Chicago Semester - Clinton Stockwell

Clinton E. Stockwell, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Chicago Semester

Employment Address	Residence Address	Vacation Home
Chicago Semester	4229 N. Monticello	462 Dewey
11 E. Adams, Ste. 1200	Chicago, Il. 60618	Galena, Illinois 61036
Chicago, Ill. 60603	773-588-3320	815-777-6576
312-922-3243, x 16

Education

Ph.D.	1992. University of Illinois at Chicago. Major Field: American History Since 1787. Minor Fields: American Urban History, Religious Thought in America, and Urban Politics. Dissertation. "A Better Class of People? Protestants in the Shaping of Early Chicago, 1833-1873." Dissertation Committee: Perry R. Duis, History of Chicago; University of Illinois at Chicago; Richard Fried, American History; University of Illinois at Chicago; Melvin G. Holli, American Urban History; University of Illinois at Chicago; Martin E. Marty, History of American Christianity; The University of Chicago; and Stephen R. Warner, Sociology of Religion, Northwestern University/ University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ph.D.

1992. University of Illinois at Chicago. Major Field: American History Since 1787. Minor Fields: American Urban History, Religious Thought in America, and Urban Politics. Dissertation. "A Better Class of People? Protestants in the Shaping of Early Chicago, 1833-1873."

Dissertation Committee:
Perry R. Duis, History of Chicago; University of Illinois at Chicago; Richard Fried, American History; University of Illinois at Chicago; Melvin G. Holli, American Urban History; University of Illinois at Chicago; Martin E. Marty, History of American Christianity; The University of Chicago; and Stephen R. Warner, Sociology of Religion, Northwestern University/ University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ph.D.	1980. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Thesis Advisor, Dr. Fisher H. Humphreys. Major: Systematic Theology; Minor: Church History. Dissertation: "The Ecclesiology of Emil Brunner." (Ph.D. was converted from Th.D. in 2004).

D.Min.	1986. Chicago Theological Seminary. Major: Church and Society. Thesis Advisor: Dr. Yoshio Fukuyama. Thesis. "The Consulting Program Of 'Discovery: Steps Toward Renewal for Urban Churches.'" [A program sponsored by SCUPE and the Evangelical Covenant Church of America].

M.U.P.P.	2002. University of Illinois at Chicago. Community Development. Thesis Advisor, Dr. John Jairo Betancur. Masters Project: "Barriers and Bridges to Community Incorporation for Immigrants and Refugees in Uptown Chicago and Environs."

M.L.A.	2002. University of Chicago. Thesis Advisor. Dr. David Tracy. Thesis: "Cannibals All? Discourse on Michel de Montaigne's 'On the Cannibals:'"

M.A.	1983. University of Illinois at Chicago. Major: Urban History; Minor: European Intellectual History.

M.Div.	1974. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.1974.

B.A.	1970. Louisiana College. Major: Sociology; Minor: Philosophy.

Additional Graduate Work:
	History and Urban Planning, The University of New Orleans (1976- 1980); Urban Ministry, Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education (SCUPE, 1981-82).

Teaching and Employment History

1999 - Present	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Chicago Semester. The Chicago Semester is an intern-ship program for nine private liberal arts colleges that includes six colleges from the Reformed tradition including Calvin, Hope, Dordt, Northwestern, Central and Trinity Christian Colleges. Participating colleges include Aquinas, Briar Cliff and Spring Arbor colleges. I perform all administrative functions including preparation of a budget and oversight of 20 full time and part time staff persons. I am seminar leader of "The Metropolitan Seminar," which introduces students to the city in all facets, and I oversee and develop the Center's Library and Resource Center.

1999 - Present

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Chicago Semester.

The Chicago Semester is an intern-ship program for nine private liberal arts colleges that includes six colleges from the Reformed tradition including Calvin, Hope, Dordt, Northwestern, Central and Trinity Christian Colleges. Participating colleges include Aquinas, Briar Cliff and Spring Arbor colleges. I perform all administrative functions including preparation of a budget and oversight of 20 full time and part time staff persons. I am seminar leader of "The Metropolitan Seminar," which introduces students to the city in all facets, and I oversee and develop the Center's Library and Resource Center.

Summer 2001:	UIC/MUPP RESEARCH INTERNSHIP, Uptown Hull House Association and Uptown Community Development Corporation (UPCORP). Research was on economic issues and economic development needs of Uptown's immigrant and refugee population.

