Valerie Miles-Tribble

My pedagogical approach in the MDiv, MCL, and DMin programs integrates a womanist theoethical and practical theological lens. My research in leadership theory, adaptive change theory, and organizational development examines behavioral ethics and justice dynamics in churches, communities, and society. I view public theology to be an essential component of practical theology as burgeoning fields of interdisciplinary scholarship and praxis. I love engaging clergy and lay leaders to develop their gifts as spiritual change agents. In this complex world, discipleship and positive social change must be viewed as interconnected. Prophetic ministry extends beyond the pulpit to revitalize hope in communities, challenge injustice, and help folks move from disenfranchised to empowered. From my multidisciplinary background in business, church, academy, and community activism, I encourage practitioners to be contextually creative and prophetically transformational in any leadership role they pursue.