| Current Positions |
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- Director, Doctor of Ministry, Bethel Seminary
- Professor of Ministry Leadership, Bethel Seminary
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Previous Professional Experience |
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- Pastor of Leadership Development & Outreach, Immanuel Baptist
Church
- Adjunct Bible Instructor, Northwestern College
- Acting Program Administrator, SemPM Modular Program, Bethel
Seminary
- Administrative Research Assistant, Center for Transformational
Leadership, Bethel Seminary
- Vice President of the Board, Sammy Wanyonyi International Ministries
- Vice President & Chairman of the Board, Together Ministries,
Inc.
- Program Counselor, ACR Homes, Inc.
- Assistant Youth Minister, Bethlehem Baptist Church
- Chaplain, Salvation Army Harbor Lights Center
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| Education |
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- Ph.D. Organizational Leadership, Regent University, 2005
- C.A.G.S., Organizational Leadership, Regent University, 2004
- M.Div., New Testament concentration with Biblical Languages, Bethel
Seminary, 2000, Magna Cum Laude
- B.A., Psychology & Bible, with a minor in Spanish, Northwestern
College, 1995
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| Professional Service Roles and Organizational Affiliations |
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- Editorial Board, Journal of Business and Educational Leadership
- Editorial Board, Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership
- Editorial Board, Journal of Organization, Management, & Leadership
- Chair, Academic Programs Assessment and Accreditation Committee, Bethel Seminary
- Chair, Faculty Council on Integration and Contextualization, Bethel Seminary
- Chief Researcher, Bethel Seminary AD2018 Report
- Evangelical Theological Society
- American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences
- International Leadership Association
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| Areas of Special Interest |
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- Team Leadership
- Servant Leadership
- Self-Sacrificial Leadership
- Metanarrative & Leadership Effectiveness
- Transformational Leadership
- Leading through Conflict & Change
- Nature of Organizational Culture
- Ministry Practice & Leadership
- Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
- Missional Leadership
- Evangelism
- Holistic Christian Discipleship
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| Notable Writing Projects |
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- McNeff, Mike, & Irving, Justin A. (in review). Job Satisfaction
and The Priority of Valuing People: A Case Study of Servant Leadership
Practice in a Network of Family Owned Companies. International Journal of Leadership Studies.
- Nordbye,
Valorie C., & Irving, Justin A. (in review). An Examination of
Effective Leadership among Millennials: The Impact of Servant
Leadership within a US National Campus Ministry. Journal of Virtues and Leadership
- Irving,
Justin A. (2013). Assessing Leader Goal-Orientation, Follower-Focus,
and Purpose-in-Leadership: Development and Initial Testing of the
Purpose in Leadership Inventory. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 20(1), 82-93. Published at: http://asbbs.org/files/ASBBS2013V1/PDF/I/IrvingJ(P82-93).pdf
- Howard,
Christopher S., & Irving, Justin A. (2013). The Impact of Obstacles
and Developmental Experiences on Resilience in Leadership Formation. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 20(1), 679-687. Published at: http://asbbs.org/files/ASBBS2013V1/PDF/H/Howard_Irving%28679-687%29.pdf
- Howard, Christopher S., and Irving, Justin A. (2012). The Role of Obstacles in Leadership Formation. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 19(1), 433-442. Published at: http://asbbs.org/files/ASBBS2012V1/PDF/H/HowardC.pdf
- Irving,
Justin A. (2011). A Model for Effective Servant Leadership Practice: A
Biblically-Consistent and Research-Based Approach to Leadership. Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership, 3(2), 118-128. Published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jbpl/vol3no2/JBPL_Vol3No2_Irving_pp118-128.pdf
- Irving, Justin A. (2010). Cross-cultural perspectives on servant leadership. In Servant leadership: Developments in theory and research (Ch. 10). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Irving, Justin A.(2010). Educating Global Leaders: Exploring Intercultural Competence in Leadership Education. Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies, 3(1). Paper published at: http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/09392.pdf
- McIntosh, T. A., & Irving, J. A. (2010). Evaluating the
Instrumento de Contribucion al Liderazgo de Siervo (ICLS) for
reliability in Latin America. The Journal of Virtues and Leadership, 1(1), 30-49. http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jvl/vol1_iss1/McIntosh_Irving_Final.pdf
- Lanctot, J. D. & Irving, J. A. (2010). Character and
leadership: Situating servant leadership in a proposed virtues
framework. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 5(4). http://www.regent.edu /acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol6iss1/2_Final%20Edited%20Lanctot%20and%20Irving_pp%2028-50.pdf
