Margaret Marcuson, an ordained American Baptist minister living and working in Portland, will present the baccalaureate address Saturday, May 28, at 5 p.m. in Ted Wilson Gymnasium, located in the Health, Human Performance and Athletics Building at Linfield College.
Marcuson was a parish pastor for 13 years in Massachusetts and now she speaks and writes on leadership and works with faith leaders nationally as a consultant and coach. Her work focuses on how leaders manage themselves in relation to those they lead. They can challenge those they lead, and nurture their relationship with those they lead, but they cannot will others to change.
Marcuson is on the faculty of the Leadership in Ministry workshops and is a frequent guest preacher in churches. Her seminar and conference speaking and consulting crosses denominations, including the American Baptist Churches, United Methodist, United Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Church of God (Anderson), Lutheran, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Unitarian and Episcopal. She is the author of several books and numerous print and online publications.
She has a Master of Divinity degree from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, and is a member of the First Baptist Church in Portland. She is the president-elect of the Board of Directors of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.
Baccalaureate has existed for centuries in colleges and universities as a time of worship for graduating members of the senior class. College officials, faculty and graduating seniors wear academic dress for the occasion. Linfield’s baccalaureate service is ordered according to the traditions within Protestant Christianity and strives to touch on the universal theme of common humanity that can be found in all of the world’s great religions.
For more information, call the Dean of Students office, 503-883-2278.
