Patrick G. Duggan
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Religion |
| Occupation | Pastor, Executive at the UCC National Setting |
| Location | South Hempstead, NY, United States |
| Introduction | Innovator, thought leader and community development professional in the public and private sectors for over 25 years. Duggan is a United Church of Christ (UCC) Pastor in Long Island, NY and the Executive Director of the UCC Church Building and Loan Fund, the first church building society in the United States. CB&LF offers and promotes financing and technical assistance for the purchase, construction or renovation of church buildings, meeting houses, parsonages/rectories, and other buildings used by the UCC and other churches across the United States. Duggan has been cited for his leadership in the redevelopment of two Long Island communities with high concentrations of poverty, New Cassel and Wyandach. As Nassau Deputy County Executive for Economic Development he led initiatives in planning, community development and affordable housing. He is committed to justice and restoration of communities by redeeming wealth in the economy of God. |
| Interests | Leadership development, organizational administration, project management, visioning and implementation of vision plans, fund development, nonprofit management, consulting in housing, community & economic development, pastoral leadership, preaching, religious and theological education, African & African American history, American history, global affairs, history of the African American religious tradition. |
| Favorite movies | The Book of Eli, Lucy, all Will Smith, Denzel Washington & Samuel L. Jackson movies, Brazil, The Fifth Element, The Avengers (Hulk is THE MAN!) |
| Favorite music | Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, 60's, 70's & 80's pop, some classical |
| Favorite books | The Bible, Authentic Patriotism by Stephen Kiernan, The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggeman, and my Doctor of Ministry project, Ground Zero in the Economy of God |