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Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Justin A. Irving

Twitter: @lead2purpose
Blog: purposeinleadership.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purposeinleadership/
Linkedin Profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jairving

Academic Bio: https://www.sbts.edu/academics/faculty/justin-a-irving/ 

Current Positions

• Professor of Leadership, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
  
• Duke K. McCall Chair of Christian Leadership, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Chair, Department of Leadership and Discipleship, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
• Director, Doctor of Education Program, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Previous Professional Experience

• Interim Co-Vice President and Dean, Bethel Seminary
  
• Professor of Ministry Leadership, Bethel Seminary
  
• Director, Doctor of Ministry Program, Bethel Seminary
  
• Lead Faculty, Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Leadership
  
• Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Bethel Seminary
• Pastor of Leadership Development & Outreach, Immanuel Baptist Church
• Director, Work with Purpose Initiative, Bethel Seminary
  
• Worship Leader, Immanuel Baptist Church & Risen Church Minneapolis
• Adjunct Bible Instructor, University of Northwestern – St. Paul
• Acting Program Administrator, SemPM Modular Program, Bethel Seminary
• Administrative Research Assistant, Center for Transformational Leadership, Bethel Seminary
• Board Member, Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools
  
• Board Member, Minnesota Renew Center
  
• Advisory Board Member, Professionals Global
  
• Vice President of the Board, Sammy Wanyonyi International Ministries
• Vice President & Chairman of the Board, Together Ministries, Inc.
• Program Counselor, ACR Homes, Inc.
• Assistant Youth Minister, Bethlehem Baptist Church
  
• Chaplain, Salvation Army Harbor Lights Center
  

Education

• Ph.D. Organizational Leadership, Regent University, 2005
• C.A.G.S., Organizational Leadership, Regent University, 2004
• M.Div., New Testament concentration with Biblical Languages, Bethel Seminary, 2000, Magna Cum Laude
• M.B.A., Management concentration, with Leadership Foundations certificate, Bethel University, 2016
• B.A., Psychology & Bible, with a minor in Spanish, Northwestern College, 1995

Areas of Special Interest

• Purpose in Leadership
• Servant Leadership
• Intercultural Competence and Global Dimensions of Leadership
• Team Leadership
• Research Methods for Leadership and Ministry Study
• Nonprofit Leadership and Governance
• Evangelism and Missional Engagement
• Self-Sacrificial Leadership
• Metanarrative & Leadership Effectiveness
• Transformational Leadership
• Leadership Development and Leadership Emergence Theory
• Conflict Management and Peacemaking
• Organizational Systems & Systems Theory
• Leading Visionary Change
• Nature of Organizational Culture
• Church Governance & Ecclesiastical Polity
• Congregational Leadership & Ministry Practice
• Missional Leadership
• Holistic Christian Discipleship
• Christian Community Development

Teaching Experience

• Bethel Seminary, Professor of Ministry Leadership: Transformational Leadership, Communication & Organizational Leadership, Evangelism and Missions, Team Leadership, Servant Leadership, Organizational Leadership & Church Governance, Research Methodology and Design
• University of Northwestern, St. Paul, Adjunct Instructor: OT History and Literature, NT History and Literature, Hermeneutics/Principles of Biblical Interpretation, Christian Discipleship, Prison Letters, Selected Psalms, Biblical Principles and Ethics for Leadership, and Personal and Spiritual Growth for Effective Leadership
• Capella University, Visiting Scholar/Ph.D. External Reader
• Seminario Evangelico do Lima, guest lecturer at the Evangelical Seminary of Lima
• Escuela Evangelica "La Patria", (San Pedro Sula, Honduras) Guest Instructor, English as a Second Language
  

Academic Committee Assignments

• Academic Programs Assessment and Accreditation Committee, Chair
  
• Faculty Doctor of Ministry Committee, Chair
  
• University Executive Leadership Team
  
• University Budget Committee
  
• University Strategic Coalition, Operations & Financial Models Team
  
• University Campus Master Plan Steering Committee
  
• University Sexual Misconduct Grievance Officer
  
• University Space Planning Coordinating Team
  
• Seminary Lead Team
  
• Sabbatical, Promotion, and Tenure Committee
  
• Seminary VP/Dean Search Advisory Committee
  
• Professor of Global and Intercultural Leadership Search Advisory Committee
  
• Seminary Vision AD2018 Task Group, Lead Researcher
  
• Seminary Strategy Team
  
• Faculty Council for Integration and Contextualization, Chair
  
• Faculty Personnel Policies Committee
  
• Theology Faculty Search Advisory Committee
  
• University Reconciliation & Shalom University Curriculum Committee

International Teaching & Ministry Experience

• Fond-des-Blancs, Haiti (April, 2013; March/April 2014; September 2015)
• Nagpur and Hyderabad, India (January, 2012)
• Lima, Peru (March-April, 2005; November, 2007)
• Kilgali and Butare, Rwanda (November, 2006)
• San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Summer, 1993; October, 2000; March, 2001)
• Dessalines, Haiti (Summer, 1999)
• Monterrey, Mexico (Summer, 1997; Summer 1998)
• China (Summer, 1991)
• Manila, Philippines (Summer, 1990)
  

