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Terri Lynn Martinson Elton13515 Pennock AveApple Valley, MN 55124651-523-1622website: telton@luthersem.eduEducationLuther Seminary, St. Paul, MNPhD in Congregational Mission and Leadership2007Dissertation: Congregations as Systems Empowering Missional Leadership: A Lutheran Hermeneutic for Leading in MissionCommittee: Marc Kolden, Alvin Luedke, and Craig Van Gelder (chair)MA with concentration in Congregational Mission and Leadership1998Writing Projects: Congregations as Mission Outposts and Teaming as a Model of Leadership in Congregational MinistryConcordia College, Moorhead, MNBA Communications major, Psychology and Physical Education minors1986Professional PositionsLuther Seminary, St. Paul, MNAssociate Professor of Leadership2014 - presentAssociate Professor of Children, Youth, and Family (CYF) Ministry and2010-2014Director of the Center for First Third MinistryPosition included 2/3 teaching and 1/3 administration. Administration included creation of business plan, oversight of budget, program development,supervision of staff, coordination of CYF program, development of website and online presence, donor meetings, and new initiatives.Director of the Center of Children, Youth, and Family Ministry2008-2010Position included teaching and administration. Administration included oversight of budget, supervision of staff, coordination of CYF program, and new initiatives.Contextual Ministry Coordinator for the CYF program2005-2008Developed contextual learning process, oversaw student placements, and connected with students and supervisors throughout contextual learning. Also networked with CYF ministry partners and developed coaching process for congregations using the Exemplary Youth Ministryresearch findings.Coordinator of Missional Church Consultation 2005, 2006, 2011Adjunct Faculty2004-2008Saint Paul Area Synod, St. Paul, MNAssociate to the Bishop2002-2005Responsibilities included assisting congregations in the call process, accompanying congregations in the midst of conflict, First Call Theological Education, point person for Youth and Family Ministry, synod assembly manager, and point person for the synod leadership initiative.Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burnsville, MNDirector of Children, Youth, and Family Ministry1999-2002Responsibilities included leading these ministries through a period of transition, as well as oversight of the various Children, Youth and Family Ministries, supervision of ten staff, leading multiple volunteer ministry teams, strategic planning, and budget oversight.Member of Executive Leadership Team1996-2002Collectively oversaw the vision and strategic direction of Prince of Peace. Helped lead governance change and shift from a staff-driven ministry to ministry team model as a part of a culture shift from membership to discipleship. Personal responsibilities were in the area of leadership development (staff and ministry team leadership) and integration of CYF ministry into the ministry of Prince of Peace.Director of Changing Church Forum1996-2002Responsibilities included visioning, strategic planning, financial oversight, and staff supervision for the leadership development and publishing non-profit ministry of Prince of Peace. Developed and wrote curriculum and devotions for the weekly Toolkit (a congregational resource for several hundred congregations), coordinated large conferences and learning events, led workshops, networked with ministry leaders and denominational leaders, and consulted with congregations.Director of Youth Ministry1990-1996Responsibilities included oversight of middle school and high school ministries, six to eight staff, multiple volunteer ministry teams, and budget oversight. Led the team through the shift from program-driven to discipleship model of youth ministry.Director of Confirmation Ministry1988-1996Responsibilities included developing, writing, and coordinating confirmation ministry for 300-500 middle school students. Trained volunteer leaders, created computer system for tracking students, led student retreats, taught weekly large group sessions, and administered the overall program. Published the curriculum developed through this ministry, To Know, To