{"id":1388,"date":"2019-09-12T09:42:07","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T13:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/?post_type=profile&p=1388"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:34:21","slug":"karen-b-westerfield-tucker","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sth\/profile\/karen-b-westerfield-tucker\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen B. Westerfield Tucker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Karen Westerfield Tucker is a United Methodist elder (presbyter) affiliated with the Illinois Great Rivers Conference. She served a congregation in Rock Island, Illinois, and the Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois (U-C) before pursuing the doctorate in liturgical studies at the University of Notre Dame. She was on the faculty at Duke University for fifteen years, and has been at the School of Theology since 2004. She has taught seminary and continuing education courses throughout the United States and Canada, and in Asia, Pacifica, and Europe. Her research interests include North American liturgical history and theology, Methodist\/Wesleyan liturgical history and theology, liturgy and pastoral care, ecumenism, and hymnody. In 2002-2003, she was selected as a Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology to study the theological and cultural dynamics of hymnals. She is a past president of the ecumenical and international Societas Liturgica, and for nine years was the editor-in-chief of the society\u2019s journal Studia Liturgica. From 2006 to 2022 she was a member of the Joint Commission for Dialogue between the World Methodist Council and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, serving from 2011-2022 as co-secretary. She is the 2023 recipient of the North American Academy of Liturgy\u2019s Berakah Award in recognition of a \u201cdistinguished contribution to the professional work of liturgy.\u201d She currently represents the World Methodist Council on the ecumenical and international consultation discussing \u201cThe Feast of Creation and the Mystery of Creation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

CV<\/h2>\n

Publications<\/h3>\n

Books<\/h5>\n

(Editor.) The Oxford History of Christian Worship<\/em>. Revised and online edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016- .<\/p>\n

(Editor with Martin Stuflesser and Patrick Pr\u00e9tot.)\u00a0Die Taufe: Riten und christliches Leben<\/em>. Theologie der Liturgie 2. Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet, 2012.<\/p>\n

(Editor with Geoffrey Wainwright.) The Oxford History of Christian Worship<\/em>. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.<\/p>\n

American Methodist Worship<\/em>. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.<\/p>\n

(Editor.) The Sunday Service of the Methodists: Twentieth-Century Worship in Worldwide<\/em> Methodism. Studies in Honor of James F. White<\/span><\/em>. Nashville: Abingdon\/Kingswood, 1996<\/p>\n

Chapters in Books<\/h5>\n

\u201c1784 Sunday Service.\u201d In The Routledge Companion to John Wesley, ed. Clive Murray Norris and Joseph W. Cunningham, pp. 148-60. London and New York: Routledge, 2023.<\/span>
\n\u201cBaptism and Ecumenism: Towards a Sacramental Bond of Unity.\u201d In New Life in the Risen Christ: A Wesleyan Theology of Baptism, ed. Jonathan Powers, pp. 271-90. Eugene, OR: Cascade\/Wipf & Stock, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEarly Christian Foundations for Current Sacramental Thought: A Brief Overview.\u201d In T & T Clark Handbook of Sacraments and Sacramentality, ed. Martha Moore-Keish and James Farwell, pp. 39-44. New York: T & T Clark, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

(With Geoffrey Wainwright.) \u201cThe Lord\u2019s Supper according to the Methodist Orders.\u201d In Sacrum Convivium: Die Eucharistiegebete der Westlichen Kirchen im 20. und fr\u00fchen 21. Jahrhundert, vol. 1, ed. Irmgard Pahl and Stefan B\u00f6ntert, 365-418. Spicilegium Friburgense, 49. M\u00fcnster: Aschendorff, 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCongregational Song from Ecumenical Movements.\u201d In Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and <\/em>Theological Introductions<\/em>, vol. 3, ed. Benjamin K. Forrest, Mark A. Lamport, and Vernon M. Whaley, 178-89. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvangelical Anglican Hymnists.\u201d In Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions<\/em>, vol. 2, ed. Benjamin K. Forrest, Mark A. Lamport, and Vernon M. Whaley, 240-53. Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiturgy.\u201d In The Oxford Handbook of Ecumenical Studies<\/em>, ed. Geoffrey Wainwright and Paul McPartlan. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Online publication April 2018).<\/p>\n

\u201cSong as a Sign and Means of Christian Unity.\u201d In Exploring Christian Song<\/em>, eds. M. Jennifer Bloxam and Andrew Shenton, 3-25. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cForeword.\u201d In Holy Fire Fell: A History of Worship, Revivals, and Feasts in the Church of the<\/em> Nazarene<\/span><\/em>, by Dirk R. Ellis, ix-xi. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cEucharist and Ecumenism.\u201d In A Wesleyan Theology of the Eucharist: The Presence of God for<\/em> Christian Life and Ministry<\/span><\/em>, ed. Jason E. Vickers, 273-90. Nashville: Foundery Books, 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cHymnals as Theological Texts: The Case of Civil War Publications.\u201d In Liturgy\u2019s Imagined Past\/s:<\/em> Methodologies and Materials in the Writing of Liturgical History Today<\/span><\/em>, ed. Teresa Berger and Bryan D. Spinks, pp. 251-72. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Great Thanksgivings of the United Methodist Church: Anaphoral Construction and Reception.\u201d In Gemeinschaft im Danken: Grundfragen der Eucharistiefeier im \u00f6kumenischen Gespr\u00e4ch<\/em>, ed. Stefan B\u00f6ntert, pp. 222-237. Studien zur Pastoralliturgie 40. Regensburg: Pustet, 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cSacraments and Life-Cycle Rituals.\u201d In The Cambridge Companion to American Methodism<\/em>, ed. Jason E. Vickers, pp. 138-155. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cMethodist Liturgy and Worship.\u201d In The Ashgate Research Companion to World Methodism<\/em>, ed. William Gibson, Peter Forsaith, and Martin Wellings, 269-87. Farnham, Surry and Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2013.<\/p>\n

\u201cMethodism\u2019s \u2018World Parish\u2019: Liturgical and Hymnological Migrations in Three Ecclesiastical Generations.\u201d In Liturgy in Migration: From the Upper Room to Cyberspace<\/em>, ed. Teresa M. Berger, 131-54. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Place of Scripture in Worship.\u201d In Wesley, Wesleyans, and Reading Bible as Scripture<\/em>, ed. Joel B. Green and David F. Watson, 227-43. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaufe und \u00d6kumene.\u201d In\u00a0Die Taufe: Riten und christliches Leben<\/em>, ed. Martin Stuflesser, Karen Westerfield Tucker and Patrick Pr\u00e9tot, 21-33. Regensburg: Verlag Friedrich Pustet, 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cMethodist Worship.\u201d In\u00a0T & T Clark Companion to Methodism<\/em>, ed. Charles Yrigoyen, Jr., 240-56. London and New York: T & T Clark, 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Collect in the United Methodist Church and its Antecedents.\u201d In The Collect in the Churches of<\/em> the Reformation<\/span><\/em>, ed. Bridget Nichols, 83-105. SCM Studies in Worship and Liturgy. London: SCM, 2010.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWesley\u2019s Emphases on Worship and the Means of Grace.\u201d In The Cambridge Companion to John<\/em> Wesley<\/span><\/em>, ed. Randy L. Maddox and Jason E. Vickers, 225-41. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.<\/p>\n