Ministry Experience 

• Immanuel Baptist Church - Associate Pastor; Worship Leader; Pastoral Intern; Elder; Chairman of the Missions Board; Short Term Missions Leader; Leader of college-aged and young adult ministries; Adult S.S. Teacher; Ministry Area Team Leader 
• Bethlehem Baptist Church - Urban Apprentice; Assistant Youth Minister 
• Salvation Army - Chaplain; Youth Day Camp Supervisor 
• Northwestern College - Spiritual Growth Coordinator; Honduras Missions Trip; Chapel Committee; Pulpit Supply Preaching; Ministry Teams 
• Student Venture - Volunteer Staff; Summer Missions
• Good Shepherd Community Church - Youth Group Student Leader, Vacation Bible Clubs, S.S. teacher

Present and Previous Professional Service Roles

• Previous Board Member, Haiti Christian Development Fund
  
• Previous Board Member, Minnesota Renewal Center
  
• Previous Board Member, Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools
  
• Advisory Board Member, Professionals Global
  
• Peer Reviewer, Servant Leadership: Theory and Practice
  
• Peer Reviewer, Management Research Review
  
• Peer Reviewer, Administrative Sciences
  
• Peer Reviewer, Social Sciences
  
• Peer Reviewer, Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance
  
• Peer Reviewer, Sustainability
  
• Peer Reviewer, Economies
  
• Article Editor & Peer Reviewer, Sage Open
  
• Peer Reviewer, Palgrave Macmillan
  
• Peer Reviewer, Routledge
  
• Peer Reviewer, Sage
• Previous Editorial Board, Journal of Business and Educational Leadership
  
• Previous Editorial Board, Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership
  
• Previous Chair, Faculty Doctor of Ministry Committee (Bethel Seminary)
  
• Previous Chair, Academic Programs Assessment and Accreditation Committee (Bethel Seminary)
  
• Previous Chair, Faculty Council on Integration and Contextualization (Bethel Seminary)
  
• Primary Researcher, AD2018 Report (Bethel Seminary)

Publications & Notable Writing 

• Irving, Justin A. (December 2023). Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations: Creating Contexts Where People Flourish. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
  
• Irving, Justin A, and Strauss, Mark L. (2019). Leadership in Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Practices for Servant Leaders. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic.
• Irving, Justin A, and Strauss, Mark L. (2019). Humility in an Age of Celebrity Leaders: Servant Leadership Begins with Transforming Three Areas of Our Lives. Influence Magazine, 26, November-December: 34–42.
  
• Strauss, Mark L., and Irving, Justin A. (2019). The Problem with ‘Church, Submit to Your Pastor’: When pushing our agenda keeps us from empowering others, we miss the point of leadership. CT Pastor, June. Published at: https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2019/june-web-exclusives/problem-with-church-submit-to-your-pastor.html
  
• Irving, Justin A. (2018). Leader Purposefulness and Servant Leadership. In Practicing Servant leadership. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.
  