Spring 2000-Present:	ADJUNCT FACULTY, North Park University/SCUPE. Course Organizer and Instructor in courses: "Urban Policy and Community Planning," for Master of Arts in Community Development program; and "Globalization and the City" for SCUPE.

1992-1999:	FACULTY ASSOCIATE and Practicum Group Supervisor, Chicago Metropolitan Center (now known as Chicago Semester). Teach the Metropolitan Seminar, and was a Practicum Group Leader, supervising 16-24 students each semester. Director of CMC Library and Resource Center and Coordinator of CMC's Summer Faculty Institute projects. Gave leadership to updating and developing computer infrastructure for CMC staff and students.

1992-1999:

FACULTY ASSOCIATE and Practicum Group Supervisor, Chicago Metropolitan Center (now known as Chicago Semester). Teach the Metropolitan Seminar, and was a Practicum Group Leader, supervising 16-24 students each semester. Director of CMC Library and Resource Center and Coordinator of CMC's Summer Faculty Institute projects. Gave leadership to updating and developing computer infrastructure for CMC staff and students.

1988- 1992.	DIRECTOR of Chicago Center for Public Ministry, An internship program in urban ministry and public policy for seminarians and graduate students. CCPM was sponsored by the Community Renewal Society and four graduate theological schools, including McCormick, Meadville-Lombard, Lutheran and Chicago Theological seminaries. As Director, I was responsible for recruiting faculty, recruiting and placing students, developing brochures and public relations materials, and developing programming for the Center. As Director, I also had the responsibility of overseeing the budget while reporting to a Steering Committee comprised of the Executive Director of the Community Renewal Society, the Presidents and Academic Deans of the sponsoring theological schools. I taught in several courses, including Public Ministry in the City (summer internship program) Community Organizing Introduction to Public Ministries Health Care Ministry, and the Urban Ministry of the Local Church

1988- 1992.

DIRECTOR of Chicago Center for Public Ministry, An internship program in urban ministry and public policy for seminarians and graduate students. CCPM was sponsored by the Community Renewal Society and four graduate theological schools, including McCormick, Meadville-Lombard, Lutheran and Chicago Theological seminaries. As Director, I was responsible for recruiting faculty, recruiting and placing students, developing brochures and public relations materials, and developing programming for the Center. As Director, I also had the responsibility of overseeing the budget while reporting to a Steering Committee comprised of the Executive Director of the Community Renewal Society, the Presidents and Academic Deans of the sponsoring theological schools. I taught in several courses, including

Public Ministry in the City (summer internship program)
Community Organizing
Introduction to Public Ministries
Health Care Ministry, and the
Urban Ministry of the Local Church

1986-1990:	TEACHING ASSISTANT. History. University of Illinois at Chicago. While finishing my Ph.D. thesis, I taught the following courses, all self-contained 1986-1990. "American Urban History: Colonial Times to Progressive Era." "American Urban History: The Progressive Era to the Present." "Doers and Thinkers: An Introduction to American Intellectual History." "Reform in American History: Antebellum, Progressive and Civil Rights Eras." "Revivalism and Social Reform: Religion in American History." "Liberated Jesus and Bourgeois Paul: The New Testament in its Historical, Social, and Political Context."

1986-1990:

TEACHING ASSISTANT. History. University of Illinois at Chicago. While finishing my Ph.D. thesis, I taught the following courses, all self-contained 1986-1990.

"American Urban History: Colonial Times to Progressive Era."
"American Urban History: The Progressive Era to the Present."
"Doers and Thinkers: An Introduction to American Intellectual History."
"Reform in American History: Antebellum, Progressive and Civil Rights Eras."
"Revivalism and Social Reform: Religion in American History."
"Liberated Jesus and Bourgeois Paul: The New Testament in its Historical, Social, and Political Context."

1984-1988:	RESEARCH DIRECTOR (1984) AND DIRECTOR (1986) of the Institute on the Church in Urban Industrial Society. Was a national training and information program on urban industrial mission, sponsored by six national denominations, including the Presbyterians, UCC, Methodist, American Baptists, Unitarians, and Episcopalians. As Director, I was responsible to develop programming within the constraints of a budget; produce the necessary promotional materials for events and publications that came forth from the organizations; called meetings and did Executive Report summaries for the Executive Board which included denominational executives and urban/social ministry project officers for 6 mainline Protestant denominations. As Chief Program Officer, I developed workshops for church leaders in the following three areas: Community Economic Development; Church-Based Community Organizing, and Urban Ministry. Partnerships with organizations such as the Community Workshop for Economic Development and the Organize Training Institute of Oakland, Ca. resulted in successful summer seminars. I Compiled workbooks and bibliographies, among them Fighting Against Hunger, Homelessness and Joblessness; Congregations and Community Organizing; and The Struggle for Peace, Justice and Sanctuary, co-edited with Dick Simpson, Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago.Did City Profiles on Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta, Richmond, noting political, social, and economic issues facing those cities as documents for denominational strategic planning process.

