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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Indianapolis, Indiana
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INDIANAPOLIS (DNS) -- A licensed psychologist and pastoral
counselor has been called as regional minister/president of the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ) in Greater Kansas City.
The Rev. Paul J. Diehl Jr. (pronounced "deal") assumes his new duties
Feb. 15, 1996. An area resident, he comes to the regional office from a
position as director of Midwest Christian Counseling Center in Kansas
City, Mo.
During 19 years as head of Midwest Center, Diehl often worked as a
consultant with GKC regional staff and helped develop an innovative
"Street Psych" project for inner-city churches.
Search committee members lauded the regional minister-elect's
counseling experience, saying "he will bring a depth of pastoral care to
ministers and congregations that is rare." Regional board members also
cited his administrative expertise and his "appreciation for the history of
the church."
The Butler, Mo., native earned a bachelor of science in 1970 from the
University of Missouri-Columbia and a master of divinity in 1974 from
Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, Conn. Diehl obtained a
doctorate of ministry in 1975 from Vanderbilt University Divinity School,
Nashville, Tenn. He also has studied at the University of Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Paul and his spouse, the Rev. Terry Diehl, have three children, Paul
John, Zachary and Abbey. Terry is pastor of Hickman Mills Community
Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo.
More than 36,000 members belong to the 81 Missouri and Kansas
congregations comprising the Greater Kansas City region.
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