\u201cMainstream Liturgical Developments.\u201d In The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies<\/em>, ed. William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby, 295-312. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfterword.\u201d In Christian Worship in Australia: Inculturating the Liturgical Tradition<\/em>, ed. Stephen Burns and Anita Monro, 221-24. Strathfield, NSW: St. Paul\u2019s Publications, 2009.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Initiatory Rites of the United Methodist Church\u201d and \u201cConvergence and Divergence: Baptism Today.\u201d In Baptism Today: Understanding, Practice, Ecumenical Implications<\/em>, Faith and Order Paper No. 207, ed. Tom Best, 99-107, 213-24. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press\/World Council of Churches Publications, 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018But who do you say that I am?\u2019: Christology in Recent Protestant Hymnals.\u201d In The Place of Christ<\/em> in Liturgical Prayer. Trinity, Christology and Liturgical Theology<\/span><\/em>, ed. Bryan D. Spinks, 327-41. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Prayer Book and Other Traditions: John Wesley and the Methodists.\u201d In The Oxford Guide to The<\/em> Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey<\/span><\/em>, ed. Charles Hefling and Cynthia Shattuck, 209- 213. New York: Oxford UniversityPress, 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorth America\u201d and \u201cRetrospect and Prospect\u201d (with Geoffrey Wainwright). In The Oxford History of<\/em> Christian Worship<\/span><\/em>, ed. Geoffrey Wainwright and Karen Westerfield Tucker, 586-632, 858-65. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Liturgical Functioning of Orthodox Troparia and Wesleyan Hymns.\u201d In Orthodox and Wesleyan<\/em> Scriptural Understanding and Practice<\/span><\/em>, ed. S T Kimbrough, Jr., 293-304. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir\u2019s SeminaryPress, 2005.<\/p>\n

(with Geoffrey Wainwright). \u201cA Wesleyan Anaphora.\u201d In Liturgia et Unitas. In honorem Bruno B\u00fcrki<\/span><\/em>, ed. Martin Kl\u00f6ckener and Arnaud Join-Lambert, 145-59. Fribourg: \u00c9ditions universitaires, 2001 and Geneva: Labor et Fides, 2001.<\/p>\n

\u201cLex credendi<\/em>, lex canendi<\/em>: Noting the Faith of the Church.\u201d In Ecumenical Theology in Worship,<\/span><\/em> Doctrine and Life: Essays Presented to Geoffrey Wainwright on his Sixtieth Birthday<\/span><\/em>, ed. David S. Cunningham, Ralph Del Colle, and Lucas Lamadrid, 40-54. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow\u2019: Trinitarian Euchology in the Churches of the Reformation.\u201d In Source and Summit: Commemorating Josef A. Jungmann, S.J.<\/em>, ed. Joanne M. Pierce and Michael Downey, 109-120. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1999.<\/p>\n

\u201cFamily and Midweek Worship: Private and Public Devotion in the Methodist Tradition.\u201d In Doctrines<\/em> and Discipline: Methodist Theology and Practice<\/span><\/em>, ed. Dennis M. Campbell, William B. Lawrence, and Russell E. Richey, 161-78. Nashville: Abingdon, 1999.<\/p>\n

\u201cForm and Freedom: John Wesley\u2019s Legacy for Methodist Worship\u201d and \u201cObservations: Sunday Worship in the World Parish.\u201d In The Sunday Service of the Methodists: Twentieth-Century Worship in<\/em> Worldwide Methodism. Studies in Honor of James F. White<\/span><\/em>, ed. Karen B. Westerfield Tucker, 17-30, 323-32, 354-57, 390-91. Nashville: Abingdon\/Kingswood, 1996.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristian Rituals Surrounding Sickness\u201d and \u201cChristian Rituals Surrounding Death.\u201d In Life Cycles in<\/em> Jewish and Christian Worship<\/span><\/em>, ed. Paul F. Bradshaw and Lawrence A. Hoffman, 154-72, 196-213. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1996.<\/p>\n

\u201cBenedictines and Methodists in Liturgical Renewal: Currents and Cross-Currents.\u201d The Asbury<\/em> Theological Journal<\/span><\/em> 50-51 (1995-96) 211-22; also as \u201cBenedettini e Metodisti nel rinnovamento liturgico: tendenze e confluenze.\u201d In La santificazione nelle tradizioni Benedettina e Metodista<\/span><\/em>, ed. Bruno Corsani, R\u00e9ginald Gr\u00e9goire, and Febe Cavazzutti Rossi, 477-92. Verona: Il Segna dei Gabrielli, 1998.<\/p>\n

Scholarly Articles<\/h5>\n

\u201c\u2018The Tuneful Art to Captivate a Human Heart\u2019: Song and Singing in the Methodist\/Wesleyan Tradition.\u201d Journal of Christian Studies 3.1 (2024): 45-65.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnother Look at the Methodist\/Wesleyan Love Feast: Introduction, Reception, Adaptation, and Emerging Possibilities.\u201d Wesley and Methodist Studies 15.2 (2023): 145-76.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Shew Us Thy Salvation\u2019: Charles Wesley and the Liturgical Year.\u201d Wesley and Methodist Studies<\/em> 11.2 (2019): 166-91.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Wesleyan\u2019? \u2018Wesleyan Tradition\u2019? Worship and Liturgical Practices among the Spiritual Descendants of John and Charles Wesley.\u201d Wesleyan Theological Journal<\/em> 53.2 (Fall 2018): 30-53.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Through the Church the Song Goes On\u2019: Ecumenical Implications of Singing Together.\u201d\u00a0Journal of<\/em> Ecumenical Studies<\/span><\/em> 53.2 (Spring 2018): 245-61.<\/p>\n

\u201c\uc138\uc0c1\uc5d0 \uc788\uc73c\ub098 \uc138\uc0c1\uc5d0 \uc18d\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc740: \ubb38\ud654\uc640 \uc0c1\ud669 \uc18d\uc758 \uc608\ubc30\u201d (\u201cIn the World But Not of It: Worship in Culture and Context.\u201d Trans. By Jung Kim. Church Music Research Society of Korea\u00a0<\/em>(Spring 2018): 5-12.<\/p>\n