1984-1988:

RESEARCH DIRECTOR (1984) AND DIRECTOR (1986) of the Institute on the Church in Urban Industrial Society. Was a national training and information program on urban industrial mission, sponsored by six national denominations, including the Presbyterians, UCC, Methodist, American Baptists, Unitarians, and Episcopalians.

As Director, I was responsible to develop programming within the constraints of a budget; produce the necessary promotional materials for events and publications that came forth from the organizations; called meetings and did Executive Report summaries for the Executive Board which included denominational executives and urban/social ministry project officers for 6 mainline Protestant denominations.
As Chief Program Officer, I developed workshops for church leaders in the following three areas: Community Economic Development; Church-Based Community Organizing, and Urban Ministry. Partnerships with organizations such as the Community Workshop for Economic Development and the Organize Training Institute of Oakland, Ca. resulted in successful summer seminars.
I Compiled workbooks and bibliographies, among them Fighting Against Hunger, Homelessness and Joblessness; Congregations and Community Organizing; and The Struggle for Peace, Justice and Sanctuary, co-edited with Dick Simpson, Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago.Did City Profiles on Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta, Richmond, noting political, social, and economic issues facing those cities as documents for denominational strategic planning process.

1981-1984:	STAFF with SCUPE, Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education. I initiated and developed the SCUPE Library and Resource Center, published bibliographies and resource materials for urban ministry practitioners, churches and publications, and taught in two classes; "A Biblical Approach to Urban Culture" (First Corinthians]; and "A History of Urban Christianity." In these courses, I recruited guest speakers, lectured, developed the syllabus and content materials, and provided extensive bibliographies for students and participants.

1981-1984:

STAFF with SCUPE, Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education. I initiated and developed the SCUPE Library and Resource Center, published bibliographies and resource materials for urban ministry practitioners, churches and publications, and taught in two classes;

"A Biblical Approach to Urban Culture" (First Corinthians]; and
"A History of Urban Christianity."
In these courses, I recruited guest speakers, lectured, developed the syllabus and content materials, and provided extensive bibliographies for students and participants.

1977-1981:	STAFF and DIRECTOR of the Urban Training Institute, New Orleans, La. The UTI was a program of the Trinity Christian Community, a Presbyterian-sponsored urban mission project in New Orleans. There, I taught in a lay institute, and later developed the Urban Training Institute, recruiting college and seminary students to participate in what was primarily a summer program. During the year, I taught in the Trinity Christian Training Institute, a lay Bible Institute sponsored by TCC. I also directed another ministry of TCC, Annunciation House, a men's rehab house for ex-offenders, homeless and youth drifters.

1977-1981:

STAFF and DIRECTOR of the Urban Training Institute, New Orleans, La. The UTI was a program of the Trinity Christian Community, a Presbyterian-sponsored urban mission project in New Orleans. There, I taught in a lay institute, and later developed the Urban Training Institute, recruiting college and seminary students to participate in what was primarily a summer program. During the year, I taught in the Trinity Christian Training Institute, a lay Bible Institute sponsored by TCC. I also directed another ministry of TCC, Annunciation House, a men's rehab house for ex-offenders, homeless and youth drifters.

1968-1977:	Worked in several capacities while pursuing college and graduate school education including youth social services worker and a counselor in two separate hospitals.

Writings and Publications

Books

Signs of the Kingdom in the Secular City. (Chicago: Covenant Press, 1984). Edited by David Frenchak and Clinton Stockwell.
Fighting Against Hunger Homelessness and Joblessness. ICUIS, 1987. Edited by Dick Simpson and Clinton Stockwell.
Urban Research Project: A Handbook for Urban Ministry. (Harvest Publications, 1985). By Clinton Stockwell.
Self Helping Each Other: Steps to Renewal for Urban Churches. Covenant Press, 1986. By Sally Johnson Wiberg and Clinton Stockwell.

