Home

Welcome!
From the President and from the Director of Admissions
Become a Student
Visit, Apply, FAQ
Academics
 Courses, Degrees, Faculty
Community
Programming
Events, Workshops, Exhibits
Institute for the Support
of Pastoral Ministries
Academy for Vital Christianity
Classes, FAQ, Quotes
Center for Public Ministry
Churches & Clergy
Speakers, Host an Intern
Alums
Distinguished Alum, ATLAS
For Students, Faculty,
Staff
Moodle, Directory

Jean Morris Trumbauer
Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program

Education

M.A. United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
D.Min. United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

Teaching and Research

• systems approaches to shared ministry in congregations
• gifts-based ministry and gifts discernment
• leadership development in congregations
• theological reflection
• renewing ministry in the North American context

Courses Offered

Visit the Registration Bulletin for course offering schedules.

Visit the Course Descriptions page for descriptions of all courses.

  All D.Min. courses
CL541   Empowering Lay Leadership

Publications

Books

Superior Journey: Diary of a Dream
Galde Press, 2004
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

Articles and Essays

“The Journey from Church Volunteers to Ministers.” The Clergy Journal (May/June 2011).

“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.

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.

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.

* * *

“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!’”

 
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, 3000 Fifth Street Northwest, New Brighton, Minnesota 55112-2598, USA 651.633.4311
©2002-2013 United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
Website Terms of Use