Curriculum Vitae
Marty Alan
Michelson
Southern
School
of Theology & Ministry
6729
NW 39th Expressway
Office
phone. 405-491-6695
Mobile
phone: 405-495-4488
email: mmichelson@snu.edu or martymichelson@gmail.com
Education
( Past to Current )
Dissertation:
“CHAOS TO CONCILIATION THROUGH VIOLENCE
IN JUDGES AND I SAMUEL.” Used a Girardian
perspective on sacral kingship and sacrifice to understand the emergence of the
Monarchy in
Scholarly
Memberships:
Member,
Wesleyan Theological Society
Member,
Member,
Society of Biblical Literature
Member, President, Society of
Member, Phi Delta Lambda Honor
Society
Member, Board of Directors,
Professional Employment ( Current to past )
Southern
Adjunct Professor, Online Courses at
Northwest
& Southwest Oklahoma Districts, Various Interim Pastor or Preaching
Assignments 2002- 2004.
Director
of EXCEL (Excellence in Christian Education and Leadership camping program),
Part-Time, 1999-2001. EXCEL represents
multi-disciplinary educational programs for prospective Students at SNU.
Southern
Southern
Director
of Project Y.E.S. (Youth Equipped to
Serve), Regional Missions Program for teens and families to serve mission sites
in
Academic
& Pastoral Conferences -Presentations and Participation: ( Current to past )
Participant: Society
of Biblical Literature Annual
Meeting and Wesleyan Theological Society
Annual Meeting. Since 1998.
Paper Presentation:
“David and God’s Own Heart – Narrative Construction from 1 Samuel 13 to
2 Samuel 5.” Presented at the gathering
for Nazarene Regional Leadership,
Participant:
Echoes & Reflections
Holocaust curriculum workshop in coordination with the Jewish Federation of
Oklahoma City, The Anti-Defamation League, Steven Spielberg’s SHOAH
Visual History Foundation, and Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Museum, Yad
Vashem. July 2007.
Participant: Metanexus Conference,
“Transdisciplinarity
and the Unity of Knowledge: Beyond the Science and Religion Dialogue.” Philadelphia,
Participant: OSSF Lecture Series and
Book Study: Dr. Darrel Falk presenting
with book, Coming to Peace with
Science: Bridging the Worlds of Biology
and Faith. Southern
Participant: Nazarene Global Theology
Conference II - “One Lord, One Faith,
One Baptism - unity in diversity in our Wesleyan tradition” held at deBron
Participant: OSSF Lecture Series and
Book Study: Dr. Denis Lamoureux
presenting with book:, Evolutionary
Creation: An Evangelical Approach to
Evolution (forthcoming). Southern
Paper Presentation:
“Desire and
Deviance: Sociological Perspectives in
Judges.” Read at the
Plenary Presentation: Sermon
Planning Workshop. Presented in
Participant: Love
and Logic Seminar. Hosted by
Participant: 2006 Collaborative Conference on Nazarene
Ministry Training –
Paper Presentation:
“Sacral Kingship
through sanctioned Violence.” Read at
the Ehrhardt Seminar at the
Paper Presentation:
“Girardian
Perspectives on Atonement Theory.” The
Church: Working Out the Body and Blood of Christ on the 8th Day of
Creation. Read at the 40th Annual
Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society.
Hosted by
Participant: Southwest Regional Meeting of the Conference
on Christianity and Literature (SWCCL).
“Reaching Out, Without Dumbing Down:
The Clash of Tradition and Innovation in Literary and Theological
Studies.” Southern
Paper Presentation:
“Perspectives on Sacred Space and Sacred Time.” Presented at a conference hosted by the
Paper Presentation:
“Passing the Peace: Worship and
Evangelism from a Non-Substitutionary Atonement Perspective.” Coauthored with T.
Scott Daniels. Presented at the 2001
Annual Meeting of the
Participant: Exploring
Truth in a Pluralistic Society, Conference, Southern
Other
Public Presentations and Preaching: (
Current to past )
School Year 2007-2008 – Preaching each Sunday on
themes from the Grand Story of the Bible -
“Discerning God’s Work in the Story of the Bible.”
School Year 2007-2008 – Provided Sacramental
Leadership and Homily to each Communion (Eucharist) Chapel at Southern Nazarene
University, at least three chapels per semester.
School Year 2006-2007 – Preaching each Sunday on
themes from the Gospel of Luke – focused on “Luke’s Presentation of Jesus the
Liberator.”
School Year 2006-2007 – Provided Sacramental
Leadership and Homily to each Communion (Eucharist) Chapel at Southern Nazarene
University, at least three chapels per semester.
School Year 2005-2006 – Preaching each Sunday on
themes from the Gospel of Mark – focused on “Jesus & Discipleship”
School Year 2003-2005 – Preaching each Sunday using
the yearly lectionary texts, Year C and Year A.
