{"id":76,"date":"2018-02-12T05:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2019-09-21T19:59:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T19:59:45","slug":"vita","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/vita\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Vita"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Present Position<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>(since Fall 2006)<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of Religion \u2013<a title=\"Augsburg University\" href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/\">Augsburg University<\/a> Minneapolis, MN (Tenured 2012)<\/p>\n<p>Executive Director &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ccv\/\">Augsburg University Christensen Center for Vocation<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Director, <a title=\"Theology and Public Leadership major\" href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/religion\/tpl\/\">Theology and Public Leadership major<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Director, <a title=\"Youth Studies minor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/youth-studies\/\">Youth Studies minor<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Director, <a title=\"Augsburg Youth Theology Institute\" href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/ayti\/\">Augsburg Youth Theology Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Faculty Lead, <a title=\"Riverside Innovation Hub\" href=\"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/\">Riverside Innovation Hub<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Denomination Affiliation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ordained\u00a0<em>Deacon<\/em>\u00a0of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), membership at Saint Timothy\u2019s Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, MN.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"115\">2008<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"523\"><strong>Doctor of Philosophy<\/strong>(Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN)Department: Pastoral Care and Counseling, Youth and Family MinistryExam Areas: History of Youth and Family Ministry, Theology for Youth and Family Ministry, Youth Culture and Spirituality, Images of God and Religious ExperienceDissertation: \u201cProleptic Vocational Recapitulation as Experience of God\u2019s Presence and Activity among Youth of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America\u201dDissertation Committee: Dr. Roland Martinson (chair), Dr. Mary Hess, Dr. Andrew Root<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"115\">2002<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"523\"><strong>Master of Arts<\/strong>(Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN)Area: Youth and Family Ministry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"115\">1997<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"523\"><strong>Bachelor of Science<\/strong>(University of Minnesota, Minneapolis)Major: Child Psychology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ministry and Work Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"115\">2006 \u2013 present<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"523\"><strong>Assistant\/ Associate Professor <\/strong>(Religion \u2013 Youth and Family Ministry)Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"115\">2004 &#8211; 2006<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"523\"><strong>Project Director<\/strong>(Samuel Service Project)Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"115\">2003 \u2013 2004<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"523\"><strong>Adjunct Faculty<\/strong>(Youth, Family, and Education Ministry)Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"115\">2000 \u2013 2004<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"523\"><strong>Director of Youth and Family Ministry<\/strong>Christ Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, IN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"115\">1997 \u2013 2000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"523\"><strong>Director of Youth and Family Ministry<\/strong>St. Philip\u2019s Lutheran Church, Fridley, MN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prior Teaching Experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"637\">Adjunct:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\">2003 \u2013 2004<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">Valparaiso University (Valparaiso, IN)Courses: Contemplative Youth Ministry, Foundations of Youth and Family Ministry, Theology for Youth and Family Ministry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"637\">Teaching Assistant:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\">2006<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">Under Dr. Andrew Root, Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN)Course: Relational\/ Incarnational Youth Ministry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"138\">2004 and 2005<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"499\">Under Rev. Hal Weldin, Luther Seminary (St. Paul, MN)Course: Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling (on-line)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Courses Taught:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>REL100: Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning<\/p>\n<p>REL210: Research Methods in Religion<\/p>\n<p>YFM205: Topics \u2013 (Service Learning in Youth and Family Ministry, Youth Ministry at Society\u2019s Margins, Youth-Led Community Organizing, Interfaith Engagement with Youth)<\/p>\n<p>YFM207: Contextual Education<\/p>\n<p>YFM208: Vocational Formation I<\/p>\n<p>YFM209: Vocational Formation II<\/p>\n<p>YFM235: Foundations for Ministry with Youth and Families<\/p>\n<p>YFM305: Ministry Practices<\/p>\n<p>YFM358: Life and Work of the Church<\/p>\n<p>YFM399\/RLN399: Internship<\/p>\n<p>YST210: Rethinking Children and Youth<\/p>\n<p>RLN390: The Art of Public Ministry<\/p>\n<p>AUG101: Augsburg Freshman Seminar<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Liberating Youth from Adolescence <\/em>(Fortress Press, 2018).