Live, To Grow, first with Changing Church Forum, and then Augsburg Fortress.Coordinator of Children and Middle School Ministries1986-1988Responsibilities included development and coordination of ministry activities outside of Sunday school and confirmation for preschool, elementary, and middle school students. Coordinated VBS, Day Camp, service activities, families events, and intergenerational activities.Messiah Lutheran Church, Fargo, NDDirector of Youth Ministry1985-1986Responsibilities included organization and coordination of weekly youth gatherings, youth retreats and camps, communication with parents and volunteers, and worship leadership.TeachingChildren, Youth, and Family Ministry Courses:Children, Youth, and Family Ministry Contemporary Issues: Fostering Faith in a Digital AgeChildren, Youth, and Family Ministry in and for the Sake of the World: Senior SeminarChildren, Youth, and Families: the Church and its MissionChildren, Youth, and Family Ministry in Urban ContextsDiscipleship and Vocation with Children, Youth, and their FamiliesFaith and Mission Practices with Children, Youth, and their FamiliesFoundations with Ministry with ChildrenLeadership and Management of Children, Youth, and Family Ministry Young Adults and the Church Congregational Leadership Courses:Christian Public Leader in Context Christian Public Leader and MinistryChurch Leadership and OrganizationLeading Christian Communities in MissionMissional Leadership - DMinReading the Audiences Theological Leadership in Addressing Change and ConflictThe Travel Course - Missional Church in Context: Las Vegas (3-week immersion)Reader and Advisor for students MA and MTh thesis Independent Studies for congregational researchOther Courses:Congregation as Catechetical CommunityIndependent Studies on Confirmation MinistryLearning Leader 1MA Senior Leadership CapstoneMA Senior ProjectCourses taught in semester, intensive, and online formats primary at Luther Seminary.Other Pedagogical Contributions:Developed portfolio system and contextual learning processes for CYF program (2005-2010).Led design process of Learning Leader course – a Signature course in Luther Seminary’s curriculum focused on vocational formation around a cohort model and student portfolios (2013-2015).Developed core curriculum for the Master of Arts in Leadership programs (with concentrations in Congregational and Community Care, Congregational Mission and Leadership, and Children, Youth, and Family Ministry) in 2013-2015 curriculum revisionInstitutional ServiceFaculty Concerns Committee (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16), Strategic Planning Team (2015-2016), Editor for Word & World special issue: Rethinking Confirmation (2015-16), Word & World Board Member and Features Editor for Word & World (2013-15), Faculty Liaison to Center for Lifelong Learning (2015-present), Signature Team, (2014-present), Rethinking Confirmation Planning Team (2014-2015), Presidential Inauguration Committee (Summer/Fall 2014), Learning Leader Faculty Point Person (2014-2015), Learning Leader Cohort Leader (2014-15), Led Learning Leader Work Group (2013), Assessment Committee (2010-11, 2013-15), PRCR Work Group Member (2012-2013), Luther Seminary Representative to ELCA Churchwide Assembly (2013), First Week Leadership (2008-2011), Boundaries Workshop Committee (2008-2011), and Admissions Team Faculty Representative (2008-2011).Search Teams: Director of Library Services, Professor of Congregational and Community Care, Director of Contextual Learning, and Director of Center for Lifelong Learning.Ongoing: Admissions events, Scholarship Weekend, Camp Day, Student Mock Interviews, Discipleship/Candidacy Mentor, Learning Leader Mentor, and Chapel Leadership.Professional and Related ActivitiesAssociation of Youth Ministry Educators2007-presentAcademy of Religious Leadership 2005-presentCurrently serving as Secretary/TreasurerAmerican Society of Missiology 2004-2012Coordinated Youth and Mission Symposium 2012ATS New Faculty GatheringOctober 2011ATS Research GatheringFebruary 2012Center for Youth Ministry Training – Coaching Think TankJune 2010Doulos Discovery Ministries Board Member (Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic)2003-2004ELCA Division of