Bishop's Bio

Ed Leidel

Ed is married to Ira Leidel, who is a retired Occupational Therapist. They have two grown sons and two granddaughters. Bishop Leidel is proud of his roots, enthusiastically noting, “I grew up in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin environs with the Green Bay Packers and during the time that the Milwaukee Braves won the World Series." Ed earned his first academic degree in Physics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and he holds a B.Sc., M.Div. D.Min, and D.D.’s. He just missed being in the first wave of John Kennedy’s Peace Corps going to Africa, and instead went to seminary as his second choice. That “second choice” led to a life of service – as a Lieutenant JG Chaplain in the US Navy reserve, and as a priest in congregations ranging from a small inner city congregation to Wisconsin’s (then) largest congregation, as well as congregations in Indianapolis, Indiana; Darwin, Northern Territory (Cathedral), Australia; and St. Paul, Minnesota. During these callings, Ed became especially engaged in mutual ministry and congregational development; in Jungian personality typing and development; lay training for pastoral care ministry; and in social justice ministries. He was elected Bishop of Eastern Michigan in 1996 and served as their first bishop until 2007. From 2007 to 2010 Ed crossed the border to serve in the Canadian Diocese of Huron where he developed a new ministry of congregational coaching. Ed and Ira now live in Glendale, Wisconsin from where Ed works as a coach and bishop at large in service to the Episcopal/Anglican Church in North America. On August 28, 2010, Ed was elected as Bishop Provisional to the Diocese of Eau Claire. This interim role is now for one-quarter time and will last until a new bishop is elected and in place..

My Values, Identity and Purpose

My Values:

The Appreciative Way

I value getting people and systems unstuck.
I value focusing on what is Good, Honorable and Just (Philippians 4:8) because what one focuses on becomes their reality.
I value the virtues of Hope and Positive Expectation under-girded by Faith and Love.
I value Diversity and Difference.

The Anglican/Celtic Ethos

I value Mystery, Awe and Wonder as gateways into the Presence of God.
I value God’s Incarnational Presence (God in “stuff”).
I value Intentional Hospitality. One wins the mind through the heart. Belief takes place in the context of community.
I value Community that is Holistic and Inclusive. All are welcome into God’s embrace. All are of equal worth.
I value Transformation through Courageous Pilgrimage that balances law and grace, tradition and progress, institution and community, doing and being, holding-on and letting-go.
I value Humility and Tolerance for Ambiguity.
I value Grassroots Mission. Hands-on mission done by the laity who think locally and act globally.

Relationships

I value time spent with my wife, children and extended family.
I value the nurture that I receive and give in congregational and diocesan life.

My Identity:

I am Hopeful, Energetic, Liberating and

Perceptive; I am HELP-full

I am a Myers-Briggs personality type ENFP

My Purpose:

“Discover and harness God’s Synergy

in Faith Communities”

CURRICULUM VITAE

Rt. Rev. Edwin M. Leidel, Jr.,

B.S., M.Div., D.Min., D.D.

Education

2007 Coaching Certification from the Clergy

Leadership Institute.

2004 Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Huron University

College,

Ontario, Canada.

1997 Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Nashotah House

Seminary.

1990 Doctor of Ministry Degree, School of Theology of

the University of the South

Dissertation: Perceptions of Ministerial

Roles in Relationship to Three Primary

Functions of Ministry.

1973-1975 Course work in Urban Development,

University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. 1964 Master of Divinity degree in theology

from Nashotah House Seminary.

1961 Bachelor of Science degree in physics from the

University of Wisconsin.

Ordination

1996 Elected as the First Bishop of the newly created

Diocese of Eastern Michigan

(100^th Domestic Diocese of the Episcopal Church).

1964 Ordained Priest at St. Luke's Episcopal Church,

Racine, Wisconsin.

1964 Commissioned as a Chaplain Lieutenant Junior Grade

in the U.S. Navy.

1963 Ordained Deacon at Christ Episcopal Church,

Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.

Employment Highlights

2003 Raised four million dollars for Diocesan “Breaking New Ground” development initiative.

2001 Appointed to the Anti-Racism Task Force of the National Executive Council. 1997-2000 Appointed to the Status of Women Committee to the National Executive Council.

1995 Presenter at the 1995 International Conference for the Association of Psychological Type.

1995 Completed one million dollar building renovation and expansion at St. Christopher's.

1994-1997 Appointed as a field representative for the national Cornerstone Project (fosters leadership wellness).

1994-1997 Participated in the national Clergy Leadership

Project.

1992 Elected as delegate to the 1994 General

Convention.

1992-1995 Appointed to the national Council for the

Development of Ministry of the

piscopal Church.

1992-1994 Elected as chair of Province VI network of

Commission on Ministry chairs.

1991-1994 Appointed as chair of the Commission on Ministry of

the Diocese of Minnesota.

1988-1989 Member, Province VI Executive Council.

1986-1991 Chair, the Examining Chaplains of

the diocese of Minnesota.

1983-1986 Member, the Diocese of

Indianapolis Mission Strategy

Commission.

1983-1986 Member, the Diocese of

Indianapolis

Standing Committee.

1966 Created the "Scarlet Snag" Coffee House

Publications

2004 Awakening Grassroots Spirituality: A Celtic Guide for Nurturing and Maturing the Soul.

1993 Bishop, Priest or Deacon: Differentiating Distinctive Roles for the Emerging 21st Century Church.

1990 Claiming A Distinctive Character For the Ordained. This paper is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota's Manual for those preparing for ordained ministry. The paper was also presented to the Church Judicatories of Minnesota at their annual study day in 1990.

1980 Contributed to the re-writing of the Kerygma bible study program.

Employment History

2010-pesent Bishop Provisional, Diocese of Eau Claire

2007-2010 Congregational Coach,Diocese of Huron

1996-2006 First Bishop of the Diocese of Eastern

Michigan

1986-1996 Rector of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in

Roseville (St. Paul), Minnesota.

1981-1982 Acting Dean of the Anglican Cathedral in

Darwin, Australia (12 month exchange).

1975-1986 Rector of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in

Indianapolis, Indiana.

1970-1975 Priest Associate at Christ Episcopal

Church, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.

1967-1970 Rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in

Racine, Wisconsin.

1964-1967 Part time hospital chaplain at St. Luke's

Hospital, Racine, Wisconsin.

1964-1967 Curate at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Racine,

Wisconsin.

"In Christ we are ever being transformed into a New Creation"