James Brumm

Assistant Professor of Reformed Church Studies

Education

Bachelor of Church Music, Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey
Master of Divinity, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Theological Seminary
Master of Arts in Theology, New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Master of Philosophy, Theological & Religious Studies, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey
Doctor of Ministry, New Brunswick Theological Seminary

Academic Work (it seems to me that “Academic Teaching” is a bit redundant)

1/8/2024-present—Assistant Professor of Reformed Church Studies, New Brunswick Theological Seminary

3/15/2018-present—Director of the Theological Writing Center and General Editor of Beardslee Press, New Brunswick Theological Seminary

1/1/2015-1/8/2024—Adjunct Instructor in RCA Studies, New Brunswick Theological Seminary

5/1/2014-present—Director of the Reformed Church Center, New Brunswick Theological Seminary

9/1/2007-12/31/2007—Instructor in Church History, Capital Region Theological Center, Albany, NY

1/15/2005-5/15/2005—Adjunct Instructor in RCA Liturgical Leadership, St. Bernard’s Institute, Albany, NY

9/1/1995-12/31/2001—Adjunct Assistant Professor of Reformed Church Studies, New Brunswick Theological Seminary

Congregational Ministry and Ecclesiastical Work

7/1/2023-present—Moderator, Commission on Theology, Reformed Church in America

5/7/2022-5/6/2023—President, Regional Synod of the Mid-Atlantics, Reformed Church in America

1/1/2020-present—Transition Pastor, The Presbyterian Church at Peace Chapel, North Brunswick, New Jersey

7/1/2018-present—General Editor, The Historical Series of the Reformed Church in America

7/1/2002-6/30/2007, 7/1/2013-6/30/2018—Moderator, the Commission on History, Reformed Church in America

7/1/2000-4/30/2017—Pastor, Blooming Grove Reformed Church, DeFreestville, New York

3/1/1995-6/30/2000—Synod Area Minister, Regional Synod of New York, Reformed Church in America

6/1/1992-8/31/1997—Co-pastor, Grahamsville, New York, Reformed Church

7/1/1987-3/1/1992—Pastor, First Reformed Church, South River, New Jersey

Editorial Work

1997-2001—Clerk and Chair of the Text Sub-Committee, Sing! A New Creation committee

1996-2003—Book Review Editor, the Contributing Editor, The Hymn (journal of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada)

Publications

Singing the Lord’s Song: a History of the English Language Hymnals of the Reformed Church in America (RCA Historical Society, 1990) Author

Proclaiming the Good News in the Valley: a History of Grahamsville Reformed Church, 1849-1996 (RCA Historical Society, 1996) Author

Equipping the Saints: The Synod of New York, 1800-2000 (Eerdmans, 2000) Editor and Contributor

Sing! A New Creation and Sing! A New Creation Leaders’ Edition (CRC Publications, 2001) Contributor

Out of the Ordinary: Hymn Texts (The Leupold Foundation, 2002) Author

Learning for Life (Reformed Church Press, 2001) Co-author of worship materials

Liturgy Among the Thorns: Essays on Worship in the Reformed Church in America (Eerdmans, 2008) Editor and Contributor

Rhythms of Praises: Hymn Texts, 2001-2007 (The Leupold Foundation, 2009) Author

Tools for Understanding: Essays in Honor of Donald J. Bruggink (Eerdmans, 2009) Editor and Contributor

The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology (Canterbury Press, 2013), Contributor

Alleluias All Our Days: Hymn Texts, 2007-2011 (The Leupold Foundation, 2014) Author

Yes! Well . . . Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of the Church: Essays in Honor of John W. Coakley (Eerdmans, 2016) Editor and Contributor

Spring liturgical resource (Wild Goose Resource Group, Scotland, 2018), Contributor

The Church Remembers: Papers of the RCA Commission on History, 1977to 2019 (Reformed Church Press, 2020), Editor

Called to Serve: Essays on RCA Global Mission (Reformed Church Press, 2020), Contributor

Autumn liturgical resource (Wild Goose Resource Group, Scotland, 2021), Contributor

An RCA Reader: Outlining the History of the Reformed Church in America in Seventy-Five Documents (Reformed Church Press, 2022), Editor

Collecting Chronicles, Maintaining Tradition, and Preserving Acts of Disciples: Essays in Honor of Russell L. Gasero (Reformed Church Press, 2022), Editor and Contributor

Rivers of Living Water: Essays in Honor of James V. Brownson (Reformed Church Press, 2023), Editor

Sing the Good News: Hymn Texts by James Hart Brumm with settings by Iteke Prins (The Leupold Foundation, 2023), Author

God Brings Joy: Hymn Texts, 2014-2022, by James Hart Brumm (The Leupold Foundation, publication scheduled for 2024), Author

Articles in various journals

James Brumm

Assistant Professor of Reformed Church Studies

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