People

Centre Director

Professor Pete Ward

• Co-Director of Ecclesiology and Ethnography, Chair of the Ecclesiology and Ethnography Durham Conference
• Professor of Practical Theology, Durham University

Research Fellows

Rev Dr Christian Scharen

• Co-director of The Ecclesiology and Ethnography Network and Chair of Ecclesiology and Ethnography North America Conference. 
• Affiliate faculty in Practical Theology Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and Pastor of St. Lydia's Dinner Church in Brooklyn, New York.

Professor Clare Watkins

• Member of The Theological Action Research Team, University of Roehampton
• Professor of tbc University of Roehampton

Dr James Butler

• Member of The Theological Action Research Team, University of Roehampton
• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Roehampton

Dr Sarah Dunlop

• Member of the Steering committee of the Ecclesial Practices Unit, The American Academy of Religion.
• Lecturer in Practical Theology at Ridley Hall, and affiliated lecturer in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge.

Professor John Swinton

• Academic Programme Co-ordinator for Ecclesiology and Ethnography, Durham Conference
• Professor in Practical Theology and Pastoral Care and Chair in
• Divinity and Religious Studies at the University of Aberdeen

Dr Natalie Wigg-Stevenson

• Member of the organizing group for Ecclesiology and Ethnography North America
• Associate Professor of Contextual Education and Theology, Emmanuel College, Toronto, Canada

Dr Knut Tveitereid

• Academic Programme Co-ordinator for Ecclesiology and Ethnography, Durham Conference
• Associate Professor, Practical Theology, Head of Ministry Training, MF, Norwegian School of Theology

Dr Rachelle Green

• Member of the organizing group for Ecclesiology and Ethnography North America
• Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Education, Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education, Fordham University (USA)

Dr Easten Law

• Member of the organizing group for Ecclesiology and Ethnography North America
• Assistant Director of Academic Programs at the Overseas Ministries Study Center, Princeton Theological Seminary. 

Professor Tone Stangeland Kaufman

• Professor of Practical Theology, MF The Norwegian School of Theology

Professor Hans Schaeffer

• Editor-in-chief of Ecclesial Practices 
• Professor of Practical Theology, Theological University Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Dr Rebecca Spurrier

• C-chair Ecclesial practices Unit, The American Academy of Religion
• Associate Dean for Worship Life and Assistant Professor of Worship at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia (USA).

Dr Jonas Ideström

• Professor in Practical Theology, University College Stockholm (Stockholm School of Theology) and Prefect at the Department of Religious Studies and Theology

Dr Gretchen Schoon Tanis

• Member of the Organising Group Ecclesiology and Ethnography, Durham Conference
• Associate Professor of Youth Ministry, NLA University College, Bergen, Norway

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