Director of Associate of Arts Program
Hargrove School of Adult & Graduate Studies
Professor-at-Large of General Education
Phone: 217.245.9606
Education:
- PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MDiv, Lincoln Christian Seminary
- MA, Lincoln Christian Seminary
- BA, Lincoln Christian College
Current Courses:
- LA 113 Introduction to Speech
- BI 111 Introduction to the Bible
- BI 264 Foundations of Bible Study
- Prophet, Pastor and Patriarch: The Rhetorical Leadership of Alexander Campbell. Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 2006. Religious Communication Association's 2006 Book of the Year.
- Building Blocks for Bible Study: Laying a Foundation for Life. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1997.
- The College Press NIV Commentary: Hebrews. Co-authored with James Girdwood. Joplin, MO: College Press, 1997.
- "The Transparent Sermon: G. Campbell Morgan's Lectures on Preaching," in Preaching by G. Campbell Morgan. Ed. Kurt I. Johanson. Regent College Press, 2010.
- "Discovering the Restoration's African-American History," Christian Chronicle, November, 1996.
- "African-American Preachers in the Restoration Tradition," Christian Standard, June 30, 1996.
- Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Illinois College (2000-2009)
- Associate Professor of Preaching, Kentucky Christian College (1994-2000)
- Adjunct Professor of Preaching, Graduate School of Kentucky Christian University (2006-2010)
- Married to Deborah Louise Patterson of Kewanee, IL
- one married daughter, Joye Louise George of Jacksonville, IL
- three other children, Peter James, Amy Beth and Cassandra Lee.