John Dreibelbis teaches the theology and practice of ministry at Seabury. He serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Policy. He holds a master of divinity degree from Seabury and a Ph.D. in theology and the social sciences from the University of Chicago. As a priest John has served parishes in Chicago and South Dakota. As an academic, he has served on the staff of the Human Resources Center of the University of Chicago and later as faculty and director for the same university’s Management Development Seminars. Since arriving at Seabury in 1994, John has recast the entire sequence of ministry courses Students now identify learning objectives and professional goals, revising them as they are met, and the courses themselves emphasize awareness of cultural variances, leadership requirements, and the emerging field of congregational studies. John has received a major grant from the Lilly Endowment for research in the way ministry practitioners think. He also intends to make this a focus of upcoming workshops and field education programs.

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