CA
2004-2010 Member Data and Safety Monitoring Board Switch Trial National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Rho Federal Systems Division Bethesda, MD
2003-2015 Member Board of Examining Chaplains The Episcopal Church, USA
2007-2010 Member Governing Board and AAR Proposal Review Team Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality
2002 Proposal Review Morehouse Publishing 4775 Linglestown Road Harrisburg, PA 17112
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Other Related Work Experiences
2000-2004 Member Data and Safety Monitoring Board Stroke Prevention in Sickle Cell Anemia II Trial National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute New England Research Institute 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892
2000 - 2007 Proposal Review Blackwell Publishers, Ltd. 108 Cowley Road Oxford OX4 1JF United Kingdom
1999-2002 Member of Class XI The Clergy Leadership Project Trinity Church Wall Street New York, NY
1998-2000 Member Institutional Review Board, NHLBI National Institutes of Health Office of Human Subjects Research 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20892
1999-2000 Member Bishop’s Mission Strategy Advisory Group The Episcopal Diocese of Washington Washington, D.C.
1996-1997 Fellow American Council on Education Center for Leadership Development Washington, D.C.
1992-1994 Member Department of Ministry in Higher Education The Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
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Other Related Work Experiences
Member Board of Trustees Christian Churches United of the Tri-County Area Harrisburg, PA 1990-1993
Awards and Honors
Honorable Mention: Biblical Interpretation “Leaving Behind Left Behind” (Congregations Magazine) Associated Church Press 2008
Service Recognition National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Division of Intramural Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 2000
Angus Dun Fellowship Episcopal Diocese of Washington Washington, D.C. 2000
Nomination to Class XI The Clergy Leadership Project Trinity Church Wall Street New York, NY 1999
Angus Dun Fellowship Episcopal Diocese of Washington Washington, D.C. 1999
Fellow American Council on Education Center for Leadership Development Washington, D. C. 1996-1997
Senior Fellow W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research Jerusalem 1995
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Awards and Honors
Young Scholars Award The Catholic Biblical Association Awarded by Committee Catholic University Washington, D.C. 1993
Faculty Scholarship Support Grant Awarded by Committee Messiah College Grantham, Pennsylvania 1993
Who's Who in Biblical Studies and Archaeology Published by The Biblical Archaeology Society Washington, D.C. 1993
Ecumenical Service Award Christian Churches United Awarded by the Governing Assembly Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1993
Faculty Scholarship Grant Awarded by Committee Messiah College Grantham, Pennsylvania 1992
Excellence in Teaching Award Awarded by Committee Messiah College Grantham, Pennsylvania 1990
Faculty Scholarship Grant Awarded by Committee Faculty Scholarship Grant Grantham, Pennsylvania 1989
F. W. Dillstone Scholarship Awarded by the governing body Oriel College, Oxford 1984-85
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Awards and Honors
Hall Houghton Studentship Awarded by the Theology Faculty University of Oxford 1983-84
Travel Grant Awarded by the governing body Oriel College, Oxford 1983
Overseas Research Student Award Awarded by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals The Universities of the United Kingdom 1982-83; 1981-82; 1980-81
Professional Affiliations
Member, The American Academy of Religion
Series Editor, Conversations with Scripture The Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars
Member, The Catholic Biblical Association
Member, The Oxford Society
Member, The Society of Biblical Literature
Member The Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality
Member Spiritual Directors International
Books
The Dave Test: A Study Guide. Nashville: Abingdon, 2014. http://www.abingdonpress.com/download/279/DaveTest_StudyGuide.pdf
The Dave Test, A Raw Look at Real Faith in Hard Times. Nashville: Abingdon, 2013.
Conversations with Scripture: Luke. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2009.
What God Wants for Your Life, Finding Answers to the Deepest Questions. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.
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Books
Conversations with Scripture: Revelation. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2005.
When Suffering Persists. Morehouse Publishing, 2001.
Sofferenza, All ricerca di una riposta. Torino: Claudiana, 2004. (Italian translation of When Suffering Persists)
The Changing Face of God. Morehouse Publishing, 2000.
A Still Small Voice: Women, Ordination and the Church. Women and Gender in North American Religions. Series editors, Amanda Porterfield and Mary Farrell Bednarowski. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1996.
Contributions to Books
“Dys-Feng Shui 1.” A Daily Spiritual Rx for Pentecost. Edited by Joanna J. Seibert. : , 2019.
“Feng Shui 2.” A Daily Spiritual Rx for Pentecost. Edited by Joanna J. Seibert. : , 2019.
Contributions to Books
“Ignatius, Examen.” A Spiritual Rx in Ordinary Time. Edited by Joanna J. Seibert. Independently Published, 2020.
“Dys-Feng Shui 1.” A Spiritual Rx in Ordinary Time. Edited by Joanna J. Seibert. Independently Published, 2020.
“Dys-Feng Shui 2.” A Spiritual Rx in Ordinary Time. Edited by Joanna J. Seibert. Independently Published, 2020.
“Examen.” A Daily Spiritual Rx for Pentecost. Edited by Joanna J. Seibert. Independently Published, 2019.
“Foreward.” A Sacred Ceasing. By David Hulon Hood. Seattle: Create Space, 2016.
“Led by a Pillar of Fire: The Preacher in Transition.” in Pastoring and Preaching through Transitions, ed., David Neil Mosser. Louisville: John Knox Westminster, scheduled for publication, 2010.
“What is being asked of you? Canonical theism and theological education.” Canonical Theism. ed., William J. Abraham, Natalie Van Kirk and Jason Vickers. Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2008: 273- 286.
“Passing through the door.” Comfort Ye! Finding Light in Times of Darkness. Edited by Richard H. Schmidt. Cincinnati: Forward Movement, 2007: __-__.
Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by David N. Freedman, et al. New York: Doubleday, Inc., 1992.
44 entries: "Anan," 1.223; "Ananiah," 1.223;"Athaiah," 1.511; "Azaniah," 1.532; "Balamon," 1.573; "Beninu," 1.671; "Bilgai," 1.742; "Bougaean," 1.773-774; "Chenani," 1.897; "Gabael," 2.861-862; "Gabbai," 2.862; "Gabrias," 2.862-863; "Ginnethon," 2.1028; "Hacaliah," 3.10; "Hallohesh," 3.30-31; "Hashabnah," 3.64-65; Hassenuah," 3.77; "Hasshub," 3.77;"Hazaiah," 3.84; "Ithiel," 3.581; "Jaddua," 3.610; "Japheth," 3.642;
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Contributions to Books
"Joakim," 3.854; "Joed," 3.872; "Kolaiah," 4.97; "Maaziah," 4.433; "Magpiash," 4.471; "Malluch," 4.488; "Manasseh," 4.494; "Meshezabel," 4.712; "Mica," 4.806; "Most High," 4.922; "Nathanael," 4.1030; "Nebai," 4.1053; "Pilha," 5.372; "Rages," 5.610; "Raguel," 5.610; "Raphael," 5.621; entries (continued): "Sallai," 5.906; "Sallu," 5.906; "Shilonite," 5.1215-1216; "Shobek," 5.1224; "Tobias," 6.585; and "Tobiel," 6.585.
