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About Penny...
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President and Co-Founder of the Penny & Bill Company. Professor, Author, Bi-Vocational Minister, Pastor, Clinical Social Worker, Storyteller, Ritual Leader, Coach, and Digital Wellness Expert. The Rev. Dr. Penny Taylor, LCSW is a pioneer in understandings of well-being through faith-based feminist public pastoral theology.
Rev. Dr. Taylor has extensive experience in counseling and pastoral care. Her A-FACT Framework supported by her research of a faith-based feminist public pastoral theological methodology, supports a dynamic conversation of well-being across faith-traditions as well as offers a foundation for her critique on contemporary understandings of empowerment and healing out of the lived reality of existential anxiety. It is the transformational pillar of Schematic-Based Cognitive Therapy (SBCT). |
Rev. Dr. Taylor has dedicated her life to encouraging transformative adaptation in individuals, families, and social groups. An Ordained Minister in the United Church of Christ (UCC) since 2004 and an LCSW in Illinois since 2009, she holds a PhD in theology, ethics, and the human sciences as well as a post-graduate certificate in Bowen Family Systems Theory, MSW, and MDiv. Rev. Dr. Taylor has taught graduate courses at Aurora University, Chicago Theological Seminary, Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago, and North Park University. She is the co-founder of Center to Awaken Kindness offering mindful contemplative practices and tools. The Center is continually evolving as a world leader developing a comprehensive curriculum of integrated spiritual wellness and well-being.
Licenses & Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Ordained Minister, United Church of Christ (UCC)
Rev. Dr. Taylor’s Education
AS, General Printing, Ferris State University
BS, Printing Management, Ferris State University
One Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
MDiv, Chicago Theological Seminary
MSW, Dominican University
Post-Graduate Certificate, Center for Family Consultation
PhD in Theology, Ethics, and Human Sciences, Chicago Theological Seminary
Expert in anxiety, empowerment, and spirituality. An extensive knowledge base on Bowen Family Systems Theory was developed having studied under Bowen scholars trained by Dr. Murray Bowen founder of the theory, including Dr. Robert J. Noone, LCSW, Stephanie Ferrera, LCSW, and Sydney Reed, MSW. For over 10 years Rev. Dr. Taylor studied Jungian psychoanalysis and ritual studies under the Jungian Analyst Rev. Dr. Robert L. Moore.
Throughout Rev. Dr. Taylor’s journey, she has gathered information on transformative adaptation. After interning in a local newspaper office during high school, after college she worked at the world’s greatest newspaper, the famous Chicago Tribune in electronic pre-press. For 12 years she worked at Navistar interfacing with marketing, advertising, and print suppliers purchasing professional corporate annual reports, point of purchase kits, training programs, and promotional items. Following the opportunity to learn to weave wicker from three Master weavers, she wove artistic American wicker for 14 years. Desiring to delve deeper into clinical and spiritual understandings of transformational well-being, Rev. Dr. Taylor, together with her husband Rev. Dr. Bill Ressl, began a 20-year adventure in search of spiritual transformative processes in other faith-traditions and cultures as well as alternative methods spanning clinical theory and theology for understanding wellness.
Following internships in community mental service agencies, from 2003 to 2021 she worked as a Co-Pastor in a local church as well as taught graduate students at Aurora University, Chicago Theological Seminary, Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago, and North Park University. In private practice Rev. Dr. Taylor has worked with women from various cultural backgrounds seeking life transitions. Additional she has served as an In-Care mentor with the United Church of Christ coaching future clergy towards Ordained ministry. In 2020, Rev. Dr. Taylor and Rev. Dr. Ressl co-founded the Center to Awaken Kindness, division Penny & Bill Company, to serve as a global community, that provides self-care to the human Spirit by awakening the kindness of Christ’s love in the world. Today the couple strives to bring the Spirit alive by providing podcasts, storytelling, teaching, listening, artistic reflections, meditation, labyrinth journaling, critical thinking, and sharing the loving kindness of Christ’s message through the advancement of contemporary digitally grounded methods of mindful contemplation.
Accomplishments
Married to Rev. Dr. Bill Ressl, LCSW for over 30 years.
Co-Founder of the Penny & Bill Company.
+ Editor and content designer of the website CenterToAwakenKindness.com.
+ Content designer and editorial assistant for social media related to DaRevsUSA, AwakenKindnessNetwork, DrsOfTheSoul, and TaylorAndRessl. Contributing editor to DaRevsUSA Blog on the Center to Awaken Kindness.
