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Cynthia Lindner

Director of ministry studies, University of Chicago Divinity School

The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Gano Lindner is director of ministry studies and clinical faculty for preaching and pastoral care at the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. She is a graduate of St. Olaf College, the Divinity School of the University of Chicago and Northwest Christian College. She was ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1982, and has worked as a parish pastor, hospice chaplain and pastoral psychotherapist for more than 30 years. Current teaching and research interests include questions of contemporary ministerial identity and formation, the ethics of preaching and pastoral care in multicultural contexts, the interface of corporate worship and public witness in congregational life, and pastoral work with survivors of trauma. In addition to her work with the Divinity School, Lindner is also a pastoral psychotherapist at the Center for Religion and Psychotherapy of Chicago.

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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants

The Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is designed to foster, strengthen and sustain well-grounded worship in congregations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Two streams of grants are offered: to teacher-scholars and to worshiping communities.

Grant proposal due date options include October 15, 2023, or February 15 or June 15, 2024.

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