Thursday, October 23, 2008

Engaging The New Media

Dr. Tim Dearborn will be in Malaysia for a Worldvision event.

His Expertise: Christianity, Development, Humanitarian Issues

He serves as Dean of the Chapel and Associate Professor of Theology at Seattle Pacific University, where he is responsible for all campus ministry and urban and global volunteer programs. His interests include church life, leadership, and mission. He has served and taught in India, Scotland, and France; consulted with missionaries in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nepal, and Tanzania; and visited ministries in numerous countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa. He has published four books on spirituality and mission, most recently From Mission Tourists to Global Citizens: A Preparation Workbook for Short-term Mission Teams.
Dr. Dearborn also teaches on the faculties of Fuller Theological Seminary and Regent College, and before coming to Seattle Pacific, served as Chief of Staff for World Vision (U.S.). He was the founder of the Seattle Association for Theological Education; taught for seven years at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and the French Evangelical Seminary in Vaux-sur-Seine, France; and served as pastor of mission for eight years at University Presbyterian Church in Seattle.

Tim holds a B.A. from Whitman College, an M.T.S. from Harvard University Divinity School, a Th.M. from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen. He is married to Kerry Kappel Dearborn, who also serves as a professor of theology at Seattle Pacific University, as well as for Regent College and Fuller Theological Seminary. They have three daughters.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dr Tim Dearborn is also a Senior Fellow of IJM Institute (www.ijminstitute.com)
IJM Senior Fellows are leaders of Christian scholarship who contribute to the theological development of IJM staff and those who are impacted by the message and mission of IJM. IJM Senior Fellows also serve as liaisons for the expansion and deepening of IJM�s relationships with communities, ministry leaders and scholars in the Body of Christ throughout the world.
About the IJM Institute
The IJM Institute is a community of Christian leaders advancing solutions for overcoming injustice. It is a place for sharing ideas, resources and tools to raise awareness of injustice and move the Body of Christ to action.

Agora friend