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.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Lady Gaga, Evangelist?

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Last week, I attended the Lady Gaga  concert in at the Oakland Coliseum . It was a rainy night, but the rain didn’t dampen the spirits of c...
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Thursday, March 24, 2011

The Butterfly Effect

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There is a phenomenon known as the  Butterfly Effect  —it states that the world is such a delicate and connected eco-system that a butterfly...
Monday, March 14, 2011

BART Encounters #2

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 I am one of those people that starts the day wide awake and ready to go, and the earlier the better!  No caffeine is needed here! Once my f...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Standing on the Side of Love

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Today I was taken away in handcuffs as the battle ground for equal rights moves from the lunch counter to the marriage license counter. It...
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

BART Encounters #1

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She looked hesitatingly at the seat next to me before our eyes met. I smiled and gestured that the seat was all hers. Shortly after she sat ...
Thursday, November 25, 2010

Things I'm Grateful for this Thanksgiving--2010

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The way the sun comes over the mountain outside my bedroom window on sunny mornings Clean bed sheets Reunions with old friends The cal...
Monday, November 15, 2010

So You Want to Go to Seminary?

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I don't know whether to laugh or cry when watching this video...there are parts of it that ring so true it hurts. Yet, it is also good...
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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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