Lynn Nell Rhodes
Associate Professor of Ministry and Field Education
Academic Credentials:
BA, University of California Berkeley, 1965; MDiv, Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1968; ThD, Boston University School of Theology, 1983.
Quote:
“My teaching is informed by my commitment to engage myself and students in critical theological reflection upon the practices of ministry. This requires methodologies that pay particular attention to social/political/economic con- texts. I believe that Christian vocation is the call of God to practice solidarity in hope and celebration, to struggle against injustice and to attend to human suffering. In order to do that, we need to engage our minds in analyzing the complex realities of our world and honestly explore our own gifts and limitations.”
Profile:
Dr. Rhodes directs the field education program, coordinates the Doctor of Ministry program and teaches ministry courses. She is ordained in The United Methodist Church. Her research and writing have focused on the relationship of seminary education to religious communities, leadership in the church, the relationship of vocation to work, feminist theories in ministry and community development. She is the author of several books and articles including Mending Severed Connections: Theological Education for Communal Transformation (1991) and Co-Creating: A Feminist Vision of Ministry (1987).