Richard Guentert, Regional Minister and President

My Areas of Responsiblity: Regional Minister and President Committee Liaison: Commission on Ministry, Visioning Task Group, Personnel, Ecumenical Relations Region's liaison to the overall General Church Write permanent column in the Christian News Cluster Pastor for #7, 12 Email Richard Guentert

 

 

 

In Richard's Words...

My calling to regional ministry: I am a native Kansan, born and educated through High School in Newton. Through childhood I attended the Presbyterian, Baptist, Lutheran and Congregational churches - before being baptized as a youth in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). My faith was nurtured through local programming, camps and conferences, and a mission trip to Mexico. Having interests in drama, forensics, and music, I eventually felt called to ministry during High School. I attended Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma for my B. A. degree and Phillips Theological Seminary also in Enid, Oklahoma for my M. Div. degree.

Dir. Rel. Education	First Christian Church	Liberal, KS	1963-1964
Associate Minister	Oakview Christian Church	Wichita, KS	1964-1966
Minister	First Christian Church	Cashion, OK	1966-1969
Associate Minister	Putnam City Christian Church	Oklahoma City, OK	1969-1972
Minister	Kelley Avenue Christian Church	Oklahoma City, OK	1972-1976
Minister	First Christian Church	Chickasha, OK	1976-1980

Abilities that I developed in local congregational ministry were quickly put to use in new ways when I became the Senior Associate Regional Minister for the Christian Church in Kansas - where I served from 1980 to 1993 - for 14 years. This arena for ministry utilized my skills in pastoral care, teaching, collaborative planning and administration. It was also during this ministry that I completed my Dr. of Ministry degree at San Francisco Theological Seminary.
From 1994 to present, I have served as Regional Minister and President to the Christian Church in the Upper Midwest.

I also serve on:
     The General Church's Team Leadership Conference
     The Executive Committee of the College of Regional Ministers, as President-elect
     The General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
     The Board of Trustees for Culver Stockton College
     The Council of Advisors for Christian Theological Seminary
     The National Trainer corp for Education for Ministry

 

 

 

 

 

Richard's Favorite Links

The Disciples of Christ home page
The Common Lectionary
The Chautauqua Institution
The Peter F. Drucker Foundation offering Leadership monographs and papers
The Public Broadcasting System On-line
The Translation of Texts (Phrases, Sentences, Paragraphs - English to whatever language you want)
Christian Clip Art Resources (A Library of Sites)
The Worship Resource Center
The Bible Gateway: The Bible in Nine Different Translations
The Upper Room (Excellent Resources on Spirituality)
Worshipful Work - A Center for Transforming Religious Leadership