EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Office of the President
Office of the President Online
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- Spiritual Life Site
- Online Virtual Offices & Centers
- President's Welcome Center
- Guest access available
- Office of University Chaplain
- Guest access available
- Board of Directors Center
- Executive Leadership Team
- Spiritual Life Center
- President's Welcome Center
Dr. Curt Watke
President of Missional University
Professor of Missiology & Evangelism
International Experience: Austria, Canada, Colombia, England, France, Germany & USA
Academic Site: academic website
Personal Site: personal website
Education
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- Doctor of Philosophy, Evangelism & Missions, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX
- Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages, Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, PA
- Master of Arts in Biblical Studies, New Testament concentration, Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, PA
Additional Study
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- School of World Missions, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
- Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Doctoral Research
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- Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
- School of Theology, Boston University, Boston, MA
- Yale Divinity School, Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
- Candler Theological Seminary, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
- Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL
Doctoral Dissertation
Academic Experiences
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- Director of the Kim School of Intercultural Studies, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, CA
- Professor of Evangelism & Church Planting, Prairie Bible College & Graduate School, Three Hills, AB, Canada
- Biblical Theological Seminary, Adjunct Professor, Church Planting, Hatfield, PA
- Heritage Theological Seminary, Adjunct Professor, Ministry Strategic Planning, Cambridge, ON, Canada
- Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Adjunct Professor, Urban Missions, Wake Forest, NC
- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Teaching Fellow, Evangelism & Church Growth, Fort Worth, TX
Teaching Specializations
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- Evangelization
- Missiology & Missional History
- Missional Research
- Church Development & Strategy Planning
- Church Planting, Starting Missional Congregations
Publications
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- Watke, Curt. Prescriptions for Spiritual Motivation: a system of group leadership. The Groupleader System, 1987
- Watke, Curt. Renewing Spiritual Vitality in Leadership: an exegesis & exposition of 2 Chronicles 19, Biblical Theological Seminary, 1988
- Watke, Curt. The Performative Task of Proclamation: Sketches in Paul's Theology of Preaching, Southwestern Seminary, 1993.
- Watke, Curt. Finney and New Measures Revivalism: a theoretical and theological critique. Southwestern Seminary, 1994.
- Sanchez, Daniel, Ebbie Smith & Curt Watke. Starting Reproducing Congregations: a guidebook for contextual new church development. Church Starting Network, 2001.
- Sanchez, Daniel, Ebbie Smith & Curt Watke. Cómo sembrar iglesias en el siglo XXI, Casa Bautista de Publicaciones 2001.
- Sanchez, Daniel, Ebbie Smith & Curt Watke. 재생산 하는 교회 : 21세기 교회 개척을 위한 지침서 / Chaesaengsan hanŭn kyohoe : 21-segi kyohoe kaech'ŏk ŭl wihan chich'imsŏ. 서로 사랑, Sŏul-si : Sŏro Sarang, 2010.
- Scott, Bruce & Curt Watke. Ministry Context Exploration: Understanding North American Cultures. Church Growth Resources, 2002.
Ministry & Professional Experiences
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- President & Chief Visionary Officer, Missional University, North Augusta, SC
- Founder & Executive Director, Intercultural Institute for Contextual Ministry, North Augusta, SC
- Director for Missional Leadership (part-time), Baptist Resource Network, Harrisburg, PA
- Resource Preparedness Associate, Church Planting Group, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, GA
- Pastoral Ministry in Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania
- Mission trips and personal travel to Colombia, Germany, former East Germany, Austria, England, France
- Lived in 11 US states and 2 Canadian provinces and served in every region of the US except the Northwest
Membership in Academic Organizations
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- Evangelical GIS Society, Local Missions & Church Planting Co-Chair
- Gospel and Our Culture Network
- Social Science Research Network