Welcome!
Message from the Director of Admissions

Jean Morris Trumbauer
Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program

Education

Teaching and Research

Publications

Superior Journey: Diary of a Dream Galde Press, 2004

“Sharing the Ministry across Generations.” In Across the Generations, edited by Vicky Goplin. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2001)

“Gifts-Based Shared Ministry Systems: Living Out a New Image of Church.” Congregations: The Alban Journal 26. no. 6 (November /December 2000).

Transitional Rituals: Daily Practices for Changing Lives with Roy Oswald. Co-authored with Roy Oswald. Bethesda,Maryland:The Alban Institute, 1999.

Created and Called: Discovering Our Gifts for Abundant Living. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1998.

Sharing the Ministry: A Practical Guide for Transforming Volunteers into Ministers. Minneapolis: Augsburg 1995, rev. ed. 1999)

Next writing projects: (1) A study of women and their life dreams and passions; and (2) A story of traveling the rim of the continental United States and our personal and communal boundaries, horizons, and edges.

Background
Jean has directed Doctor of Ministry programs both at United and the Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools. Prior to that, she ministered as a church consultant and leadership development specialist across the United States for over two decades. Jean has also served in professional ministry for two local congregations and directed an ecumenical group of churches called TRUST in cooperative church and community programming.

Regular Topics for Presentation

Upcoming Presentations

Contact Jean at 651.255.6127. Fax 651.633.4315.

I am committed to seeing a church of ordained clergy and lay people serve as cherished partners in the ongoing co-creation and restoration of God’s universe. I am particularly interested in theologies of process and liberation that set people free to be their whole selves and use their unique gifts for ministry throughout their lives. Theological reflection processes are a real joy to me in working with students. And I am deeply concerned for human community, peace-making, and justice for our earth.

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“I have a passion for wilderness, the beauties and sounds of nature, and the feel of a good trail under my boots. I find my Gunflint Trail cabin my spiritual soul place, a Labrador often my spiritual and out-of-doors companion, and I treasure sharing the journey with my colleagues, friends, and family. I am an avid reader, and writing always points me ‘True North!’”