{"id":7987,"date":"2024-11-19T16:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/?p=7987"},"modified":"2024-11-19T16:54:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T16:54:52","slug":"f-willis-johnson-and-dave-male-to-teach-at-luther-seminary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2024\/11\/19\/f-willis-johnson-and-dave-male-to-teach-at-luther-seminary\/","title":{"rendered":"F. Willis Johnson and Dave Male to teach at Luther Seminary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two internationally known pioneers in new Christian ministries\u2014F.<\/strong> Willis<\/strong> Johnson<\/strong>\u00a0and Dave<\/strong> Male<\/strong>\u2014have joined Luther Seminary\u2019s faculty this year as visiting instructors.<\/p>\n

Johnson and Male are supporting the seminary\u2019s initiatives designed to start and develop new ministries, especially ministries for those unfamiliar with traditional or \u201cinherited\u201d forms of church.<\/p>\n

Johnson, senior minister at Christ Church in Columbus, Ohio, and adjunct professor at Methodist Theological Seminary in Delaware, Ohio, has contributed to TIME Magazine and National Public Radio. He brings a depth of experience with ministries in diverse settings and contexts across the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuther Seminary\u2019s commitment to testing boundaries and cultivating innovative practices mirrors my passion for equipping leaders to envision and embody the church\u2019s future,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n

Male, co-director for vision and strategy at the Archbishops\u2019 Council of the Church of England, helped create one of the first \u201cfresh expressions\u201d in England\u2014Christian communities aimed at people in their 20-40s with no experience of church.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very excited about this new role with Luther Seminary and am looking forward to working in a creative and innovative environment as we help people start and develop new Christian communities,\u201d Male said.<\/p>\n

Both Johnson and Male are helping the seminary not only educate ministry entrepreneurs but identify, recruit, and support them well beyond their time at Luther.<\/p>\n

Terri<\/strong> Elton<\/strong> \u201898<\/strong> M.A.,<\/strong> \u201807<\/strong> Ph.D.<\/strong>, dean of academic affairs and professor of leadership, is glad that Luther Seminary students have this opportunity to learn from Johnson and Male. \u201cThey are in the field and out ahead of us. For students to be engaged with these experienced entrepreneurial leaders is a good thing for the seminary and for the gospel.\u201d<\/p>\n

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