Preaching
opportunities at various times from 1997 to 2007 include: Talihina, OK;
Altus, OK; Warr Acres, OK;
Kingfisher, OK; Enid, OK; New Life Community Church, OK; Metroplex Fellowship Nazarene, OK; Piedmont, OK; - BFC Sunday School -
Children's Chapel; Camp Speaker NWOK
District, Dallas District; Speaking in
Houston, TX; Richardson, TX; Canadian Hills Church, Mustang, OK; Camp Speaker SEOK District. Children’s
Academic
Excel Honors Camps Instructor, summers, 2001 to present.
Presentation
at Yom-HaShoah for Jewish Federation of
Publications:
Contributor: Atonement and Violence: A
Theological Conversation, edited by John Sanders. Abingdon Press,
Articles:
"Let
the Kids Be the Church" in Children's Ministry Magazine published by Group
Publishing, Co.,, September-October, 1999
"Children's
Church" in Children's Ministry Magazine published by Group Publishing,
Co., July-August 1998
"
"It
Takes a Church" in Children's Ministry Magazine published by Group
Publishing, Co.,, March-April 1997
"Training
Kids for a Lifestyle of Service" in Children's Ministry Magazine published
by Group Publishing, Co.,, May-June 1995
"Reader
to Reader" in Children's Ministry Magazine published by Group Publishing,
Co.,, March-April 1995.
Languages
Competencies
English,
German, French, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek.
Areas of
Specialization
Hebrew
Bible narrative; Deuteronomistic History; Rene' Girard and Mimesis; Violence
and deviance in the Old Testament; the Holocaust and post-Holocaust biblical
interpretation.
Courses
Taught
Old
Testament Theology, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, Antisemitism and
the Holocaust, Joshua to Judges from Conquest to Chaos, Historical Books,
Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, Pentateuchal Narratives, Mosaic Traditions: Pentateuchal Studies, Poetic and Wisdom Literature, 8th
and 7th Century Prophets, Exilic Literature, Biblical Hebrew, Philosophy of Interpersonal
Relationships, World’s Religions, Biblical Perspectives, Introduction to Old
Testament, Biblical Theology and Global Stewardship, Ideology of Land: Arab & Jewish Perspectives, Introduction
to Old Testament, Introduction to Pentateuch.
Travel Specific to Coursework: (
Current to Past)
January
2008 – Leading/Teaching Holy Land Tour for Southern
July
2006 - Teaching Biblical Interpretation
to students in Kosovo at the invitation of the Eurasia Region for the Church of
the Nazarene.
May
2005 - Traveled with The Society for
Biblical Studies on Educational and Enrichment tour of
Technology and Computer Capabilities
Competent
to teach in on-line and hybrid classes using a variety of formats. I have demonstrated experience in teaching
with the following specific delivery systems:
Blackboard, Moodle, and Microsoft Outlook Express. I am competent with other teaching programs
for in-class or online delivery of content using video and audio resources
including: Microsoft Office products
like Powerpoint, MacOS products like GarageBand, iTunes, Podcasts; and open-source
products like Audacity.
Institutional
Service – at Southern
Institutional Service – at Other
Academic Institutions
Denominational
Status
Educational
and Professional Awards / Grants / Recognition ( Current to Past )
Other
Service / Community
Biographical:
Robyn
and I are the parents of three wonderful kids, Nathan Scott, Cambree Admire,
and Kylie Jewel.
I
was born and raised in
I
am sometimes a Johannes factotum.
References:
A. Patrick
Allen, Ph.D.
Provost
Southern
6729 NW 39th
Expressway
405-491-6300
Hal A.
Cauthron, Ph.D.
Professor of
Bible and Department Chair
Southern
6729 NW 39th
Expressway
405-491-6368
Dwight
Swanson, Ph.D.
Senior
Lecturer in Biblical Studies
Nazarene
Theological College
Dene Road
Didsbury
M20 2GU
+44 161-445-3063
T. Scott
Daniels, Ph.D.
Senior Pastor
and Professor of Theology
626-351-9631
Doug Forsberg
Pastor and
Assistant Professor of Church Ministry
405-388-8255
Tharon
Daniels, D. Min.
District
Superintendent
405-789-9411
David M.
Phillips, Ed.D.
Vice
President for Online Education
&
Associate Academic Dean
1111
719-884-5031
W. Stephen
Gunter, Ph.D.
Associate
Dean for Methodist Studies
919-660-3597
Steve Green,
D.Min
Pastor and
Associate Professor of Theology
Southern
6729 NW 39th
Expressway
405-491-6380
Glenn Pemberton, Ph.D.
Professor of Bible & Department Chair
325-674-3740
James K.A.
Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of
Philosophy
Philosophy
Department
616-526-6419
Michael
Lodahl, Ph.D.
Professor of
Theology
619-849-2331
Norm
Shoemaker, D.Min
Professor of
Director, Master of Ministry Program
Director, Center for Pastoral
Leadership
(619)
849-2784