Having joined Belmont University in 2022, he is discovering a range of teaching interests, from Chinese films to the Bible, the history of Christianity, and world religions. M.B.A., Belmont University; B.S., Middle Tennessee State University He continues to be very passionate about teaching and sharing with new students insights and understandings in studying the Bible, and with seasoned students, bringing into the classroom focused biblical studies, with the addition of practical experiences in the church, chaplaincy and pastoral counseling. Phone: (562) 777-4041. Emily WhitePublishers Assistant and Project Manager. She lives in Nashville with her husband, Edwin, a seventeen-year-old son, Ian, ten chickens, three dogs, and one cat. B.S., Middle Tennessee State University Western Michigan University Larkin Briley, Director of Missions and Outreach, Associate University Minister This happens in two primary ways: Spiritual Life Assistants partner with Residence Life: Spiritual Life Assistants serve as ambassadors for University Ministries: What if I have questions?Please contact Tim Wildsmith, Director of Faith Formation & Engagementtim.wildsmith@belmont.edu/ 615.460.6419, Report an issue with this page | Legal Notices| Non-Discrimination. Bellarmine College Preparatory, located in San Jos, California invites applications for a full-time Assistant Director of Christian Service for Encounter and Justice Formation starting on or around April 1, 2023. I specialize in Continental philosophy and religious thought from Kant to the present, the history of metaphysics, and Christian thought from the Patristic and Medieval period. B.B.A., Belmont College to be in partnership with conferences encouraging churches to focus on making disciples. John Langdon, Assistant Compliance Director Allison Kee,Assistant Supervisor for Electronic Resources When I was a college student, I decided that I could never learn enough about religion, but it wasnt until I was in graduate school that I discovered my passion for the vocation of teaching. The Assistant Director of Spiritual Formation creates upperclassmen/commuter specific, and graduate student specific spiritual formation opportunities, as well as additional student Christian leadership development and pastoral care opportunities. Nanci Alsup, Office Manager, Marnie Vanden Noven, Director of General Education (BELL Core) , was recently published in the Floodgate Poetry Series, Volume 7, and my academic monograph. Terrell McTyerExecutive Director of Marketing and Innovation. His scholarly work has appeared in the journals. Campbell comes to this role having led Discipleship Ministries as the Associate General Secretary for Strategic Programming, where he coordinated the work of the agency around three strategic priorities: an Intentional Discipleship System in every church with focus on our identity in Christ and explicitly anti-racist discipleship; equipping local churches to engage their communities, particularly those for whom the church has become irrelevant, recognizing a diverse mission field; and lifting up and creating local, contextual resources globally. Javascript is currently not supported, or is disabled by this browser. Joel and his wife live in Springfield, Tennessee, where he has been active with his churchs disaster relief efforts and coaching youth sports. Sean Sawyer, Assistant Director for Sales and Sponsorships for Athletics B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga All Rights Reserved, Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy. M.S.I.S., University of Tennessee; B.A., Oral Roberts University Holly Newsome, Office Manager and Assistant to the Senior Director Randall C. Reynolds, Director of Information Security B.A., Harding University Rachel Ward, Gift Processor & Records Coordinator The individual must be fluent in Spanish and able to facilitate group retreats, individual days of prayer, and work with individuals as a spiritual director, both in English and in Spanish. Contact. He hails from Southern California, where he received an MBA in finance from Long Beach State University. Margaret Quigley, Director of Development M.Ed., Belmont University; B.Arch., Auburn University My research interests include Writing and Spirituality, Religion and Literature, and Contemporary Poetry. A. Sam Simpkins, University Photographer, Office of Communications Rev. After high school, I went to a Christian college and majored in religion, then on to graduate school for advanced studies in the history and literature of the Bible. When I came to Belmont University in the year 2000, I knew I had found a place where I could settle in for a long time and enjoy a productive career of teaching and scholarship. She grew up in San Antonio, Texas, singing from the age of five. Laura Merkle, Admissions CRM Support Specialist Report an issue with this page | Legal Notices, L. Gregory Jones, President (2021) Heather Copeland, Assistant Director for Compliance Tom is a graduate of Vanderbilt Divinity School with both the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees. Christy Ridings's Phone Number and Email. B.B.A., Belmont College In the classes I teach, we explore the intersections of theology and the arts. Kimberly OrrAssociate General Secretary/Publisher, The Upper Room. He has been married for twenty-three years and has two boys, ages nineteen and seventeen. Some of my past projects have included research into womens groups and their involvement in religious systems and research exploring