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Mission

To prepare people committed to global christian ministry.

The Christian Ministry Department:

Prepares church leaders in the area of practical ministries and provides training, and experience in such areas as preaching, church leadership and administration, pastoral care, evangelism, sacred music and worship, and youth studies and ministry.

As part of the Christian Ministry Department, the Religious Education Programs prepare men and women to fulfill the teaching and discipline mandates of the gospel commission.

	Kathy Beagles Assistant professor of Religious Education		Skip Bell Professor of Christian Ministry Director, Doctor of Ministry Program
	Bonnie Beres Administrative Assistant, Christian Ministry Department		Russell Burrill Professor Emeritus of Evangelism & Church Growth
	Jeanie Craig Office Manager, Christian Ministry Department		Roger R. Dudley Professor Emeritus of Christian Ministry Director, Institute of Church Minsitry
	Donald C. James Assistant Professor of Small Group Evangelism Associate Director, North American Division      Evangelism Institute		R. Clifford Jones Professor of Christian Ministry Associate Dean
	S. Joseph Kidder Associate Professor of Christian Ministry		Lyle Litzenberger Business Manager, North American Division      Evangelism Institute Coordinator, Natural Church Development
	A. Allan Martin, II Associate Professor of Discipleship      and Family Life		John V. G. Matthews Professor of Educational Administration      and Religious Education
	James J. North, Jr. Professor of Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Seminary Chaplain		Ricardo Norton Associate Professor of Church Growth Director, Institute of Hispanic Ministry
	Stanley E. Patterson Associate Professor of Christian Ministry		Eduard E. Schmidt Assistant Professor of Personal Evangelism Associate Director, North American Division      Evangelism Institute
	Peter Swanson Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care Chair, Christian Ministry Department		Jane Thayer Associate Professor of Religious Education Director, Religious Education Program
	Ronald H. Whitehead Assistant Professor of Youth Ministry Director, Center for Youth Evangelism		Walt A. Williams Associate Professor of Christian Ministry Director, InMinistry Center
	Diane Helbley Administrative Assistant, Religious Education & Youth Ministry Programs		Allan Walshe Associate Professor, Director, Youth Ministry Program

Counseling and Testing

	Dr. Peter Swanson, Ph.D., Licensed Professional Counselor, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care. Counseling available to Seminary students and their families. Call 471-3408 for an appointment
	Andrews Community Counseling Center
	University Medical Specialties. Call 473-2222 for an appointment for any one of the following licensed psychologists: Nancy Carbonell, Ph.D., Rick Kosinski, Ph.D., and Ann Hamel, Ph.D.

Department Field Projects & Ministries

Recommended Links

Pastoral Ministry & Church Policy Review Sheet
North American Division Evangelism Institute (NADEI)
Center for Youth Evangelism (CYE)
Institute of Church Ministry

Marvin Hodges

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