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Education:
B.A., University of California, Davis
-Political Science (w/ highest honors)
-History (w/ honors)
Graduate courses in theology and church history, Westminster Theological Seminary, California
M.Div., San Francisco Theological Seminary
Th.M, Princeton Theological Seminary
M.Phil., Drew University
Ph.D., Drew University
Experience:
Moderator, 220th General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 2012-2014
Pastor, Middlesex Presbyterian Church, Middlesex, NJ, 2003-present
Poppen-Young Fellowship Lecturer in Reformed Worship, Reformed Church Center, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 2012
Adjunct Faculty, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 2011-2012
Adjunct Faculty, Somerset Christian College, 2005-2010
Inaugural Henry Luce Foundation Graduate Fellow, Center for Christianities in Global Contexts, Drew University, 2007-2008
Sacraments Work Group, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 2003-2006
Publications
Monograph:
Here I Am,Lord, Send Me: Ritual and Narrative for a Theology of Presbyteral Ordination in the Reformed Tradition. Eugene, OR: Resource Publications/Wipf & Stock, 2012 (forthcoming)
Edited Books:
That They May All Be One: Celebrating the World Communion of Reformed Churches: essays in honor of Clifton Kirkpatrick. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010.
Insights from the Underside: An Intergenerational Conversation of Ministers. Elizabeth, NJ: Broadmind Press, 2008.
Essays/Articles:
Theological Perspective sections on Luke 8:4-15, Luke 8:16-21, Luke 8:22-25.
Feasting of the Gospels, edited by Cynthia Jarvis and Elizabeth Johnson. Louisville, KY: Westmnster John Knox Press, 2013. (forthcoming)
Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry Revisited at 30: A Global Ecumenical Perspective Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching, and the Arts, forthcoming
Reformata, Semper Reformanda Association of Reformed Liturgy & Worship newsletter
Vol. 8, issue 1 (Spring 2012), pp. 5-6
Ecumenism in a Post-Denominational Time Ecclesio.com on-line journal (November 15-19, 2010), http://www.ecclesio.com/2010/11/ecumenism-in-a-post-denominational-time-neal-d-presa/
Take, Bless, Break, Give: A Reformed Perspective on Why the Church Ecumenical Review 62:3 (October 2010), pp. 282-288
Whenever You Eat This Bread and Drink This Cup: Being a Communion of Churches in That They May All Be One: Celebrating the World Communion of Reformed Churches. Edited by Neal D. Presa. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2010
Harvesting the Fruits: Promoting Unity in the Church Patheos on-line journal (May 11, 2010), http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Harvesting-the-Fruits-Promoting-Unity-in-the-Church.html
Healing Word sections for Year C (2010) Sunday Lectionary readings: April 4-25, May 2-16 in Homily Service, vol. 43, no. 2
Minute for Mission on Christian Unity focus for January 24, 2010, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 2010 Mission Yearbook. Louisville, KY: General Assembly Council, 2009.
Healing Word sections for Year B (2009) Sunday Lectionary readings: July 12-August 30 in Homily Service, vol. 42, no. 3
Studying the Lectionary sections for Year B (2008/2009) Sunday Lectionary readings: January 11 and February 22, 2009 in Homily Service, vol. 42, no. 1
Healing Word sections for Year A (2008) Sunday Lectionary readings: October 5-19,
November 1-23 in Homily Service, vol. 41, no. 4
Stale Bread and Sour Wine: Keeping the Gospel Real Through the Sacraments
with accompanying response from the Rev. Dr. Laura Mendenhall in Insights from the Underside: An Intergenerational Conversation of Ministers. Edited by Neal D. Presa. Elizabeth, NJ: Broadmind Press, 2008.
Healing Word sections for Year A (2008) Sunday Lectionary readings: August 3-31 in
Homily Service , vol. 41, no. 3
Daily Meditations for May 25-31, 2008, These Days: Daily Devotions for Living By Faith, Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, April-June 2008
Ordination in The Apostolic Tradition Call to Worship vol. 40.2, November 2006
With Martha Moore-Keish, Finding a Theology of Ordination and Vocation in Baptism The Presbyterian Outlook June 19, 2006 (Issue 188-21)
Healing Word sections for Year C (2007) Lectionary readings: October 7, 8 (Canadian Thanksgiving), 14, 21, 28 in Homily Service, vol. 40, no. 11
Healing Word sections for Year B (2006) Lectionary readings: November 1, 5, 12, 19, 26 in Homily Service, vol. 39, no. 12
Healing Word sections for Year B (2006) Lectionary readings: September 3, 17, 24 in Homily Service, vol. 39 , no. 11
Putting Faith Into Practice , The Text in Context section, The Present Word Bible Study Curriculum. Louisville, KY:Congregational Ministries Publishing, Fall 2003
Jesus Fulfills His Mission , The Text in Context section, The Present Word Bible Study Curriculum. Louisville, KY:Congregational Ministries Publishing, Spring 2004
Hold Fast to the Faith , The Text in Context section, The Present Word Bible Study Curriculum. Louisville, KY:Congregational Ministries Publishing, Summer 2004
Book Reviews:
The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy Keller (New York: Riverhead Books, 2008) in The Living Pulpit (www.pulpit.org), Lent 2012 forthcoming
Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace by Miroslav Volf (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2005) in The Living Pulpit (www.pulpit.org), Lent 2012 - forthcoming
Ratzingers Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict XVI by Tracey Rowland (New York: Oxford University Press, 2008) in Ecumenical Review vol. 63, issue 2 (July 2011): 242-243
Sacraments: Revelation of the Humanity of God: engaging the fundamental theology of Louis-Marie Chauvet eds. Philippe Bordeyne and Bruce T. Morrill (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2008) in Homiletic, vol. 35, no. 1 (2010)
Academic Memberships
Societas Liturgica (international society for liturgical scholars)
Studia Liturgica Editorial Board (international peer-reviewed journal for liturgical scholars)
North American Academy of Liturgy
-Liturgical Theology seminar
Academy of Homiletics
Service to the Church (selected highlights):
Executive Committee, World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), 2010-2011
Executive Committee, World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), 2006-2010
Convenor, Caribbean and North American Area Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, 2006-2011
WARC Representative to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Symposium on Harvesting the Fruits , Rome, Italy 2010
WARC Representative to the Faith and Order Plenary Commission of the World Council of Churches, Kolympari, Crete, 2009
Board of Trustees, Princeton Theological Seminary, 2008-2011
Chair, General Assembly Special Committee on the Heidelberg Catechism, 2008-2012
Vice Chair, General Assembly Council
Moderator, Presbytery of Elizabeth
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