DAVID M. STARK 1406 Hinman Avenue, Apt 3N Evanston, Illinois 60201 david.stark@duke.edu 617.470.4359 EDUCATION Duke University, Divinity School 2014 present Doctor of Theology Candidate Homiletics (major) and Old Testament (minor) Dissertation Title: Preaching and Power: Toward an Old Testament Homiletic Dissertation Committee: Charles Campbell (chair), Luke Powery, Anathea Portier-Young, Alexander Deeg Universität Leipzig, Theologische Fakultät 2016 2017 Visiting Researcher, Institut für Praktische Theologie Leipzig, Germany Boston College, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 2005 Master of Arts Hebrew Bible (major) and New Testament (minor) Duke University, Divinity School 2002 Master of Divinity Anderson University 1999 Bachelor of Arts, Bible and Christian Ministry Honors Diploma, Thesis: Hebel in Ecclesiastes TEACHING EXPERIENCE Styberg Institute, Teaching Fellow Garrett Evangelical Theolog. Seminary, Evanston, IL Under the guidance of Dr. Gennifer Brooks, teach and coach students weekly in two introductory preaching courses and one advanced preaching course. July 2017 June 2018. Instructor/Lehrbeauftragter, Homiletics Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany Create and teach a new course with Alexander Deeg, examining American and German homiletic approaches to the Old Testament and offering students regular, reflective practice. April June 2017. Preceptor, Homiletics Led weekly preaching workshops and advised students on hermeneutics, theology, form, rhetoric, and delivery of the sermon. Worked with Charles Campbell and Luke Powery in separate semesters to help students develop a theology of preaching. Graded sermons and papers. Fall 2015; Spring 2016. Course of Study Instructor, Mission Developed course for United Methodist Local Pastors in their fifth year of study. Created syllabus, lectured daily, led weekly group discussions, and provided constructive feedback to support students becoming transforming agents in their communities. July 2013.
Preceptor, Mission Assisted Bishop Will Willimon with the Divinity School course, "Local Church in Mission to God's World." Led weekly discussions. Lectured on leading mission in the local church. Advised students on class papers and missional projects. Spring 2013; Spring 2016. Mentor Organized and led monthly meetings for student pastors, focusing on prayer, learning, and leading. Supported each of the student pastors within and beyond the meetings. Facilitated conversations integrating class and parish learning. September 2011 May 2015. Adjunct Professor of Theology Fordham University, New York, NY Created a syllabus and unique pedagogy for two sections of freshman survey course, Faith and Critical Reason. Facilitated dialogue on topics such as faith and science, faith and justice, Christian faith and other faiths. August 2006 December 2006. Teaching Assistant, Am. Church History Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY Assisted professor with a graduate-level Introduction to American Church History course. Collaborated with professor to create effective pedagogy. Graded exams/papers, mentored students academically and vocationally. September 2006 December 2006. Teaching Assistant, Bible Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA Collaborated with professors for an undergraduate Introduction to the Bible course. Assisted John Darr with a course on the Parables. Lectured, graded papers, advised students. September 2004 May 2005; September 2005 Dec 2005. MINSTRY EXEPERINCE Associate Pastor Highland United Methodist Church, Raleigh, NC Preach, teach, plan and lead worship weekly. Administer the sacraments. Responsible for fostering growing environments for new members, young families, and young adults. Develop ministry partnerships between the congregation and local campus ministries at Meredith College and NC State. Oversee and reinvigorate adult Spiritual Formation and church-wide Hospitality. Lead church in discerning and communicating its particular mission, vision, and values. July 2011 June 2016. Local Pastor in Charge Shiloh United Methodist Church, Gibsonville, NC Preach, teach, administer the sacraments, provide spiritual care and counseling. Led the church in successfully managing its financial responsibilities for the first time in 40 years. Reestablished youth ministries. Supervised and mentored Duke Divinity School Intern. Worked closely with Superintendent and two other pastors to implement a congregational development initiative (ABIDE) that resulted in the spiritual and numeric growth of the thirteen participating congregations. July 2007 June 2011. Ministerial Intern Evergreen United Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, NC Moriah United Methodist Church, Greensboro, NC Planned, coordinated, and led youth meetings and events. Developed Bible studies for youth group. Supervised youth staff. Created, organized, and promoted kids' camp for 6 to 12 year-olds. Planned adult Bible study and interactive worship opportunities. Composed prayers, liturgies, and sermons. Arranged and designed church promotional materials. Summer 2000. Summer 2001.