Congregational Ministry Board Member2001-2005ELCA Youth Ministry Network2002-presentMember of the Extravaganza Executive Team2014-presentELCA Faith Formation team 2011- presentELCA Practicing Discipleship Team/curriculum writer 2011-2013, 2015Future of the Church Gathering – Group PublishingOctober 2012International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry2012-2014Saint Paul Area Synod - candidacy committee member2011-presentWabash Pre-Tenure Fellow2012-2013Youth Leadership mentor1999-2002Youth Specialties/Real Resources Board Member2012-presentTrainings/Certified TrainingsCoaching 101 by Bob Logan2007A process for accompanying ministry leadersExemplary Youth Ministry Study2005A study of exemplary congregational youth ministry in 7 denominationsOpen Space Technology by Harrison Owen1998A group facilitation processLeadership Network’s Peer Forum process1998A peer learning process developed by Leadership NetworkThe Path by Laurie Beth Jones1997A format for writing personal mission statementsLifeKeys by David Stark, Jane Kise, and Sandra Krebs Hirsch1997 A gifts discovery processPublications, Public Presentations, Writing, and ResearchBooks:Foss, Mike and Terri Elton. What Really Matters: 30 Devotions for Church Leadership Teams, Loveland, CO: Group Publishing, 2003.Articles/Essays:“The Story We Find Ourselves In: Nurturing Christian Identity in a Consumer Culture,” Word & World, 34, no. 2 (2014): 168-177.“What is Faith Formation in a Missional Age?” Lifelong Faith, 7.4 (2013): 2-9.“Mergers and Possibilities: The Intersection of Missiology and Youth Ministry,” Missiology: An International Review, 41, no. 1 (2013): 62-73.“Discovering Identity in Adolescent Journey,” Immerse: A Journal of Faith, Life and Youth Ministry, 3, no. 4 (2012): 44-46.“The Ecology of Vocation” Journal of Religious Leadership, 11, no. 2 (2012): 81-155.“Adolescent Identity in the Midst of Malls and – Living in an Alternative Economy,” Journal of Lutheran Ethics, 12, no. 1 (2012), . “Characteristics of Congregations that Empower Missional Leadership – A Lutheran Voice” in Missional Church and Leadership Formation: Helping Congregations Develop Leadership Capacity, ed. Craig Van Gelder, 175-208 (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009). “Leading in the Midst of Change: A Theologically Grounded, Theoretically Informed Hermeneutic of Change,” Journal of Religious Leadership, 7, no. 2 (2008): 13-38.“Corps of Discovery: A Twenty-First Century Contextual Missiology for the Denominational Church in the United States” in Missional Church in Context: Developing a Contextual Missiology, ed. Craig Van Gelder, 130-160 (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2007).Public Presentations:“Rethinking Youth Confirmation,” presentation with Dr. Lisa Kimball at Religious Education Association, Atlanta, GA, November 2015.“The Whole and the Parts: The Disruptive Nature of Rethinking Confirmation,” presentation at Rethinking Confirmation Conference at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, July 2015.“Rethinking Stewardship,” presentation at Rethinking Stewardship Conference at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, July 2014.“Mergers and Possibilities: The Intersection of Missiology and Youth Ministry,” presented at American Society of Missiology, Chicago, IL, June 2012.“The Ecology of Vocation,” presentation with Drs Scott Cormode, Emily Click, Susan Marcos, and Lisa Withrow at Academy of Religious Leadership Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, April 2012.“Cultivating a Consequential Faith in a Consumer-Driven World: from Object to Subject to Agent,” presentation at Missional Church Consultation at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, 2011.“Exemplary Youth Ministry Study – Research Methodology,” presentation at Research Symposium at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Olso, Norway, October 2010.“Leading Missionally in Times of Change: Learnings and Unlearnings,” public lecture at School of Mission and Theology, Stavangar, Norway, October 2010.