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SBN 266 • Princeton, NJ 08543 M ICHAEL D. L ANGFORD Assistant Professor of Theology, Discipleship, and Ministry School of Theology & Seattle Pacific Seminary Seattle Pacific University 3307 3rd Avenue West Seattle, Washington 98119 [email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D. Princeton Theological Seminary (Systematic Theology), 2010 M.Div. Princeton Theological Seminary, 2001 Fuller Theological Seminary, 1996-99 M.A. program Stanford University (Communication: Journalism), 1993-94 [non-degree student] B.S. Stanford University (Symbolic Systems), 1993 DISSERTATION “Against Soteriological Reductionism: Toward a Theology of Discipleship in Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Salvation” • Honors awarded RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Theology, Discipleship, and Ministry, Tenure-Track, Seattle Pacific University and Seminary, 2012-present Coordinator of Youth Ministry Education and Training, Seattle Pacific University and Seminary, 2012-present Co-Organizer, Open Seattle Youth Ministry Conference, 2012-present Assistant Professor of Theology, Non-Tenure-Track, Seattle Pacific University and Seminary, 2010-2012 Instructor of Theology, Non-Tenure-Track, Seattle Pacific University (Seattle, WA), 2008-2010 Associate Pastor to Youth & Family, Covenant Presbyterian Church (Austin, TX), 2005-2007 Teaching Fellow, Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ), 2002-2005 Adjunct Professor, Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ), Autumn 2004 Assistant Editor, 10th Edinburgh Dogmatics Conference (Rutherford House: Edinburgh, Scotland), 2003, resulting in the book Justification in Perspective: Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges, Bruce McCormack, ed., 2005 Assistant Editor, Princeton Project on Youth, Globalization and the Church (Institute for Youth Ministry: Princeton, NJ), 2002-2005, resulting in the book Youth, Religion and Globalization: New Research in Practical Theology, Richard Osmer & Kenda Dean, eds., 2007 Member, Princeton Seminary Touring Choir (Princeton, NJ), 2000-2003 Chaplain Intern, Clinical Pastoral Education Chaplaincy, Huntington Memorial Hospital (Pasadena, CA), Summer 2000 Ministry Intern, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church (New York, NY), 1999-2000 Youth Ministries Coordinator, La Cañada Presbyterian Church (La Cañada, CA), 1995-1997 Director of Jr. High Ministries, La Cañada Presbyterian Church (La Cañada, CA), 1994-1999 Staff Advisor, Forest Home Christian Conference Center (Forest Falls, CA), Summer 1994 Resident Assistant, Stanford University (Stanford, CA), 1992-1994 Editor, Columnist, and Senior Staff Writer, Stanford Daily (Stanford, CA), 1991-1994 Ministry Intern, Fallbrook Presbyterian Church (Fallbrook, CA), 1992 HONORS and AWARDS Academic Innovation Grant Seattle Pacific University (2015) Weter Lectureship Seattle Pacific University (2015) SERVE Grant Seattle Pacific University (2015) SERVE Grant Seattle Pacific University (2014) Best Faculty Teaching Idea Seattle Pacific University (2010) Faculty Research Grant Seattle Pacific University (2010) Merit Tuition Ph.D. Fellowship Princeton Theological Seminary (2001-2005) Presbyterian Leadership Full Scholarship Princeton Theological Seminary (1999-2001) Graduate Studies Scholarship Stanford University (1993-94) Honors Humanities Program Stanford University (1990-93) Academic Excellence Scholarship Stanford University (1989-93) ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS American Academy of Religion Association of Youth Ministry Educators TEACHING EXPERIENCE Seattle Pacific University Assistant Professor of Theology, Discipleship, and Ministry (Title was “Assistant Professor of Theology” 2008-2012) “Christian Discipleship,” Winter 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015 “Christian Formation,” Winter 2011, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Winter 2012, Autumn 2012, Winter 2013, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014 “Christian Theology,” Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Summer 2013, Winter 2014, Spring 2014, Winter 2015, Spring 2015 “Community Bible Study: Matthew,” Winter 2015 “Current Issues in Youth Ministry,” Autumn 2014 “Evangelism and Mission in Adolescent Culture” (graduate), Winter 2013 “Foundations of Christian Spirituality,” Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015 “Graduate Theology Practicum” (graduate), Autumn 2010, Winter 2011, Spring 2011 “Moral Issues in Education” (graduate), Summer 2010, Summer 2011 “Moral Issues in Education” (online section) (graduate), Summer 2010, Spring 2011 “Theology and Disability” (graduate independent study), Summer 2013 “Theology and Practice of Youth Ministry,” Winter 2014, Winter 2015 “Theology/Ethics I: Doctrine of God and Environmental Stewardship” (graduate), Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014 “Youth Ministry in Postmodernity,” Autumn 