Articles

"Abraham Kuyper and Welfare Reform: A Reformed Political Perspective," Pro Rege (Fall 1998).
"A Future for Chicago? An Analysis of the Metropolis 2020 Plan," Pragmatics (1999).
"A Misguided Assessment of Theological Education," Critique of "The Hands that Would Shape Our Souls" by Paul Wilkes, Atlantic, Dec. 1990 issue. In The Christian Century, Feb. 6-13, 1991.
"Barriers and Bridges to Urban Evangelization," in Signs of the Kingdom in the Secular City. op cit.
"Cathedrals of Power," in Craig Van Gelder, ed., Confident Witness, Changing World (William B. Eerdmans, 1999).
"Challenging Uneven Development: Looking Back at the 1990s," Pragmatics (Winter, 1999)
"The Church and the City: A Five-Stage History," The Urban Mission, August, 1993.
"The Church and Justice in Crisis: The Social Reality of the Church and its Role in Proclaiming Justice," In: The Urban Face Of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World: Essays for Harvey M. Conn, ed.by Manny Ortiz and Susan Baker (Presbyterian and Reformed, 2002).
"Church-based Community Organizing in the 1990s." Church and Community Newsletter (Sum. 1992).
"Community Development and the Downtown Growth Machine," Editor with Douglas C. Gills, Pragmatics (Winter, 1999)
"Contextual Urban Theological Education." CITIES Magazine. Fall, 1983.
Dictionary of Christianity In America (Inter Varsity Press, 1990).
Articles:

"Urban Missions and Ministries;"
"Institutional Church Movement;"
"Pacific Garden Mission;"
"Francis Greenwood Peabody;"
"Settlement House Movement;"
"Graham Taylor;"
"Norman Matoon Thomas;" and
"Theodore Dwight Weld."

"Education for Ministry in an Urbanized World: The Chicago Connection," in Beyond Theological Tourism: Mentoring as a Grassroots Approach to Theological Education. Ed. by George Cairns and Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite. (Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1994).
"The Enchanting City: Biblical and Theological Perspectives on the City." Transformations, Winter-Spring, 1992.
Encyclopedia of Chicago, edited by James Grossman, Anne Durking Keating, and Janice L. Reiff (Chicago: University of Chicago Press: Newberry Library in Cooperation with the Chicago Historical Society, 2004). Articles: "Mount Greenwood; Gage Park; "Fuller Park," "Brighton Park," "Washington Heights," and "Clearing."
Articles:
- Brighton Park, Community Area 58
- Central Manufacturing District
- Clearing, Community Area 64
- Englewood, Community Area 68
- Fuller Park, Community Area 37
- Gage Park, Community Area 63
- Metropolitan Community Church
- Mount Greenwood, Community Area 74
- Washington Heights, Community Area 73
"Fighting Against Hunger, Homelessness and Joblessness," in Chicago's Future in a Time of Change, ed. by Dick Simpson (Ohio University Press, 1988).
"John Perkins' Quiet Revolution." The Theological Educator. 1979.
"Globalization and its Discontents," The Witness, November 2001.
"Global Decisions, Local Collisions." Interview and review of new book by David Ranney. Pragmatics: Journal of Community Based Learning, Winter 2003.
"Graham Taylor: Urban Pioneer," The CTS Register (Journal of the Chicago Theological Seminary) (Winter, 1996).
"Malcolm and Martin and Urban America." Review of book by James H. Cone. In The Urban Mission, March, 1994.
"New Urban Reality," Christian Ministry, Dec. 1989.
"New Urban Reality," in Envisioning the City: A Reader in Urban Ministry. Ed. by Eleanor Scott Myers. (Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992).
"A Paralysis of Analysis? A Review of Rebecca M. Blank, It Takes a Nation: A New Agenda for Fighting Poverty," Pragmatics (Spring 1998).
"Paths to Public Presence: The Role of Community Based Organizations," in Chicago's Future in a Time of Change, ed. by Dick Simpson (Urbana: Stipes, 1993).
"'Social Capital' for a Civil Society," with Cynthia Milsaps, Pragmatics, Fall, 2000.
"Sociological Interpretations of the New Testament are Boon to Urban Pastoral Education." CITIES Magazine. Two Parts (Fall 1983; Winter 1984).
"The Soul of Politics." A review of Jim Wallis, The Soul of Politics. In The Urban Mission, Spring 1995.
"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants? The Protestant Legacy of Urban Social Justice in Chicago," Pragmatics: The Journal of Community Based Learning (Fall, 1998): 6-9, 19.
"Which Institutions?" Response to Bellah/ Adams "Strong Institutions/ Good City," in The Christian Century, July 27, 1994.
The Word In Life Study Bible (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1994). Wrote numerous articles on biblical cities and on the significance of the city in the Old and New Testaments.

