Linda Showman holds a Bachelor and Master of Music in piano performance and a Master of Theology. She is retired from the faculty of Mount Angel Seminary, working as the Associate Director of Pastoral Formation. During her time on the faculty, she developed a ministry program with attention to justice issues and an approach to formation with a focus on compassion. She also served as adjunct faculty for the University of Portland’s Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry program. Linda is currently a Project Consultant in the Office of Prison Ministry at the Archdiocese of Portland. 

Posted Jan 30 2020

Linda Showman’s journey towards restorative justice ministry has taken several years and varying forms. Now a Project Consultant in the Office of Prison Ministry at the Archdiocese of Portland, Showman has found ways to invite others in her community into an ethic of restoration.