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1 THERESA F. LATINI 2235 Como Avenue Saint Paul, MN ACADEMIC POSITIONS George C. Weinman Chair of Pastoral Theology and Ministry Luther Seminary (Saint Paul, MN) Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership Luther Seminary (Saint Paul, MN) 2012-present 2008-present Assistant Professor of Pastoral and Congregational Care Western Theological Seminary (Holland, MI) EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Practical Theology Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ) 2006 Master of Divinity (M.Div.) Princeton Theological Seminary (Princeton, NJ) 2001 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Double Major, Psychology and Contemporary Ministry Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, NY) 1996 ORDINATION Presbyterian Church (USA), Minister of Word and Sacrament 2002 RELATED MINISTRY EXPERIENCE Parish Associate, Lake Nokomis Presbyterian Church Minneapolis, MN 2010-Present Associate Pastor, First Presbyterian Church Levittown, PA

2 Spiritual Care Coordinator, Heritage Christian Homes Rochester, NY Assistant Residential Manager, Heritage Christian Homes Rochester, NY BOARDS AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH Ecology of Vocation, Lilly Foundation & Fuller Seminary Luther Seminary Lead Researcher Vibrant Congregations, Lilly Foundation Grant Research Advisory Team for Vocation, Luther Seminary Christians Callings in the World, Lilly Foundation Grant Faculty Research Fellow for Luther Seminary Word & World Member, Editorial Board 2010-Present 2009-Present 2010-Present Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought Member, Editorial Board 2007-Present Guest Volume Editor Aug./Sept. 2009, Oct Book Review Editor 2008 Faithful Practices Project, Lilly Foundation Grant Senior Research Fellow, Princeton Theological Seminary PUBLICATIONS Books The Art of Care (tentative title), a textbook for introductory pastoral care courses, co-authored with Carla M. Dahl, Jessicah K. Duckworth (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, forthcoming) Transforming Church Conflict: Compassionate Leadership in Action, co-authored with Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 2013). The Church and the Crisis of Community: A Practical Theology of Small Group Ministry (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011). 2

3 Curricula Co-author, Was Calvin Really a Control Freak? re:form Confirmation Curriculum (Minneapolis: Sparkhouse, 2011). Co-author, If God has Already Predestined Me to Heaven or Hell, Why Does it Matter What I Do? re:form Confirmation Curriculum (Minneapolis: Sparkhouse, 2011). Co-author, Does the Book of Order Come After the Book of Leviticus? re:form Confirmation Curriculum (Minneapolis: Sparkhouse, 2011). Co-author, If the Church is Always Reforming, Why Do We Still Use the Word Presbytery? re:form Confirmation Curriculum (Minneapolis: Sparkhouse, 2011). Book Chapters & Peer Reviewed Articles Ecology of Vocation, contributing author, Journal of Religious Leadership (forthcoming) The Church as Mother: The Theme of Union in Christ in Luther and Calvin s Ecclesiology, in Calvin and Luther: The Unfinished Conversation (Gottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, forthcoming) Grief-Work in Light of the Cross: Illustrating Transformational Interdisciplinarity, Journal of Psychology and Theology 36:3, Summer Nonviolent Communication: A Humanizing Educational and Ecclesial Practice, Journal of Education and Christian Belief, Spring Body Modification: Adolescence, Popular Culture and Practical Theology, International Journal for the Study of Youth Ministry vol. 4 no. 2, 2005, Spiritual Formation: Old Wine and New Wineskins, 2002 Proceedings: Leading with Hope: The Vocation of the Religious Educator (Philadelphia, PA: Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Education, 2002), Periodical Articles & Book Reviews Imagination, Empathy, and Angst: How TV Shapes Community, Word & World, Summer Pastoral Implications: John 3:1-17, Lectionary Homiletics, July Pastoral Implications: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13, Lectionary Homiletics, July Pastoral Implications: I Samuel 17 (1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49, Lectionary Homiletics, July Pastoral Implications: March 3:20-35, Lectionary Homiletics, July Let s Have (a) Sex (Talk): Review of Sex & the Soul, Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought, March