“Characteristics of Congregations that Empower Missional Leadership – A Lutheran Voice,” presentation at the Missional Church Consultation at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, November 2007. “Leading in the Midst of Change: A Theologically Grounded, Theoretically Informed Hermeneutic of Change,” presentation at Academy of Religious Leadership Annual Meeting, Chaska, MN, April 2008.“Corps of Discovery: A Twenty-First Century Contextual Missiology for the Denominational Church in the United States,” presentation at the Missional Church Consultation at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, November 2005.Book Reviews:Review of The Amazing Hand of God: My Story of a Lifetime in Youth Ministry, by Merton Strommen, Lutheran Quarterly, 29, no. 1 (2015): 120-121.Review of Created and Led by the Spirit: Planting Missional Congregations, by Mary Sue Dreier, ed., Lutheran Quarterly, 28, no. 3 (2014): 363-364.Review of Powerful Techniques for Teaching Adults, by Stephen Brookfield, Teaching Theology and Religion, 17, no. 4 (2014).Review of Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies by Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Teaching Theology and Religion, 17, no. 2 (2014).Review of Almost Christian: What the Faith of our Teenagers is Telling the American Church, by Kenda Creasy Dean, Perspectives: a Journal of Reformed Thought, 27, no. 2 (2012): 21-22. Review of Church Conflict: From Contention to Collaboration, by Norma Cook Everist, Journal of Religious Leadership, 6, no. 1 (2007): 144-146.Review of Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church, by Kenda Creasy Dean,Missiology, 33, no. 2 (2005): 253-254.Review of Religion and the Workplace: Pluralism, Spirituality, Leadership, by Douglas A. Hicks, Journal of Religious Leadership, 3, no. 1/2, (2004): 280-282.Curriculum: “Wonder about Confirmation” Fall 2015; “What is Faith Formation in a Missional Age?” Fall 2012; “Opportunity or Despair: Youth Ministry at a Crossroads” and “It’s not about You! It’s about You: Your Role as a Leader” May 2011 for ELCA Practicing Discipleship initiative.To Know, To Live, and To Grow, Burnsville, MN: Changing Church Forum, 1991. 2d rev. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress, 2004.Research:Congregations and Non-Profits 3.0 exploratory research with Rabbi Hayim Herring studying Christian and Jewish faith communities drawing on decentralized, networked commitments in their organizational structures. 2014-present.The Christian Youth: Learning and Living the Faith Project funded by Lilly Endowment Foundation, Inc. studying confirmation practices in five denominations. ELCA point person on steering committee. 2013-present.Luther Seminary representative with Dr. Teresa Latini in The Ecology of Vocation research of MDiv graduates from five seminaries. 2011-2012.Researcher in the Vibrant Congregations Project at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, March 2012.Speaking/ConsultingRetreats“Obedience,” Senior High Retreat for Berean Baptist at Castaway Camp, February 2014.“Leading Change,” Pastors Camp Week, Camp House, August 2010.“Imitators of God … Ministry Identity,” First Call Theological Education Retreat for Saint Paul Area Synod, Mount Olivet Retreat Center, February 2010.Staff Retreat for Trinity Lutheran Church, Owatonna, MN, September 2009.Women’s Retreat for Clearwater Forest Camp, Fall 2008.Missional Leadership,” Ministry Leader/Staff Retreat, Trinity Lutheran Church, Watertown, MN, February 2008.SPARK Leadership Retreat, Westwood Lutheran Church, St, Louis Park, MN, January 2008.Church Presentations/Workshops“Leading Change in a Google World,” workshop, Hope Leadership Conference, Hope Lutheran, West Des Moines, IA, October 2015.“Habits and Leadership,” video series, Big Picture, Big Purpose Consulting, September 2015.“Family Faith Habits Foster Faithful Living,” speaker, Flathead Bible Camp Family Camp, July 2015. “Change Dynamics,” workshop, Southwest Minnesota Synod Equipping Leadership Training, February 2015. “Faith Formation in a Missional Age: What’s a Pastor to do?,” workshop, Southeast Minnesota Synod pastors, Rochester, MN, February 2015. “Leading in the Midst of Change,” speaker, Theoprobe, Winter Park, CO, February 2015.“Following Jesus on the Freeway, on Facebook, and in Faith,” presentation, Redeemer Lutheran, Hinsdale, IL, November 2015.