- Irving, Justin A. (2010). Intercultural Competence in Leadership Education: Keys to Educating Global Leaders. Journal of Business and Educational Leadership, 1(1), 3-13. Published at: http://asbbs.org/files/2010/JBEL%201.1_Fall_2009_March_2010.pdf
- Irving, Justin A., & McIntosh, T. A. (2009). Investigating the
Value of and Hindrances to Servant Leadership in the Latin American
Context: Initial Findings from Peruvian Leaders. Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies, 2(1). Paper published at: http://aabri.com/manuscripts/09179.pdf
- Irving, Justin A. (2009). Intercultural Competence in Leadership Education: Keys to Educating Global Leaders. Journal of Business and Educational Leadership , 1(1), 3-13. Paper published at: http://asbbs.org/files/2010/JBEL%201.1_Fall_2009_March_2010.pdf
- Irving, Justin A. (2009). Intercultural Competence in Leadership Education: Keys to Educating Global Leaders. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 16(1). Paper published at: http://asbbs.org/files/2009/PDF/I/IrvingJ.pdf
- Irving, Justin A. (2008). Utilizing the Organizational Leadership Assessment as a strategic tool for increasing the effectiveness of teams within organizations. Journal of Management and Marketing Research, 1(1), 111-124. Paper published at: http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/08064.pdf
- McIntosh, T. A., & Irving, J. A. (2008). Evaluating the
Instrumento de Contribucion al Liderazgo de Siervo (ICLS) for
reliability in Latin America. Proceedings of the 2008 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Paper published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2008/mcintosh-irving.pdf
- Lanctot,
J. D. & Irving, J. A. (2007). Character and leadership: Situating
servant leadership in a proposed virtues framework. Proceedings of the 2007 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Paper published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2007/lanctot-irving.pdf
- Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2007). Servant leadership
predictors of team effectiveness: Findings and implications. Journal
of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 15(2), 82-94.
- Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2007). Team effectiveness
and six essential servant leadership themes: A regression model based
on items in the Organizational Leadership Assessment. International
Journal of Leadership Studies, 2(2), 98-113. Article published at
http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol2iss2/IrvingLongbotham/
IrvingLongbothamV2Is2.pdf
- Irving, J. A., & McIntosh, T. (2007). Evaluating the Reliability
of the Evaluacion Organizacional de Liderazgo Among Spanish Speaking
Latin Americans. Proceedings of the American Society of Business
and Behavioral Sciences, 14(1), 786-805.
- Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2007). Leading Effective Teams
Through Servant Leadership: An Expanded Regression Model of Essential
Servant Leadership Themes. Proceedings of the American Society of
Business and Behavioral Sciences, 14(1), 806-817.
- Matteson, J. A., & Irving, J. A. (2006). Exploring servant and self-sacrificial
leadership: A research proposal for assessing the commonalities and
distinctions of two follower oriented leadership theories. American
Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences E- Journal, 2(1). Available at http://www.asbbs.org/ejournal.html
- Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2006). Examining the Impact
of Servant Leadership on Team Effectiveness: Findings and Implications
for those at the Crossroads of Leadership Scholarship and Practice.
Proceedings from the 8th Annual International
Leadership Association Conference, Refereed Paper Track.
- Matteson, J. A., & Irving, J. A. (2006). Servant versus self-sacrificial
leadership: A behavioral comparison of two follower-oriented leadership
theories. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 2(1),
36-51. Article published at http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol2iss1/matteson/mair.pdf
- Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2006). Team effectiveness
and six essential servant leadership themes: A regression model based
on items in the Organizational Leadership Assessment. Proceedings
of the 2006 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Paper published
at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2006/irving_longbotham.pdf
- Irving, J. A., & McIntosh, T. (2006). Investigating the value
of and hindrances to servant leadership in the Latin American context:
Initial findings from Peruvian leaders. Proceedings of the American
Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 13(1), 874-887.
- Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2006). Servant leadership
predictors of team effectiveness: Findings and implications. Proceedings
of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 13(1),
862-873.
- Matteson, J. A., & Irving, J. A. (2006). Exploring servant and
self-sacrificial leadership: A research proposal for assessing the commonalities
and distinctions of two follower oriented leadership theories. Proceedings
of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 13(1),
1305-1319.