Books Acquired and Edited (Church Publishing)
Borg, Marcus J. Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Mark. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2009.
Brosend, William. Conversations with Scripture: The Parables. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2006.
Charleston, Steven. The Four Vision Quests of Jesus. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2015.
Cook, Stephen L. Conversations with Scripture: 2 Isaiah. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2008.
Garrett, Greg. My Church is Not Dying. Episcopalians in the 21st Century. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2015.
Kittredge, Cynthia. Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of John. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2007.
Sidebotham, Jay. Conversations with Scripture: Romans. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2015.
Countryman, William L. Conversations with Scripture: The Psalms. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2013.
Quinn, Frederick. A House of Prayer for All People: A History of Washington National Cathedral. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2014.
Yieh, John. Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Matthew. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2012.
Heller, Roy L. Conversations with Scripture: The Book of Judges. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2011.
Jones, Judith and Desueza, Edmund F. Conversations with Scripture: The Book of Daniel. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2011.
Robertson, C.K. Conversations with Scripture: Acts of the Apostles. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2010.
Wilson, Kevin A. Conversations with Scripture: The Law. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2006.
Published Articles
“Christian Hope and Post-Modern Epistemology.” The Living Church (Projected: September or October, 2020): TBD.
“How Long, O Lord?”: Women, Ordination and The American Baptist Churches, USA.” American Baptist Quarterly (Spring, 2019): 360-385.
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Published Articles
“Confronting the Progressive Obsession with Fundamentalism.” Righting America: A forum for scholarly conversation about Christianity, culture, and politics in the US (March 3, 2020): https://rightingamerica.net/confronting-the-progressive-obsession-with- fundamentalism/?fbclid=IwAR3mjjS5mTK1-grojwYOo7_GN9E6ugERYRjpPkgKXUHxKB_NGp5GCCITfFA
“The Monster God of Penal Substitution: A Response to Matt O’Reilly.” Righting America: A forum for scholarly conversation about Christianity, culture, and politics in the US (March 3, 2020):
“The Monster God of Penal Substitution,” Righting America: A forum for scholarly conversation about Christianity, culture, and politics in the US (February , 2020): https://rightingamerica.net/the-monster-god-of- penal-substitution/
“An Unnecessary War: A Rejoinder to Sarah Olson.” Righting America: A forum for scholarly conversation about Christianity, culture, and politics in the US (June , 2019): https://rightingamerica.net/more-on-science-and-religion-as-casualties-in-an-unnecessary- war/?fbclid=IwAR1yHWnwxeFjnS-StNVEhaWj9vTFWi0mHJ8vy7xthiE29onKdJG9S7feu5U
“Science and Religion: The Casualties of an Unnecessary War.” Righting America: A forum for scholarly conversation about Christianity, culture, and politics in the US (June 11, 2019): https://rightingamerica.net/science-and-religion-the-casualties-of-an-unnecessary-war/
“Spiritual Direction in a Church without Faith Formation.” Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction, Vol. 24, No. 2 (June, 2018): 15-19.
“The Materialist Assumptions of Creationism.” Righting America: A forum for scholarly conversation about Christianity, culture, and politics in the US (January 6, 2017): https://rightingamerica.net/the-materialist- assumptions-of-creationism/
“Preaching Advent: A Theocentric Approach.” Journal for Preachers, Vol. XLI.1 (Advent, 2017): 3-10.
“Armed with Good Politics: Why the Church Fails the Public in Times of Crisis.” The Inter-Anglican Review (October 28, 2016): 1-4. https://gazette.ireland.anglican.org/interanglicanreview/?p=117
“The Bunkum of ‘Biblical Creation.’” Righting America: A forum for scholarly conversation about Christianity, culture, and politics in the US (October 25, 2016): https://rightingamerica.net/the-bunkum-of-biblical-creation/
“Called to the Classroom.” In Trust (Summer, 2016): 32.
“Don’t tell the unemployed, ‘It doesn’t make sense.” Episcopal Journal, Vol. 6 (July, 2016): 11.
“One New Book for the Preacher: Mark McIntosh’s Divine Teaching,” Journal for Preachers, Vol. XXXIX.4 (Pentecost, 2016): 59-60.
“12 Things Clergy Spouses Want You to Know.” Time Magazine (July 9, 2015): http://time.com/3951192/clergy-spouse-list/
“7 Ways to Prepare Spiritually to Vote.” Time Magazine (February 4, 2016): http://time.com/4206320/voting-spiritual-preparations/
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Published Articles
“Recovering the Divine Narrative: Advent, Eschatology, and the Preacher.” Journal for Preachers, Vol. 37 (Advent, 2014): 10-18.
“Protagonist’s Corner: Marcus Borg, Accidental Apologist.” Journal for Preachers, Vol. 37 (Pentecost, 2014): 43-52.
“The Cutting Edge: The Dave Test.” Aware (Spring, 2014): 13.
“Before you celebrate Easter, get real.” Ministry Matters (Lent, 2014): http://www.ministrymatters.com/all/blog/entry/4906/before-you-celebrate-easter-get-real Reprinted at Day 1.org: http://day1.org/5805-frederick_schmidt_before_you_celebrate_easter_get_real Reprinted at Ministry Matters: http://www.ministrymatters.com/all/entry/4906/before-you-celebrate-easter-get-real
“Free Is What We Are.” Patheos Symposium on Religious Freedom (March, 2014): http://www.patheos.com/Topics/Is-Religious-Freedom-Threatened/Free-Is-What-We-Are-Frederick-Schmidt- 03-26-14.html
Reprinted at Day1.org: http://day1.org/5806-frederick_schmidt_religious_liberty_free_is_what_we_are
“The Dave Test: Can I say, ‘Life Sucks?’” Excerpt from The Dave Test, published at Day1.org (December 18, 2013): http://day1.org/5506-frederick_schmidt_the_dave_test_can_i_say_life_sucks
“What is ‘The Dave Test’?” Excerpt from The Dave Test, published at Day1.org (December 11, 2013): http://day1.org/5505-frederick_schmidt_what_is_the_dave_test
“Seminarians, Seminaries, and the American Spiritual Landscape.” Catalyst (April, 2013): 1-3.
“Hard-Times Leadership, Discerning the Spiritual Challenges.” Congregations (Winter, 2010): 12-15.
