Carol Marie Worthing

Background

Worthing, Carol Marie was born on December 27, 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Truman James and Helga Maria (Bolander) Worthing.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Minnesota, 1965. Master of Divinity, Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1982. Doctor of Ministry, Graduate Theological Foundation, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1988.

Master of Business Administration in Church Management, Graduate Theological Foundation, Donaldson, Indiana, 1993. Certified in Spiritual Formation, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2001. Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate Theological Foundation, 2002.

Career

Secondary educator Indiana (Minnesota) School District, 1965-1978. Teaching fellow University Minnesota, 1969—1970. Contract counselor Lutheran Social Service, Duluth, 1976-1978.

Media consultant Lutheran Media Services, St. Paul, 1978-1980. Assistant pastor Messiah Lutheran Church, Fargo, North Dakota, 1982-1983, vice pastor, 1983-1984. Associate editor Lutheran Church American Partners, Philadelphia, 1982-1984.

Editorial associate Lutheran Partners Evangelical Lutheran Church American, Philadelphia and Minneapolis, 1984—2004. Parish pastor Resurrection Lutheran Church, Pierre, South Dakota, 1984-1989. Associate pastor Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1989-1990.

Executive director Illinois Conference Churches, Springfield, 1990-1996, Texas Conference of Churches, 1996—2003. Retired, 2003

Member public relations and interpretation committee Red River Valley Synod, Fargo, 1984-1986, member church development, Pierre, 1986-1987. Member management committee office communications Lutheran Church in American, New York City, Philadelphia, 1984-1988.

Member mission partners South Dakota Synod, 1988, chairman assembly resolutions committee, 1988. Member pre-assembly planning committee, ecumenics committee, chairman resolutions committee Northeast Iowa Synod, 1989-1990. Member church and society committee, 1990-1996.

Ecumenical committee, 1995-1996. Lutheran Ecumenical Republican Network, 1995—2003. Member Center and Southern Illinois Synod, 1990-1996.

Member Southwest Texas Synod, 1996—2003, member ecumenical committee, 1998-2001. Member ecumenical committee Minneapolis Area synod and St. Paul Area synod European Landscape Contractors Association, 2004-2006. Chair, spiritual formation committee North-East Minnesota Synod, European Landscape Contractors Association, since 2008, member Cabinet of Lake Superior Conference, since 2009, chaplain, Lake Superior Conference, since 2010.

National education consultant American Film Institute, Washington, 1967-1970. Chaplain state legislation bodies, Pierre, 1984-1989. Member executive board Lutheran Ecumenical Republican Network for Region 4, Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, 2002-2003.

Preacher National Cathedral, Washington, 2002.

Achievements

• Carol Marie Worthing has been listed as a noteworthy minister by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Co-facilitator Parents of Retarded Children, 1985. Board directors Countryside Hospice, 1985. Consultant to administrative board Missouri Shores Women's Center, 1986, Journey into Prayer Committee, 2007-2008, co-chair Spiritual Form Committee, since 2008, NEMN Synod, European Landscape Contractors Association, retired leader, since 2009, leader McCabe Renewal Center, since 2009.

Appointed lake superior conference chaplain, since 2010. Member National Association of Female Executives, National Association Ecumenical Staff (chair of site selection committee 1991-1992, chair of scholarship committee 1993-1994, member professional development committee 1993-1994, chair program planning committee 1996, board directors 1995-1996), Pierre-Fort Pierre Ministerium (vice president 1986-1987, president 1987-1988).

Interests

• Avocations: writing prose and poetry, concerts, theater, art, photography.

Connections

Children: Gregory Alan Beatty, Graydon Ernest Beatty.

Father:

Truman James Worthing

Mother:

Helga Maria (Bolander) Worthing

child:

Gregory Alan Beatty Worthing

child:

Graydon Ernest Beatty Worthing