- Irving, J. A. (2005). Exploring the relationship between servant leadership
and team effectiveness: Findings from the nonprofit sector. Proceedings
of the 2005 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Paper published
at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2005/irving_exploring.pdf
- Matteson, J. A., & Irving, J. A. (2005). Servant versus self-sacrificial
leadership: Commonalities and distinctions of two follower-oriented
leadership theories. Proceedings of the 2005 Servant Leadership Research
Roundtable. Paper published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2005/matteson_servant.pdf
- Irving, J. A. (2005). Servant Leadership and Team Effectiveness. Dissertation
Abstracts International, 66(04A), 1421. (UMI No. 3173207)
- Irving, J. A. (2005). Lessons for leaders from Christ's example of
humble self-sacrifice: A sacred texture analysis of Philippians 2:5-11.
In Strategies for effective Leadership: US and Russian Perspective
(pp. 115-127). Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse.
- Irving, J. A. (2005). Utilizing The Organizational Leadership Assessment
as a strategic tool for increasing the effectiveness of teams within
organizations. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and
Behavioral Sciences, 12(1), 837-848.
- Irving, J. A. (2005). The benefits, challenges, and practice of team
leadership in the global context. In Strategies for effective Leadership:
US and Russian Perspective (pp. 227-246). Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse.
- Irving, J. A. (2004). "Perspective for Leaders on Wealth."
Devotional published at http://www.bealeaderforgodssake.org/devotional/devotional_005.html
- Irving, J. A., & Klenke, K. (2004). Telos, Chronos,
and Hermeneia: The role of metanarrative in leadership effectiveness
through the production of meaning. International Journal of Qualitative
Methods, 3(3). Article 3. Paper may be retrieved from
https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/article/view/4464/3578
- Irving, J. A. (2004). Evaluating the reliability and validity of the
Dark Side of Leadership Profile. Proceedings of the 2004 International
Leadership Studies Conference.
- Irving, J. A. (2004). Servant leadership and the effectiveness of
teams: Findings and implications. Proceedings of the 2004 Servant
Leadership Research Roundtable. Paper published at http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2004/
irving_servant_leadership.pdf
- Irving, J. A., Howard, C., & Matteson, J. (2004). Framing metanarrative:
The role of metanarrative in leadership effectiveness through the production
of meaning. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral
Sciences, 11(1), 738-750.
- Irving, J. A. (2003). Decentralization and the shared leadership of
the New Testament. Bethel Seminary. Paper utilized in a course
on Team Leadership.
- Irving, J. A. (2003). Telos, Chronos, and Hermeneia:
The causal role of metanarrative in leadership effectiveness through
the production of meaning. Proceedings for the 2003 International
Leadership Studies Conference.
- Irving, J. A. (2000). The Nonprofit Organization. An unpublished
manuscript presenting a theology and practice of leadership within the
nonprofit sector.
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| Design & Development Experience with Programs & Courses |
D.Min. in Servant Leadership
for Team and Organizational Effectiveness |
- Servant Leadership: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Transformational Servant Leadership
- The Servant Leader & Followers: The Art of Leadership Development
- The Servant Leader & the Inner Life: The Art of Self-Leadership
- The Servant Leader & Team Effectiveness: The Art of Leading Teams
- The Servant Leader & Organizational Effectiveness: The Art of Cultural Architecture and Leadership Communication
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M.A. Transformational Leadership
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- Transformational Leadership
- Introduction to Evangelism and Missions
- Ministry Foundations
- Self Leadership
- Measurement-Based Leadership
- Communication & Organizational Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Characteristics of the Transformational Leader
- Mentored Leadership Development
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Certificate in Missions
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- Global Evangelization & Contextual Ministry
- Doing Theology Across Cultures
- Team Ministry/Team Building for the Mission Field
- Ethno-Hermeneutics
- Language Learning
- Culture Learning-Ethnography
- Evangelism & Church Planting
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General Courses
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- Ministry Practice and Polity
- Small Groups
- Change and Conflict
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Master of Organizational Leadership
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- Biblical Principles & Ethics for Leadership
- Personal & Spiritual Growth for Effective Leadership
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| Teaching Experience |
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- Bethel Seminary, Associate Professor: Transformational Leadership,
Communication & Organizational Leadership, Evangelism and Missions,
Team Leadership, Servant Leadership, Doctoral Thesis Proposal
Workshop/Research Methodology & Design
- Northwestern College,
Adjunct Instructor: OT History and Literature, NT History and
Literature, Hermeneutics/Principles of Biblical Interpretation,
Christian Discipleship, Prison Letters, Selected Psalms, Biblical
Principles and Ethics for Leadership, Personal & Spiritual Growth
for Effective Leadership, Theology of Leadership, Spiritual Formation.