+ In addition to creating mindful content in the form of artwork, products, and videos for the Center to Awaken Kindness, Rev. Dr. Taylor and Rev. Dr. Ressl co-host the Awaken Kindness by DaRevsUSA podcast. She is the content contributor for the mindful programming on the Awaken Kindness Network.
Rev. Dr. Taylor has taught at the following institutions: Aurora University (MSW courses); Chicago Theological Seminary (MDiv courses); Loyola University Chicago, Institute of Pastoral Studies (pastoral care & counseling graduate course); and, North Park University (pastoral care & counseling graduate course).
Co-Founder and Administrator of the Pastoral Theology and Social Work Global Forum on LinkedIn.
Co-Convener, Theological Dimensions of the Family Study Group, Society for Pastoral Theology, 2013-2019.
Rev. Dr. Taylor’s Publications
Rev. Dr. Taylor continues to self-publish mindful journals, prayer books, and other texts through the Penny & Bill Company.
Fill Me Prayer Book, Center to Awaken Kindness, division of the Penny & Bill Company.
She Reached Out In Faith: A Pastoral Theology Interpretation of Anxiety. Dissertation. Chicago Theological Seminary.
Excerpts from The Paul Tillich Archive of New Harmony, Indiana from the Collection of Mrs. Jane Blaffer Owen. The Penny & Bill Company.
Issues that Impact Suicide in Older White Males: An Understanding of How Culture, Identity, Relationships, Depression, Spirituality and Anxiety Impact Suide in Elderly White Males. Research Study, Dominican University Graduate School of Social Work.
"Chicago's Art Deco Wicker Connection" in Chicago Art Deco Society Quarterly Publication. Oak Brook, IL: Chicago Art Deco Society.
Presentations Given
Ritual-Making: The Rituals of Life and Their Impact on the Therapeutic Relationship at the National Association of Social Workers Illinois Statewide Conference.
Cultural Competency Beyond Race and Ethnicity: Towards Awareness of Spirit-filled Rituals and LGBTQ Communities at Aurora University Field Office CEU Event.
Playing with Anxiety, A Dialogue Between Family Systems Theories of Dr. Bowen and Theological Understandings of Paul Tillich at Center for Family Consultation.
LifeQuest Labyrinth presented at the Graduate Seminar of Victor Turner on Ritual Process.
Good Grief: A Scholarly Presentation Using the Model of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross at Clinical Pastoral Education, MacNeal Hospital.
Join Rev. Dr. Taylor on Social Media
Licenses & Certifications
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Ordained Minister, United Church of Christ (UCC)
Rev. Dr. Taylor’s Education
AS, General Printing, Ferris State University
BS, Printing Management, Ferris State University
One Unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)
MDiv, Chicago Theological Seminary
MSW, Dominican University
Post-Graduate Certificate, Center for Family Consultation
PhD in Theology, Ethics, and Human Sciences, Chicago Theological Seminary
Expert in anxiety, empowerment, and spirituality. An extensive knowledge base on Bowen Family Systems Theory was developed having studied under Bowen scholars trained by Dr. Murray Bowen founder of the theory, including Dr. Robert J. Noone, LCSW, Stephanie Ferrera, LCSW, and Sydney Reed, MSW. For over 10 years Rev. Dr. Taylor studied Jungian psychoanalysis and ritual studies under the Jungian Analyst Rev. Dr. Robert L. Moore.
Throughout Rev. Dr. Taylor’s journey, she has gathered information on transformative adaptation. After interning in a local newspaper office during high school, after college she worked at the world’s greatest newspaper, the famous Chicago Tribune in electronic pre-press. For 12 years she worked at Navistar interfacing with marketing, advertising, and print suppliers purchasing professional corporate annual reports, point of purchase kits, training programs, and promotional items. Following the opportunity to learn to weave wicker from three Master weavers, she wove artistic American wicker for 14 years. Desiring to delve deeper into clinical and spiritual understandings of transformational well-being, Rev. Dr. Taylor, together with her husband Rev. Dr. Bill Ressl, began a 20-year adventure in search of spiritual transformative processes in other faith-traditions and cultures as well as alternative methods spanning clinical theory and theology for understanding wellness.
