Katy Grindberg, MDiv, MA, MSe
Director of Contextual Education and Lecturer
she/her
kgrindberg@plts.edu
510-559-2749
2000 Center Street
Areas of expertise: I work with students, agencies, and congregations in field work placements as well as teach worship and other courses
About
Rev. Katy Grindberg has been an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in the ELCA since 2008. A 2006 MDiv graduate of PLTS, she pursued an MA in Liturgical Studies through the Graduate Theological Union, focusing on the cross section of worship and ethic. With a specific focus on the Lord's Supper, her MA thesis is titled In Faith Toward God and In Fervent Love Toward One Another: A Lutheran Eucharistic Ethic for the 21st Century. Katy served four years as a congregational pastor, and nine years as Assistant to the Bishop before starting at PLTS in September 2020.
Katy's first career was as a Certified Athletic Trainer and she worked for 11 years at the University of Kansas. She began as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer, and after two years was hired as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in the Athletics Department. For 8 years Katy was also an Instructor in the Health, Sports, and Exercise Science Department, specifically teaching courses in the Athletic Training major.
Education
Master of Arts in Liturgical Studies - Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, 2009
Master of Divinity - Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, 2006
Master of Science in Education - University of Kansas, Lawrence, 2002
Bachelors of Arts & Sciences - University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1992