\u201cJourneying Together: Pope Francis and the International Roman Catholic and World Methodist Bilateral.\u201d Liturgy<\/em> 33.2 (2018): 46-53.<\/p>\n

\u201cReflections by an Ecumenical Observer: A United Methodist Perspective.\u201d Sewanee Theological Review<\/em> 61.1 (Christmas 2017): 127-35.<\/p>\n

\u201cResidents yet Sojourners: Worship in Culture and Context.\u201d Asia-Pacific Journal of Theological Studies\u00a0<\/em>5 (2016): 43-62.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Knee-bowed and Body-bent\u2019: The Connection of Scripture with Postures and Gestures.\u201d Liturgy<\/em> 31.1 (2016) 10-18.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave Hymnals Become Dinosaurs?\u201d The Yale ISM Review<\/em> 1.1 (2014) Article 18. Available at http:\/\/ismreview.yale.edu\/?issuem_pdf=true&issue_id=2.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ecumenical Legacy of the Second Vatican Council: Reflections of an Accidental Ecumenist.\u201d Journal of Ecumenical Studies\u00a0<\/em>48 (2013) 151-65.<\/p>\n

\u201cScriptural Typology and Allegory in Liturgical Prayer.\u201d Liturgy<\/em> 28.2 (2013) 4-13.<\/p>\n

\u201cBaptism and Ecumenism: Agreements and Problems on the Journey Towards Mutual Recognition. Presidential Address.\u201d Studia Liturgica<\/em> 42 (2012) 1-12.<\/p>\n

\u201cLe bapt\u00eame, fondement de l\u2019unit\u00e9 des chr\u00e9tiens.\u201d La Documentation<\/em> catholique\u00a0<\/em>no. 2476 (16 Octobre 2011) 885-892.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorth American Methodism\u2019s Engagement with Liturgical Renewal.\u201d Liturgy<\/em> 26.4 (2011) 57-66.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic Wars: A New Conflict?\u201d Liturgy<\/em> 24.4 (2009) 3-9.<\/p>\n

\u201cCreating Liturgies \u2018in the Gaps.\u2019\u201d Liturgy<\/em> 22.3 (2007) 65-71.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe State of North American Liturgical Scholarship: A Report Card.\u201d Doxology<\/em> 23 (2006) 81-104; also in Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy\u00a0<\/em>(2007) 118-36 and Studia Liturgica\u00a0<\/em>37 (2007) 117-28.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolemic against Stillness in the Hymns on the Lord\u2019s Supper<\/em>.\u201d Bulletin of the John Rylands\u00a0<\/em>University Library of Manchester<\/em> 88.2 (2006) 101-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic for Christian Funerals: Theological and Pastoral Reflections.\u201d Liturgy<\/em> 21 (2006) 55-62.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack to the Future: The Relevance of John Wesley for Today.\u201d Sacramental Life<\/em> 17 (Winter 2004\/2005) 37-55.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018This Holy Mystery\u2019 and the Eucharistic Theology and Practice of the Wesleys.\u201d Sacramental Life<\/em> 16 (Fall 2004) 793-802.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic as a Language of Faith.\u201d Notre Dame Center for Liturgy website: http:\/\/liturgy.nd.edu\/conference\/papers\/tucker2004.shtml; also revised in Ecclesia Orans<\/em> 23 (2006) 81-98.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018On the Occasion\u2019: Charles Wesley\u2019s Hymns on the London Earthquakes of 1750.\u201d Methodist History<\/em> 42 (2004) 197-221.<\/p>\n

\u201cCharles Wesley on Worship.\u201d Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society<\/em> 9 (2003-2004) 83-94.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Wesley and the Book of Common Prayer<\/em>.\u201d Australian Journal of Liturgy<\/span><\/em> 9 (2004) 115-33.<\/p>\n

\u201cChildren of God by Faith.\u201d Ministry & Liturgy<\/em> 31 (2004) 9-10.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Knowledge and Vital Piety\u2019: The Wesleys and Christian Education.\u201d In Queen\u2019s College Friends of<\/em> the Library Occasional Paper<\/span><\/em> 14 (September 2003) 1-11; edited version also in Aedificamus<\/span><\/em> 2 (2003) 154-64.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trinitarian Character of Methodist Anaphoras.\u201d Doxology<\/em> 20 (2003) 1-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the Cradle is Empty: Rites Acknowledging Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Infertility.\u201d Worship<\/em> 76 (2002) 482-502.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lectionary Our Common Table? A Protestant View.\u201d One in Christ<\/em> 37 (2002) 55-62.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Let Us Thy Mercy Prove\u2019: A United Methodist Understanding of the Eucharist.\u201d Quarterly Review<\/em> 22 (2002) 234-47.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Decade of Christian Song: Observations on Recent Hymnals and Songbooks.\u201d Studia Liturgica<\/em> 31 (2001) 193-210.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Liturgical Ministries of the United Methodist Deacon: Continuity and Change.\u201d Methodist<\/em> History<\/span><\/em> 39 (2001) 82-98.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiturgical Perspectives on Changes in North American Hymnody in the Past Twenty-Five Years.\u201d The<\/em> Hymn<\/span><\/em> 52 (2001) 22-27; also in Open: Journal of the Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission<\/span><\/em> 46 (Summer 2000) 9-11 and (Fall 2000) 4-6.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongregational Song as Liturgical Ordo and Proper: The Case of English-Language Hymns and Hymnals.\u201d Studia Liturgica<\/em> 28 (1998) 102-20.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018In Thankful Verse Proclaim\u2019: English Eucharistic Hymns of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.\u201d Studia Liturgica<\/em> 26 (1996) 237-52.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Eucharist in the Book of Common Worship<\/em> (1993).\u201d The Princeton Seminary Bulletin<\/span><\/em> 16 (1995) 138-49.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiturgical Expressions of Care for the Poor in the Wesleyan Tradition: A Case Study for the Ecumenical Church.\u201d Worship<\/em> 69 (1995) 51-64.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Wesley\u2019s Prayer Book Revision: The Text in Context.\u201d Proceedings of the Charles Wesley<\/em> Society<\/span><\/em> 1 (1994) 119-35; also in Methodist History<\/span><\/em> 34 (1996) 230-47.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Plain and Decent\u2019: Octagonal Space and Methodist Worship.\u201d Studia Liturgica<\/em> 24 (1994) 129-44.<\/p>\n

Dictionary, Encyclopedia, and other Articles<\/h5>\n

\u201cHymnal,\u201d \u201cLiturgical Movement,\u201d \u201cUnited Methodist Church,\u201d \u201cWorship and Liturgy.\u201d Encyclopedia of<\/em> Christianity in the United States<\/span><\/em>, ed. George Thomas Kurian and Mark A. Lamport, pp. 1166-167, 1360, 2365-367, 2527-535. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cMethodism.\u201d In Grove Dictionary of American Music<\/em>, 2nd ed., ed. Charles Hiroshi Garrett, vol. 5, 464-68. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.<\/p>\n

