Rev. Kathryn House
Rev. Kathryn House, PhD
Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and Practical Theology and Chair of the Rev. Dr. Lee Barker Professorship of Leadership Studies
Meadville Lombard Theological School
Rev. Dr. Kathryn House is a theological educator whose work explores leadership, practical theology, embodied life, and the ways religious communities respond to experiences that shape—and sometimes wound—the people within them. Her research interests include prophetic religious leadership, liberationist theological traditions, trauma-informed pastoral and spiritual care, theologies of vocation, and the lasting impact of evangelical purity culture.
Before joining Meadville Lombard, House served at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary as a visiting assistant professor of practical theology and Louisville Institute Postdoctoral Fellow and directed the Myrtle Collaboration, an initiative exploring vocation and lives of meaning and purpose. Her work invites leaders to understand their communities and contexts deeply—and to lead within them with creativity, courage, and care.