“Fides ancilla medicinae: On the Ersatz Liturgy of Death in Biopsychosociospiritual Medicine.” (with Jeffrey P. Bishop and Philipp R. Rosemann), The Heythrop Journal 49 (January, 2008): 20-43.
“Leaving Behind Left Behind.” Congregations (Spring, 2007): 6-11. (Awarded Honorable Mention by the Associated Church Press, 2008).
“Moving beyond Purpose-driven Living.” The Clergy Journal (January, 2007): 31-32.
“Culture battles are a constant in American life.” The Press Enterprise (April 16, 2006): D1, 4.
“A Vocation without Mentors.” Congregations (Spring, 2006), Washington, D.C.: Alban Institute, on-line publication.
“Hollywood can’t ‘do’ God if it doesn’t ‘get’ God.” Dallas Morning News (January 12, 2006): 23A.
“Examining future shocks: Public needs new revelation into meaning of John’s Apocalypse.” Episcopal Life (January 1, 2006): 22 and 24.
“We’re no idiots – for guidance, we seek out a smart guy.” Dallas Morning News (November 26, 2005):
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Published Articles
“Religion and the Politics of Leverage: How Separate are Church and State?” SMU Magazine 54 (Spring/Summer, 2004): 30-31.
“9/11 and Deliverance Theology.” Perkins News (September 10, 2002) : 1.
“Loyal Opposition and the Law in the Teaching of Jesus: The Ethics of a Restorative and Utopian Eschatology.” The Asbury Theological Journal, Vol. 56 No. 1 (Spring, 2001): 31-44.
“Discernment: Beyond the Purely Personal.” Explorations Vol. 11 No. 4 (Fall, 2001): 2.
Author: An Evening with Sister Helen Prejean. A Study Guide on the issue of Capital Punishment. Washington, D.C.: National Cathedral Association, 2000.
“A Call to Dynamic Orthodoxy.” Prepared on behalf of the Right Reverend Ronald H. Haines, Bishop of Washington. (Washington, D.C.: The Episcopal Diocese of Washington, 2000). (Pamphlet)
“Scholars Respond to Use of Scripture at the Lambeth Conference,” The Living Church Vol. 217 No. 26 (December 27, 1999): 7.
“Jesus: Prophet, Teacher, Messiah, Lord. An Interview with N. T. Wright.” Cathedral Age LXXIII (Fall, 1997): 18-21.
"Beyond a Biblicistic Feminism: Hermeneutics and Ordained Women." Feminist Theology No. 11 (January, 1996): 55-71.
"Lessons in Living Day by Day in Jerusalem.” The Living Church (February 5, 1995): 9-10.
"Leap of Faith, Murder the Mind." Plumbline 22 (1994): 14-19 .
"Behind Orthodoxy and Beyond It: Recent Developments in Evangelical Christology." Scottish Journal of Theology 45 (1993): 515-541.
"An Unexamined Orthodoxy: Millennialist Interpretations of Apocalyptic Literature." Journal of the C. S. Lewis Society 14 (1992): 4-6.
"Canon, Community and Process." Evangelical Visitor, The official publication of the Brethren in Christ Church 103 (September, 1989): 28-29.
Published Sermons
“Owning Our Vocation.” Preaching Through Holy Days and Holidays: Sermons that Work XI. eds. Roger Alling and David J. Schlafer (Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2003): 59-63.
“Acquisition, Exchange & Surrender.” Washington National Cathedral (April 9, 2000): https://cathedral.org/sermons/acquisition-exchange-surrender/
“The Wisdom of the Psalms.” Washington National Cathedral (October 24, 1999): https://cathedral.org/sermons/the-wisdom-of-the-psalms/
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Published Sermons
“The Language of Doxology.” Washington National Cathedral (August 22, 1999): https://cathedral.org/sermons/the-language-of-doxology/
“Blessing Our Children.” Washington National Cathedral (May 9, 1999): https://cathedral.org/sermons/blessing-our-children/
“The Mediated and Unmediated Presence of God.” Washington National Cathedral (February 14, 1999): https://cathedral.org/sermons/the-mediated-unmediated-presence-of-god/
“People with Blue Hair.” Washington National Cathedral (December 27, 1998): https://cathedral.org/sermons/people-with-blue-hair/
“A Convenient Epiphany.” Cathedral Age LXXIV (Summer, 1998): 10.
“Quibbling over Our Identity.” Washington National Cathedral (June 14, 1998): https://cathedral.org/sermons/quibbling-over-our-identity/
“Sheep & The Shepherd.” Washington National Cathedral (May 3, 1998): https://cathedral.org/sermons/sheep-the-shepherd/
“A Convenient Epiphany.” Washington National Cathedral (February 8, 1998): https://cathedral.org/sermons/a-convenient-epiphany/
“In the Beginning.” Washington National Cathedral (December 28, 1997): https://cathedral.org/sermons/in-the-beginning/
“Celebrating Christmas with Meaning.” Washington National Cathedral (December 24, 1997): https://cathedral.org/sermons/celebrating-christmas-with-meaning/
Published Reviews
Review of Cunningham, David S.. ed. Vocation Across the Academy: A New Vocabulary for Higher Education. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017: The Wabash Center Journal on Teaching, Vol. 1 (November, 2019): https://serials.atla.com/wabashcenter/article/view/1593/1756?fbclid=IwAR36ZlOknC8o8HQJmKIj2toS_dq4KL w-YyMoGzwctxAJaQWuhfSxoMG-d5U
Review of Sigal, R. Ben-Porath. Free Speech on Campus. (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2017): Reflective Teaching. (December, 2018): http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15762.html
Review of Margaret A. Post, Elaine Ward, Nicholas V. Longo and John Satlmarsh, eds. Publically Engaged Scholars: Next-Generation Engagement and the Future of Higher Education. (Boston: Stylus Publishing, 2016). Reflective Teaching. (November, 2016): https://sty.presswarehouse.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=412474
Review of Elie Holzer. Attuned Learning: Rabbinic Texts on Habits of the Heart in Learning Interactions. (Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2016). Reflective Teaching. (April, 2017): https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/book_reviews/attuned-learning-rabbinic-texts-on- habits-of-the-heart-in-learning-interactions/
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Published Reviews
Review of Margaret A. Post, Elaine Ward, Nicholas V. Longo, and John Saltmarsh, John Sterling, eds. Publicly Engaged Scholars: Next-Generation Engagement and the Future of Higher Education. (Sterling: Stylus Publishers, 2016). Reflective Teaching. (January, 2017): http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/article.aspx?id=29594
Review of Philip Yancey, Prayer. Does It Make a Difference? (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006). The Dallas Morning News ( ):
Review of Arthur J. Bellinzoni, The Future of Christianity. Can It Survive? (Amherst: Prometheus Books, 2006). The Dallas Morning News (August 5, 2006): 4H.