Entries for Ezekiel 36:25 (\u201cBaptism by Water\u201d); Joel 2:28-32 (\u201cBaptism by the Spirit\u201d); Matthew 3:13-17 (\u201cBaptism\u201d); Colossians 3:16 (\u201cSinging Hymns\u201d); Titus 3:5 (\u201cBaptismal Regeneration\u201d). In The Wesley Study Bible<\/em>, ed. Joel B. Green and William H. Willimon, 1031, 1088, 1165, 1449, 1477. Nashville: Abingdon, 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristian Practices.\u201d In Christianity: The Illustrated History<\/em>, ed. Hans J. Hillerbrand, 86-105. London: Duncan Baird, 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorship 8: United States and Canada.\u201d In The Encyclopedia of Christianity<\/em>, ed. Erwin Fahlbusch, et al., vol. 5, 806-810. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans\/Brill, 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuxtehude, Dietrich,\u201d \u201cDivorce,\u201d \u201cMethodism, Global,\u201d \u201cWorship.\u201d In Encyclopedia of Protestantism<\/em>, ed. Hans J. Hillerbrand, 326, 602-607, 1220-223, 2057-2062. New York: Routledge, 2004.<\/p>\n

\u201cBaptism 9: Methodist,\u201d \u201cBooks, Liturgical 9: Methodist,\u201d \u201cCamp Meeting,\u201d \u201cFunerals 9: Methodist,\u201d \u201cMarriage 9: Methodist,\u201d \u201cMethodist Worship 2: USA,\u201d \u201cOrdination 9: Methodist,\u201d \u201cSick, Liturgical Ministry to the,\u201d and \u201cWord, Services of the, 9: Methodist.\u201d In The New SCM<\/em> Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship<\/span><\/em>, ed. Paul F. Bradshaw, 47-48, 81-82, 90, 223-24, 305-306, 317-18, 352-53, 436-38, 487-88. London: SCM Press, 2002. Also as The New Westminster<\/span><\/em> Dictionary of Liturgy & Worship<\/span><\/em>. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdvent,\u201d \u201cCalendar,\u201d \u201cChristmas,\u201d \u201cEaster,\u201d \u201cEpiphany,\u201d \u201cLent,\u201d \u201cPentecost,\u201d and \u201cSunday.\u201d In The<\/em> Oxford Companion to Christian Thought<\/span><\/em>, ed. Adrian Hastings, 7, 89-90, 113-14, 184, 203, 384-85, 529-30, 690. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.<\/p>\n

\u201cChinese Palings.\u201d Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society<\/em> 50 (1995) 30-31.<\/p>\n

\u201cLectionary Preaching.\u201d In Concise Encyclopedia of Preaching<\/em>, ed. William Willimon and Richard Lischer, 305-307. Louisville, KY: Westminster\/John Knox, 1995<\/p>\n

Ecclesiastical Articles, Essays, Resources, and Services of Worship<\/h5>\n

\u201cResuming Care-Filled Worship and Sacramental Life during a Pandemic.\u201d Member of the Ecumenical Consultation on Protocols for Worship, Fellowship, and Sacraments: Consultant and Contributor. June 8, 2020. https:\/\/www.ministrymatters.com\/worship\/entry\/10369\/resuming-care-filled-worship-and-sacramental-life-during-a-pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristian Worship and Devotion during Social Distancing: A Resource for United Methodists.\u201d Member of Theologians and Scholars of Methodist Worship: Consultant and Contributor. Author of \u201cThe Means of Grace,\u201d \u201cWorship at Home for Palm Sunday,\u201d \u201cWorship at Home for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week,\u201d \u201cGuidance for Ministries to the Dying and Bereaved During Social Distancing.\u201d Editor of \u201cHome Worship for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil,\u201d Prayers and Affirmations in a Time of Pandemic,\u201d \u201cPoems, Hymns and a Meditation in a Time of Pandemic.\u201d Spring 2020. https:\/\/www.ministrymatters.com\/pandemic\/165\/christian-worship-and-devotion-during-social-distancing-a-resource-for-united-methodists<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cCelebrating 50 Years of Official Dialogue between Methodists and Roman Catholics.\u201d Pray Tell<\/em> (October 26, 2017). http:\/\/www.praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/26\/celebrating-50-years-of-official-di<\/span>alogue-between-methodists-and-roman-catholics\/.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cEucharist or Eucharistic? Considering \u2018Dinner Church.\u2019\u201d Pray Tell<\/em> (October 4, 2017). http:\/\/www.praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/04\/eucharist-or-eucharistic-considering-dinner-church\/.<\/p>\n

\u201cMade for Music\u2014That Transforms Worship.\u201d WorshipArts<\/em> (May-June 2015): 4-5.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Means of Grace.\u201d In 44 Sermons to Serve the Present Age<\/em>, ed. Angela Shier-Jones and Kimberly D. Reisman, 73-78. Peterborough: Epworth, 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201cMysterious Bread, Mysterious Love.\u201d In Charles Wesley\u2019s Hymns: \u201cPrints\u201d and Practices of Love<\/em> Divine<\/span><\/em>, ed. Maxine Walker, 47-53. San Diego: Point Loma Press, 2007.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Bless Thee, that I e\u2019er was Born\u201d: Worship Resources for the Charles Wesley Tercentenary.\u201d Circuit<\/em> Rider<\/span><\/em> 30.5 (September-October 2006) 20-22.<\/p>\n

\u201cFreedom, Order, and Connection: A Call for Recovery.\u201d 30.4 Circuit Rider<\/em> (July-August 2006) 7-9.<\/p>\n

\u201cTable Etiquette: Means and Manners.\u201d http:\/\/www.gbod.org\/worship\/articles\/table.html.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe American Flag in Methodist Worship: A Historical Look at Practice.\u201d http:\/\/www.gbod.org\/worship\/default_body.asp?act=reader&item_id=3888.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnited Methodist Worship: Back to the Future.\u201d Circuit Rider<\/em> 22 (September\/October 1999) 10-11.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorship and Culture: Inculturating the Good News.\u201d In Worship Matters: A United Methodist Guide to<\/em> Ways to Worship<\/span><\/em>, vol. 1, ed. E. Byron Anderson, 73-79. Nashville: Discipleship Resources,1999.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Centrality of Christian Worship\u201d and \u201cAdvent: Between the Times.\u201d In Standing at the Door:<\/em> Millennial-Change Worship Resources<\/span><\/em>, ed. Roger C. Dowdy, 9-11, 27-28. Nashville: General<\/p>\n