• Irving, Justin A., and Berndt, Julie (2017). Leader Purposefulness within Servant Leadership: Examining the Effect of Servant Leadership, Leader Follower-Focus, Leader Goal-Orientation, and Leader Purposefulness in a Large U.S. Healthcare Organization. Administrative Sciences. Published at: http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/7/2/10
• Nordbye, Valorie C., and Irving, Justin A. (2017). An Examination of Effective Leadership among Millennials: The Impact of Servant Leadership within a US National Campus Ministry. Servant Leadership Theory and Practice, 4(1), 53-74. Published at: http://www.sltpjournal.org/uploads/2/6/3/9/26394582/05nordbye_vol_4_issue_1.pdf​
• McNeff, Mike, and Irving, J. A. (2017). Job Satisfaction and The Priority of Valuing People: A Case Study of Servant Leadership Practice in a Network of Family Owned Companies. Sage Open. Published at: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2158244016686813
• Irving, Justin A. (2014). Assessing Leader Goal-Orientation, Follower-Focus, and Purpose-in-Leadership: Development and Initial Testing of the Purpose in Leadership Inventory. Servant Leadership Theory & Practice, 1(1), 53-67. Published at: http://www.sltpjournal.org/uploads/2/6/3/9/26394582/6_irving_-_print_v1_i1_2.pdf
• Howard, Christopher S., & Irving, Justin A. (2014). The Impact of Obstacles Defined by Developmental Antecedents on Resilience in Leadership Formation. Management Research Review, 37(5), 466-478. Abstract available  at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/MRR-03-2013-0072
• Irving, Justin A. (2013). Assessing Leader Goal-Orientation, Follower-Focus, and Purpose-in-Leadership: Development and Initial Testing of the Purpose in Leadership Inventory. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 20(1), 82-93. Published at: http://asbbs.org/files/ASBBS2013V1/PDF/I/IrvingJ(P82-93).pdf
• Howard, Christopher S., & Irving, Justin A. (2013). The Impact of Obstacles and Developmental Experiences on Resilience in Leadership Formation. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 20(1), 679-687. Published at: http://asbbs.org/files/ASBBS2013V1/PDF/H/Howard_Irving%28679-687%29.pdf
• Howard, Christopher S., and Irving, Justin A. (2012). The Role of Obstacles in Leadership Formation. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 19(1), 433-442. Published at: http://asbbs.org/files/ASBBS2012V1/PDF/H/HowardC.pdf
• Irving, Justin A. (2011). A Model for Effective Servant Leadership Practice: A Biblically-Consistent and Research-Based Approach to Leadership. Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership, 3(2), 118-128. Published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jbpl/vol3no2/JBPL_Vol3No2_Irving_pp118-128.pdf
• Irving, Justin A. (2010). Cross-cultural perspectives on servant leadership. In Servant leadership: Developments in theory and research (Ch. 10). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Preview available at: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057%2F9780230299184_10
• Irving, Justin A. (2010). Educating Global Leaders: Exploring Intercultural Competence in Leadership Education. Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies, 3(1). Published at: http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/09392.pdf
• McIntosh, Timothy A., and Irving, Justin A. (2010). Evaluating the Instrumento do Contribucion al Liderazgo de Siervo (ICLS) for Reliability in Latin America. The Journal of Virtues and Leadership, 1(1), 30-49. Published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/jvl/vol1_iss1/McIntosh_Irving_Final.pdf
• Lanctot, James D., and Irving, Justin A. (2010). Character and Leadership: Situating Servant Leadership in a Proposed Virtues Framework. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 6(1). Published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol6iss1/2_Final%20Edited%20Lanctot%20and%20Irving_pp%2028-50.pdf
• Irving, Justin A. (2010). Intercultural Competence in Leadership Education: Keys to Educating Global Leaders. Journal of Business and Educational Leadership, 1(1), 3-13. Published at: http://asbbs.org/files/2010/JBEL%201.1_Fall_2009_March_2010.pdf
• Irving, Justin A., & McIntosh, T. A. (2009). Investigating the Value of and Hindrances to Servant Leadership in the Latin American Context: Initial Findings from Peruvian Leaders.Journal of International Business and Cultural Studies, 2(1). Published at: http://aabri.com/manuscripts/09179.pdf
• Irving, Justin A. (2009). Intercultural Competence in Leadership Education: Keys to Educating Global Leaders. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 16(1). Published at: http://asbbs.org/files/2009/PDF/I/IrvingJ.pdf
• Irving, Justin A. (2008). Utilizing the Organizational Leadership Assessment as a strategic tool for increasing the effectiveness of teams within organizations. Journal of Management and Marketing Research, 1(1), 111-124. Pulished at: http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/08064.pdf
• McIntosh, T. A., & Irving, J. A. (2008). Evaluating the Instrumento de Contribucion al Liderazgo de Siervo (ICLS) for reliability in Latin America. Proceedings of the 2008 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2008/mcintosh-irving.pdf
• Lanctot, J. D. & Irving, J. A. (2007). Character and leadership: Situating servant leadership in a proposed virtues framework. Proceedings of the 2007 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2007/lanctot-irving.pdf
• Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2007). Servant leadership predictors of team effectiveness: Findings and implications. Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 15(2), 82-94. Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/PDF/JBBS-2007_Irving-Longbotham_SL-Predictors.pdf
• Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2007). Team effectiveness and six essential servant leadership themes: A regression model based on items in the Organizational Leadership Assessment. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 2(2), 98-113. Published at: https://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol2iss2/IrvingLongbotham/IrvingLongbothamV2Is2.pdf
