Reverend Marcia Howland recounts her life from the Dust Bowl days of Oklahoma to becoming a pioneer in the field of women in the ministry. Married to a minister for over 50 years, she tells about their travels and adventures in missions and what inspired her to complete her own ministerial education while raising a family and serving as an educator in their local congregations. She has led a rich and varied life and continues to pursue her educational dreams by studying for her doctorate in religious studies at Trinity Seminary. With her own Native American background, she brings a special gift of approaching spirituality as a universal human experience. As a hospice chaplain, her gentle, low-key nature is enhanced by playing the harmonica for her hospice patients and touching their soul in ways that most others can't.

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A native Oklahoman, Marcia completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs in religious Education and Biblical Studies and completed clinical pastoral education as well. She is a fellow in Thanatology (the study of death) with the Association for Death Education and Counseling in Thanatology, a Certified Family Life Educator and Certified Grief Facilitator. She is a board certified chaplain through the College of Pastoral Education and Psychotherapy and a member of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, the Hospice Association of Oklahoma and the American Academy of Bereavement. She brings cross-cultural experience to spirituality, dying, death and bereavement. Using her educational background, she is committed to training, resourcing and mentoring professionals as well as individuals and families. She comes with knowledge, compassion and a sense of humor with a focus on listening beneath the words.

Her most recent publication, “The Spiritual Care of the Comatose Patient”, appeared in the fall 2006 edition of The Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling. She has also written curriculum for palliative care and spiritual care across the age span. She is a public speaker, ordained clergy and workshop/group facilitator. She is committed to educating professionals and the general public about the philosophy of holistic health and serves on the cross training team with the Alzheimer’s Association of Oklahoma/Arkansas, the Tulsa Mental Health Association’s Adult and Geriatric Suicide Prevention planning group for congregational outreach and has been chairperson for the Tulsa Area Chaplain’s Association.
 

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