Mary Glenn

Mary Glenn joined Fuller’s faculty as assistant professor of the practice of chaplaincy and community development in 2022, after serving as an affiliate faculty member for over a decade, beginning in the former School of Intercultural Studies. Dr. Glenn teaches courses in the School of Mission and Theology master’s degree programs, where she serves as a faculty member for the MA in Justice and Advocacy degree, co-lead for the intercultural studies and urban ministries concentration and the MDiv chaplaincy concentration, and co-creator and co-chair of the MA in Chaplaincy (MAC) degree. Glenn has served on the Faculty Senate since 2023. She has taught in a variety of academic contexts. At Fuller, she initially taught on the topic of urban youth ministry (as far back as 2010) with the Fuller Youth Institute. She is author of the chapter “Nineveh, God’s Mission of Love, and the Enemy” in the book God’s Mission in the Cities of the Bible (2021) and is author or coauthor of articles for Missiology: An International Review, FULLER magazine, and the Journal of Youth Ministry.

Through her work as a pastor, chaplain, and educator, Glenn serves as a bridge builder. Ordained nondenominationally, she has more than 20 years of youth/college/community pastoral experience. A lover of cities, particularly Los Angeles (where she calls home), she regularly leads urban immersions and Downtown LA city walks. She has led community development organizations, including co-leading Cities Together, working with collaborative movements and leaders for city transformation. She has served as a certified chaplain for more than two decades with three different agencies and as a law enforcement chaplain trainer, and holds a certification in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM). She previously served as a national board member with the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) and as a board member with Central City Community Outreach in Downtown Los Angeles/Skid Row. Glenn served from 2022–2024 as an Advisory Board Member with Chaplaincy Innovation Lab’s “Chaplains as Facilitators of Covenantal Pluralism” Project (Templeton Religion Trust). She serves as a co-administrator for Interfaith America’s Faith and Health campus grant with Fuller’s MA in Chaplaincy degree program and Thrive Center. She is a frequent speaker on suffering, trauma, the ministry of God’s presence, and God’s shalom.