4 The Work of Love: Toward a Practical Theology of Vocation, New Theology Review 4 (2011): Empathic Leadership, InPrint, Twin Cities Presbytery, September 2011, Hell without the Fire and Brimstone: Preaching as Pastoral Care, ChurchLeaders.Com, June 16, 2011 (reprint). TV as Mediator of Community, Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought, October Hell without the Fire and Brimstone: Preaching as Pastoral Care, Working Preacher, March 6, Earthquakes, Stormy Seas, and a Sleeping Savior, Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought, April Confessing and Healing in Small Group Community, Word & World, Winter Adolescent Passion: Connecting Church and Culture, Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought August/September, 2007, 3-4. Nonviolent Communication and the Image of God, Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought May, 2007, Review of Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition, by Andrew Purves, Princeton Seminary Bulletin (2005). Review of The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis, by Ray S. Anderson, Princeton Seminary Bulletin (2005). ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES (SELECTION) Attuned to the Living Sacred Text: Insights from Interpersonal Neurobiology for Practical Theology, Association of Practical Theology, April 2012; with Carla M. Dahl Transforming Conflict from the Inside Out: Building Communities of Care, Northeastern Seminary Conference on Ministry Lecture Series, March The Work of Love: Rethinking Vocation, Faith in Daily Life, Luther Seminary Kairos, October The Church as Mother: The Theme of Union in Christ in Luther and Calvin s Ecclesiology, Response to J. Todd Billings, Calvin Studies Society and North American Luther Forum, April

5 Healing Ontological Insecurity: A Multidisciplinary Interpretation, Ph.D. Colloquy, Luther Seminary, February Preventing Clergy Sexual Misconduct, Western Theological Seminary, January God and Family Systems Workshop, Hope College, November Building Healthy Congregations Using Nonviolent Communication, Luther Seminary Kairos Event, October Consultant, Googling Youth, Calvin Theological Seminary, June Teaching Nonviolent Communication and Teaching as Nonviolent Communication, Reimagining Educational Excellence Conference, Calvin Theological Seminary, October Panelist, Googling Youth in Troubled Times, Calvin Theological Seminary, July Small Groups in Mainline Evangelical Congregations, Best Practices Conference, Princeton Theological Seminary, April Spiritual Formation: Old Wine and New Wineskins, Association of Professors and Researchers in Religious Association 2002 Annual Meeting. Introduction to Family Systems Theory, Thomas Jefferson Hospital Clinical Pastoral Education, Philadelphia, PA, April ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS Member, Society for Pastoral Theology (SPT) Member, American Academy of Religion (AAR) Member, Association of Practical Theology (APT) 2009 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ATS Mid-career Women Faculty and Mid-career Faculty Workshops Pittsburgh, PA March 2012 Nonviolent Communication Leadership Program Nonviolent Communication Training Institute, Prescott, AZ Restorative Justice Training University of Saint Thomas, Saint Paul, MN October

6 Nonviolent Communication and the Living Energy of Needs 7-Day Workshop Winter Harbor, ME May 2008 Association of Theological Schools, Women in Leadership Conference Pittsburgh, PA October 2007 Peace in Me, Peace in My Relationships, Peace in the World Five-Day Intensive Workshop November 2006 Clergy Misconduct: Sexual Abuse in the Ministerial Relationship (3-day training) Faith Trust Institute January 2006 Association of Theological Schools/Wabash Conference for Newly Appointed Seminary Professors Pittsburgh, PA October 2005 CHURCH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Since 2005, over 70 presentations at congregations (other than parish associate site), educational institutions, presbyteries and synods throughout the United States, Canada, and China. Presentations have taken the form of preaching, adult education, workshops, conferences, and retreats. 6