Highlights
Department
Ministry and Proclamation
Faculty Member Since
1995
Contact Information
To reach me, please call or e-mail Gerry Reimer, our Faculty Secretary, at 314.434.4044, ext. 4201, or gerry.reimer@covenantseminary.edu.
Educational Background
- BA (social work), Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA
- MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO
- MSW, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
- PhD, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Classes I Teach
- Marriage and Family—two versions
- Crisis and Transition
- Counseling Internship
Interests and Hobbies
Thinking, understanding the dynamics of life in the real world, pondering the shaping influence of families, exploring the intricacies of the human heart, tinkering with people’s hearts for their good, trying to better see into my own heart, searching for words to encourage heavy pondering in others, growing up.
Lawn care; gardening; house and barn renovation; woodwork; bike riding; exercise; weight loss; reading of all kinds; listening to music; watching good college football; following the Boston Red Sox, The Boston Celtics, and the New England Patriots; ignoring the St. Louis Rams; advocacy for usage of MAC computers; reconnecting with old friends; balancing the checkbook.
Current Projects/Research
Under the Shadow: Crafting an Enduring Marriage in a Culture of Divorce
Research Interests
- The effects of parental divorce on children
- Resilience, particularly for children of divorce
- Men, masculinity, and manhood in current times
- Dating processes and issues