May 2011—Seabury-Western Theological Seminary awarded degrees or diplomas to 15 students at its May 13 commencement. Included were five Doctors of Ministry in Congregational Development students, three Diplomas in Congregational Development, and seven Diplomas of Anglican Studies.
All graduates are listed below, and the author and title of each DMin thesis is provided. To learn more about this research, please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it the Rev. Dr. Susan Harlow, director of congregational development.
Doctor of Ministry in Congregational Development
Diane M. Jardine Bruce
Bishop Suffragan, Diocese of Los Angeles, Irvine, CA
U2 and Pirates and Prayers, O MY!: Managing the Anxiety of Change Within the Emergent Church/Creative Ministry Movement Among Existing Parishes and Missions in the Diocese of Los Angeles
Lisa Anne Gray
Canon to the Ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
For God’s Sake, Step Away From the Church: Moving from Attractional Mindset to Missional Imagination
James Wesley Harris, Jr.
Rector, St. James Episcopal Church, Ormond Beach, FL
You Want to Close What? A Study of the Turnaround of One Episcopal Educational Institution
Joseph Andrew Lane
Vicar, The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, San Rafael, CA
Canaries in the Coalmine: The Impact of Creative People on Congregational Development in the Episcopal Church
Matthew Richard Lawrence
Rector, The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Santa Rosa, CA
Writer-Priest: How Pastors Write Their Way Toward Vocational and Congregational Health
Diploma in Congregational Development
Michael C. Fedewa
Richard Allen Towers
Mary Margaret Robinson White
Diploma in Anglican Studies
Robert William Alltop
Wren Tyler Blessing
Martha E. Lang
Mary-Jane Dorothy Leewis-Kirk
Elizabeth Gordon Meade
Nurya Love Parish
Marsha Merritt Vollkommer