Board of Discipleship, United Methodist Church, 1999.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than Words: Grace-ful Gestures at the Table.\u201d Reformed Worship<\/em> 48 (June 1998) 34-36.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuggested Worship Resources for Heritage Sunday 1997.\u201d In \u201cUnited Methodist Witnesses for Jesus Christ: The Witness of Women.\u201d Madison, NJ: General Commission on Archives and History, United Methodist Church, 1997.<\/p>\n

\u201cNicholas Ferrar,\u201d \u201cGeorge Herbert,\u201d \u201cHarry Hosier,\u201d \u201cSt. Michael and All Angels,\u201d and \u201cPeter and Paul, Apostles.\u201d In For All the Saints: A Calendar of Commemorations for United Methodists<\/em>, ed. Clifton F. Guthrie, 23, 76, 122, 146, 198. Cleveland, OH: Order of St. Luke Publications, 1995.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Look at the Christian Year.\u201d Jubilate! A Newsletter for United Methodist Musicians<\/em> (May 1993) 1-2, 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn Order for Commissioning to Short-Term Christian Service,\u201d \u201cA Service of Hope after Loss of Pregnancy,\u201d and \u201cA Service of Farewell to a Bishop or District Superintendent.\u201d In The United<\/em> Methodist Book of Worship<\/span><\/em>, 592-93, 623-26, 730-34. Nashville: United Methodist Publishing House, 1992.<\/p>\n

Interviewed respondent for the video \u201cSacrament and Worship Series,\u201d United Methodist Church. Nashville: Graded Press, 1990.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Water Image in the Gospel of John.\u201d Adult Bible Studies Teaching Helps<\/em> (December 1989- February 1990). Nashville: United Methodist Publishing House, 1989.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn: The Gospel of Life and Light.\u201d Thirteen lessons in Adult Bible Studies Teaching Helps<\/em> (December 1989-February 1990). Nashville: United Methodist Publishing House, 1989.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Pastoral Response to a Silent Tragedy.\u201d The Christian Ministry<\/em> 20 (January-February 1989) 11-13.<\/p>\n

\u201cDedication Service for a Youth Work Project.\u201d The Church School<\/em> 14 (October 1981) 12.<\/p>\n

Book Reviews<\/h5>\n

Today I Live: Hymns and Songs of Remembrance and Hope, by Carlton R. Young; and Amen. Alleluia! A Resource for Praying Farewell, by Barbara Day Miller and Carlton R. Young. In Doxology 34 (2023): 30-32.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ministerial Orders and Sacramental Authority in The United Methodist Church and its Antecedents, 1784-2016, by Rex D. Matthews. In Wesley and Methodist Studies 13.1 (2021): 99-101.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hymnal: A Reading History<\/em>, by Christopher N. Phillips. In Church Times<\/em> (12 April 2019).<\/p>\n

The<\/em> Book of Common Prayer: A Biography<\/span><\/em>, by Alan Jacobs. In Pro Ecclesia<\/span><\/em> 25.2 (Spring 2016): 240-43.<\/p>\n

By the Vision of Another World: Worship in American History<\/em>, ed. by James D. Bratt. In Christian<\/span><\/em> Scholar\u2019s Review<\/span><\/em> 42 (2013) 305-7.<\/p>\n

The Altar\u2019s Fire: Charles Wesley\u2019s Hymns on the Lord\u2019s Supper, 1745. Introduction and Exposition<\/em>, by Daniel B. Stevick. In Worship<\/span><\/em> 80 (2006) 88-90.<\/p>\n

Sacred Song in America: Religion, Music, and Public Culture<\/em>, by Stephen A. Marini. In Indiana<\/span><\/em> Magazine of History<\/span><\/em> 101 (2005) 389-90.<\/p>\n

Discerning the Spirits: A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today<\/em>, by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. and Sue A. Rozeboom and Prayer and the Priesthood of Christ in the Reformed Tradition<\/span><\/em>, by Graham Redding. In Theology Today<\/span><\/em> 62 (2005) 125-30.<\/p>\n

Blessed One: Protestant Perspectives on Mary<\/em>, ed. Beverly Roberts Gaventa and Cynthia L. Rigby. In Worship<\/span><\/em> 78 (2004) 89-91.<\/p>\n

When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in<\/em> Nineteenth-Century America<\/span><\/em>, by Jeanne Halgren Kilde. In Church History<\/span><\/em> (2003) 900-901.<\/p>\n

The Reformation of the Dead: Death and Ritual in Early Modern Germany, 1450-1700<\/em>, by Craig M. Koslofsky. In Doxology<\/span><\/em> 19 (2002) 151-53.<\/p>\n

The Altar Call: Its Origins and Present Usage<\/em>, by David Bennett. In Doxology<\/span><\/em> 19 (2002) 146-48.<\/p>\n

Good Lord, Deliver Us: The Praise of God and the Problem of Evil<\/em>, by Rowan Crews. In Worship<\/span><\/em> 76 (2002) 560-61.<\/p>\n

Making Room at the Table: An Invitation to Multicultural Worship<\/em>, ed.Brian K. Blount and Leonora Tubbs Tisdale. In Theology Today<\/span><\/em> 58 (2001) 436, 438.<\/p>\n

Medieval Music as Medieval Exegesis<\/em>, by William T. Flynn. In Church History<\/span><\/em> 70 (2001) 153-54.<\/p>\n

What Happens in Holy Communion?<\/em> by Michael Welker. In The Christian Century<\/span><\/em> 118 (February 7-14, 2001) 62-64.<\/p>\n

The Symbols of the Church<\/em>, by Maurice Dilasser. In Church History<\/span><\/em> 69 (2000) 918-19.<\/p>\n

The Landscape of Praise: Readings in Liturgical Renewal<\/em>, ed. Blair Gilmer Meeks. In Worship<\/span><\/em> 72 (1998) 375-76.<\/p>\n

Pulpit, Table, and Song: Essays in Celebration of Howard G. Hageman<\/em>, ed. Heather Murray Elkins and Edward C. Zaragoza. In Worship<\/span><\/em> 71 (1997) 564-65.<\/p>\n

John Wesley and Marriage<\/em>, by Bufford W. Coe. In Worship<\/span><\/em> 71 (1997) 358-59.<\/p>\n

Music of the Heart: John and Charles Wesley on Music and Musicians<\/em>, by Carlton R. Young. In Worship<\/span><\/em> 70 (1996) 365-67.<\/p>\n

Eucharist: Christ\u2019s Feast with the Church<\/em>, by Laurence Hull Stookey. In Worship<\/span><\/em> 70 (1996) 84-85.<\/p>\n

Worship and Culture in Dialogue<\/em>, ed. Lutheran World Federation. In International Review of Mission<\/span><\/em> 84 (1995) 317-19.<\/p>\n