“Rethinking Stewardship,” presentation, Rethinking Stewardship, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, July 2014.“Rethinking Ministry with Post-Confirmation Youth and Young Adults,” Lay School, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, June 2014.“How to Live out Your Faith without Being a Pastor,” workshop, Camp Day, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, June 2014. “Reframing Young Adult Ministry,” workshop, ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza, February 2014. “Youth, Mission and Worship – What Does it Mean to be “Living Sacrifices?,” workshop, Convocation, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, February 2014.“What is Faith Formation in a Missional Age?,” trainings, NW Wisconsin Synod, Gulf Coast/LA Synod, Minneapolis Area Synod, and St. Paul Area Synod, Fall 2013. Texas Lutheran, April 2013.“Young Adults and Mission,” presentation, Young Adult in Global Mission Country Leaders, Chicago, IL, April 2013.“Young Adults and Worship,” presentation, ELCA Campus Pastors, Roanoke, VA, February 2013. “Making Mission is More Than a Trip,” workshop, Recharge, St, Paul, MN, January 2013.“What is Faith Formation in a Missional Age?,” webinar and training event, ELCA Practicing Discipleship Initiative, January 2013.“Leading in a Time of Change – Shifting to a Participatory Model of Leadership,” speaker, Alaska Pastors Theological Conference, Fairbanks, AK, November 2012.“Adaptive Leadership” and “Leading Change,” speaker, Missional Discovery Journey Initiatives of South-Central Wisconsin Synod, Madison, WI, August 2012.“Sent,” keynote, Camp Day, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, June 2012.Exemplary Youth Ministry Two-Day Training, Camp Emmaus, April 2012.“It’s Not About You! It’s About You: Your Role as Leader,” webinar, ELCA Youth Ministry Leaders, October 2011.“Faith and Young People Today: What’s a Congregation to Do?” and “Parents, Pastors and Peers: Tips for Congregations in Fostering Faith in Young People,” workshop, Southwest Minnesota Synod Assembly, June 2011.“Landscape of Youth Ministry,” workshop, Minneapolis Area Synod Youth Ministry Leaders, May 2011.“Coaching Congregations using the Exemplary Youth Ministry Study: Learnings and Stories,” workshop, ELCA Youth Ministry Extravaganza, February 2011.“Adaptive Leadership” and “Leading Change,” speaker, Missional Discovery Journey Initiative of South-Central Wisconsin Synod, Madison, WI, January 2011.“Landscape of Youth Ministry,” workshop, ELCA Youth Gathering Coaches, Minneapolis, MN, December 2010.“Imagining a Missional Church with Vibrant Outdoor Ministry,” keynote and “An Introduction to the Exemplary Youth Ministry Study,” workshop, Region 3/5 Outdoor Ministry Gathering, Camp Wapogasset, December 2010. “LifeKeys,” presentation, Changing Church Conference, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burnsville, MN, November 2010.“Leading Change,” presentation, Interim Pastors, Southwest Minnesota Synod, November 2010.“Life Together through the Life Span – Imaging a Community of Co-Creators,” with Jan Ramsey, Generation Junction, North Heights Church, Arden Hills, MN, September 2010.Exemplary Youth Ministry Two-Day Training, South Dakota Synod, Sioux Falls, SD, July 2010.“Nurturing Young People’s Faith in the Midst of Facebook and iPods,” workshop, Southwest Minnesota Synod Assembly, April 2010.“Balancing,” workshop, Concordia College Parish Nurses, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, March 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. “Exemplary Youth Ministry: What Can we Learn?,” Intensive Care Two-Day Workshop, ELCA Youth Ministry Network Extravaganza, February 2010.“Exemplary Youth Ministry Study: What can we Learn?,” workshop, Recharge, St. Paul, MN, January 2010.“Exemplary Youth Ministry Study,” class presentation, Youth Ministry class, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, January 2010. “Exemplary Youth Ministry,” Kairos Course, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, October 2009, January 2009, July 2010.Southeast Minnesota Synod Youth Ministry Training, September 2009.“Leading Change,” Kairos Course, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, June 2009.“Where are we?,” keynote, Faith @ Home Summit, Lakeville, MN, May 2009.