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Stephanie M. Crumpton

Associate professor of practical theology, McCormick Theological Seminary

The Rev. Dr. Stephanie M. Crumpton is an associate professor of practical theology at McCormick Theological Seminary. Prior to that, she was an assistant professor of practical theology at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She taught and lectured at Hood Theological Seminary, Chicago Theological Seminary, Candler School of Theology at Emory University and the Interdenominational Theological Center.

Her research and work in communities has involved serving as a state court family violence advocate, publication of "A Womanist Pastoral Theology Against Intimate and Cultural Violence" and upcoming research into the role of faith communities' woman-centered mentoring to support women reentering community following incarceration. 

An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, she earned a  doctorate of theology in pastoral care and counseling from Columbia Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Johnson C. Smith Presbyterian Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, and a bachelor of arts in broadcast journalism from Langston University.

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The Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative aims to support programs that help congregations strengthen worship and prayer practices that respect how children experience God and express their faith, include children with disabilities, draw upon the arts, create opportunities for Bible storytelling, and connect worship to the daily lives of children and families.

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