Rev. Larry Golemon, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Washington Theological Consortium. Larry has served the wider church in a variety of capacities: youth minister, local pastor, college and seminary professor, missionary, and researcher. As a researcher, Dr. Golemon was an associate for the national study of theological education by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and co-authored their findings in Educating Clergy (2006).
He taught at Dominican University of California and the Graduate Theological Union, and directed their research project entitled “Sacred Visions and the Social Good.” While at the Alban Institute in Virginia, he directed the Narrative Leadership project, which explored story-based transformation of congregational life. He also coordinated the “Ecumenical Project” at Virginia Theological Seminary, which identified capacities and new possibilities for ecumenical teaching and learning.
He received a B.A. in History from Stanford University, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Sacred Theology from the Yale Divinity School, a Master of Theology from Columbia Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in contemporary theology from Emory University’s Graduate Division of Religion. He is an ordained Presbyterian minister (PCUSA).