David Oliver Kling
| Styles of David Oliver Kling | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
David Oliver Kling is a Presiding Bishop in The Community of Saint George, a Young Rite jurisdiction, and an associate member of the Ascension Alliance and assisting bishop with the Convergent Christian Communion.
The biography on the Community of Saint George website reads: "Rt. Rev. David Oliver Kling has been a hospice chaplain in Northeast Ohio since 2013. He graduated from Wright State University with a B.A. in Philosophy and a B.A. in Religious Studies and from Methodist Theological School in Ohio with a Master of Divinity specializing in Black Church and African Diaspora Studies followed by a year-long chaplain residency at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia prior to working in Hospice. He has served as a Director of Religious Education and Consulting Minister at two different Unitarian Universalist congregations. Oliver has been a bishop since September 2004 and incardinated into The Young Rite in 2014. He has been on the Council of Three, the governing council of the Young Rite International since 2016, and founded The Community of Saint George (The Young Rite) in 2018."[1]
Contact Information[edit]
david.oliver.kling@gmail.com[2]
Ministries[edit]
| Title | Ministry | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | Community of St. George (The Young Rite) | 2018 |
| Member | Young Rite Council of Three | 2016- |
| Bishop | The Young Rite | 2014- |
Significant Dates[edit]
- 16 Jun 1970 - Born
- 25 Sep 2004 - Ordained to the Diaconate by John Gilbert
- 25 Sep 2004 - Ordained to the Presbyterate by John Gilbert
- 25 Sep 2004 - Consecrated to the Episcopate by John Gilbert, Albert N. Stubblebine & Rima Laibow
- Sep 2005 - Consecrated sub conditione by John Plummer
Education[edit]
- 2005 - A.A. Liberal Arts Clark State Community College
- 2008 - B.A. Philosophy, Wright State University
- 2008 - B.A. Religious Studies, Wright State University
- 2012 - M.Div Black Church & African Diaspora Studies, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
- 2013 - Four units of Clinical Pastoral Education, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, West Virginia
- D.Min. Candidate, Leadership for Transformational Change, Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
Works[edit]
- Sacramental Whine podcast (2018-)
- "The Jesus Prayer: An Ecumenical Gift to all Christians" (2019) Convergent Streams
- "Managing Change: A recipe for survival and success" (2019) Convergent Streams
- "What Dreams May Come: A Pastoral Care Perspective" (2019) Convergent Streams
- "Unitarianism and the Doctrine of the Trinity" (2019) Convergent Streams
- "Gnosticism: Sacraments within the Gospel of Philip" (2019) Convergent Streams
- "The Story of the Community of Saint George" (2020) Convergent Streams
In the News[edit]
Ordinations & Consecrations[edit]
- 2007 - Kling consecrated Laura Grimes at the Goddess Temple, Orange County, California
- 2 Nov 2018 - Kling consecrated Kirk Jeffery to the Episcopate
