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

• • 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

• • School of World Missions, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
  • Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

Doctoral Research

• • 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

• • A Generative Analysis of Selected Socio-scientific Theories in Urban Evangelization Among American Protestants

Academic Experiences

• • 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

• • Evangelization
  • Missiology & Missional History
  • Missional Research
  • Church Development & Strategy Planning
  • Church Planting, Starting Missional Congregations

Publications

• • 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

• • 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

• • Evangelical GIS Society, Local Missions & Church Planting Co-Chair
  • Gospel and Our Culture Network
  • Social Science Research Network