Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies
Office: Timothy Hall 28
Education:
- PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- MDiv, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary
- BA, Central Bible College
Appointed to Faculty: 2012
Professional / Academic Activities:
- Intercultural Studies Program Director
- Evangelical Missiological Society Member (2008- )
- Consulting Editor for Missio Dei Journal
Courses
- IC 602 Theology for Intercultural Ministry
- IC 603 Intercultural Insights for Ministry and Missions
- IC 641 Theology of Mission and Evangelism
- IC 646 Contextualization
- IC 700 Capstone Project in Intercultural Studies
Publications:
- “Self theology, global theology, and missional theology in the writings of Paul G. Hiebert” Trinity Journal 30, no. 2 (Fall 2009): 209-221 (co-authored with Mike Nichols)
- Preaching in the contemporary world. (Global University, 2006) (co-authored with Doug Oss, and David Crosby)
- “Culture Matters: How Three Effective Preachers (Timothy Keller, Rob Bell, and Michael Pfleger) Engage Culture in the Preaching Event” Trinity Journal (Fall 2012, forthcoming).
- “How to Integrate the Arts and Preaching” in Worship and Mission for the Global Church: An Ethnodocology Handbook. (William Carey Library, December 2012, forthcoming).
Presentations:
- Counterintuitive Missionary Placement: Sending Single Women to Reach Latter-Day Saints (paper presented at the North Central Regional EMS Conference, Feb 2010)
- Self-Theologizing, Global Theologizing, and Missional Theologizing (in the Writings of Dr. Paul G. Hiebert) (paper presented with Mike Nichols at the North Central Regional EMS Conference Mar 2009)
- Discussion panelist for Dr. Ajith Fernando’s lecture, Authentic Christian Witness in Multi-Religious Settings. Panelists included Dr. Ajith Fernando, Dr. Olugbenga Akinbola (PhD Candidate), and Dr. Harold Netland (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Oct 2008)
- Culture Matters: How Three Effective Preachers (Timothy Keller, Rob Bell, and Michael Pfleger) Engage Culture in the Preaching Event (paper presented at North-Central Regional EMS Conference, April 2012)
Additional Professional Experience:
- Taught at Cambodia Bible Institute and various churches in Cambodia (2007)
- Associate Pastor, Capital Church in the City (Salt Lake City, UT, 1999-2003)
- Short-term mission trips to Thailand (1996, 1999)
Personal:
- Born in Springfield, MO
- Proud aunt to two amazing children
- Spare time spent reading, painting/sketching, hiking, and watching football or hockey