“Leading Change,” presentation, Interim Pastors, Minneapolis Area Synod, May 2009.“Our Identity…is in the ONE God” and “God’s people share ONE Life and ONE Purpose,” keynote, Northeast Minnesota Synod Youth Retreat, Brainerd, MN, November 2008.“What is Church?” and “Ministry with Young Adults,” keynotes, Northwest Minnesota Synod Theology for Ministry Retreat, September 2008.“Mission and Context,” keynote, Central States Synod Gathering, Kansas City, KS, April 2008.Adult Forums/Congregational PresentationsLifeKeys presentation, Prince of Peace, Burnsville, MN, October 2015.Mentor/Youth presentation, Augustana Lutheran Church, West St. Paul, MN, February 2014.“Faith Formation in a Digital Age,” Adult Forum, Grace Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, MN, January 2014.“Addition or Subtraction?,” presentation, St. Andrews Lutheran Staff, Eden Prairie, MN, March 2013.“Imagining the Possibilities for Mission by, with, and to Young People,” Adult Forum, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Roseville, MN, February 2013.Exemplary Youth Ministry Congregational work sessions with Bethel Lutheran Church, Madison, WI, November 2011; Christ Lutheran, Marine on St. Croix, MN, December 2011; and Salem Lutheran, West St. Paul, MN, December 2011.“Identity as Child of God and Identity” and “Identity – and He Created them Male and Female,” presentations, Confirmation Gathering, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Barnesville, MN, November 2011.“Faith and Generations,” Adult Forum, Immanuel Lutheran, St. Paul, MN, September 2011. “Opportunity or Despair? Youth Ministry at a Crossroads,” presentation, Parent and Leader Meeting, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Stillwater, MN, March 2011.“Faith Matters: Congregations Matter!” and “Now What? Finding a Way Forward,” Adult Forums, Westwood Lutheran Church, St. Louis Park, MN, February 2011.Sexuality Presentation, Senior High Ministry, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burnsville, MN, January 2011. “10 Commandments,” presentation, Confirmation Gathering. “State of Faith of Youth,” presentation, Confirmation Guides Meeting, Christ Lutheran, Blaine, MN, November 2010. “How to Grow Mature Christian Faith in Young People?,” Adult Forum, Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN, October 2010 and All Saints Lutheran Church, Minnetonka, MN, May 2010. “Change and Transition,” presentation, Family of Christ Lutheran Church staff, Chaska, MN, April 2010. Exemplary Youth Ministry Training Day Workshop, Salem Lutheran Church, Glendale, CA, March 2010. “Exemplary Youth Ministry Findings,” Adult Forum, Salem Lutheran Church, Glendale, CA, March 2010.“Psychological and Sociological Factors in Human Development and in Relationships,” Marriage Workshop, River of Life Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN, February 2010.“The Creed and 10 Commandments: Our Identity and Way of Life” and “What does Baptism Have to Do with My Life?,” presentations, Senior High Retreat, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Burnsville, MN, February 2010. “What Does Baptism Have to Do with My Life?,” presentation, Confirmation Gathering, Cross of Glory Lutheran Church, Chaska, MN, November 2009.ConsultationsLutheran Church of Australia, Adelaide, Australia, Consultation on Children, Youth, and Family Ministry, July 2014.Hope Lutheran, Fargo, ND, Rethinking Sr High Ministry, February 2012.Bethlehem Lutheran Church, St. Cloud, MN, Congregation Missional Exploration, 2011.Minneapolis and St. Paul Area Synods Exemplary Youth Ministry Synod Coaching Project, three twelve-month Coaching Consultation with congregational teams, 2008-2011.Westwood Lutheran Church, St. Louis Park, MN, Exemplary Youth Ministry Coaching, 2008-2009.Ministry ActivitiesActive member at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (ELCA), Burnsville, MN1986-presentInvolvement includes: Middle School/High School small group leader, Saint Paul Area Synod voting member, and various mission outreach ministries.Active mission partner of Doulos Discovery Ministries2002-presentJarabacoa, Dominican Republic ................
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