• Irving, J. A., & McIntosh, T. (2007). Evaluating the Reliability of the Evaluación Organizacional de Liderazgo Among Spanish Speaking Latin Americans. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 17(1), 786-805. Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/PDF/ASBBS_2007_EOL_Irving_McIntosh.pdf
• Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2007). Leading Effective Teams Through Servant Leadership: An Expanded Regression Model of Essential Servant Leadership Themes. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 14(1), 806-817. Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/PDF/ASBBS_2007_Nine%20Themes_Irving_Longbotham.pdf
• Matteson, J. A., & Irving, J. A. (2006). Exploring servant and self-sacrificial leadership: A research proposal for assessing the commonalities and distinctions of two follower oriented leadership theories. American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences E- Journal, 2(1). Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/PDF/ASBBS_2006_Servant%20vs%20Self-Sacrificial%20Leadership.pdf
• Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2006). Examining the Impact of Servant Leadership on Team Effectiveness: Findings and Implications for those at the Crossroads of Leadership Scholarship and Practice. Proceedings from the 2006 Annual Conference of the International Leadership Association, Refereed Paper Track. Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/PDF/ILA_2006_Proceedings.pdf
• Matteson, J. A., & Irving, J. A. (2006). Servant versus self-sacrificial leadership: A behavioral comparison of two follower-oriented leadership theories. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 2, 1, 36-51. Published at http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol2iss1/matteson/mair.pdf
• Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2006). Team effectiveness and six essential servant leadership themes: A regression model based on items in the Organizational Leadership Assessment. Proceedings of the 2006 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2006/irving_longbotham.pdf
• Irving, J. A., & McIntosh, T. (2006). Investigating the value of and hindrances to servant leadership in the Latin American context: Initial findings from Peruvian leaders. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 13(1), 874-887.
• Irving, J. A., & Longbotham, G. J. (2006). Servant leadership predictors of team effectiveness: Findings and implications. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 13(1), 862-873. Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/PDF/ASBBS_2006_SL%20and%20TE_Irving_Longbotham.pdf
• Matteson, J. A., & Irving, J. A. (2006). Exploring servant and self-sacrificial leadership: A research proposal for assessing the commonalities and distinctions of two follower oriented leadership theories. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 13(1), 1305-1319. Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/PDF/ASBBS_2006_Servant%20vs%20Self-Sacrificial%20Leadership.pdf
• Irving, J. A. (2005). Exploring the relationship between servant leadership and team effectiveness: Findings from the nonprofit sector. Proceedings of the 2005 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2005/irving_exploring.pdf
• Matteson, J. A., & Irving, J. A. (2005). Servant versus self-sacrificial leadership: Commonalities and distinctions of two follower-oriented leadership theories. Proceedings of the 2005 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Published at: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2005/matteson_servant.pdf
• Irving, J. A. (2005). Servant Leadership and Team Effectiveness. Dissertation Abstracts International, 66(04A), 1421. (UMI No. 3173207)
• Irving, J. A. (2005). Lessons for leaders from Christ's example of humble self-sacrifice: A sacred texture analysis of Philippians 2:5-11. In Strategies for effective Leadership: US and Russian Perspective (pp. 115-127). Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse.
• Irving, J. A. (2005). Utilizing The Organizational Leadership Assessment as a strategic tool for increasing the effectiveness of teams within organizations. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 12(1), 837-848.
• Irving, J. A. (2005). The benefits, challenges, and practice of team leadership in the global context. In Strategies for effective Leadership: US and Russian Perspective (pp. 227-246). Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse.
• Irving, J. A. (2004). "Perspective for Leaders on Wealth." Devotional published at http://www.bealeaderforgodssake.org/devotional/devotional_005.html
• Irving, J. A., & Klenke, K. (2004). Telos, Chronos, and Hermeneia: The role of metanarrative in leadership effectiveness through the production of meaning. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 3(3). Article 3. Published at: http://www.ualberta.ca/~iiqm/backissues/3_3/pdf/irvingklenke.pdf
• Irving, J. A. (2004). Evaluating the reliability and validity of the Dark Side of Leadership Profile. Proceedings of the 2004 International Leadership Studies Conference. Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/PDF/ILSC_2004_Dark%20Side_Irving.pdf
• Irving, J. A. (2004). Servant leadership and the effectiveness of teams: Findings and implications. Proceedings of the 2004 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable. Published at http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/sl_proceedings/2004/irving_servant_leadership.pdf
• Irving, J. A., Howard, C., & Matteson, J. (2004). Framing metanarrative: The role of metanarrative in leadership effectiveness through the production of meaning. Proceedings of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, 11(1), 738-750. Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/pdf/asbbs_2004_metanarrative_irving_howard_matt.pdf
• Irving, J. A. (2003). Decentralization and the shared leadership of the New Testament. Bethel Seminary. Paper utilized in a course on Team Leadership.
• Irving, J. A. (2003). Telos, Chronos, and Hermeneia: The causal role of metanarrative in leadership effectiveness through the production of meaning. Proceedings for the 2003 International Leadership Studies Conference. Available at: http://people.bethel.edu/~irvjus/PDF/ILSC_2003_telos_chronos_Irving.pdf
• Irving, J. A. (2000). The Nonprofit Organization. An unpublished manuscript presenting a theology and practice of leadership within the nonprofit sector.