Review of The Collar, A Year of Striving and Faith inside a Catholic Seminary, by Jonathan Englert (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006). The Dallas Morning News (June 10, 2006): 4H.
Review of Michael J. Gorman. Cruciformity, Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2001. Homiletic XXVI (Winter, 2001): 21.
Review of N. T. Wright. The Way of the Lord. Christian Pilgrimage Today. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999. Cathedral Age LXXVI (Spring, 2000): 24-5.
Review of David F. Ford. The Shape of Living: Spiritual Directions for Everyday Life. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1999. Cathedral Age LXXV (Fall, 1999): 22.
Review of David F. Ford. The Shape of Living: Spiritual Directions for Everyday Life. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1999. Cathedral Age LXXV (Fall, 1999): 22.
Review of Marcus Borg and N. T. Wright. Jesus: Two Visions. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1999. Cathedral Age LXXV (Summer, 1999): 20.
Review of Marcus Borg. The God We Never Knew. Beyond Dogmatic Religion to a More Authentic Contemporary Faith. San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1997. Cathedral Age LXXIV (Spring, 1998): 33.
Review of L. William Countryman. Forgiven and Forgiving. Harrisburg: Morehouse Press, 1998. Cathedral Age LXXIV (Winter,1998): 17.
Review of Eugene Kennedy and Sara C. Charles. Authority: The Most Misunderstood Idea in America. New York: Free Press, 1997. Cathedral Age LXXIII (Winter,1997): 28.
Review of Grayston Kenneth. Dying We Live, A New Enquiry into the Death of Christ in the New Testament. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Christian Scholars Review 23 (1994): 220-221.
Review of Le Masters, Philip. Discipleship for All Believers, Christian Ethics and the Kingdom of God. Scottsdale: Herald Press, 1992. Brethren in Christ History and Life 16 (1993): 272-275.
"Historical Criticism." Evangelical Visitor, The official publication of the Brethren in Christ Church 104 (January, 1989): 28-29.
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On-line Reviews
Review of Luke Timothy Johnson, Living Jesus, Learning the Heart of the Gospel. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1999. On Beliefnet.com. Posting: March, 2000.
Other Media
“The Dave Test: A Conversation,” Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Alexandria, VA (September 16, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF-8l56mGww
“Advent III.” Synaxis: A Lectionary Podcast with Scott Jones, (December 11, 2017): https://synaxis.fireside.fm/22
“Is Election Day Communion a bad idea?” Crackers & Juice Podcast, Episode 47, Part Two. (November 1, 2016): http://tamedcynic.org/episode-47-fred-schmidt-is-election-day-communion-a-bad-idea/
“Stained Glass Language.” Crackers & Juice Podcast, Episode 42, Part One. (October 13, 2016): http://tamedcynic.org/episode-42-fred-schmidt-stained-glass-language/
Editor and moderator of five tapes: The Changing Face of God. Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, 2000.
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The Dave Test Healing church, hurtful church***** Just Plain Mean… Why can’t we differ without damning one another? More on differing without damning We thank you just the same Beauty, Sex, and Manipulation Gurus and Gods: On Spiritual Direction Endings and the Christmas Story Leaving behind Left-Behind Secular Governments and Sacred Visions Bill Zeller: Last words of a lost soul Cairo, Philadelphia, and Self-evident Truths
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Leading by letting go Digitally Enhanced Religion The World is Flat…and Shaky Noisy TV, Noisy Churches Augustine for Bishop When Life Sucks The (Other) King’s Speech Easter Grief The Bully Culture Running the Gauntlet Wasted Words: Orthodoxy Believe Out begins with Believe In Filtering Church Just tired of the shit God’s politics? No such thing.***** The Sensitivity Fix***** The baby and the denominational bathwater* Lie to Me An Intergenerational Covenant Religion doesn’t kill, people do What do Evangelicals have that we don’t have? Real leaders don’t use fear Debt and the Cost of Discipleship Inclusive and Racist? An America we can believe in***** The War Within The Jerusalem Syndrome Hard Times Surrender or Struggle? Running with the Herd Doing God and Doing Church* Theology and White Noise* Don’t Go There The Issue-Driven Church***** Diminished Expectations There but by the grace of God… Minting the Mainline Just 25? Lead by Leading* Missing in Action? Hacks are not Leaders Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Forced Family Fun***** The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Jesus is not our elected representative What Kodak Can Teach the Church The Challenge of Proximity Facebook Prophets Pathologizing Grief Final Words or Parting Shot?
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What the poor might say Protestants and the Catholic Bishops***** Anti-Catholic Prejudice in a Mad Max World Jesus is free, but he’s not easy Reading, Doing, and Living Theology Lessons at the End: Requiem for a Parent The Soul at Work Before the stoning, spare a thought for Rowan Raw Meat or Sacred Gift? The Doctrine of Fairness The Dangers of Domesticating God The Message without a Market Dumbing Down the Church The Gospels of John E and John L Awakening Beyond Belief… Living Downhill from God Falling from Faith Collective Co-dependency The “Science” of Coercion Prophecy and Public Policy Celebrity and Character The Fraternal Twin Mean Sheep The Practice of Medicine Tube Socks, Cookie Cutters, and Catalysts Why Convention 2012 Doesn’t Matter Now Available: The Affinity Church Life Prayers It’s time to have an adult conversation about crime… Tube Socks, Cookie Cutters, and Catalysts: Leading the Church beyond Impasse Men and their Fathers Leadership in Struggling Places Got God? The Ground Zero Cross: An Open Letter to Atheists Of Presidents and Prom Kings The Church Needs Teacher-Leaders Bury My Gifts at Gravel Switch “First Debunk Your Own Brain…” Up-dating an Aphorism The Practice of Medicine An Invitation to Change Jesus, the President, and the Politics of Loyal Opposition Spirituality in the Workplace: Accommodated or Embraced? The Dangers of a Build-a-Bear Theology* ***** Questions that should never haunt us: A response to Tony Jones Black Monday, Football, and Leadership Spiritual AND Religious? Yes! Reason # 1 Spiritual AND Religious? Yes! Reason # 2 Spiritual AND Religious? Yes! Reason # 3
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Pope Francis: Laid-back or Authoritarian? Conservatorship & The Public Sphere Metadata, Security, and the Spiritual Demands of Freedom Tony Soprano and an Unexpected Lesson The Lone Ranger’s Missing Virtue Women who hate Women who lead…And how to respond The Rise of the Christian Left “Zombie Church” People Sin: The Death of Christopher Lane The (Not So) New Frontier of Theological Education The (Not So) New Frontier of Theological Education: A Rejoinder to Andrew Grosso What the rise of anti-Semitism has to teach us A Battered Soul on a Voyage of Discovery: Brennan Manning and Greg Garrett’s The Prodigal Beyond Inclusion Answering the Big Questions of Easter in Today’s Seminary Birthday Reflections Leadership in Anxious Times*** Preaching on Suffering and Loss*** Interim Ministry: Silver Bullet or Substitute for Action?*** Legacy is not Leadership Preaching on Suffering and Loss: Some Further Advice Are you romantic about Christianity? God and Mammon