Kinder Camp Director and Counselor YMCA, Anderson, IN Planned and led activities focusing on spirituality, character, education, creativity, and physical fitness. Managed groups of 20-30 children. Hired, trained, and supervised college staff. Interacted with children and parents of diverse attitudes, cultures, and socio-economic classes. Summer 1997. Summer 1998. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE English Editor International Journal of Homiletics Editor for the English language copy of the International Journal of Homiletics. http://ijhomiletics.org. March 2017 present. Higher Education and Campus Ministries Worked with board to oversee and support every established and emerging campus ministry in the NC Conference of the United Methodist Church. July 2013 June 2015. Raleigh Wesley Foundation, Raleigh, NC Worked with board to oversee and support the campus ministry team at NC State University, Peace College, Meredith College, and Wake Tech Community College. July 2012 June 2014. Burlington District Hispanic Ministries, Burlington, NC Worked with board to oversee and support established and emerging Latino/a ministries in the Burlington District of the NC UMC Conference. Planned community engagement events. Offered District-wide training on immigration. July 2009 June 2011. Fairness Alamance, Burlington, NC Founding board member of Fairness Alamance, a non-profit organization bringing together local residents and religious communities to improve the treatment of Latinx immigrants in Alamance County, NC. Facilitated community seminars on immigration, led prayer vigils and religious events related to the treatment of immigrants, lobbied County Commissioners and the County Sheriff, and participated in letter writing campaigns. https://fairnessalamancenc.wordpress.com July 2008 June 2011. PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS, AND PRESENTATIONS Wesley s Foundery Books www.gbhem.org/about/publications (forthcoming 2020) The Old Testament for Preachers (written with Dr. Matthew Schlimm and Rev. Jeremy Troxler) Homiletic www.homiletic.net (forthcoming 2018) New Approaches to Old Testament Preaching Academy of Homiletics Dallas, TX December 8, 2017 New Approaches to Old Testament Preaching Academy of Homiletics Dallas, TX December 8, 2017 Poster Session: Preaching and Power: Toward an Old Testament Homiletic International Journal of Homiletics Vol. 2.1 (2017) Summer 2017 Homiletical Squib: Preaching Politics http://ijhomiletics.org The Center for Barth Studies www.barth.ptsem.edu January, 2017 Review of Dean Stroud, Preaching in Hitler s Shadow: Sermons of Resistance in the Third Reich.
Wesley Theological Journal Vol 51.2 (2016) Lo! for us the wilds are glad: Charles Wesley s Proclamation of Isaiah Wesley Theological Society San Diego, CA March 12, 2016 Lo! for us the wilds are glad : Charles Wesley s Proclamation of Isaiah Charles Wesley Society San Diego, CA March 12, 2016 What Charles Wesley Can Teach Preachers Today (a workshop/seminar with Randy Maddox) Museum of Jewish Heritage New York, NY March 5, 2016 Poster Session: Lament as Resistance Academy of Homiletics Nashville, TN December 4, 2015 The Preaching Stump: Metaphor as Key to Proclaiming Isaiah Corridor District UMC Clergy Workshop Burlington, NC October 19, 2015 Preaching the Old Testament texts in Advent, Year C Burlington District UMC, District Workshop Burlington, NC January, 2010 Welcoming the Stranger: Biblical and Theological Perspectives Graduate Student Theological Seminar Indianapolis, IN September, 2005 What s a Little Wager Among Friends? Joban Prayer and Iserian Logic. New England Regional Congress of the S.B.L. Cambridge, MA May 2004 Human Conniving and Divine Providing: Thematic Elements in the Jacob Cycle. The National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly Vol. 3.3 (2003): 631-32 Review of Robert Fripp. Let There Be Life: A Scientific and Poetic Retelling of the Genesis Creation Story. HONORS, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS Styberg Teaching Fellow: Teaching Fellow with the Styberg Preaching Institute at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (July 1, 2017 June 30, 2018). ERASMUS + Grant: EU grant for research and international exchange of ideas at Universität Leipzig, Theologische Fakultät (October 1, 2016 -June 30, 2017). Duke Doctoral Fellowship: Fellowship for doctoral study at Duke Divinity School (2014 present). FASPE Fellow: Fellowship to study ethics and leadership in times of injustice. Located at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (New York) and on site in Berlin, Germany and Auschwitz, Poland (2015). Boston College Doctoral Fellowship: Fellowship for doctoral study (2002 2005). Pittulloch Foundation: Selected to participate in the Middle East Travel Seminar (METS), an on-location inter-faith study of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Greece led by Dr. Max Miller and Dr. Gerry Mattingly (2001).
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member of the Academy of Homiletics Member of the Society of Biblical Literature Ordained Elder in full connection with the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church REFERENCES: Dr. Charles Campbell, Duke University Professor of Homiletics Box 90967 Durham, NC 27708-0967 ccampbell@div.duke.edu (919) 660-3407 Prof. Dr. Alexander Deeg, Universität Leipzig Institut für Praktische Theologie Martin-Luther-Ring 3 04109 Leipzig Germany alexander.deeg@uni-leipzig.de +49 341 97-35460 Dr. Richard Lischer James T. and Alice Mead Cleland Professor Emeritus of Preaching Duke Divinity School Box 90968 Durham, NC 27708-0968 rlischer@div.duke.edu (919) 660-3421 Dr. Gennifer Brooks, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Ernest and Bernice Styberg Professor of Preaching 2121 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL, 60201 gennifer.brooks@garrett.edu (847) 866-3888