The Rev. Kevin M. Goodman, Associate Dean
The Rev. Kevin M. Goodman is from New Orleans, the city of great coffee, delicious food, the Saints, Drew Brees and birthplace of Jazz. He grew up at All Saints’ River Ridge, an Episcopal Church on the levee, up the river from downtown. He studied at Loyola University New Orleans earning a B.A. in Communications with a minor in Asian Studies. Kevin spent his junior year in Xi’an, The People’s Republic of China, where he studied language and culture.
Prior to accepting his call to ordained ministry, Kevin worked as a TV Producer. He studied at The General Theological Seminary in New York City and did his seminarian field placement at St. Luke in the Fields. It was at St. Luke in the Fields where he developed a passion for working with homeless youth and people living and dying with HIV/AIDS.
When he arrived in Chicago, he worked with The Night Ministry on the Youth Outreach Team (YOT) working with young people residing on the streets in Lakeview. Additionally, he served as an assistant at St. Matthew’s Evanston corroborating with the rector and with the congregation to develop youth programs and outreach ministries.
Prior to accepting the call to St. James Cathedral, he served as curate at All Saints’ Chicago where he was program director for Ravenswood Community Services (RCS), an agency of Episcopal Charities and Community Services. RCS is the non-profit All Saints’ established as the church’s hunger and poverty relief outreach ministry to neighbors in Uptown and Ravenswood. Through RCS, Kevin worked with an incredible group of volunteers feeding the homeless and the working poor, supporting school-based health care centers, and establishing mentoring programs at neighborhood schools.
As the Cathedral’s Associate Dean, Kevin is responsible for congregational growth and formation. He convenes the Parish Council and works with the Dean empowering leaders to minister to each other in order to change the world.
He loves Walt Disney World, monorails, films and Kate Bush.
Kevin was married to Anton, his partner of twelve years, in the state of Vermont. They live with their dog Tucker.
