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{{Short description|American bishop}}
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'''Rueben Philip Job''' (February 7, 1928 – January 3, 2015) was an American [[bishop]] of the [[United Methodist Church]]. Elected in 1984, he served the [[Iowa]] [[Episcopal area (United Methodist Church)|episcopal area]] and retired in 1992.
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==Education==
Job earned the [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree from [[Westmar College]] in 1954 (as did his wife, a member of the same class). He earned the [[Bachelor of Divinity]] degree from [[Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary]] in May 1957.<ref>
▲Job earned the [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree from [[Westmar College]] in 1954 (as did his wife, a member of the same class). He earned the [[Bachelor of Divinity]] degree from [[Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary]] in May 1957.<ref>[http://www.iaumc.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=186 Article on Bishop Job]</ref> Bishop Job holds [[honorary doctorates]] from Westmar College (1975), [[Dakota Wesleyan University]] (1980), [[Asbury Theological Seminary]] (1984), the [[University of Dubuque]] Theological School (1989), [[Rust College]] (1991), [[Simpson College]] (1992), and [[Iowa Wesleyan College]] (1992).
==Ordained ministry==
On May 24, 1952, Job received a License to Preach in the [[Evangelical United Brethren Church]] (E.U.B.) from Bishop E. W. Pretorius. Job received a Student Appointment that summer. He was [[ordained]] an Elder by Bishop H. R. Heininger in 1957.
Job served several pastorates in [[North Dakota]]: Tuttle (1957–1960); [[Minot]] (1960–1961); Calvary Church, [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] (1962–1965). In 1961–1962 he served in [[Europe]] as a [[chaplain]] in the [[U.S. Air Force]]. He served on the staff of the General Board of Evangelism of the [[E.U.B. Church]] from 1965 to 1968, and on the general staff of the [[United Methodist Church|U.M.]] Board of Evangelism and Discipleship from 1968 to 1977, following the 1968 merger of the [[E.U.B.]] and [[Methodist]] Churches that formed the [[United Methodist Church]]. In 1977 Job was appointed District Superintendent of the Northern District of the [[South Dakota]] [[Annual conferences within Methodism|Annual Conference]]. He held this position until he became the World Editor of ''[[The Upper Room]]'' devotional publication, a highly popular United Methodist ministry. For years he had also been active in the development of spiritual enrichment programs and materials, the author or co-author of numerous works.
==Episcopal ministry==
The 1984 North Central Jurisdictional Conference of the UMC elected Job a bishop and assigned him to the [[Iowa]] Episcopal Area.<ref>
▲The 1984 North Central Jurisdictional Conference of the UMC elected Job a bishop and assigned him to the [[Iowa]] Episcopal Area.<ref>[http://bishops.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=5881 List of bishops from United Methodist website]</ref> He served on the UM General Commission on Communications as a bishop. He was also chairperson of the [[Hymnal]] Revision Committee of the church, resulting in the 1989 ''[[United Methodist Hymnal]]''. Bishop Job retired from the episcopacy in 1992.
==Selected writings==
*Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living <ref>[http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=2429875&ct=4644177 A review of Three Simple Rules on the United Methodist website]</ref>
*Living Fully, Dying Well <ref>[http://www.umc.org/site/c.gjJTJbMUIuE/b.1986703/k.D490/Book_gives_insights_into_living_fully_dying_well.htm Review of Living Fully, Dying Well with author interview]</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.umc.org/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.1862943/k.89D8/Photo_Gallery/siteapps/tools/PhotoDetail.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=1862943&p={18DD28A0-E47D-42F5-85BC-14914B97B42D}&st=DESC Photo of Bishop Job] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211035636/http://www.umc.org/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.1862943/k.89D8/Photo_Gallery/siteapps/tools/PhotoDetail.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=1862943&p=%7B18DD28A0-E47D-42F5-85BC-14914B97B42D%7D&st=DESC |date=2011-02-11 }}
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