The Eucharistic Mystery<\/em>, by David N. Power. In Theologische Literaturzeitung<\/span><\/em> 119 (1994) 59-60.<\/p>\n

The United Methodist Hymnal<\/em> (1989) and The United Methodist Book of Worship<\/span><\/em> (1992). In Studia<\/span><\/em> Liturgica<\/span><\/em> 23 (1993) 219-22.<\/p>\n

Editorial Responsibilities<\/h3>\n

2017-2019: Member, Editorial Board, The Hymn<\/em> (Hymn Society of the United States and Canada)
\n2016-2019: Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological<\/em> Introductions<\/span><\/em>, ed. Benjamin K. Forrest, Mark A.Lamport, and Vernon M. Whaley. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books.
\n2016- : Member, Editorial Board, New Room Books (General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, United Methodist Church)
\n2016- : Member, Editorial Board, Ashgate Methodist Studies Series (Routledge)
\n2013-2015: Business Administrator, Studia Liturgica
\n<\/em>2011 : Editor, Encountering Christ the Saviour: Church and Sacraments<\/span><\/em> (international dialogue text, Roman Catholic Church and the World Methodist Council)
\n2009- : Member, Editorial Board, Wesley & Methodist Studies
\n<\/em>2005-2013: Chief Editor, Studia Liturgica<\/span><\/em> (An International Ecumenical Review for Liturgical Research and Renewal)<\/p>\n

Awards and Distinctions<\/h3>\n

2023: Berakah Award, North American Academy of Liturgy
\n<\/span>2013: Kavanagh Lecturer, Yale Divinity School
\n2013: Boston University School of Theology Student Association Teaching Excellence Award
\n2011: Distinguished Achievement Award, Alumni Board, Emory & Henry College
\n2003: Sugden Fellow, Queen\u2019s College, University of Melbourne<\/p>\n

Fellowships and Grants<\/h3>\n

2003: The Louisville Institute, General Grant (for The Oxford History of Christian Worship<\/em>)
\n2002-2003: Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology, Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada<\/p>\n

Courses Taught<\/h3>\n
    \n
  • Healing Relationships with Animals<\/li>\n
  • Introduction to Christian Worship (history, theology, and practice)<\/li>\n
  • Proseminar in Liturgical Bibliography<\/li>\n
  • Reading and Writing Rites of Passage (previously Pastoral Offices)<\/li>\n
  • The Sacraments: Rites and Theologies<\/li>\n
  • Sung Faith: The Trinity in Hymns<\/li>\n
  • Theologies of Church Music<\/li>\n
  • Worship in the Anglican and Wesleyan Traditions<\/li>\n
  • Worship in Times of Change (online Doctor of Ministry course)<\/li>\n
  • Writing for Worship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Academic Lectures and Presentations (2010 – present)<\/h3>\n

    Twenty-ninth Congress of Societas Liturgica, Maynooth, Ireland: Short paper, \u201cRites and Practices of Reconciliation: An Examination of the Report of the Joint International Commission for Dialogue between the World Methodist Council and the Catholic Church (2022),\u201d August 10, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Duke University Divinity School, Conference on \u201cSpiritual Theology: Retrievals and Prospects,\u201d Durham, NC: Lecture \u201c\u2018The Tuneful Art to Captivate a Human Heart\u2019: A Wesleyan Lyrical and Musical Spirituality,\u201d March 24, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Manchester Wesley Research Centre Annual Lecture, \u201cAnother Look at the Methodist\/Wesleyan Love Feast: Introduction, Reception, Adaptation, and Emerging Possibilities,\u201d Manchester, England (lecture livestreamed online), June 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

    Undergraduate and Master of Divinity course lecture (2 hours), Seminari Theoloji Malaysia, Seremban, Malaysia: \u201cCurrent Trends in Worship Theology and Practices,\u201d April 16, 2019.<\/p>\n

    Fourteenth Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, Oxford, England: Working group presentation, \u201cBaptism: Towards a Sacramental Bond of Unity,\u201d August 17, 2018.<\/p>\n

    Nazarene Theological Seminary, Conference on \u201cChurch Music and the Christian Year,\u201d Kansas City, MO: Three lectures: \u201cOrigins\u201d; \u201cThe Wesleys and their Spiritual Descendants\u201d; and \u201cWhy Does It Matter?\u201d September 25, 2017.<\/p>\n

    North American Academy of Ecumenists, Annual Conference, \u201cWorship in Ecumenical Contexts: A Once and Future Vision. What Have We Learned?\u201d Boston, MA: Plenary Address: \u201c\u2018Through the Church the Song Goes On\u2019: Ecumenical Implications of Singing Together,\u201d September 23, 2017.<\/p>\n

    Wesleyan Liturgical Society, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY: Invited lecture: \u201c\u2018Wesleyan\u2019? \u2018Wesleyan Tradition\u2019? Worship and Liturgical Practices among the Spiritual Descendants of John and Charles Wesley,\u201d March 2, 2017.<\/p>\n

    Stockholm School of Theology, Bromma, Sweden, Conference \u201cChurches in Change\u201d: Invited Keynote Lecture: \u201cWorship and Confessional Identities in Union, United, and Uniting Churches,\u201d February 3, 2017.<\/p>\n

    Higher Seminar in Practical Ecclesiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden: Invited presentation for on \u201cSong as a Sign and Means of Christian Unity,\u201d January 31, 2017.<\/p>\n

    Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea, Conference \u201cTwenty-first Century Asian Pacific Theology and Practice: Worship and Church Music in Modern Culture\u201d: Invited Lecture: \u201cIn the World But Not Of It: Worship in Culture and Context,\u201d May 10, 2016.<\/p>\n

    Society for Christian Scholarship in Music, Boston University, Boston, MA: Keynote address: \u201cSong as a Sign and Means of Christian Unity,\u201d February 11, 2016.<\/p>\n

    Malines Conversations Group (Roman Catholic\u2013Anglican), Third Meeting, Boston College, Boston, MA: Lecture, \u201cText in Context: The Inculturated Word,\u201d March 23, 2015.<\/p>\n

    Colloquium on the Civil War, Yale Institute of Sacred Music, New Haven, CT: Paper, \u201cReligious Song in the Camp,\u201d February 25, 2015.<\/p>\n

    St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: DeMargerie Lecture on Christian Unity and Reconciliation: \u201cAn Ecumenism of Life: Liturgy and Dialogue,\u201d January 20, 2015.<\/p>\n

    St. Andrew\u2019s College, University of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Master of Divinity class \u201cChristians in Conversations: Aspects of Ecumenism: Lecture\/class session, \u201cThe World Methodist Council\u2013Roman Catholic International Bilaterals,\u201d January 20, 2015.<\/p>\n

