THE REV. Dr. JOHN DE BEER
connect.john@gmail.com
781-652-1502
The Rev. Dr. John de Beer is Rector of St. Mark’s, Burlington. He has a lifetime of training and consulting in adult faith formation and is the lead designer of the open source curriculum “KLESIS – Congregations Strengthening the Calling of All Members”
John is passionate about strengthening the sense of call and vocation of all Christians. This commitment to the ministry of the laity has been a constant theme in his own vocation. He is an experienced parish priest, including 12 years as Rector of a program sized congregation. John is also a pioneer of adult formation programs, most notably the Education for Ministry Program where he was on staff for eight years.
Highlights of his education and writing are as follows:
- Doctor of Ministry in Congregational Development, 2005
Seabury Institute, Evanston, Illinois
- Master of Arts, Theology, 1969
University of Oxford, England
- B. Sc., Mathematics, Physics,1966
Univ. of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
- KLESIS – Congregations Strengthening the Calling of All Members, with Sarah Dylan Breuer and Patricia de Beer, a work in progress, www.connect-course.org
- The Art of Theological Reflection, Crossroad, New York, 1994. (With Patricia O'Connell Killen)
- Congregation as Sacramental Community, OACES Inc., Tulsa, 1991. (With Richard Brewer and Angela Hock)
- Until We Are Free: A Study Guide to South Africa's Moment of Truth. Friendship Press, New York, 1988. (With Patricia de Beer)
