VITAE 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 Office: (847) 866-3985 Office Email: [email protected] Mobile: (214) 263-9738 Personal E mail: [email protected] Blog @ Patheos.com: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/whatgodwantsforyourlife/ Column @ Patheos.com: http://www.patheos.com/About-Patheos/Frederick-W-Schmidt.html 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 The Rev’d. Canon Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt 2 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 The Rev’d. Canon Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt 3 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 The Rev’d. Canon Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt 4 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 The Rev’d. Canon Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt 5 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 The Rev’d. Canon Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt 6 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 The Rev’d. Canon Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt 7 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 The Rev’d. Canon Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt 8 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 The Rev’d. Canon Dr. Frederick W. Schmidt 9 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