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The Complexity of Contextual Ministry Notes from the Social Media Front Is the world any thinner? No. Teach us to die Is the Islamic State Islamic?*** Provoked to Politic: The Pew Foundation, Clergy, and Public Theology Leadership and the Social Media What does a Yoda do? There is no Yoda The significance of planting trees Obstacles and Problems Dreamwork The truth about truth part i The truth about truth part ii The truth about truth part iii The truth about truth part iv The truth about truth part v The Teflon Directee Tom and Brandon The One What do I really believe happens when we die? Did you find what you were looking for? Healing church, hurtful church
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Loving one another Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors and here are not so many people From the director’s chair: on feelings Just because you can doesn’t mean you should Family values? Not so much. Although is not because From the directors chair: Good Guilt From the directors chair: Bad Guilt What goes around comes around Cream of Wheat in a Pop Tart Culture The thing is we all have our thing A dog’s life Are demons real? Happy Horse-Hockey Be careful what you pray for The Misery Sweepstakes The crazy things we do to our children The Question of Size Eating as Affirmation From the Director’s Chair: I’m mad as hell. Should I feel guilty about it? When God is Angry From the Director’s Chair: Understanding Grief Getting a grip on grief Grieving with hope Losing ourselves Forming clergy or credentialing cheats Therapy and spiritual direction compared What do you need to hear? Always a pilgrim… Why is the Incarnation important? Something new for Christmas Hitting a religious nerve Making a New Year Rent-free in my head Which New Year? Words to live by Spiritual Neuropathy Demon Possessed Politics Hiding in Plain Sight Thinking Hard Here temporarily Who is my brother? Who is my sister? Preaching the Gospel No More Random Acts of Kindness Free range Christian Sallyland Fundamentalists Take your gift and say thanks Once-Now-and-Forever Holy Imagination
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The altar between heaven and earth Running Away Is a Social Network a Spiritual Network? Is It Time to Write the Eulogy?: The Future of Seminary Education Nukes in Japan Of storks and the canaries: Why youth ministry, new vocations, and the future of the church are inextricably linked Your Church has an Angel Missed Opportunities: Confession and Repentance Missed Opportunities: Spiritual Disciplines The shape of the journey Head to toe Saving the Samaritan For better, for worse Wasteful Medicine Rob Bell, Love Wins, and the End Wisdom is a Choice “Oh, Wow!” God is not on our side The Casey Anthony Trial Signs & Wonders Sleaze, Slant, and Assassination The “Life in the Real World” Excuse How is it with your soul? 9/11: A Loss of Innocence? Sing a New Song” At Rest in the Sanctuary of the Soul Washington “National” Cathedral From the Hand of the Sculptor: Gib Singleton Religion >Jesus Hijacked or Sold Out? Be a Prayer Just Forgive? Restoring the Wounded False selves The Happiness Index Second Opinions and the Will of God Anonymity and Healing Eternitatem Cogita Fly Fishing and the Spiritual Life Venomous and Poisonous Mary, Men, and Women Meditating on Words from Merton True Silence The Unspoken Prayer The Spiritual Dimension of Music The Spiritual Friend as Witness Dog is What I Do The Empathetic Spirit
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The Simplicity of Intention Letting Go (Stick Figure Spirituality, Vol. 1 no. 1) Action Figures (Stick Figure Spirituality, Vol. 1 no. 2) Spare Me The Meaning of Lent: An Ash Wednesday Rant Notes on “The Prodigal” The Significance of the Liturgy Rethinking Diversity Sit, Kneel Stand: The Embodiment of Spirituality Awareness: A Practice Looking for a Purpose “Teach your children…” A Vulnerable Church: Passing The Dave Test No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question One of Ten No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Two of Ten No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Three of Ten No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Four of Ten No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Five of Ten No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Six of Ten No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Seven of Ten No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Eight of Ten No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Nine of Ten No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Ten of Ten Lent: It’s more fun and alleluias than you think3 When a fast is not a fast Burning Snow3 Sobriety: “Guardian of the spirit” Throw Like a Girl: The Power of Enacted Contradictions General Theological Seminary and Progressive Christianity On the Clock: General Theological Seminary and the Fate of Protestantism1 When Mystery Becomes Product: The Case of General Theological Seminary The Hidden Curriculum at General Theological Seminary: Authority, power, and why they aren’t the same thing1 Of Angels and Attorneys: General Theological Seminary Demonizing Difference and the Word Police3 What is a seminary faculty?1 3 Vocation and Jobs3 It’s not all about you3 “Done” with the wrong kind of Church3 No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question One of Ten (2nd ed.) Seminaries and the Unthinking Future Prejudice and the Partisan Future No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Two of Ten (2nd ed.) No Cause for Celebration: Taking The Dave Test during the Holidays, Question Three of Ten (2nd ed.) We need a Francis3 5 Final Lessons: A Tribute to Rueben P. Job “Je Suis Charlie”3 Remembering King Remembering Marcus Lance Armstrong and the Meaning of Repentance
