Experience

St. Mark's Episcopal Church and School

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Rector/Pastor

  • Dec 2013 - Present

  South Milwaukee, WI St. Mark's is a Congregation in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee, located at 1314 East Rawson Avenue South Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53172. It is a modestly sized parish of about 50 families from the Wisconsin cities of Cudahy, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee and surrounding areas. We exist to celebrate and serve the Gospel of Jesus Christ and warmly welcome visitors to join us in that mission. Check us out at http://www.stmarkssouthmilwaukee.org.



Wisconsin Council of Churches

• Chairperson, Member of the Unity and Relations Committee

  • 1999 - Present

  The Unity and Relations Committee attends to the theological work of Wisconsin Council of Churches (formerly called Faith and Order) by engaging in mutual study and sponsoring various kinds of educational forums and material for its statewide constituency. It has been active in supporting, publicizing, interpreting and encouraging the implementation of the various full-communion agreements and other theological work between its member denominations and in advancing interfaith relations with… Show more The Unity and Relations Committee attends to the theological work of Wisconsin Council of Churches (formerly called Faith and Order) by engaging in mutual study and sponsoring various kinds of educational forums and material for its statewide constituency. It has been active in supporting, publicizing, interpreting and encouraging the implementation of the various full-communion agreements and other theological work between its member denominations and in advancing interfaith relations with its member churches through study and information sharing. At the December 6, 2016 annual meeting I was elected to serve as the Chairperson of the Unity and Relations Committee. Show less



Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Ordained Clergy.

  • 1988 - Present

  I was ordained on May 13, 1984 into the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC) at Atonement Lutheran Church, Florissant, MO. I became an ordained clergyman in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) when the AELC merged with LCA and ALC in 1988 to form this body.



St. Croix Hospice

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Chaplain

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

  Delavan, WI Serving the spiritual and emotional needs of St. Croix hospice care recipients and their families and providing spiritual and emotional support to the St. Croix team of caregivers. I was laid off because of the Coronavirus Pandemic



The Crossings Community, Inc.

• Executive Director

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2018

  St. Louis, MO The Crossings Community has existed since 1985 and has as its motto "Crossing Life with the Promise of Christ." Specifically, Crossings has developed a method for training Christians in the art of distinguishing Law and Gospel designed to help them keep the Promise of Christ at the center of all things: from listening to Scripture to supporting them in Christian vocation and witness in the world. As Executive Director, I work in conjunction with the Board of Directors to oversee the general… Show more The Crossings Community has existed since 1985 and has as its motto "Crossing Life with the Promise of Christ." Specifically, Crossings has developed a method for training Christians in the art of distinguishing Law and Gospel designed to help them keep the Promise of Christ at the center of all things: from listening to Scripture to supporting them in Christian vocation and witness in the world. As Executive Director, I work in conjunction with the Board of Directors to oversee the general operations of Crossings: including, improving its Website presence, teaching/leading Crossings courses, workshops and retreats in face-to-face and online formats, facilitate its sponsorship of professional quality conferences and seminars, cultivate its relationship both within its membership and with churches and organizations around the world, develop a funding base to maintain and expand the ministry of Crossings as the Spirit leads. Check us out at www.crossings.org.

• President

  • Aug 1999 - Aug 2018

  P.O Box 7011 | Chesterfield, MO 63006-7011 -- 314-576-7357 Crossings is an ecumenical diverse, internationally dispersed community of clergy and lay dedicating to using Luther's Law-Gospel outlook for interpreting Scripture and enhancing the vocation of Christians in the World. It offers FREE educational and devotional materials at www.crossings.org, including "Sabbatheology" (weekly lectionary text studies), Thursday Theology (weekly commentaries on today's church and world) and the Quarterly Newsletter simply by going to the Crossings Website. In… Show more Crossings is an ecumenical diverse, internationally dispersed community of clergy and lay dedicating to using Luther's Law-Gospel outlook for interpreting Scripture and enhancing the vocation of Christians in the World. It offers FREE educational and devotional materials at www.crossings.org, including "Sabbatheology" (weekly lectionary text studies), Thursday Theology (weekly commentaries on today's church and world) and the Quarterly Newsletter simply by going to the Crossings Website. In addition it offers Seminars and Conferences to help the curious explore in depth the relationship of faith and daily using the Crossings Method.



