Minister Sausalito
(CA) Presbyterian Church. I was the pastor of a church in a beautiful
historic building near the center of the town. I preached, led worship,
counseled members and visited the sick and homebound, led the business affairs
of the church, prepared church communications, and worked directly with the
children's program and mission/service projects of the church. The church is
characterized by its progressive identity and theology, its creative worship
style, and by the many weddings it holds. I represented the church in the Marin
Interfaith Council and continue as the editor/writer of "Sacred
Space", a weekly column in the Marin Independent Journal newspaper. The
church has 130 members and about the same number of friends who
attend and participate. I continue to serve on the national executive council
of The Center for Progressive Christianity, www.tcpc.org, speaking and leading
events about the progressive Christian movement nationally, and coordinating
its fundraising and identity campaigns. 112 Bulkley, Sausalito, CA 94965,
415-332-3790, 9/03 - 3/08, full-time.
Campus
Minister United Campus Christian
Ministry at Stanford University. I served students on behalf of several
Protestant church denominations. I organized and led projects, classes,
spiritual retreats, and internships for students in service with and for
low-income people in the communities around Stanford. I also managed the
business affairs of the campus ministry organization. I was the co-chair of the
Community Working Group - Opportunity Center, which built a $24 million drop-in
center and housing complex for homeless people in Palo Alto. UCCM, Rm 22, Old
Union Clubhouse, PO Box 20149, Stanford, CA 94309, (650) 725-0050. 7/95-8/03
(20 hrs/wk).
Minister College Heights Church, United
Church of Christ. I was the minister of this congregation distinguished by
its informal worship style, its commitment to spiritual growth through a
variety of Christian and other traditions, and by its commitment to local
community service. I preached, led worship and special services, assist members
with special needs, administered the business affairs of the congregation, and
engaged in community service work on behalf of the church. I co-directed
week-long youth summer camps for the N. Calif-Nevada Conference of the UCC.
College Heights Church, 1150 W. Hillsdale Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94403, (650)
341-7311. 12/92- 8/03 (30 hrs/wk).
Executive Director
Urban Ministry of Palo Alto. I was the
chairperson of the committee that organized it in 1984, and came on staff in
1987 as the Executive Director and Minister of this interfaith non-profit
corporation sponsored by 30 local churches and synagogues, serving over 3,000
homeless and very low-income people annually through six programs. During my
tenure, the organization's annual budget grew from less than $40,000 to
$360,000 and the staff grew from two to nine employees and 350 regular
volunteers. I led the development of several creative new services: most
recently, a money management program for disabled homeless people. I worked and
met with the Board of Directors, wrote and tracked grants, supervised and
trained staff and volunteers, preached in local churches and gave speeches in
other forums. I did casework and acted as chaplain with people of the streets
at Urban Ministry's drop-in center, shelter, food and meal programs, and
clothes closet. Urban Ministry of Palo Alto, 600 Homer, PO Box 213, Palo Alto,
CA 94302, (415) 853- 8672. 1/87-12/92 (full-time).
Case Manager
Community Services Agency. I supervised the Community Kitchen soup kitchen
staff, interviewed and provided emergency food and housing assistance to
homeless and other low-income people, counseled and gave information and
referral, and trained and supervised volunteers in casework functions. CSA, 204
Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA 94043, (650) 968-0836. 3/84-6/87 (20 hrs/wk).
Associate Director
Ecumenical Hunger Program. For an interfaith hunger relief agency, I wrote and
tracked grants, did extensive preaching and public speaking, conducted a
building campaign, interviewed and served emergency assistance clients, and
trained and supervised volunteers. EHP, 1934 University Ave, East Palo Alto, CA
94303, (650) 323-7781. 3/84-8/86 (20 hrs/wk).
Associate Minister
First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. I served as the associate
minister of a large local church in a university community. I preached monthly,
did children's sermons, supervised the church school staff and program, advised
the youth groups, staffed boards and committees, wrote for church publications,
visited the sick and homebound, provided pastoral counseling, and did extensive
community organizing and service work on behalf of the church. First
Congregational Church, 1985 Louis Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303, (415) 856-6662.
12/79-3/84 (full-time).
Community Organizer
South Hayward Parish. Through a consortium of 4 local churches in Hayward, CA,
I organized residents of a low-income neighborhood around planning, zoning, and
tenants' rights issues. I served on the steering committee of a renters' rights
initiative campaign. I organized and conducted summer day camps for children in
the neighborhood, recruiting and training volunteer staff. I preached and led
classes in the four churches on a regular basis. SHP, c/o Westminster Hills
United Presbyterian Church, Hayward, CA. 6/78-9/79.
EDUCATION
Spanish Language Study
Instituto de Idiomas "Benjamin Franklin", Morelia, Michoacan, 1985.
Master of Divinity
San Francisco Theological Seminary (Presbyterian), San Anselmo and Berkeley,
CA, 1979. Ordination: United Church of Christ,
1981.
Bachelor of Science,
Social Relations University of California, Riverside, graduated Phi Beta Kappa,
1975. Attended University of California, Santa Cruz, 1971-73.
PUBLISHED WORKS
BIRDLIKE
AND BARNLESS: Meditations, Prayers, Poems, and Songs for Progressive Christians, book (will be published by St
Johann Press in 2008)
OPEN
CHRISTIANITY: Home by Another Road, book (Rising Star Press, 2000)
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and many articles in books, magazines, websites, and newspapers.