2012 “Youth Ministry Internships,” Winter 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015 “Youth Ministry: Mission & Evangelism,” Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014 Instructor of Theology “Christian Discipleship,” Winter 2010 “Christian Discipline of Prayer,” Autumn 2009 “Christian Formation,” Winter 2009, Spring 2009, Winter 2010, Spring 2010 “Christian Theology,” Autumn 2008, Winter 2009, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010 “Formative Christian Community,” Autumn 2008 “Global and Urban Ministry Internships,” Spring 2009 “History of Christian Spirituality,” Winter 2010 Princeton Theological Seminary (all classes graduate level) Adjunct Professor “Communicating the Gospel to Youth” (graduate), Autumn 2004 Teaching Fellow “Ecumenical Theologies of the Church’s Mission,” Spring 2005 “Ethics of the 10 Commandments,” Spring 2004 “Theology and Ethics of Dietrich Bonhoeffer,” Autumn 2003 “Systematic Theology I,” Spring 2003 “Systematic Theology II,” Autumn 2002 PRESENTATIONS and PUBLICATIONS Peer Reviewed Periodicals “Troubled Complexion: Adolescent Abandonment as Spiritual Facelessness in the Thought of James Loder,” in The Journal of Youth Ministry, Vol. XIII, No. 1 (Fall 2014), 89-108 “Spirit-Driven Discipleship: A Pneumatology of Youth Ministry,” in Theology Today, Vol. LXXI, No. 3 (October 2014), 323-336 “Currents of Malformation and Maturation: A Theological Analysis of Adolescent Culture,” in Reformed World, Vol. 62, No. 1 (March 2012), 7-33 “The Challenge and Opportunity of Adolescence: A Theological Diagnosis and Response,” keynote article in Reformed Review, Vol. LXII, No. 1 (Winter 2009), 3-29 “A Very Present Help: James Loder’s Trinitarian Soteriology and Adolescent Identity Formation” (keynote article), and “Response to the Respondents,” in Koinonia Journal, Vol. XVIII (2006), 5-18, 41-48 Review of William J. LaDue, The Trinity Guide to the Trinity (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Trinity Press International, 2003) in The Princeton Seminary Bulletin, Vol. XXV, No. 1 (Spring 2004) 123-124 “Theology as Spiritual Salvation,” in The Princeton Theological Review, Vol. X, No. 1 (Fall 2003) 24-29 Book Chapters and Substantive Entries “Equipping the Next Generation of Disciples for the Pacific Northwest: Seattle Pacific University Youth Discipleship School,” Grant Application to the Lilly Foundation, August 2015 “Hugh Bourne,” “Aidan Kavanaugh,” Jason Lee,” “Lewis Meyer”, “Lewis Joseph Sherrill,” and “William White,” in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, eds. Mark A. Lamport and George Thomas Kurian (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016) [forthcoming] “Cursillo Movement,” and “School of Nisibis,” in Encyclopedia of Christian Education, eds. Mark A. Lamport and George Thomas Kurian (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2015) “Missiology in the New Creation: John 20:1-23” and “Church in the New Creation: Ephesians 1- 4” in Lectio: Guided Bible Reading, Seattle Pacific University Center for Biblical and Theological Education, Summer 2014 “Holiness and Mission” in Holiness as a Liberal Art, ed. Daniel Castelo (Pickwick Publications, 2012), 105-118. “Backward Christians, Acts 26: 9-21” in Shook Foil Books Young Preachers Compilation, ed. Erik W. Dailey (Shook Foil Books, 2012). Popular Readership “Karl Barth and Youth Ministry” on the IYM Blog [forthcoming] “Spiritual Gardening” on YouthSpecialties.com (September 2014) “A Faith of Their Own” on Patheos.com (November 2013) “Pastors, Partners, and Padawans: Surrounded in the Journey of Following Jesus” on CYMT.org (May 2013) “Preaching and Adolescents: Addressing the Whole Body of Christ” on CYMT.org (April 2013) “Theological People” on YouthWorker.org (February 2013) “Counter-Cultural Adolescence” on CYMT.org (Center for Youth Ministry Training) (February 2013) “Hope for Halloween!” on YouthWorker.org (October 2012) “Tied to the Past,” in Devo’Zine, (January/February 2002) 10-11 Conference Speaking “Youth Ministry in a Mass Media Culture,” Presentation, Northwest Ministry Conference, March 2015 “Adolescents and the Holy Spirit,” Presentation, Northwest Ministry Conference, March 2015 “Making Disciples of Whom? Christology and Youth Ministry,” Panelist, National Youth Workers’ Convention, Atlanta, November 2014 “Youth Ministry in a Mass Media Culture,” Presentation, Open Seattle, October 2014 “Windy Youth Ministry: Why Adolescents Need the Holy Spirit,” Presentation, National Youth Workers’ Convention, Sacramento, October 2014 “The Gospel of John and Youth Ministry,” Keynote, Western Washington Young Life, Seattle, June 2014 “Subhuman: Thinking Theologically about Disability and Youth,” Speaker, Pacific Youth Conference, Seattle, May 2014 “Windy Youth Ministry,” Presentation, Seattle Presbytery SeaPres Café, February 2014 “The ‘We’ Gospel,” Panelist, National Youth Workers’ Convention, Nashville,
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