Following internships in community mental service agencies, from 2003 to 2021 she worked as a Co-Pastor in a local church as well as taught graduate students at Aurora University, Chicago Theological Seminary, Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago, and North Park University. In private practice Rev. Dr. Taylor has worked with women from various cultural backgrounds seeking life transitions. Additional she has served as an In-Care mentor with the United Church of Christ coaching future clergy towards Ordained ministry. In 2020, Rev. Dr. Taylor and Rev. Dr. Ressl co-founded the Center to Awaken Kindness, division Penny & Bill Company, to serve as a global community, that provides self-care to the human Spirit by awakening the kindness of Christ’s love in the world. Today the couple strives to bring the Spirit alive by providing podcasts, storytelling, teaching, listening, artistic reflections, meditation, labyrinth journaling, critical thinking, and sharing the loving kindness of Christ’s message through the advancement of contemporary digitally grounded methods of mindful contemplation.
Accomplishments
Married to Rev. Dr. Bill Ressl, LCSW for over 30 years.
Co-Founder of the Penny & Bill Company.
+ Editor and content designer of the website CenterToAwakenKindness.com.
+ Content designer and editorial assistant for social media related to DaRevsUSA, AwakenKindnessNetwork, DrsOfTheSoul, and TaylorAndRessl. Contributing editor to DaRevsUSA Blog on the Center to Awaken Kindness.
+ In addition to creating mindful content in the form of artwork, products, and videos for the Center to Awaken Kindness, Rev. Dr. Taylor and Rev. Dr. Ressl co-host the Awaken Kindness by DaRevsUSA podcast. She is the content contributor for the mindful programming on the Awaken Kindness Network.
Rev. Dr. Taylor has taught at the following institutions: Aurora University (MSW courses); Chicago Theological Seminary (MDiv courses); Loyola University Chicago, Institute of Pastoral Studies (pastoral care & counseling graduate course); and, North Park University (pastoral care & counseling graduate course).
Co-Founder and Administrator of the Pastoral Theology and Social Work Global Forum on LinkedIn.
Co-Convener, Theological Dimensions of the Family Study Group, Society for Pastoral Theology, 2013-2019.
Rev. Dr. Taylor’s Publications
Rev. Dr. Taylor continues to self-publish mindful journals, prayer books, and other texts through the Penny & Bill Company.
Fill Me Prayer Book, Center to Awaken Kindness, division of the Penny & Bill Company.
She Reached Out In Faith: A Pastoral Theology Interpretation of Anxiety. Dissertation. Chicago Theological Seminary.
Excerpts from The Paul Tillich Archive of New Harmony, Indiana from the Collection of Mrs. Jane Blaffer Owen. The Penny & Bill Company.
Issues that Impact Suicide in Older White Males: An Understanding of How Culture, Identity, Relationships, Depression, Spirituality and Anxiety Impact Suide in Elderly White Males. Research Study, Dominican University Graduate School of Social Work.
"Chicago's Art Deco Wicker Connection" in Chicago Art Deco Society Quarterly Publication. Oak Brook, IL: Chicago Art Deco Society.
Presentations Given
Ritual-Making: The Rituals of Life and Their Impact on the Therapeutic Relationship at the National Association of Social Workers Illinois Statewide Conference.
Cultural Competency Beyond Race and Ethnicity: Towards Awareness of Spirit-filled Rituals and LGBTQ Communities at Aurora University Field Office CEU Event.
Playing with Anxiety, A Dialogue Between Family Systems Theories of Dr. Bowen and Theological Understandings of Paul Tillich at Center for Family Consultation.
LifeQuest Labyrinth presented at the Graduate Seminar of Victor Turner on Ritual Process.
Good Grief: A Scholarly Presentation Using the Model of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross at Clinical Pastoral Education, MacNeal Hospital.
Join Rev. Dr. Taylor on Social Media
- LinkedIn: DaRevsUSA
- X/Twitter: @DaRevsUSA or @DrsOfTheSoul or @TaylorAndRessl
- Facebook: DaRevsUSA or AwakenKindnessNetwork
- Instagram: DaRevsUSA or AwakenKindnessNetwork
- YouTube: DaRevsUSA or AwakenKindnessNetwork
- Pinterest: DaRevsUSA or AwakenKindnessNetwork
- Vimeo: DaRevsUSA
Penny and Dr. Lee H. Butler, Jr. Lee has been Penny's teacher, mentor, colleague, and friend for over 20 years.
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