Duane R. Bidwell, Ph.D., directs the Pastoral Care and Training Center [www.brite.tcu.edu/pastoralcare] and teaches in the department of Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Counseling. The Center, which is dually accredited by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, provides affordable pastoral counseling to the community, clinical training and supervision to advanced students at the divinity school, and research in pastoral theology, care, and counseling to benefit the church and the broader community. Duane is passionate about the formation of pastors, pastoral counselors, spiritual directors, and lay caregivers for postmodern ministry, and he often teaches and preaches in local congregations.

A minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA), a certified pastoral counselor, and a licensed spiritual director, Duane lectures and publishes frequently in the areas of pastoral theology, pastoral care, pastoral counseling, and spiritual direction. He also facilitates spirituality retreats. Before joining the staff of Brite Divinity School, Duane worked in rural, urban, and suburban congregations, hospital chaplaincy, and community ministry. Currently, he chairs the professional advisory group for the Clinical Pastoral Education program at Harris Methodist hospitals, serves as vice-chair of the southwest region of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, serves on the Grace Presbytery examinations committee, and is a member of the Ethics Consortium of the Tarrant County Medical Society. With his wife and son, Duane enjoys traveling, hiking, and backpacking in New Mexico, Colorado, and the Big Bend region of Texas.