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Church for the World,\u201d <em>Connect: Journal of Youth and Family Ministry<\/em> (Winter 2014), 7-9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeaching Interfaith Engagement as Faith Formation: Towards a Necessary Framework, Knowledge Base, and Skill Set,\u201d\u00a0<em>The Journal of Youth Ministry<\/em>\u00a011:1 (Fall 2012), 65-88.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCultivating Faith through Interfaith Engagement,\u201d <em>Immerse: A Journal of Faith, Life and Youth Ministry <\/em>2, no. 2 (2011), 46-47.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTen Theses on Youth and the Church,\u201d <em>Dialog: A Journal of Theology<\/em> 50, no. 2 (2011), 110-11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave We Given Them Any Other Option?\u201d <em>Concord <\/em>32, no. 1 (2011), 12-13, 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Freedom of a Teenager: Vocation and Service Learning as the Future of Youth Ministry,\u201d <em>Dialog: A Journal of Theology <\/em>47, no. 4 (2008), 327-338.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiscipleship Happens,\u201d <em>Connect: Journal of Youth and Family Ministry<\/em> (Spring 2008), 5-6.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdolescent Experiences of Christ\u2019s Presence and Activity in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,\u201d <em>Journal of Youth and Theology<\/em> 7, no. 1 (2008), 27-43.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBackyard and Beyond,\u201d <em>The Lutheran<\/em> 20, no. 2 (February, 2007), 34-35.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom Practical to Practicing: A New Adjective for Youth Ministry,\u201d <em>Clergy Journal<\/em> 81, no. 5 (March 2005), 6-9<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGot Questions?\u201d <em>The Lutheran<\/em> 16, no. 3 (March 2003), 40-43.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRooting Youth in the Spirit,\u201d <em>The Lutheran<\/em> 15, no. 7 (July 2002), 32-33.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presentations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>&#8220;Public Church. Public Youth&#8221; Lutheran Heritage Lecture at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, March 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Does Church Really Matter? What Young Adults Want You to Know&#8221; keynote at Minneapolis Area Synod Ministerium, March 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Liberating Youth from Adolescence&#8221; workshop presented at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network conference, Jacksonville, FL. January 2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy Neighbor is a Muslim\u201d presentation given with Fardosa Hassan at Trinity Lutheran Church, Long Lake, MN, February 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReforming in Public\u201d workshop presented at Luther Seminary\u2019s Midwinter Convocation, January 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Family in the Formation of Faith: Effective? Private? Public?\u201d paper presented to the Convocation of Teaching Theologians at Gustavus Adolphus College, August 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMission Possible: Called to Serve Our Neighbor,\u201d Keynote address for Northwest Minnesota Synod Middle School Retreat in Alexandria, MN. November 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFraming Youth: A Vocational-Theological Understanding of Adolescence,\u201d a workshop presented at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network conference, St. Louis, MO. January 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHearing the Call to the Public Square,\u201d a day-long workshop for the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin\u2019s Lay School of Ministry in Chippewa Falls, WI. January 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFraming Youth Vocationally\u201d and \u201cFraming Ministry Publically\u201d, two half-day workshops presented at the Northeast Minnesota Synod\u2019s Bishop\u2019s Theological Conference in Duluth and Brainerd, MN. March, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing Public: Faith Formation in the Public Square for the Common Good,\u201d a workshop presented at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network conference, Anaheim, CA. January 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYouth and Public Church Initiative,\u201d colloquium at the Religious Education Association conference, Boston, MA. November 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing Public: Faith Formation in the Public Square for the Common Good,\u201d a workshop presented at the Minneapolis Area and St. Paul Area Synod\u2019s joint Bishops\u2019 Theological Conference in Trego, WI. September 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, then why are only the \u2018nones\u2019 rising?\u201d Gustavus Adolphus College, Exploring Religious Questions, 2013<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLutheran Theology: How is God at Work in the World?\u201d a workshop presented at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network conference, New Orleans, LA. January 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLutheran Theology: How Do Lutherans Read the Bible?