Our Leadership Team

 
 

Dr. Claire Wolfteich, Project Director

Dr. Wolfteich’s teaching and research interests include Christian spirituality; theologies of vocation, work, and family; lay spirituality; religion and public life; American Catholicism; and spiritual autobiographies. She co-directs the Center for Practical Theology.

 

Dr. Jonathan Calvillo

Dr. Calvillo teaches courses at the intersection of sociological methods and lived religion. He is part of the Latino Protestant Congregations project, a Lilly funded national study on Latino churches.

 

Dr. Wanda StaHL, Associate Project Director

The Rev. Dr. Wanda Stahl is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church. Prior to accepting her position at BU, Wanda served as Director of Christian Formation for the New England Annual Conference of the UMC for 12 years. Wanda received her M.Div. from Boston University School of Theology and her Ph.D. in Theology and Education from Boston College. 

 

Dr. Courtney Goto  

Courtney T. Goto is Associate Professor of Religious Education at the Boston University School of Theology and a co-Director for the Center for Practical Theology. She is the author of The Grace of Playing: Pedagogies for Leaning into God’s New Creation(Pickwick, 2016).

 

 Dr. Bryan Stone

Bryan Stone has served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs since January, 2011 and as the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism in the School of Theology since 1998. He has a background in new church development, urban pastoral ministry, and faith-based non-profit development.

 

CAte nelson, Project Manager

Cate Nelson is an MDiv student at the Boston University School of Theology.