Kara Markell

The Rev. Dr. Kara Markell is the assistant director of the Seattle University Center for Ecumenical and Interreligious Engagement. She has also worked as a pastor at United Christian Church in Renton, WA and Lake Washington Christian Church in Kirkland, WA, among others.

Her experience as a teacher and workshop leader include time with Seattle University, Northern Lights Regional Christian Church, and multiple public school districts. Her most recent publications include contributions to the Journal of Religious Leadership (“Rewilding Religious Leadership: Engaging the ‘Big Book of Revelation’ for the Future”) and to Christ and Cascadia (“The Church Is an Organism: Redefining the Body of Christ as a Living System”).

Markell obtained her Doctor of Ministry from the Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry in 2019 and her Master of Divinity from Brite Divinity School. She also has a Master of Music degree from University of Missouri and enjoys partaking in the performing arts.