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The Evolving Future of Theological Education The Language of Lent: Repentance3 Taking to the Streets The Lenten Life: Falling and Getting Back Up Beyond Partisanship Reimagining the Church3 Basketball is Life Saved – But from what, by whom, how? Rare Prayer: Lament3 Lessons on Leadership: Spin Dear “Rev”3 PB&J 7 Life-Changing Reasons You Should Take a Vacation This Summer 12 Things Your Pastor, Priest, or Minister Wishes You Knew1 3 10 Things Your Clergy Should Tell You Before You Get Married3 What do you do with doubt?3 6 things people need to hear from churches (bur are rarely said)2 3 7 Reasons Why the Church Should Learn to Disagree3 12 Things Clergy Spouses Want You to Know1 3 15 Words and Phrases that Deserve to Die 12 Questions Leaders Need to Ask Themselves3 Seven Things the Holy Spirit Might Be Trying to Tell You2 3 Nine Ways Your Pastor Can Help You Plan for a Funeral3 Are you a founder, an inheritor, or a beneficiary? From Beneficiary to Benefactor: Turning the Corner in the Third Generation The One Reason a Global Church Matters3 3 Things that Francis Taught Us Today about Politics The Making of Zombie Theologians: Catechesis, Spiritual Direction, and the Future of the Church2 3 Body Image and Five Paths to Freedom3 The Wrong Side of History2 3 6 Questions We Need to Answer about Clergy Formation1 2 3 Seven ways to avoid getting stuck3 3 Truths to Live by After Paris The One Thing We Must Do about Paris, Terrorism, and Religion 5 Things the Church Should Tell the Candidates for President 5 Spiritual Truths that Won’t Change with the Election of a New President2 Christmas Autopsy: Five Thoughts on the Death of Christmas Dealing with Job’s Facebook Friends: Five Thoughts on Suffering and Social Media2 3 5 Ways to Age without Getting Old3 5 Keys to Surviving Spiritually as a Leader in the Church2 3 7 Ways to Prepare Spiritually to Vote Cancel that Meeting! The Making of Donald Trump and the Unmaking of America The Last Enemy2 3 4 Ways the Church Misunderstands Spiritual Formation2 3 4 Ways the Culture Misunderstands Spiritual Formation2 3 4 Ways Teaching in a Seminary is Different 5 Priorities as We Vote3 4 Ways Spiritual Direction Could Change the Church2
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3 Reasons immortality isn’t what it’s cracked up to be3 What Pentecost has to teach The United Methodist Church – and the rest of us Don’t tell the unemployed, “It doesn’t make sense”4 Four Reasons for Abandoning the Expression, “Post Christian” 3 The Decoder Ring Approach to Revelation3 3 Things Religious Leaders Can Do in the Wake of the Massacre in Orlando Evangelicals, Donald Trump, and 4 Lessons in Politics for the Church2 Public Discourse and the Language of Derision3 The One Thing that Matters in a Changing Church Baton Rouge, Minneapolis, Dallas: What Next? 5 False Dichotomies that Disarm the Church in Times of Crisis3 Mark Burns illustrates how not to pray Clinton, Trump, and the Kings of Israel Part-Time Ministry and “The Myth of the Empty Church” Spirituality and Leadership in the Shadow of Chaos3 5 Reasons Spirituality is No Longer Important to the American Church2 3 The Five Ways Music Contributes to Our Spiritual Lives6 3 How Do Saints Respond to Suffering?2 3 6 Ways to Save the Soul of American Discourse 4 Choices Boomers Made that are Killing Mainline Protestantism 5 Reasons to “Get off the Cross,” Apart from “We need the wood” 3 3 Ways to Navigate Anniversaries of Loss2 3 4 Reasons It’s a Bad Idea for Clergy to Advocate for Candidates 8 Things that Need to Change after the Election We want a king! (And why voting for one will never be satisfying) The Bunkum of “Biblical Creation”2 3 3 Reasons Clergy Shouldn’t “Friend” the Members of Their Congregations3 5 Things the “Chopped” Kitchen Can Teach Us about Theological Education3 One Suggestion for Something New This Christmas2 4 Reasons for Abandoning New Year’s Resolutions3 4 Ways to “Future” the Church2 3 2 Questions that Could Change Your Life9 3 The Immorality of Partisanship2 What do you do after a “mountaintop” experience? 3 The Barking Dog of Congregational Vitality3 Lent is not a tightrope, it’s a journey2 3 3 Reasons We Find it Difficult to Lament3 Pre-approved Bishops: A Nursery for Ambition7 8 The Real Work of Bishops3 The Thursday of Holy Mysteries2 The Spiritual Logic of Easter Recovering Confirmation On Confessing the Sins of Others3 People are just no damn good2 Minya and Manchester: On Care-lessness and Obsession2 5 Patterns that Erode the Ability of Leaders to Lead2 3 Keeping the Partisan Faith3 Let us be the Church3 Charlie Gard: 3 Lessons Learned
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4 Ways to Change the Way We Think about Generational Differences2 3 8 things we can – and should do – after Charlottesville2 Do you want your church? 2 3 My God Only Punishes People I Don’t Like2 The Limits to Professional Boundaries2 3 God-given Weirdness3 The Flag, the NFL, and the Freedom to Protest2 Hugh Hefner: Let the Dead Bury the Dead Las Vegas: The Brutal Truth and the Only Hope2 All God’s Children Got Dogma I come to Bury Evangelicalism, Not to Bury It3 A Reflection on the Shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas We thank you just the same (Thanksgiving re-post) Why the Conversation about Rights Won’t End Harassment2 Defining Christian Spirituality 4 Reasons Seminary Shouldn’t Be Hard, It Should Be Harder Just because the disciples didn’t go to seminary doesn’t mean you don’t need to go2 The (Only) 2 Reasons for Ash Wednesday2 Bummer of a Birthmark, Hal! 3 Things Fundamentalist and Progressive Christians Should Remember2 Life, Loss, Limitation: The Life and Death of Stephen Hawking 4 Ways to Build Clergy Credibility2 5 Questions the Church Needs to Ask about Bi-Vocational Ministry After the Royal Wedding: Questions We Should Be Asking Ourselves Let’s Stop Using the Word, “Supernatural” Suicide and Society2 Methodists, The Politics of Leverage and the Future of Protestantism2 Should We Even Have a National Church Convention? Revising the Lord’s Prayer Youth Ministry: Repenting at Our Leisure Cardinal Cupich and the “Rabbit Hole” of Sexual Exploitation Barroom Brawls, Social Media and Democracy Talking about God: 4 Ways Forward 7 Ways for the Church to Respond after Squirrel Hill 2 8 Children’s Grief Awareness Day: Spiritual Direction and Loss Praying, Believing and Open Communion 7 Reasons Jordan Peterson is More Popular than Most Churches Methodism and American Protestants: Built for Schism? Without a Prayer: Conferences, Conventions and Discerning the Will of God Finding Unity in Divisive Times2 Why Pray? Seven Reasons to Be an Episcopalian Is Notre Dame Worth Saving? 3 Problems with the Self-Care Conversation Jesus never said, “Go make others do things” 2 Science and Religion: The Casualties of an Unnecessary War Religious Spirituality 2 A Prayer for the Fourth of July 2 What can I do when others are suffering? 2
