Megan Rohrer, MDiv
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EDUCATION
1994-1998  Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, SD
1998-2001 BA at Augustana College in Sioux Falls SD
2002-2003 Student at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA
2004-2005 Master of Divinity from the Pacific School for Religion in Berkeley, CA
2009-Present Candidate for Doctorate of Ministry from the Pacific School for Religion in Berkeley, CA

TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS
2008-Present Intermediate I, Somatic Experiencing, Foundation for Human Enrichment
2006-Present Ordained & Rostered Minister, Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries
2005 Clinical Hospital Ministry Training, Sojourn Chaplaincy, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
2004 Reiki Master, Care Through Touch Institute in San Francisco, CA
2003 Nonviolence Facilitator Training, From Violence to Wholeness Curriculum, Pace e Bene, Oakland, CA
2001 Counseling Training : 50+ hours including: MABS; safe holdings; sexual abuse; and prevention for sexually active children.

WORK HISTORY
2001-Present Executive Director, WELCOME- a communal response to poverty, San Francisco, CA  
2001-2002 Child Care Counselor, Children's Home Society , Sioux Falls, SD  
1998-2001 Summer Conference Staff at Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND CURRICULUMS
2009 Queerly Lutheran, Wilgefortis
2009 Finding Your Spiritual Path, Philadelphia Trans-Health Summit
2009 Polk Street Stories Project, Hobos to Homeless Exhibit: California Historical Society
2009 Faith and Gender: A Congregational Guide for Transgender Advocacy, Facilitator for the Human Rights Campaign
2009 Out in Season: The Church Year through Transgender Eyes, Online sermon resources for pastors following the lectionary to talk about transgender themes and issues, Human Rights Campaign
2009   “Queering Soteriology,” Standing Boldly: Post Modern Lutheran Theology- A collection of essays from young Lutheran Theologians. Three Trees Press
2008 Queer Spirituality, Class taught at the Faith and Feminism conference at HerChurch/Ebenezer Lutheran in San Francisco
2008 Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries – Creative Ministry to, for and led by queer people, Lutheran’s Concerned North America biennial assembly
2008 “Eye of God,” Schmap Berkeley Guide: Fifth Edition, – Photograph.
2008 Testimony - Documentary intersecting faith and coming out stories.
2007 Out of the Extraordinary: Benefit Album for Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries- Megan co-produced, contributed and designed this CD that includes Bread for the Journey, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, Dakota Road, Jonathon Rundman, Carrie Newcomer and the Indigo Girls and raised more than $7,000
2007 Bound for Glory- Solo CD where Megan handled all aspects of production and creation.
2007 Simul: Lutheran Voices in Poetry, Ed. Odland, Mark, Xulon Press
2005 Gender Plurality and the Church: Serving Transgendered Individuals in Communities of Faith, Pacific School of Religion’s Earl Lectures
1998 Homosexuality, the Church and Reconciliation, Augustana Symposium, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD
1997 The World Would Be a Better Place if Everyone Were Naked, American Academy of Religion, Luther Seminary, Minneapolis MN

Awards:
2007 Honorary Black Belt, Triangle Martial Arts Association, San Francisco, CA

Community Work and Activities:
2006-Present Director of Candidacy for Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries
2007-Present Member of the Board of Directors for Sojourn Chaplaincy at San Francisco General Hospital
2007-2008 Communications Chair Covenant Circle Member for Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries
2006 Tenderloin Community Health Fair Planning Committee Member
2007 Member of the Steering Committee for the San Francisco Trans March
2006-2007 Member of the Goodsoil Consensus Circle
2000-2001 Member of the Board of Directors for Pride on the Prairie, Sioux Falls, SD