About
Duane R. Bidwell
[UPDATED FEBRUARY 2004]
Education:
Ph.D., Brite Divinity School, 2003
Pastoral theology and pastoral counseling
Dissertation title: Embedded Theologies and Psychologies: A Foundation for Critical
Theory in Spiritual Direction
Dissertation adviser: Andrew D. Lester, Ph.D.
Committee members: Howard W. Stone, Ph.D., Susan J. White, Ph.D.
M.Div., Brite
Divinity School, 1997
Pastoral theology and pastoral counseling
Licentiate in Spiritual Theology and Direction, Anglican School of Theology at the University of Dallas, 1996
B.S., Texas Christian University, 1988
Majors: Journalism, Political science
Minor: German
summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Senior Scholar, journalism and political science; University and departmental honors
Ecclesial Status:
Minister of Word and Sacrament, Presbyterian Church (USA)
Teaching and Administrative Experience:
Director, Pastoral Care and Training Center, 2003 - present
Faculty, Reunion Institute, Dallas, Texas, 2002 - present
Teaching Assistant, "Pastoral Counseling in the Parish," 1999
Cambridge Theological Federation, Wesley House, Cambridge, England
Visiting Lecturer and Writing Coach, 1990
Times Institute for Media Studies of the Times of India, New Delhi, India
Clinical Experience:
Pastoral Care and Training Center, Brite Divinity School
Director, 2003 - present
Acting Administrator, 2002 - 2003
Pastoral Counselor in Training, 1996, 1998 - 2000
Parkland Memorial Hospital, 1995, 1997 - 1998
Clinical Pastoral Education Intern/Resident
Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, 1997
Chaplain
Pastoral Experience:
First Presbyterian Church, Bridgeport, Texas, 2002 - present
Stated Supply/Moderator
First Presbyterian Church, Bonham, Texas, 2001- 2002
Interim Minister
St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Hurst, Texas, 1998 - 2001
Staff Associate for Pastoral Visitation
First Christian Church, Granbury, Texas, 1999 - 2000
Pastoral Counselor in Residence
Oak Hill Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth, Texas, 1996 - 1997
Redevelopment Intern
Tarrant County AIDS Interfaith Network, Fort Worth, Texas, 1991-1994
Executive Director
Professional Memberships:
American Academy of Religion
American Association of Pastoral Counselors, Certified Pastoral Counselor
Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies
Society for Pastoral Theology
Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality
Spiritual Directors International
Service to Grace Presbytery:
Examinations Committee, 2004 - 2006
Nurture and Education Task Group2, 002 - present
Church Development/Redevelopment Committee, 2000 - 2001
Churches Embracing Transformation Subcommittee, 1998 - 2001
Continuing Education:
Society for Pastoral Theology Annual Meeting, "Conjuring Liberation: African-American Resistance to Racism and Oppression," Atlanta, Georgia, June 2004.
Participant in research project funded by the Wabash Center, "Meaningful Teaching for Untenured and Tenured Faculty at Brite Divinity School and Texas Christian University," January 2004
"Recovery from Trauma: The Pragmatics of Hope," workshop by Yvonne Dolan, Reunion Institute, Dallas, Texas, November 21, 2003
Southwest Region of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors Annual Conference and Meeting, "The Formation of Pastoral Counselors" with Joretta Marshall, Argyle, Texas, October 2003
Mid-America Wee Kirk Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 30-October 2, 2003
Samaritan Centers Annual Conference, "Opportunities for Collaboration," Denver, Colorado, August 2003
Society for Pastoral Theology Annual Meeting, "Honoring Multiculturality in Self and Community: Korean American Experiences - An Illustration," Los Angeles, California, June 2003
American Association of Pastoral Counselors Annual Conference on Psychotherapy and Spirituality: "Wells of Healing: Sources of Wisdom," Newport, Rhode Island, April 2003
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies Teaching Workshop, "The Teaching Portfolio," Irving, Texas, March 2003
PC(USA) Church-wide Redevelopment Conference, Dallas, Texas, January 2003
Society for Pastoral Theology Annual Meeting, "Navigating Difference In/Through Pastoral Theology: A Work-in-Progress," Denver, Colorado, June 2002
American Association of Pastoral Counselors Annual Conference on Psychotherapy and Spirituality: "Body-Mind-Spirit: Tapping The Source Through Pastoral Counseling," Williamsburg, Virginia, April 2000
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies Teaching Workshop, Irving, Texas, March 2002
Southwest Commission on Religious Studies Teaching Workshop, Irving, Texas, March 2001
Spiritual Directors International Annual Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1999
American Association of Pastoral Counselors Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 1999
PC(USA) Church-wide Redevelopment Conference, San Antonio, Texas, January 1997