    Arthur Vining Davis Grant Lecture\/Workshop, School of Theology and Ministry, Seattle University, Seattle, WA: \u201cWith One Voice: Song and Christian Unity,\u201d July 13, 2014.<\/p>\n

    Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Conference \u201cLiturgy\u2019s Imagined Pasts\u201d: Formal response to Dr. Melanie Ross\u2019 paper \u201cLiturgy\u2019s Past on the American Frontier,\u201d June 17, 2014.<\/p>\n

    Wesleyan Students\u2019 Association, Boston University School of Theology, Boston, MA: \u201cPresiding at Sacraments,\u201d March 20, 2014.<\/p>\n

    The Kavanagh Lecture, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT: \u201cHave Hymnals Become Dinosaurs? The Costs of Extinction,\u201d October 24, 2013.<\/p>\n

    Thirteenth Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, Oxford, England: Working group presentation, \u201cThe Trinitarian Shape of Methodist Worship and Interfaith Liturgical Participation,\u201d August 14, 2013.<\/p>\n

    National Workshop on Christian Unity, Columbus, Ohio: Keynote Address: \u201cVatican II from a Protestant Perspective,\u201d April 9, 2013.<\/p>\n

    North American Academy of Ecumenists, Annual Conference \u201cThe Ecumenical Legacy of the Second Vatican Council,\u201d Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Keynote Address: \u201cThe Ecumenical Legacy of the Second Vatican Council: Reflections of an Accidental Ecumenist,\u201d September 21, 2012.<\/p>\n

    United Theological Seminary, Conference \u201cTheology, Eucharist and Ministry,\u201d Dayton, OH: Presentation: \u201cEucharist and Ecumenism,\u201d May 17, 2012.<\/p>\n

    Societas Liturgica Congress, Presidential Address, Reims, France: \u201cBaptism and Ecumenism: Agreements and Problems on the Journey Towards Mutual Recognition,\u201d August 8, 2011.<\/p>\n

    Theology Faculty, University of Stellenbosch, Conference \u201cLiturgy and Worship,\u201d Stellenbosch, South Africa: Plenary lectures: \u201cCurrent Global Trends in Worship and Music\u201d and \u201cReflections on Baptism,\u201d July 26-28, 2011.<\/p>\n

    Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University, Conference \u201cLiturgy in Migration: Cultural Contexts from the Upper Room to Cyberspace,\u201d New Haven, CT: Plenary lecture: \u201cMethodism\u2019s \u2018World Parish\u2019: Liturgical and Hymnological Migrations in Three Ecclesiastical Generations,\u201d February 24-27, 2011.<\/p>\n

    Ewha Women\u2019s University, Seoul, Korea: Lecture in graduate-level music history class: \u201cMusic as a Language of Faith,\u201d May 7, 2010.<\/p>\n

    Hanshin Graduate School of Theology and Kyungdong Presbyterian Church, First International Seminar on Theology and Music, Seoul, Korea: Plenary lecture: \u201cCurrent Trends in Worship and Music in North American Churches,\u201d May 6, 2010.<\/p>\n

    Ecclesiastical Lectures, Programs, Workshops, and Sermons (2010 – present)<\/h3>\n

    Workshop for Pastors of the Windham Association (CT), United Church of Christ, Mansfield, CT: \u201cFrom Easter to Pentecost,\u201d March 12, 2020.<\/p>\n

    Combined Pastors\u2019 Retreat, The Methodist Church in Singapore, Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Three lectures and panel, April 24-26, 2019.<\/p>\n

    Ministers\u2019 Day Retreat, Trinity Annual Conference, The Methodist Church in Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: \u201cCreating Faithful and Authentic Christian Worship Today,\u201d April 23, 2019.<\/p>\n

    Taman Ujong Methodist Church, Seremban, Malaysia, Easter Sermon, April 21, 2019.<\/p>\n

    Wesley Methodist Church and Taman Ujong Methodist Church, Seremban, Malaysia: Good Friday Sermon, April 19, 2019.<\/p>\n

    Wesley Methodist Church and Taman Ujong Methodist Church, Seremban, Malaysia: Maundy Thursday Sermon, April 18, 2019.<\/p>\n

    Virginia LARCUM Conference, Charlottesville, VA, Series on \u201cPraying, Believing, Doing: An Ecumenism of Liturgy and Life\u201d; Three lectures: \u201cPraying, Believing, Doing: Points of Connection and Commonality,\u201d \u201cPraying, Believing, Doing: Worship Together and Apart,\u201d \u201cPraying, Believing, Doing: Singing in Common,\u201d November 30-December 1, 2018.<\/p>\n

    Worship Book (Handbok) Committee, Uniting Church of Sweden (Equmeniakyrkan), Alvik, Sweden: Invited consultant, February 2, 2017.<\/p>\n

    West University United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas: Two Sunday sermons, September 4, 2016.<\/p>\n

    Juan Presbyterian Church, Seoul, South Korea: Sunday sermon, May 8, 2016.<\/p>\n

    Ansan Presbyterian Church, Ansan, South Korea: Three Sunday sermons, May 8, 2016.<\/p>\n

    Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Ecumenical Workshop for Clergy: \u201cOne Baptism: Toward Mutual Recognition,\u201d January 19, 2015.<\/p>\n

    Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Ecumenical Service, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Sermon, January 18, 2015.<\/p>\n

    Diocese of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Ecumenical Workshop with Parish Ecumenists and Musicians: \u201cWith One Voice: Prayer, Song, and Christian Unity,\u201d January 17, 2015.<\/p>\n

    New North Church, Hingham, MA, Series on \u201cExperiencing God through Music\u201d: Presentation on \u201cWords in Hymns,\u201d October 8, 2014.<\/p>\n

    Melrose United Methodist Church, Melrose, MA: Lecture on \u201cSpiritual Reflection: Resources for Lent from John and Charles Wesley,\u201d March 24, 2014.<\/p>\n

    Episcopal Church USA Diocese of Ohio, Calvin Institute Worship Renewal Grant Workshop, Oberlin, Ohio: Full-day session on \u201cWorship: Encountering God Beyond Church Walls,\u201d November 16, 2013.<\/p>\n

    National Workshop on Christian Unity, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Plenary Panel on \u201cVatican II at 50,\u201d April 17, 2012.<\/p>\n

    United Methodist Ecumenical and Interreligious Training (UMEIT) Workshop, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Half-day session on \u201cPrinciples for Designing Ecumenical Worship,\u201d April 16, 2012.<\/p>\n

    New Bern District Continuing Education for Clergy (North Carolina Conference, United Methodist Church), Morehead City, North Carolina: Three events: \u201cConsidering General Conference 2012,\u201d \u201c\u2018Culturally-Relevant\u2019 Worship?,\u201d \u201cSacraments in the United Methodist Church: Past, Present and Future,\u201d March 23-24, 2012.<\/p>\n

