Sidnei Vilmar Noé completed his Theology studies in 1990. After completing his doctorate with Prof. Winkler at the Bethel Church College in Bielefeld, he was a parish pastor in São Paolo. Since 2000 he has been professor of Practical Theology at the Lutheran college Escola Superior de Teologia in São Leopoldo. His research focuses on the dialogue between pastoral care and psychoanalysis.