- Capella University, Visiting Scholar/Ph.D. External Reader
- Seminario Evangelico de Lima, guest lecturer at the Evangelical Seminary of Lima
- Immanuel Baptist Church, regular and extensive teaching in
the following areas: Old Testament, New Testament, Evangelism, Missions,
Small Groups, Congregational Leadership
- Escuela Evangelica "La Patria", (San Pedro Sula,
Honduras) Guest Instructor, English as a Second Language
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| International Ministry Experience |
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- Kilgali and Butare, Rwanda (November, 2006)
- Lima, Peru (March-April, 2005; November, 2007)
- San Pedro Sula, Honduras (March, 2001; October, 2000; Summer, 1993)
- Dessaline, Haiti (Summer, 1999)
- Monterrey, Mexico (Summer, 1998; Summer 1997)
- China (Summer, 1991)
- Manila, Philippines (Summer, 1990)
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| Ministry Experience |
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- Immanuel Baptist Church - Worship Leader (2007-2009), Associate Pastor (2000-2004); Elder (1997-2009); Pastoral
Intern (1996-1998); Chairman of the Missions Board
(1997-2003); Short Term Missions Leader (multiple missions trips, 1997-2003);
Leader of college-aged and young adult ministries (1995-2000); Adult
S.S. Teacher (1995-2008); Ministry Area Team Leader (2000-2009)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church - Urban Apprentice (summer of 1992);
Assistant Youth Minister (1993-1994)
- Northwestern College - Spiritual Growth Coordinator (1993-1994);
Honduras Missions Trip (summer of 1993); Chapel Committee (1993-1994);
Pulpit Supply Preaching (1993-1995); Ministry Teams (1993-1995)
- Salvation Army - Chaplain (1992-1993); Youth Day Camp Supervisor
(summer 1999)
- Student Venture - Volunteer Staff (1991-1992); Summer Missions
(1990 & 1991)
- Good Shepherd Community Church - Youth Group Student Leader,
Vacation Bible Clubs, S.S. teacher (1988-1991)
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| Presentations & Conferences |
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- Godly Conflict Resolution . The 2010 Love INC National Conference (2010).
- Intercultural Competence in Leadership Education: Keys to Educating Global Leaders. Keynote Address: The 16th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences
(2009).
- Evaluating the Instrumento de Contribucion al Liderazgo de Siervo (ICLS) for Reliability in Latin America. The 2008 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (2008)
- How to Encourage Servant Leadership in Your Ministry . Liderando Como Jesus--El Lider Que El Peru Necesita III conference in Lima, Peru (2007)
- How to Lead Teams. Liderando Como Jesus--El Lider Que El Peru Necesita III conference in Lima, Peru (2007).
- The Process of Empowerment in Church Planting. Seminario Evangelico de Lima (2007).
- The Function of Emotional Intelligence in the Life of the Church Planter. Seminario Evangelico de Lima (2007)
- The Leader as Servant: Leadership Reflections on Matthew 20:20-28, Instituto Biblico International, Lima, Peru (2007)
- Evaluating
the Reliability of the Servant Leadership Assessment Instrument
(Istrument d'Evaluation du Serviteur Dirigeant) Among French Speaking
Rwandans: An Exploratory Study. The 9th Annual Global Conference of the International Leadership Association, Vancouver, Canada (2007).
- Exploring the Emergent Church. Association of Christians in
Student Development (2007).
- What's Needed to Lead through Change. Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Association of Rural Telecommunications (2007).
- Leading Effective Teams Through Servant Leadership: An Expanded
Regression Model of Essential Servant Leadership Themes. The 14th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences
(2007).
- Evaluating the Reliability of the Evaluacion Organizacional de
Liderazgo Among Spanish Speaking Latin Americans. The 14th Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences
(2007).
- Servant Leadership for Good Governance. Great Lakes Regional
Conference on Good Governance in Kigali, Rwanda (2006)
- Servant Leadership Predictors of Team Effectiveness: Findings and
Implications. The 13th Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Business and Behavioral Sciences (2006).
- Investigating the Value of and Hinderances to Servant Leadership
in the Latin American Context: Initial Findings from Peruvian Leaders.
The 13th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and
Behavioral Sciences (2006).
