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Lincoln Statler 2nd Year MASC Student What inspired you to become a religious leader? My religious leadership happened because God wouldn’t give up on me. I just kept getting pulled into positions of leadership. I would be at protests where I would somehow end up in the full circle of organizing. I would be at
Starr King School for the Ministry is very proud and honored to announce the appointment of three distinguished religious and lay leaders now serving on our Board of Trustees: Reverend Rebekah Montgomery, Nancy Lawrence, and Ted Fetter. Reverend Rebekah Montgomery is a military chaplain, UU minister, licensed professional counselor and a mental health provider with over 15
The Rev. Chris Long Graduate of SKSM, Class of 2009 Visiting Assistant Professor of Prophetic Practice Administrative Program Specialist at the University of Wisconsin What inspired you to become a religious leader? The longer story is that I was born on April 24, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee—20 days after Dr. King was killed. I
Fieldwork is an opportunity to put into action the theory learned in the classroom. Working in a congregation gives the student a chance to develop their unique pastoral voice while navigating complexities of a congregation’s history, culture, systems and ethos. Fieldwork placements may include: teaching a religious education class for children or adults, working with
Please watch the following message from Dr. Ibrahim Farajaje, Provost and Professor of Islamic and Cultural Studies at Starr King School for the Ministry, about a recent decision he has made about the next step in his career and his life. To Members of the Starr King Community: Starr King School for the Ministry acknowledges,
This course is for Starr King students engaged in part-time or full-time Clinical Pastoral Education. Participate in ministry to persons in crisis and engage in individual and group reflection. Didactic sessions draw together theoretical material from theology, the behavioral sciences, and pastoral care. Students learn to integrate theological understanding and knowledge of behavioral science with
Watch The Rev. Barbara Meyers, graduate of Starr King (Class of 2004) and annual donor, speak on what Starr King has meant to her and what inspires her to support the school. How did you come to be a student at Starr King? When I was in my early 30s I suffered from a severe postpartum
On November 10, 2015, Starr King School for the Ministry welcomed the Board of Trustees to the school for its bi-annual meeting. Students, staff, and faculty greeted them with a group lunch and Anti-Racist Theologies chapel service, kicking off a three-day session to chart the future of the school. It was noted that this particular group, now assembled
Jan Hutslar 2nd Year M. Div. Student What inspired you to become a religious leader? I wouldn’t exactly say that when I started out on this path I was inspired. It was more like it opened up and I fell into it. I started out working as a Director of Religious Education and that
Educating to “Create Just and Sustainable Communities that Counter Oppressions”(“ECO”) is a core goal of Starr King’s M.Div. and M.A.S.C. degree programs. In this required core synchronous course, M.Div. and M.A.S.C. students work together to form a framework for counter-oppressive spiritual leadership. We will ask: how can spirituality, ministry, and religious activism respond to the