\u201d a workshop presented at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network conference, New Orleans, LA. January 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic Youth Ministry,\u201d five sessions offered over two weeks while on teaching staff at Holden Village Lutheran Retreat Center, Chelan, WA. July 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRethinking Adolescence,\u201d a 4-session, 3-day retreat for youth ministry professionals at Rainbow Trail Lutheran Bible Camp in Hillside, CO. March 2011<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTingling Ears: Hearing God\u2019s Word in an Age of Hypertext and the Hyperreal,\u201d a 5-session, 2-day introduction to the Bible, biblical interpretation, and reading the Bible with youth for youth ministry professionals presented at Rainbow Trail Lutheran Bible Camp in Hillside, CO. March 2011.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWrite On! Creating Engaging Curriculum for Your Church,\u201d a workshop presented at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network conference, Kansas City, MO. January 2011 (co-led with Amanda Berger, Pastoral Associate for Middle School Ministry, St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntroduction to the Gospel of Matthew,\u201d presented during the adult education hour at Our Saviour\u2019s Lutheran Church Minneapolis, MN. January 2011<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Gospels and Their Context,\u201d presented during the adult education hour at Our Saviour\u2019s Lutheran Church Minneapolis, MN. January 2011<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChrist and Community in Time and Space: Camping Ministry with Youth,\u201d a presentation given as part of staff training at Ox Lake Lutheran Bible Camp, Amery, WI. May 2010<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYouth and Religion: From Apathy to Freedom,\u201d presented during the adult education hour at Central Lutheran Church Minneapolis, MN. May 2010<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeeping our Youth on the Street: Youth Ministry and Community Engagement,\u201d a workshop presented at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network conference, Charlotte, NC. February 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntro to Islam,\u201d presented to confirmation students and parents at Trinity Lutheran Church, Long Lake, MN. January 2010<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHearing our Youth into Scripture,\u201d a workshop presented at Luther Seminary\u2019s Book of Faith Jubilee in August 2009 and at Luther Seminary\u2019s Mid-Winter Convocation in January 2010.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Teenage Liberty\u201d, a 12 hour continuing education course for youth ministry professionals at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network conference, New Orleans, LA. January 2009<\/p>\n<p>Keynote Speaker, Texas-Louisiana Synod Youth Worker\/ Volunteer Training, August 2008<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Freshness of God in the Lives of Our Youth,\u201d a workshop presented at the ELCA Youth Ministry Network conference, Anaheim, CA. February 2008<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImplications for the Church, Ministry and Families,\u201d talk given at St. Philip\u2019s Lutheran Church in Fridley, MN. April 22, 2007<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Current State of Youth and Religion,\u201d talk given at St. Philip\u2019s Lutheran Church in Fridley, MN. April 15, 2007<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Current State of Youth and Religion,\u201d talk given at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St. Paul, MN. February 2007<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Significant Work:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Getting Ready Materials, 2015<\/em> \u2013 Develop six-month curriculum for congregations sending youth and adults to the ELCA youth gathering in Detroit during July 2015 (expecting 25,000 participants).<\/p>\n<p><em>Practice Discipleship Initiative, 2014<\/em> \u2013 Work in partnership with Dr. Colleen Windham-Hughes (California Lutheran University) to develop seven session training curriculum for children, youth and family ministers, pastors and volunteers to be delivered through in-person workshops and on-line webinars.<\/p>\n<p><em>Practice Discipleship, 2013<\/em> &#8211; Develop seven session training curriculum for children, youth and family ministers, pastors and volunteers to be delivered through in-person workshops and on-line webinars.<\/p>\n<p><em>Practice Discipleship, 2012<\/em> &#8211; Work in partnership with Dr. Terri Elton (Luther Seminary) and Tiger McLuen (Youth Leadership) to develop six session training curriculum for children, youth and family ministers, pastors and volunteers to be delivered through in-person workshops and on-line webinars.<\/p>\n<p><em>Getting Ready Materials, 2009<\/em> &#8211; Develop six-month curriculum for congregations sending youth and adults to the ELCA youth gathering in New Orleans during July 2009 (35,000 participants).<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Present Position (since Fall 2006) Associate Professor of Religion \u2013Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN (Tenured 2012) Executive Director &#8211; Augsburg University Christensen Center for Vocation Director, Theology and Public Leadership major Director, Youth Studies minor Director, Augsburg Youth Theology Institute Faculty Lead, Riverside Innovation Hub Denomination Affiliation Ordained\u00a0Deacon\u00a0of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), membership [&hellip;]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121,"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions\/121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engage.augsburg.edu\/jpmyers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}