Philip Lance (born 1959) is an American
psychoanalyst
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and former community organizer who began his career as an
Episcopalian
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priest.
He was one of the first persons ordained by the Episcopal Church whose homosexuality was openly acknowledged by the ordaining diocese prior to his ordination.
He is the founder of Pueblo Nuevo Development, now known as Pueblo Nuevo Education & Development Group (PNEDG), and founder of the
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
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(CNCA) schools. Together with
Douglas Sadownick
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Biography
Born in the Bronx in 1959, Douglas Sadownick attended Columbia College for his B.A., New York University for his graduate work in English, and the gradua ...
, he is the co-founder of Colors LGBTQ Youth Counseling Services. He is a Fellow of the
International Psychoanalytic Association
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and a member of The
Psychoanalytic Center of California
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.
Education
Philip Lance attended
Wheaton College for his B.A. and the
General Theological Seminary
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for his graduate work in Theology. He received his Ph.D. from
Pacifica Graduate Institute
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in Clinical Psychology in 2013. His dissertation was entitled "Toward a Gay Centered Liberation Psychology".
Early career
Lance was ordained on January 16, 1988 at the
Parish Church of St. Athanasius & St. Paul in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Lance was openly gay and his ordination was the subject of considerable discord and controversy among the members of the Commission on Ministry. Ultimately, the Episcopal Church gave their approval for Lance to receive the sacrament of holy orders. The ordination was presided by
Bishop Oliver Bailey Garver Jr. Lance's life partner Joel Ginsberg Harrison (d. 1993) was one of the three formal “presenters” during the ordination ceremony. A second presenter was
J. Jon Bruno who was later elected the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese.
From 1987 to 1991, Lance served as the Curate at St. Athanasius Church where he introduced Spanish language services and established a congregation of Latino residents of Echo Park. During these years he also served as the Bishop's Liaison for Peace & Justice Ministry in the Diocese. He became active as a clergy leader for the
Justice for Janitors
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campaign,
a
social movement organization
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SMOs are generally seen as the components of a social movement. The movement's goal that can be much more narrow, or much broader, than the SMOs' goals.
Descrip ...
that fights for the rights of
janitors
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(caretakers and cleaners) across the US and Canada.
Community development work
In 1992, Lance organized a weekly "mass in the grass” in MacArthur Park for undocumented Latino immigrants. This event was an outgrowth of his involvement with the
Justice for Janitors
Justice for Janitors (JfJ) is a social movement organization that fights for the rights of janitors (caretakers and cleaners) across the US and Canada. It was started on June 15, 1990, in response to the low wages and minimal health-care coverage t ...
campaign, a social movement organization that fights for the rights of janitors. The "mass in the grass" led to the formation of a series of community based entrepreneurial projects including a worker-owned janitorial company. In 1994, The Archbishop of Canterbury visited Pueblo Nuevo and learned that Lance was a gay man causing discussion by the media.
In 1999, Lance and his Pueblo Nuevo congregation founded
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy is a group of charter schools serving the Westlake/ MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles. In 2003 Camino Nuevo Charter Academy was awarded the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence gold medal. The school was founded by ...
with the help of educator Paul Cummins, founder of the
Crossroads School. During his tenure as leader of the organization, the schools grew to serve more than 3200 students with an annual operating budget exceeding $50 million and real estate assets of $100 million. Camino Nuevo is recognized for its superior results with bilingual education. The school was built in a converted mini-mall, a choice that was recognized for its innovative architectural improvements to the built environment of the community. The school has been the subject of multiple case studies concerning community-based education.
Psychology career
In 2015 Lance opened a private practice as a clinical psychologist. He is a supervisor of doctoral interns in psychology and co-hosts a podcast titled New Books in Psychoanalysis. He is the co-chair of the Continuing Education Committee at the
Psychoanalytic Center of California
The Psychoanalytic Center of California (PCC) is a psychoanalytic institute in Los Angeles, California, that emphasizes psychoanalytic approaches based on the work of Melanie Klein, Wilfred Bion, the British Object Relations School, and other th ...
. He serves on the faulty of the Reiss-Davis Graduate School teaching psychodynamic theory and practice.
References
External links
Dr. Philip Lance websiteCamino Nuevo Charter AcademyPueblo Nuevo Education & Development Group
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1959 births
Living people
American priests
LGBT Anglican clergy