{"id":2745,"date":"2021-08-04T16:33:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T15:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utusheffield.org.uk\/?p=2745"},"modified":"2021-08-31T15:55:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:55:03","slug":"introducing-rev-robert-hoch-phd-new-director-of-theological-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utusheffield.org.uk\/2021\/08\/04\/introducing-rev-robert-hoch-phd-new-director-of-theological-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Rev. Robert Hoch, PhD- New Director of Theological Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rev. Robert Hoch, PhD is the recently appointed Director of Theological Exploration, a newly developed position for Urban Theology Union.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1995, Rob earned his PhD in Practical Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, in 2006.\u00a0He served for thirteen years as a theological educator (homiletics\u00a0and worship) at a Presbyterian seminary in the Midwest. In 2016, he accepted a call to serve as the pastor of an inner-city congregation in Baltimore, Maryland.\u00a0In order to be closer to his spouse\u2019s family,\u00a0Rob relocated to the UK in December 2020.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His publications include\u00a0<\/span>By the Rivers of Babylon: Blueprint for a Church in Exile<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(Fortress Press, 2013) and\u00a0<\/span>City Preaching: Sermons on Death and Resurrection in Baltimore<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(Parson\u2019s Press, 2018). He is a regular contributor to Working Preacher, an online lectionary-based commentary for preachers.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As an Alaska Native descendant (Athabascan), Rob stays connected with his indigenous experience through First Nations scholarship, participation in Native Alaskan organizations, arts, and friendships.\u00a0Beyond his vocational work, Rob\u2019s great passions in life include walking with his best friend in life, Rebecca, and being amazed by their four children, Gwendoline, Imogen, Gabriel, and Iris. He and his family live in the\u00a0Ribble\u00a0Valley of Lancashire, near Clitheroe.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Rev. Robert Hoch, PhD is the recently appointed Director of Theological Exploration, a newly developed position for Urban Theology Union.\u00a0\u00a0 Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1995, Rob earned his PhD in Practical Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, in 2006.\u00a0He served for thirteen years as a\u2026<\/p>\n

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