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Politics and the Pulpit 2 7 Ways to Get Clear about Vocation Forgetting Our Mission: Mass Shootings and the Church 9/11 The Problem(s) with Harmonial Religion “All Dogs Go to Heaven” 2 Four Models of Ministry Why I am not a political priest… Resisting the Temptation to Lead by Fear 2 Judging Kobe 2 The Monster God of Penal Substitutionary Atonement 2 The Slowing Rise of Nones: 4 Ways for the Church to Respond Playing God’s Infinite Game in an Age of Rage Playing God’s Infinite Game in an Age of Rage: Where the Game is Played Playing God’s Infinite Game in an Age of Rage: How the Game is Played Playing God’s Infinite Game in the Age of Covid-19 Things not lost to Covid-19: Four Ways the Church Can Respond2 Chaplains and Parish Clergy: Covid-19 Just Declared Your Ministry Non-Essential 2 Grit, Fortitude, and Leadership in a Time of Pandemic 2 The Resurrection: Sequel or Reversal? Al Mohler, Slavery, Tainted Apologies, and Biblical Interpretation A Response to the Murder of George Floyd 2 Passive leaders are not leaders at all A Spirituality of Justice 2 Staying Spiritually Centered in Tough Times 2 Celebrating Independence Day America’s New Religion and the Scandal of the Cross The Gospel and the Passion for Judgment Sin and guilt have made a comeback…but they aren’t what they used to be. What Kind of Kingdom? Notes on the Feeding of the Multitude Resilience and the Church in the Age of Covid-19 2 Notes on the Dangers of Talking to Mary The Roots of Cognicide America has a Messiah Complex…isn’t what you think 2 The Church after Covid-19: When getting back to normal is not a good thing 2 Living into the Possibility of New Communities When everything says, “It’s too late”
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On Retiring and Changing Jobs: “Leaving Well” as a Spiritual Exercise3 12 Things Clergy Spouses Want You to Know 15 Words and Phrases that Deserve to Die 3 Truths to Live by After Paris The One Thing We Must Do about Paris, Terrorism, and Religion 4 Ways the Church Misunderstands Spiritual Formation3 4 Ways the Culture Misunderstands Spiritual Formation3 Don’t tell the unemployed, “It doesn’t make sense.” 3 4 3 Things Religious Leaders Can Do in the Wake of the Massacre in Orlando
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Key to on-line articles cited above that are reprinted elsewhere:
1Article reprinted by Faith & Leadership, Duke Divinity School: https://www.faithandleadership.com/ 2Article reprinted by UM Insight: http://um-insight.net/ 3Article reprinted by Day1.org: http://day1.org/ 4Article reprinted by Episcopal Journal : www.episcopaljournal.org 5Article cited in Real Clear Religion 6Article reprinted in Mission Theology in the Anglican Communion: http://www.missiontheologyanglican.org/index.php 7Article reprinted in Episcopal Café: https://www.episcopalcafe.com/ 8Article reprinted in Living Church: http://livingchurch.org/ 9Article reprinted in https://www.joannaseibert.com/daily/
Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “Praying for Discernment: Changing the Way We Do Church” Northern Illinois Annual Conference The United Methodist Church Jolliett, IL 2018
Title: “Vocation, Work and Spiritual Formation” Loyola University Institute of Pastoral Studies Chicago, IL 2018
Title: “Our Unexamined Gods: Conversations on the Theology of Pain and Suffering” Bishop Anderson House, Rush Medical Center Hosted by Redeemer Lutheran Church Hinsdale, IL 2017
Title: “Spiritual Formation and the Changing Contexts of Theological Education” Loyola University Institute of Pastoral Studies Chicago, IL 2017
Title: “Unexamined God’s: Extremity, Triage Theology, and the Challenge of Chaplaincy” Bishop Anderson House Chicago, IL 2017
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “Fully Alive: Charting the course to a spiritual life more fully in contact with God, Ourselves, and others” “Discernment and Leadership” Aldersgate United Methodist Alexandria, VA 2017
Title: “Discernment and Leadership” Workshop for Leadership Team Aldersgate United Methodist Alexandria, VA 2017
Title: “The Dave Test: A Conversation” Workshop for Leadership Team Aldersgate United Methodist Alexandria, VA 2017
Title: “Holy Listening” First United Methodist Church Baton Rouge, LA 2017
Title: Interfaith Workshop: “Making Sense of the American Spiritual Landscape” St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Milwaukee, MN 2016
Title: Keynote Address: “Praying for Discernment: Changing the Way We Do Church” Workshop “Rare Prayer: Cultivating Old-New Resources for Congregational Life” The Bishop’s Convocation on Prayer All Saints Cathedral Richmond, VA 2016
Title: “The Dave Test” St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Glen Ellyn, IL 2016
Title: Webinar: “A Raw Look at Real Faith in Hard Times” http://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/a-raw-look-at-real-faith-in-hard-times The United Methodist Church: Discipleship Ministries Nashville, T N 2016
Title: “Creating Caring, Compassionate, Candid, Caring Communities” Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem Easton, PA 2015
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “Vocation and Discernment” Faculty and Staff In-Service: Keynote and Facilitator Our Lady of the Lake College Baton Rouge, LA 2015
Title: “The Dave Test” St. Michael and All Angels Mission, KS 2015
Title: “The Idolatry of Causes” Society of Scholar Priests: Annual Conference All Saints Cathedral Milwaukee, WI 2015
Title: “Passing The Dave Test: Building Caring Communities” First United Methodist Church Waukesha, WI 2015
Title: “Passing The Dave Test: Building Caring Communities” Douglasville United Methodist Church Douglasville, GA 2015
Title: “Passing The Dave Test: Building Caring Communities” Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Continuing Education for Field Site Supervisors Evanston, IL 2014
Title: “The Logic of Monastic Rules” Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL 2014
Title: “Why Can’t We Care? Faith Communities and the Dying” Faith Leaders’ Conference Sponsored by Alive Hospice and hosted by St. George’s Episcopal Church Nashville, TN 2014
Title: “Ecclesiology, Liturgy, and Spiritual Practice” Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL 2014
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “Spiritual Leadership” Batavia United Methodist Church Batavia, IL 2014
Title: “Beyond the List: Prayer in America” St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Akron, OH 2014
Title: “Caring for One Another at Life’s Ragged Edges” Christ Church Episcopal Winnetka, IL 2014
Title: “The Leader and Spiritual Direction” Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL 2014
Title: “When Life Happens…Finding Real Hope in Hard Times” Donelson Heights United Methodist Church Nashville, TN 2014
Title: “The Dave Test” Panola United Methodist Church Panola, TX 2014
Title: “Rule of Life” Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL 2014
(even more) Title: “Think^ Different” Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL 2013
Title: “The Monk and His Marbles: Spiritual Formation and the Future of Theological Education” Installation Address: Rueben P. Job Chair in Spiritual Formation Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Evanston, IL 2013
Title: “Making Sense of the American Spiritual Landscape…and Thriving in It” The Bishop Elliott Society Lectures The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas San Antonio, TX 2013
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “Faith and Business” Perkins School of Theology Dallas, TX 2013
Title: “Hard-Times Leadership” Conference on Congregational Discernment Rockaway, OR 2009
Title: “Discernment in the Episcopal and Anglican Tradition” Conference on Congregational Discernment Newburg, OR 2009