- Exploring Servant Versus Self-Sacrificial Leadership: A Research
Proposal for Assessing the Commonalities and Distinctions of Two Follower-Oriented
Leadership Theories. The 13th Annual Meeting of the American Society
of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2006).
- Transformational Leadership. The 2006 Love INC National Conference
(2006).
- Laying Down Your Rights for the Unreached. Meadow Creek Church's
2006 Missions Conference (2006).
- Exploring the Relationship between Servant Leadership and Team
Effectiveness: Findings from the Nonprofit Sector. The 2005 Servant
Leadership Research Roundtable (2005).
- Servant versus Self-Sacrificial Leadership: Commonalities and Distinctions
of Two Follower-Oriented Leadership Theories. The 2005 Servant Leadership
Research Roundtable (2005).
- Transformational Leadership. The 2005 Love INC National Conference
(2005).
- Models of Leadership Communication. The 2005 Love INC National
Conference (2005).
- Servant Leadership in the Latin American Context. El Lider
Que El Peru Necesita II conference in Lima, Peru (2005).
- The Most Excellent Way: Engaging the Teachings, Example, and Very
Attitude and Nature of Jesus' Love Saturated Approach To Leadership.
La Vina del Senor church, Lima, Peru (2005).
- Team Leadership in the Latin American Context: Reflections
from the New Testament and Contemporary Leadership Theory.
El Lider Que El Peru Necesita II conference in Lima, Peru (2005).
- Utilizing The Organizational Leadership Assessment as a
strategic tool for increasing the effectiveness of teams within organizations.
The 12th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and
Behavioral Sciences (2005).
- Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Dark Side of Leadership
Profile. The 2004 International Leadership Studies Conference (2004)
- Servant Leadership and the Effectiveness of Teams: Findings and
Implications. The 2004 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (2004).
- The Benefits, Challenges, and Practice of Team Leadership in the
Global Context. The 2004 Taylor University/Nizhni Novgorod State
University Business Leadership Conference (2004)
- Telos, Chronos, and Hermenia: Exploring the Role of Metanarrative
in Ministry Leadership Effectiveness in the Face of Postmodern Criticism.
The 49th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Regional Evangelical Theological
Society (2004)
- Self-Sacrificial Leadership: A Biographic Analysis of Ken Lay and
the Apostle Paul. The 2004 Taylor University/Nizhni Novgorod State
University Business Leadership Conference (2004)
- Framing metanarrative: A quantitative examination of the role of
metanarrative in leadership effectiveness through the production of
meaning. The 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business
and Behavioral Sciences (2004)
- Telos, Chronos, and Hermeneia: A qualitative look at the role of
Metanarrative in Leadership Effectiveness through the Production of
Meaning. The 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Advances
in Qualitative Methods, Edmonton, Canada (2004)
- Telos, Chronos, and Hermeneia: The causal role of metanarrative
in leadership effectiveness through the production of meaning. The
2003 International Leadership Studies Conference (2003)
- Discovering Emotional Intelligence - Grace Fellowship's Small
Groups Conference (2002 & 2003)
- Ten Lessons from Paul for Short-Term Missions - Northwestern
College Missions Chapel (2003)
- Are You a Missional Christian? - Northwestern College Chapel
(2002)
- Exploring Transformational Leadership - Northwestern College
Leadership Advance Conference (2001)
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| Scholarships, Honors, Awards |
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- Licensed and Ordained Minister of the Gospel (present)
- Outstanding Scholar Award, American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2009)
- Seminary Faculty Excellence Award (2008)
- Best Paper Award for Leadership Track, American Society of Business
and Behavioral Sciences (2006)
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges:
Regent University (2004-05)
- Colleague of the Month, Bethel University (March, 2003)
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges:
Bethel Seminary (1999-2000)
- Ralph and Marie Brushaber Scholarship (1999-2000)
- Runbeck Scholarship Fund (1999-2000)
- ETA BETA RHO, National Honor Society of Students of Hebrew Language
and Culture, (Inducted, May 1999)
- Sandy Ford Leadership Award in Evangelism (1998-1999)
- Carl Gustaf Langergren Memorial Scholarship (1998-1999)
- International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons, Scholarship
Recipient (1996-1997; 1997-1998; 1998-1999)
- Edwin and Marie Omark Scholarship (1997-1998)
- Minnesota School of Missions, Scholarship Recipient (1996-1997)
- Northwestern College Student Commencement Speaker (May, 1995)
- Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges:
Northwestern College (1994-1995)
- Notable Names in Evangelism for Nacie 1994
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