Jointly-Authored Articles

Stockwell, Clinton E.; and Douglas C. Gills. "Community Development and the Downtown Growth Machine," Pragmatics (Winter, 1999).
Stockwell, Clinton E.; and Mary Harris. "A Misguided Assessment of Theological Education," Critique of "The Hands that Would Shape Our Souls" by Paul Wilkes, Atlantic, Dec. 1990 issue. In The Christian Century, Feb. 6-13, 1991.
Stockwell, Clinton E.; and Michelle Hughes. Reflections on Practice: Experiential Education as Personal and Social Transformation. IAPCHE, Fall, 2004. (forthcoming).
Stockwell, Clinton E.; and Karen Ide. "Interview of Quentin D. Young, M.D." Pragmatics, Spring, 2004.
Stockwell, Clinton E.; and Cynthia Milsap. "'Social Capital' for a Civil Society," Pragmatics, Fall, 2000.
Stockwell, Clinton E.; and Judith A. Zink. "Exploring Educational Networks: Living, Learning and Working at the Chicago Semester." NSEE Quarterly, Summer 2004.

Published Bibliographies

"A Basic Bibliography for Urban Ministry," Church and Society September/ October 1987): 59-62.
"Chicago: An Essential Bibliography," in Chicago's Future \ in a Time of Change, ed. by Dick Simpson (Urbana: Stipes, 1993).
"Christian Witness in the City," The Theological Students Fellowship (TSF) Bulletin (December/January 1983-1984).
"The City, Urban Mission and Social Justice," ICUIS Occasional Papers Series, 1989.
"Evangelism and Urban Evangelization, The Urban Mission (Winter, 1984).
"Resources for Urban Ministry: A Bibliographical Essay," The Covenant Quarterly (May, 1982): 43-52.
"Resources for Urban Ministry: A Bibliographical Essay," Occasional Papers (Atlanta: Southern Baptist Convention Home Mission Board, 1984).
"Resources for Urban Mission," The Other Side Magazine, (May, 1988): 36-47.
"Urban Ministry and Social Justice." (Annotated Bibliography). Transformation. Winter, 1992.

Unpublished Doctoral Theses

"A Better Class of People? Protestants in the Shaping of Early Chicago, 1833-1871," (Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1992), 667 Leaves.
"The Ecclesiology of H. Emil Brunner," (Th.D. Dissertation, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1980), 232 Leaves.

Unpublished Masters Theses

"Barriers and Bridges to Economic Integration Among Chicago's Immigrant and Refugee Population: The Case of Uptown." MUPP Masters Project University of Illinois at Chicago, December 2002.
"Cannibals All? A Discourse on Michel de Montaigne's essay, 'On the Cannibals.'" Master of Liberal Arts Thesis, University of Chicago, June 2002.

Professional Affiliations:

Adjunct Faculty, MACD Program, North Park University/SCUPE
Adjunct Faculty, SCUPE (Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education)
Chicago Tour Guide: Heartland Institute and the Scandinavian Institute
Core Faculty: Policy Research Action Group (PRAG), a collaborative effort at research and public policy formation by four universities and over 30 community-based organizations.
Editorial Committee, Pragmatics: The Journal of Community-Based Research (Chicago: Policy Research Action Group).
Wellington United Church of Christ, Liturgist and Congregational Life Committee

Hobbies

Acoustic Guitar: Advanced student at Old Town School of Folk Music. Have played in several ensemble groups including Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Band, Allmann Brothers Band, Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead Ensemble groups.
Urban Culture: restaurants, music, sports and cultural events
Reading: History, classics, social science, religion and theology
Research and Writing: Same as reading interests.

Songbook

(Lyrics available upon request)

An Eye for an Eye (Makes the Whole World Blind)
A Pillow Made of Stone
A Prophet's Dream
A Reason to Believe
Blessed Are the Poor (Inherit the Earth)
Brave New World (It's A)
Cajun Queen
Coffee And
Cry of the People
Feelin' Strange (Homeless Man)
Goin' Down the River
Haunted House
I See Red
I think I've Changed
I'm No Don Quixote
I'm Watching Over Your
I've Got Something to Tell You
Janus
Like the Melians
Living in An Empire
Old Man and the Sea
Paint Me a Picture
Rain's Coming Down
Ride to Galena
Seek the Peace of the City (Where You Live)
Soldier of the Cross
Streets to Dwell In (If)
Stranded in New Orleans
The Fall of My Years
There's a Terror Lurkin'
Travel On, Brave Ulysses
Twinkling Star (You're My)
Unabomber
What Will You Do, if it Starts to Rain
When the Snow Winds Blow

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