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Line 1: {{Short description\|American bishop}} '''Rueben Philip Job''' (February 7, 1928-January 3, 2015) was a retired [[United States\|American]] [[Bishop]] of the [[United Methodist Church]]. Elected in 1984, he served the [[Iowa]] [[Episcopal Area]] and retired in 1992.▼ {{More citations needed\|date=May 2022}} ▲'''Rueben Philip Job''' (February 7, 1928- – January 3, 2015) was aan ~~retired [[United States\|~~American]] [[~~Bishop~~bishop]] of the [[United Methodist Church]]. Elected in 1984, he served the [[Iowa]] [[Episcopal ~~Area~~area (United Methodist Church)\|episcopal area]] and retired in 1992. ==Birth and family== Line 5 ⟶ 7: ==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>[{{Cite web \|url=http://www.iaumc.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=186 \|title=Article on Bishop Job] \|access-date=2008-11-29 \|archive-date=2011-07-19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719001621/http://www.iaumc.org/news_detail.asp?PKValue=186 \|url-status=dead }}</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).▼ ▲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 (~~1957-60~~1957–1960); [[Minot]] (~~1960-61~~1960–1961); Calvary Church, [[Fargo, North Dakota\|Fargo]] (~~1962-65~~1962–1965). In ~~1961-62~~1961–1962 he served in [[Europe]] as a [[~~Chaplain~~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~~bishop and assigned him to the [[Iowa]] Episcopal Area.<ref>[{{Cite web \|url=http://bishops.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=5881 \|title=List of ~~Bishops~~bishops from United Methodist website] \|access-date=2008-11-29 \|archive-date=2010-04-20 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420133024/http://bishops.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=5881 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He served on the UM General Commission on Communications as a ~~Bishop~~bishop. He was also ~~Chairperson~~chairperson of the [[Hymnal]] Revision Committee of the church, resulting in the 1989 ''[[United Methodist Hymnal]]''. Bishop Job retired from the ~~Episcopacy~~episcopacy in 1992.▼ ▲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> Line 31 ⟶ 29: ==See also== * [[List of ~~Bishops~~bishops of the United Methodist Church\|Wikipedia List of United Methodist ~~Bishops~~bishops]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==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 }} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Job, Rueben Philip}}▼ ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME = Job~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American bishop~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH = 7 February 1928~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH = Jamestown, North Dakota~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH = 3 January 2015~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH = Brentwood, Tennessee~~ }} ▲{{DEFAULTSORT:Job}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century American male writers]] [[Category:20th-century American non-fiction writers]] [[Category:~~American United~~20th-century Methodist bishops]]▼ [[Category:21st-century American male writers]] [[Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers]] [[Category:21st-century Methodist bishops]] [[Category:American evangelicals]] [[Category:American male non-fiction writers]] [[Category:American religious writers]] [[Category:Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary alumni]]▼ [[Category:Methodist writers]] [[Category:Ministers of the Evangelical United Brethren Church]] [[Category:~~American~~People ~~military~~from ~~chaplains~~Brentwood, Tennessee]] [[Category:~~American~~People ~~evangelicals~~from Jamestown, North Dakota]] ▲[[Category:American United Methodist bishops]] [[Category:United Methodist bishops of the North Central Jurisdiction]] ~~[[Category:People from Jamestown, North Dakota]]~~ ~~[[Category:People from Brentwood, Tennessee]]~~ ▲[[Category:Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary alumni]] [[Category:United States Air Force chaplains]] [[Category:Westmar University alumni]]