Biography

Kenley Hall spent 15 years in pastoral ministry, primarily within the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of the Oakland/San Francisco Bay area in the Northern California Conference. He received his DMin in Homiletics in 2008 from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. His dissertation project was titled "A Model for Preaching in a Multiethnic/Multicultural Context.” He currently serves as Professor of Homiletics and Youth and Young Adult Ministry at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. Kenley is married to Roshelle. They have two children (Stephanie and Josh). Kenley is a founding pastor, served for seven years as lead pastor, and currently serves as a teaching Pastor at One Place, a worshiping community for Young Adults (and the not-so-young) on the campus of Andrews University. One Place also serves as a training center for select Advanced Ministerial Development students.

Current Research or Professional Activities

Two “Ps” are essential for effective teaching: passion and preparation. I bring a passion for teaching homiletics, youth and young adult ministry, and intercultural mission and ministry to the classroom, along with a commitment to students. The second essential for effective teaching is preparation. Preparation is so much more than a single lecture or class exercise. It goes much deeper into who I am as a teacher and my philosophical understanding of teaching and learning, as well as my professional development, not merely as an expert in my disciplines, but also as a teacher.

As I noted under the section covering my philosophical foundation for teaching, one of the two essential “Ps” of teaching is passion. Part of that passion is for my students. I love playing a role in the pastoral formation of the next generation of pastors in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. To participate in their actual pastoral formation requires that I spend more time with them than just in the classroom. It requires after-class conversations, hallway chats, and an office that is open and welcoming to students.

My current research focuses on Faith Development and Discipleship for Metamoderns, as well as on Ellen White as a Prophetic Voice of Radical Abolitionism and Civic Disobedience. 

I continue to serve as a Teaching Pastor at One Place—a worshipping community for young adults on the campus of Andrews University.