Karen Oliveto

INTO THE DEEP END I have never been one to enjoy a wading pool. Even as a small child, I couldn't wait to jump into the deep end of the pool. I loved being able to not just float on the surface, but dive deep, deeper still, into the watery depths. Funny, it is the way I like to live life as well.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Feeling Nostalgic for a Snow Day

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Hearing about the snowmagedon experienced by my friends on the East Coast, and seeing their Facebook updates of snow days made me nostalgic...
Sunday, February 7, 2010

The Hungry Heart

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Last week I was invited to preach at  Bethany United Methodist Church  in Noe Valley, which I pastored for 12 years. By the time I left, one...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

To Embrace a Ministry of Vomit

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It is always interesting to read the final papers of my students and see what the main "take-away" of the class was for them. For ...
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Sunday, January 24, 2010

We All Could Use a Little Good News

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I just finished teaching a week-long January term class on Evangelism at Pacific School of Religion . I love teaching this class and helping...
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Monday, January 18, 2010

It Matters to Us

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One of the sacred texts that has shaped my life and ministry is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter from the Birmingham Jail" ...
Saturday, January 9, 2010

Sometimes I Wish My Eyes Hadn't Been Opened

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When I was in seminary in the early 1980's, the women at the school would sing together: Sometimes I wish my eyes hadn’t been opened ...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Heart to Heart

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I was at the gym Saturday when something scrolled across the CNN channel that nearly caused me to fall off my eliptical machine: "Docto...
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Karen Oliveto
I was born on Good Friday and raised in Babylon (a NY town on Long Island). Perhaps that says it all! I am a retired United Methodist Bishop. Before my election to the episcopacy in July 2016, I was senior pastor at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church and an adjunct professor of United Methodist Studies at Pacific School of Religion. I hold a PhD in Religion and Society from Drew University. I love studying the intersection of church and culture. I have a severe case of wanderlust, which I believe I inherited from my Uncle Howie. I am grateful that my ministry affords me opportunities to travel. I love meeting new people, learning from new cultural contexts, and working with communities to change the world.
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