    Lamoine River District Clergy Retreat (Illinois Great Rivers Conference, United Methodist Church), Quincy, Illinois: \u201cWesleyan Eucharistic Theology and Practices,\u201d April 4, 2011.<\/p>\n

    Sermon for Memorial Service, Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference, Peoria, Illinois, June 2, 2010.<\/p>\n

    Lamoine River District Clergy Retreat (Illinois Great Rivers Conference, United Methodist Church), Timewell, Illinois: \u201cPreparing for the Triduum,\u201d March 8, 2010.<\/p>\n

    Worship Leadership and Design<\/h3>\n

    Conference on Receptive Ecumenism, Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT: Liturgy Design and Eucharistic Celebrant, June 12, 2014.<\/p>\n

    General Assembly, National Council of Churches, New Orleans, LA: Coordinator of Worship, November 9-11, 2010.<\/p>\n

    World Methodist Conference, Seoul, Korea: Coordinator of Worship, July 20-24, 2006.<\/p>\n

    World Methodist Conference, Brighton, England: Coordinator of Worship, July 23-31, 2001.<\/p>\n

    Tenth Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, Somerville College, Oxford: Co-coordinator of Worship, August 12-22, 1997.<\/p>\n

    World Ecumenical Conference, \u201cSanctification in the Benedictine and Methodist Traditions,\u201d Rome, Italy: Co-coordinator of Worship, July 4-10, 1994.<\/p>\n

    Ninth Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, Somerville College, Oxford: Chaplain\/Co-coordinator of Worship, July 28-August 7, 1992.<\/p>\n

    Ecumenical Engagement<\/h3>\n

    Member of the World Methodist Council delegation to \u201cThe Feast of Creation and the <\/span>Mystery of Creation\u201d ecumenical and international seminar, Assisi, Italy, March 15-16, 2024; panel paper on \u201cWorld Day of Prayer or Liturgical Feast?\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Member of United Methodist delegation, Churches Uniting in Christ Plenary, Philadelphia, PA, June 8-10, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Member, Notre Dame Consultation on the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification<\/em> (representatives from the Anglican Communion, Lutheran World Federation, Roman Catholic Church, World Communion of Reformed Churches, World Methodist Council), South Bend, Indiana, March 26-28, 2019.<\/p>\n

    Member, Consultation on \u201cThe Once and Future Prayer Book,\u201d Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, May 31-June 3, 2017.<\/p>\n

    Co-Secretary, World Methodist Council and Roman Catholic Church International Bilateral Dialogue, 2011-2021.<\/p>\n

    Member, United Methodist Church and Roman Catholic Church National Bilateral Dialogue, 2008-2011, 2015-2018.<\/p>\n

    Member, Colloquium on the Holy Spirit, \u201cThe Holy Spirit in the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom,\u201d Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, March 23-24, 2007.<\/p>\n

    Member, World Methodist Council and Roman Catholic Church International Bilateral Dialogue, 2006-2011.<\/p>\n

    Member, Final Editorial Group, \u201cMutual Recognition of Baptism,\u201d Commission on Faith and Order, World Council of Churches, 2006-2007.<\/p>\n

    Consultation and Drafting Group on the \u201cMutual Recognition of Baptism,\u201d Commission on Faith and Order, World Council of Churches, Cartigny, Switzerland, November 6-10, 2006.<\/p>\n

    Symposium on Orthodox and Wesleyan Spirituality, “One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church: Ecclesiology and the Gathered Church,\u201d sponsored by the General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church and St. Vladimir\u2019s Orthodox Theological Seminary, St. Vladimir\u2019s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood, New York, January 8-13, 2006.<\/p>\n

    Symposium on \u201cOrthodox and Wesleyan Spirituality: Holy Scripture in the Orthodox and Wesleyan Traditions,\u201d sponsored by the General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church and St. Vladimir\u2019s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Orthodox Spiritual Academy, Crete, August 1-7, 2002.<\/p>\n

    Consultation\/Working Group on Ecumenical Worship, Special Commission on Orthodox Participation in the World Council of Churches, Geneva, Switzerland: Invited participant, March 6-10, 2002.<\/p>\n

    Consultation on \u201cSacraments and Sacramentality,\u201d Commission on Faith and Order, World Council of Churches, Faverges, Haute Savoie, France: Invited colloquium participant, \u201cThe Sacramental Dimensions of Baptism: Ecumenical Explorations,\u201d October 5-12, 2001.<\/p>\n

    Symposium on \u201cOrthodox and Wesleyan Spirituality: Worship and Devotional Life,\u201d sponsored by the General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church and St. Vladimir\u2019s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Bristol, England, July 16-20, 2000.<\/p>\n

    Consultation on \u201cSacraments and Sacramentality,\u201d Commission on Faith and Order, World Council of Churches, Prague, Czech Republic: Invited colloquium participant, \u201cThe Sacramental Dimensions of Baptism: Ecumenical Explorations,\u201d May 29-June 4, 2000.<\/p>\n

    Ministerial Certification<\/h3>\n
      \n
    • 1981: Ordained Elder, Full Connection, Illinois Great Rivers (Central Illinois) Conference, United<\/li>\n
    • Methodist Church<\/li>\n
    • 1978: Ordained Deacon, Probationary Member, Baltimore Conference, United Methodist Church<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Church Relationship and Service (2010 – present)<\/h3>\n
        \n
      • 2017-2019: Member, United Methodist Church Hymnal Revision Committee<\/li>\n
      • 2015-2020: Member, United Methodist Church and Roman Catholic Church National Bilateral Dialogue<\/li>\n
      • 2013: Member, Task Force to Study Online Communion, General Board of Higher Education and<\/li>\n
      • Ministry<\/li>\n
      • 2013-2018: Member, Institute Committee, Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies<\/li>\n
      • 2012-2013: Co-chairperson, Practical Theology Working Group, Thirteenth Oxford Institute of<\/li>\n
      • Methodist Theological Studies (Christ Church, Oxford, England, August 2013).<\/li>\n
      • 2008-2011: Member, United Methodist Church and Roman Catholic Church National Bilateral Dialogue<\/li>\n
      • 2006-2021: Member, World Methodist Council and Roman Catholic Church International Bilateral<\/li>\n
      • Dialogue<\/li>\n
      • 1996- : Member, World Methodist Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Professional Music Experience<\/h3>\n
          \n
        • 2016- : Substitute Organist, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Parish, Milford, MA<\/li>\n
        • 2014- : Substitute Organist, First Parish, United Church, Westwood, MA<\/li>\n
        • 2014- : Substitute Organist, Federated Church of Norfolk, Norfolk, MA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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