Lakeland University; Cardinal Stritch University; Sacred Heart School of Theology

• Adjunct Professor

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2018

  Greater Milwaukee Area I am an adjunct professor for three schools in the Greater Milwaukee Area: For Lakeland College I teaching "Religion in America" and "Introduction to Christianity" as part of the "BlendEd" program of the college. (BlendEd means that students have the option to come to class, do the course strictly on line or do some combination of the two.) For Cardinal Stritch, I teach courses in Church History and Pastoral Theology. For Sacred Heart School of Theology I regularly teach a course in… Show more I am an adjunct professor for three schools in the Greater Milwaukee Area: For Lakeland College I teaching "Religion in America" and "Introduction to Christianity" as part of the "BlendEd" program of the college. (BlendEd means that students have the option to come to class, do the course strictly on line or do some combination of the two.) For Cardinal Stritch, I teach courses in Church History and Pastoral Theology. For Sacred Heart School of Theology I regularly teach a course in Patritstics and Patrology. I also teach several course for the Diakonia Program of the Greater Milwaukee Synod, including, Early Church, Lutheran Faith in American Context and Daily Life of a Christian. . Show less



Cardinal Stritch University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Associate Professor of Religious Studies

  • 2007 - 2013

  My main role at Cardinal Stritch University was to teach in the Graduate and Undergraduate programs for the Religious Studies Department. Undergraduate Courses Included: Faith Development, Church and State, Contemporary Protestantism, Religion Experience in America, and Modern Science/Living Faith. Graduate Courses Included: Introduction to Church History, Patristic and Medieval Church History, Reformation to the Present, Religion in America, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations,… Show more My main role at Cardinal Stritch University was to teach in the Graduate and Undergraduate programs for the Religious Studies Department. Undergraduate Courses Included: Faith Development, Church and State, Contemporary Protestantism, Religion Experience in America, and Modern Science/Living Faith. Graduate Courses Included: Introduction to Church History, Patristic and Medieval Church History, Reformation to the Present, Religion in America, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, Theology of Church, Life and Thought of Aquinas, and Life and Thought of Augustine. In additions I carried out numerous administrative functions, including, Student advising, Co-chair of Undergraduate Admissions Committee, Representative to the Faculty Senate, led ecumenical worship in special situations, and participated in various aspects of faculty governance. Show less



St. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee< WI

• Associate Professor of Church History

  • Aug 2002 - May 2007

  Taught Courses in the M.Div. and MARS Program: Early and Medieval Church History, Reformation and Modern Church History, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, American Catholic Church History, Theology of Augustine, Theology of Aquinas, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Edith Stein, Theology and Science



Mount Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mukwonago, WI

• Pastor

  • Feb 1992 - Jul 2002

  As a solo Pastor, I presided and preached at worship, taught the confirmation and adult education programs, did pastoral care, and a full range of administrative responsibilities.



LARCWORCS Ecumenical Group

• Ecumenical Representative, GMS-ELCA

  • 1993 - 1999

  I represented the Greater Milwaukee Synod-ELCA on the this committee for the purpose of organizing ecumenical worship events in the Milwaukee area between Lutherans, Anglicans and Roman Catholics. A major function was the organization and execution of a biannual Ecumenical Worship and Music Congress and sponsor occasional ecumenical worship services to further and celebrate the growing relationship between these three Christian traditions



Pilgrim Lutheran Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Pastor

  • Jun 1984 - Jun 1987

  Chicago, Illinois, United States Part-time pastor focused on adult education, preaching, pastoral care.