Calhoun, Adele Ahlberg 1949-

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Calhoun, Adele Ahlberg 1949-

PERSONAL:

Born April 12, 1949; daughter of Phillip and Coralee Ahlberg; married Douglas Calhoun (a minister), August 13, 1977; children: Douglas Nathaniel, Annaliese Ahlberg. Ethnicity: "White." Education: University of Colorado, B.S., 1970; Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, M.A., 1975. Hobbies and other interests: Art, hiking.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Oak Brook, IL. E-mail—acalhoun@cc-ob.org.

CAREER:

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Boston, MA, affiliate, 1975-77; assistant director of young adults for a church in Boston, 1986-89, director of spiritual formation, 1989-96; pastor of spiritual formation in Oak Brook, IL, 1997—. Adjunct faculty member at Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 1997-2004, and Northern Baptist Seminary, 2004; member of board of directors, Transforming Center, 2003-06, and Pierce Foundation, 2004—.

WRITINGS:

(With Karen Mains) Opening Our Hearts and Homes: A Group Exploration of Scriptural Hospitality, InterVarsity Press (Westmont, IL), 1998.

Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us, InterVarsity Press (Westmont, IL), 2005.

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