Title: “Suffering and the Task of the Spiritual Director” Charis Program, Texas Annual Conference Lecture Series Palestine, TX 2009
Title: “Leading at the End” Perkins School for the Laity Lecture Series Dallas, TX 2009
Title: “Triage Theology” Trinity Cathedral, Center for Spirituality Keynote Portland, OR 2008
Title: “Souls Beneath the Altar” AEHC/APC, Oregon State Chaplaincy Conference Keynote Portland, OR 2008
Title: “Holding Together without Splitting Asunder” Charis Program, Texas Annual Conference Lecture Series Palestine, TX 2008
Title: “Men and Women’s Spirituality” Perkins School for the Laity Lecture Series Houston, TX 2008
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “The Church and the Cure of Souls” The Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri Clergy Conference Keynote Conception Abbey, MO 2007
Title: “Finding and Doing the Will of God” Hendricks College Lecture Series Hendricks, AK 2007
Title: “Holding Together without Splitting Asunder” The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas Lecture Series Cedar Hill, TX 2007
Title: “Discernment in the Episcopal and Anglican Tradition” Consultation on Congregational Discernment Colorado Springs, CO 2007
Title: “What God Wants: Discernment” United Methodist School for the Laity Lecture Series Anchorage, AK 2006
Title: “Desert Spirituality” Charis Program, Texas Annual Conference Lecture Series Houston, TX 2006
Title: “The Spiritual Vision of Jesus” Seaton Cove Lectures Austin, TX 2006
Title: “Want God Wants” McGrade Lectures Sulphur Springs, TX 2006
Title: “Politicking in Purple” Consultation on Congregational Discernment Atlanta, GA 2006
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “What God Wants: Beyond Purpose-Driven Living” Perkins Theological School for the Laity Opening Lecture Dallas, TX 2006
Title: “Spiritual Direction and Triage Theology” Spiritual Directors International Regional Meeting Ursaline Academy Dallas, TX 2006
Title: “Leaving Behind Left Behind” Associated Religious Press Nashville, TN 2005
Title: “What God Wants for Your Life” Religious and Theological Booksellers Conference Chicago, IL 2005
Title: “Making Sense of the American Spiritual Landscape: The Challenge Facing Chaplains” Keynote Address Association of Professional Chaplains National Meeting, Fairmont Hotel Dallas, TX 2004
Title: “Finding and Doing the Will of God” The Johannaber Lecture Ministers’ Conference Perkins School of Theology Dallas, TX 2004
Title: “Spirituality and the Physician’s Task” University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX 2003
Title: “Death, Medicine and Spirituality” Presbyterian Hospital / Texas Health Resources Dallas, TX 2003
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “Finding and Doing the Will of God: Some Thoughts on a Theology of Discernment” Forum of the Fund for Theological Education Indianapolis, IN 2003
Title: “Finding and Doing the Will of God: Some Thoughts on a Theology of Discernment” Forum of the Fund for Theological Education Indianapolis, IN 2003
Title: “When Suffering Persists…” Pine Street Presbyterian, Winter Lecture Series Harrisburg, PA 2003
Title: “Spirituality and the Physician’s Task” University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX 2003
Title: “Spirituality and Medicine” University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX 2002
Title: “Healthcare & The American Spiritual Landscape” University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX 2002
Title: “When Suffering Persists” Lenten Series Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Columbia, SC
Title: “Finding and Doing the Will of God” The Kitch Lecture Series First United Methodist Weatherford, OK 2001
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “Judas Iscariot” The Disciples: First Followers of Jesus The Smithsonian Institute Washington, D.C. 2000
Title: “Disciples Named James” The Disciples: First Followers of Jesus The Smithsonian Institute Washington, D.C. 2000
Title: “Gods of the Theologian, Scientist and Magician” Phi Beta Kappa Washington, D.C. Chapter Arlington, VA 2000
Title: “BCML & the Ethics of Genetic Counseling” The National Cancer Institute Genetics Epidemiology Branch Bethesda, MD 1999
Title: “Strange Texts and Stranger Times” Washington National Cathedral Washington, D.C. 1999
Title: “Approaches to Scripture: A Hermeneutic of Time, Survival and Significance” (with Dr. Ellen Davis, Virginia Theological Seminary) Faithful Preaching for the New Millennium The College of Preachers Washington, D.C. 1999
Title: “Galilee of the Gentiles” Ancient Sites, Ancient Texts: Tracking the Historical Jesus The Smithsonian Institute Washington, D.C. 1998
Title: “Jesus’ Galilean Activity” Ancient Sites, Ancient Texts: Tracking the Historical Jesus The Smithsonian Institute Washington, D.C. 1998
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: “The Lectionary, Episcopalians, and the Biblical Text” Lutheran, Anglican, Roman Catholic [“LARC”] Symposium Trinity Lutheran Church Camp Hill, PA 1995
Title: “Co-creators of authority: Roman Catholic Women and the Biblical Text” American Academy of Religion Roman Catholic Studies Chicago, IL 1994
Title: "Practical Justification in the Teaching of Jesus: The Case for an Eschatological (and Sapiential) Jesus" Society of Biblical Literature Historical Jesus Section Chicago, IL 1994
Title: "Loyal Opposition and the Law in the Teaching of Jesus: The Ethics of a Restorative and Utopian Eschatology" Symposium in Honor of Robert W. Lyon Asbury Theological Seminary Wilmore, KY 1994
Title: "Beyond a Biblicistic Feminism: Hermeneutics and Ordained Women" Society of Biblical Literature Washington, D.C. 1993
Title: "Transcending Bureaucratic and Cultural Linkages: Women and the Church" Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Washington, D.C. 1992
Title: "Behind Orthodoxy and Beyond: Recent Developments in Evangelical Christology" (co-authored with Dr. Douglas Jacobsen, Messiah College) American Academy of Religion New Orleans, LA 1990
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Selected Papers Read / Lectures Given
Title: "Messiahs and Medicine Shows: Health, Wealth and the Bible in the American Church" Minister's Conference Messiah College Grantham, PA 1990
Title: "Beyond the Late, Great Planet Earth: Interpreting the Book of Revelation" Minister's Conference Messiah College Grantham, PA 1990
Title: "Exegetical Perspectives on the Health and Wealth Gospel" Faculty Interdisciplinary Fellowship Messiah College Grantham, PA 1989
Title: "Law in the Teaching of Jesus: A Paradigm for Understanding Its Use" [revised] Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society Society of Biblical Literature Cleveland, OH 1988
Title: "Law in the Teaching of Jesus: A Paradigm for Understanding Its Use" Annual Midwest Regional Meeting Society of Biblical Literature Chicago, IL 1987
Title: "Ethics and Apocalyptic Literature of the First and Second Centuries B.C.E.: Daniel" Seminar on Problems of Jewish History and Literature Faculty of Oriental Studies University of Oxford Oxford, England 1983
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