STEPHEN J. SPINA

907 ½  Summer Street – Eau Claire, WI  54701

Home Phone:  715-831-0145   e-mail: spinasj@uwec.edu

EDUCATION

            McCormick Theological Seminary                                M.Div.            

                        Chicago, IL

            University of Michigan, Ann Arbor                                M.A.               

                        NEAR EASTERN STUDIES

            Evangel College, Springfield, MO                                 B.A.                

                        Major:  BIBLICAL STUDIES

                        Minors:  PSYCHOLOGY ; MUSIC EDUCATION

RELATED PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire                                  Fall ’99 to present

                        Lecturer, Phil. & Religious Studies

            University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie                      Spring, 2000

                        Lecturer, English & Philosophy

            Triniteam Caregivers                                                        6/95-–5/96

                        Volunteer Coordinator, Eau Claire County

            University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire                                  10/87—6/93

                        Campus Minister, United Ministries in Higher Education

                        Ecumenical Religious Center

            Southwest Missouri State University                                 9/86—8/87

                        Campus Ministry Intern, Springfield, MO

Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL                                3/85—6/85

                        Emergency Room Patient Representative

First Presbyterian Church                                                 8/81—6/84

                        Campus Ministry Coordinator, Ann Arbor, MI

Evangel Temple, Ann Arbor, MI                                       9/77—1/79

                        Director of Evangelism and College Ministry

            First Christian Assembly Academy, Memphis, TN             9/74—6/75

                        High School Teacher, Bible

AWARDS AND HONORS

            Alternate winner : Bernadine Orme Smith Fellowship for Academic

             Excellence   (highest graduating grade point)          6/86

The Martin D. Kneeland Award for Sermon Delivery         6/85

The Samuel Robinson Award in Shorter Catechism            6/85  

SPECIAL ORAL PRESENTATIONS

            “Loving God, Neighbor, and Self”

            National Student Conference, Louisville, KY                      12/88

                “Sex Without Guilt—Religion and Human Sexuality”

            Five presentations at UWEC and CVTC for Wellness Week,

            R.A. Classes, and Student Senate/Services Program          11/88—11/89

            Unitarian Universalist Fellowship annual presentations:

                        “Born Again Again”  3/97;  “A Place for Passion”  2/98

                        “Violent Youth—Absent Myth”  11/99

            “The Personal is Political…and Historical:

  Students’ Lives in the Context of Women’s History”

            Annual UW-System Women’s Studies Conference                   10/2002       

CONTINUING EDUCATION

            The Intifada:  Israel and the Palestinians                               Spring ’89

            Two-week travel and study of the religious and political climate of the Middle  

            East, with 30 USA campus ministers, sponsored by the Pax World Foundation

            The Hmong Religion

            Afternoon seminar – Eau Claire County Social Services              3/96        

            Responding to Voices of Hate                                                  3/98

            One day study of the political & theological far right

            United Church of Christ – Social Justice Committee

            4^th & 5^th Steps --  One day seminar,  Hazeldon Retreat Center  6/8/96

            Body, Mind, Spirit Conferences                                                10/98  & 10/99

            UW-Stout, Menomonie, WI

Psyche and Eros – A Spiritual Psychology                               3/99

            A week-long conference on myth, symbol and individuation

            by Jacqueline Smith in Dalonega, Georgia

            Avatar “Resurfacing” Workshop                                             10/2001

            Two days, Techniques for exploring consciousness

            The Avatar Course

            Nine day, 3-part Transformational theory and practice               08/2003

CIVIC, RELIGIOUS, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

            Society for Pentecostal Studies                                           1985 to present

            National Campus Ministry Association                                1988 to 1995

                Alanon and Adult Children of Alcoholics                             9/97 to 12/99

            Clearwater Men’s Council                                                  Spring ’92 – Spring ’96

            Unitarian Universalist Fellowship                                         Summer ’94 to present

            Institute of Noetic Sciences                                                 Summer 2000 to present