Professional Experience Assistant

Chester O’Gorman

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Saint Paul, MN 55130

Email: ***********@*********.***

Phone: (612) 251 - 7498

Education:

Ph.D., Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MN 2018 Concentrations: Liberation Theology, German Liberal Theology, Death of God Theology, Psychoanalysis

Thesis: Demythologizing Revelation: A Critical Continuation of Rudolf Bultmann’s Project

M.DIV., United Seminary, New Brighton, MN 2008

Concentrations: Ethics

B.A., Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 2000

Major: English and Comparative Literary Studies

Minors: Asian Studies, Japanese Language

Thesis: Analysis of Dubois’s Songs of Black Folk

Certificate, Waseda University, Tokyo, JP 1999

Concentration: Japanese Language and Culture

Professional Experience:

St. Catherine University, Minneapolis, MN 2011 – 2013 Adjunct Professor of Theology

• Taught Introductory Theological Courses

• Developed Curriculum, Lectured, Facilitated Seminars Trinity United Methodist, Minneapolis, MN 2009 - 2010 Community Outreach Worker

• Organized Various Community Events

• Created and Facilitated Secular Bible Study in partnership with Minnesota Atheists Lyndale UCC, Minneapolis, MN 2005-2010

Representative for Taking Heart Initiative

• Nurturing and building relationships between churches and mosques Edina Morningside UCC, Edina, MN 2008-2009

Youth Director

• Developed Curriculum for and Taught Sunday School

• Organized and Led Youth Activities

Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center 2007

CPE Intern

• Provided Pastoral Care and Counseling

New Brighton UCC, New Brighton, MN 2007

Intern

• Preached, Led Worship, Created Liturgy

• Taught Adult and Youth Classes

Awards and Honors:

* Warren and Dagmar Quanbeck Endowed Systematic Theology Scholarship, 2011

* GPA (PhD): 4.0

* Full Academic Scholarship for PhD, Luther Seminary, 2009-2013

* Donald R. White Prize in Theological Interpretation of Culture, United Theological Seminary, 2008

* Cum Laude, Occidental College, 2000

Skills:

* Clear Communicator

* Meticulous Interpreter/Hermeneutician

* Effective Multitasker

* Competent in MS Office

* Team Oriented

* Languages: Japanese, French

References:

Paul Buttenhoff, Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences Saint Catherine University

601 25th Avenue South

Minneapolis, MN 55454

(651) 690 - 7744

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Guillermo Hansen, Professor of Systematic Theology Luther Northwestern Theological seminary

2481 Como Avenue

Saint Paul, MN 55108

(651) 641 - 3290

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Greg Garman, Retired Pastor

Trinity United Methodist Church

4253 13Th Ave S

Minneapolis, MN 55407

(612) 481 - 1683

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