cross-cultural perceptions of violence. At both organizations, Joel provided oversight to multiple distribution centers and successfully led teams through system improvements, breakthrough logistics, and other large-scale projects designed to benefit the customer experience. I immersed myself in scripture, seeking an answer to my all-consuming doubt. She has expertise in qualitative and quantitative research and teaches program evaluation in one of Vanderbilts doctoral programs. Joe Frye, Assistant Coach Nathan G. Webb is Interim Dean of the College of Theology and Christian Ministry and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. from the University of Richmond, and immediately after college, I spent time in the Teton Mountains where I worked on a fly-fishing and horse ranch while I wondered what to do with my degree in the humanities besides enjoying the Great American Outdoors. Campbell teaches Intentional Discipleship Systems and Community Engagement in seminaries, annual conferences, districts, and local churches, challenging United Methodist leaders to make the mission of making disciples and transforming communities the center of all that we do. Lindsay Bateman, Administrative Coordinator Belmont University; B.S.B.A. Her specialties include child and adolescent counseling, stress management for teachers and administrators, as well as the integration of solution focused brief therapy into both the counseling and teaching setting. Mark Carr, Assistant Mens Soccer Coach M.A., Cumberland University; B.F.A., Cumberland University Lauren Eads, Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator This brought together all the training and experiences of academics, church, hospital and pastoral counseling in grappling within an academic setting the many facets of life and culture through a religious and biblical lens. B.S., Belmont University Karen P. Hargrove, Administrative Assistant Bryan Green, Head Coach Mens Soccer Along with reading the Bible, I read many books by people who had struggled to find their faith, and, most importantly, had found God in abundance. Please enable Javascript for full functionality. Ashley Layhew, Collections Manager B.F.A., Union University Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A, Rev. Scott Flynn, Mens Golf Coach His work experience of more than thirty years with all levels of the United Methodist Church structure has established him as a seasoned church planter, church administrator, project manager, and executive officer. Suzanne Clement, Executive Assistant Most people in the world are religious, and as our own religious landscape becomes more pluralistic here in the United States, knowing about religion becomes more and more of a necessity for individuals interested in dialogue and understanding. I am grateful for my place here among colleagues who teach me and support me every day and among students who challenge me with their energy and ideas. M. M.B.A., University of Georgia; BS, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; CPA Dr. Reed joined Belmont as an administrator in 2001 and became a regular adjunct in Belmonts College of Theology and Christian Ministry. Diana Sanchez-Bushong is the Executive Director of Worship Ministries and Director of Music Ministries at Discipleship Ministries. Joel Beasley serves The Upper Room as Executive Director of Operations. B.F.A., Belmont University, Misty Biggers, Office/Budget Manager M.Ed., Lynchburg College; B.S., Lynchburg College He is the editor ofStories of Minjung Theology(SBL Press) and a contributor toThe Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Korea(Oxford University Press). Aaron Smith, Assistant Coach Basketball She was selected to appear in all Allegiance national ads in Entrepreneur Magazine and was awarded the companys highest honor - The Founders Award. I enjoy the challenge of classrooms where students come from different backgrounds and with different expectations. John Carney, VIce President of Marketing and and Communications My Ph.D. is in historical theology, which, as it sounds, is a combination of church history and constructive theology. She also served as publishing coordinator for Discipleship Resources International (DRI). My second priority is to present subject content according to the course description, and to strive to do so in an exciting and challenging manner that will cause students to think, ponder, question, and articulate what they are learning. Debbie Sprang, Sr. Director of Development and Alumni Relations SLAs participate in some Residence Life training. Staff is centered in Nashville, Tennessee, but we also have staff at locations across the United States. Kenisha Rhone, Assistant Director of Media Relations Jesse Sun holds a Ph.D. in World Christianity from Duke University. Born in China, Dr. Sun came to the United States in 2007. Joel previously was Vice President of Distribution for PaddyWax and Thomas Nelson Publishers. Email. His clinical specialties include the treatment of complex trauma, religion and spirituality, and panic disorder. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2018. has worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, private practice, jail, and in peer support substance use recovery. Director - Samford University, Assistant Professor of History of Christianity, Ph.D. - Duke University; M.T.S. Brook Swiger, Day Supervisor for Access Services M.L.S., University of North Carolina, Greensboro; M.S.M., Austin Peay State University; B.A., Harding University, Jill B. Freeman, Director Heather Henson, Head Coach Womens Soccer Michael Leggit, Event Operations Technician An ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, she is appointed to The Upper Room out of the Texas Annual Conference. Pete enjoys following Minnesota sports teams and spending time with his children and grandchildren who are scattered about the country. My favorite part was simply listening to the stories and perspectives of homeless persons, who I found, witnessed to the presence and wisdom of God; they were my guides to answering a few questions such as how does homelessness impact a persons religious practices, what constitutes their sacred space, and how do they experience God in embodied and material ways even in their extreme poverty. Ive been teaching at Belmont for 20 years and every class is a new experience. She currently serves as Associate Publisher and Executive Director of Content. Hana Bebane, Sales and Delivery Associate, Perry Moulds, Vice President for Development and External Relations I came to Belmont University after receiving my Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Divinity School, where I wrote on the significance of God in the philosophies of Immanuel Kant and Emmanuel Levinas (Dissertation:The Ethical Passing of Goddirected by Jean-Luc Marion). Julie E. Thomas, Director of Alumni Relations Director of University Marketing & Public Relations Prior to joining The Upper Room, Amy was assistant dean for student affairs and community life at Vanderbilt Divinity School. I have been teaching for over three decades now, in subjects as diverse as biology, physical education, and Biblical Hebrew. Vanderbilt University, B.A. He enjoys reading fiction and mythology, playing games, and traveling and his favorite people in the world are his kind and sharp-witted wife, Liz and son Oliver who has a curiosity that one could argue rivals his own. You might guess that I enjoy teaching in the College of Theology and Christian Ministry because the faculty also love learning and ideas and knowledge, and theydo;but that is not why I enjoy teaching with them. Catherine Murphy, Purchasing Coordinator I also teach a Vocation class for Religion majors where students explore questions of identity and calling in light of their faith. M.A., University of Memphis; B.A., University of Tennessee, Knoxville I earned my B.A. 2 REL 2350 Christian Doctrine is a prerequisite for the following: REL 2410 Spiritual Formation ; REL 2510 Christian Ethics ; all courses in Religion and Society division, in the Theological and Historical Division, and Biblical Studies Division. B.S. M.B.A., Michigan State University; BA Michigan State University Our workforce began working from home permanently in 2020. B. he was ordained with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Mark Srouji, Head Womens Tennis Coach M.S., Drexel University; B.A., Middle Tennessee State University Steven Reed is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, attending Vanderbilt University and completing collegiate studies at Western Kentucky University, earning a B.A. Kara Lassen Oliver, MDiv, holds many titlesassociate publisher, teacher, author, preacher, mom, and yogi. Ph.D, M.A., B.A., University of Mississippi, Todd L. Lake, Vice President for Spiritual Development (2005) She holds a B.A. Gypsy Moody, Digital Access and Metadata Librarian Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Ph.D. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Challenged by Respect: Rethinking Service Learning on American Indian Reservations" for, 1900 Belmont Boulevard | Nashville, TN 37212. Darcy North, Sr. University Events Coordinator Her research addresses theological dimensions of hospitality, embodiment, difference, and identity. ; University of Alabama at Birmingham; B.S., Samford University Greg Bagwell, Database Administrator James C. Early, PBX/Operations Coordinator Chris WilterdinkExecutive Director, Congregational Vitality & Intentional Discipleship; Director, Young Peoples Ministries, Chris is the Executive Director of Congregational Vitality and Intentional Discipleship and the Director of Young Peoples Ministries. Charles W. Hodgin, III, Assistant Professor for Systems and Collection Management The only questions worth asking are the ones that never come to a close: the question of God, of love and the good, of meaning and knowledge, of suffering and healing. Biology, Relogious Studies - University of Rochester, Associate Professor, Practical Theology & Spiritual Formation, B.A., University of Richmond, M.A.T., M.Div., Vanderbilt University, Th.D., Duke University, Assistant Professor of Religion and the Arts, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University; B.A., Middle Tennessee State University, Professor, Theology & Religion and the Arts, B.M., University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.Div., Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ed.D., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Scarritt College; M.L.S., Peabody College; B.A., Centenary College, Ph.D. and M.A., Vanderbilt University; M.Div., Southern Seminary; B.A., William Jewell College, Associate Professor of Religion and the Arts, Ph.D., University of St Andrews, Scotland; M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary; B.A., Baylor University, Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; M.Div., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; B. 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