Author

John Schmalzbauer

Sociologist John Schmalzbauer teaches in the Religious Studies Department at Missouri State University where he holds the Blanche Gorman Strong Chair in Protestant Studies. Prior to that he taught in the Sociology/Anthropology Department at the College of the Holy Cross. He is the author of "People of Faith: Religious Conviction in American Journalism and Higher Education" (Cornell). In addition to "Call & Response," he is a regular contributor to "The Immanent Frame" and the Patchwork Nation Project of the "Christian Science Monitor." He is co-investigator on the National Study of Campus Ministries. A graduate of Wheaton College, Schmalzbauer earned his doctorate from Princeton University.

Reflective Leadership Grant

Applications Open for the 2023 Reflective Leadership Grant

This grant program is for leaders who are ready to design the next chapter in their ministry. We welcome applicants who serve in a range of leadership roles, from project director to senior administrator, and who are working in a variety of organizations, including denominations, seminaries, church-related colleges, consultancies, congregations, Christian nonprofits, Christian social enterprises and others.

The application deadline is May 15, 2023.