Design & Development Experience (Programs & Courses)

    D.Min. in Transformational Leadership

• The Transformed and Transforming Leader
• Transformational Ministry Leadership: Theory & Practice
• Leading Transforming Organizations
• Teams, Groups, and the Transforming Leader
• Case Studies in Transformational Leadership

    D.Min in Servant Leadership for Team and Organizational Effectiveness

• Servant Leadership: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Transformational Servant Leadership
  
• The Servant Leader & Followers: The Art of Leadership Development
  
• The Servant Leader & the Inner Life: The Art of Self-Leadership
  
• The Servant Leader & Team Effectiveness: The Art of Leading Teams
  
• The Servant Leader & Organizational Effectiveness: The Art of Cultural Architecture and Leadership Communication

    M.A. in Transformational Leadership

• Transformational Leadership
• Introduction to Evangelism and Missions
• Ministry Foundations
• Self Leadership
• Measurement-Based Leadership
• Communication & Organizational Leadership
• Team Leadership
• Characteristics of the Transformational Leader
• Mentored Leadership Development

    Certificate in Missions

• Global Evangelization & Contextual Ministry
• Doing Theology Across Cultures
• Team Ministry/Team Building for the Mission Field
• Ethno-Hermeneutics
• Language Learning
• Culture Learning-Ethnography
• Evangelism & Church Planting

    General Courses

• Ministry Practice and Polity
• Small Groups
• Change and Conflict

    Master of Organizational Leadership

• Biblical Principles & Ethics for Leadership
• Personal & Spiritual Growth for Effective Leadership 
  

Speaking & Conference Presentations

• Leadership in Christian Perspective, The Gospel Coalition, Twin Cities Regional Chapter Gathering (2020)
• Leadership in Christian Perspective, The King’s University, DMin Students (2020)
• Leadership in Christian Perspective, Association for Doctor of Ministry Education, Plenary Session (April 2020)
  
• Work with Purpose, Physician Assistant Event, Bethel University (2020)
  
• Developing Courageous and Resilient Leaders: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Developmental Antecedents, The 20th Annual Global Conference of the International Leadership Association, Ottawa, Canada (2019)
  
• Courage to Develop the Whole Human: Intentional Spiritual Formation in Doctoral-Level Leadership Education, Panel Discussion, The 20th Annual Global Conference of the International Leadership Association, Ottawa, Canada (2019)
  
• Developing Servant Leaders in Your Congregation, Made to Flourish Seminar, Twin Cities Network (2019)
  
• Empowering Christian Leaders for Whole-life Discipleship, Pastor and Ministry Leaders Seminar, Bethel University (2019)
  
• Leading Like Christ, Equipped with Chris Brooks, Moody Radio (2019)
• We Can Lead Like Jesus Led, 200 Churches Podcast (2019)
  
• For God's Glory and Our Neighbors' Good, iWork4Him Radio Program (2019)
  
• Leadership in Christian Perspective, Whole & Holy: The Bethel Seminary Podcast (2019)
• Leadership in Christian Perspective, Conservative Congregational Christian Conference National Conference (2019)
  
• Discipleship Monday through Sunday, CrossPoint Church (2019)
  
• Work with Purpose, Physician Assistant Event, Bethel University (2019)
  
• Faith at Work, Risen Church (2018)
  
• Work with Purpose, Physician Assistant Event, Bethel University (2018)
  
• Work with Purpose, MBA Alumni Event, Bethel University (2017)
  
• The Purpose in Leadership Inventory: Applications for Servant Leadership Research and Practice, Global Servant Leadership Research Roundtable, Bifröst University, Iceland (2016)
  
• Finding Purpose @ Work, Work with Purpose Talks, Bethel Seminary (2016)
• Redeeming Work, Catalyst Covenant (2016)
• Work with Purpose, Best Buy Corporate Headquarters (2016)
• The Holy Spirit and Our Gospel Transformation. Hiawatha All-Church Retreat (2014)
  
• Assessing Leader Goal-Orientation, Follower-Focus, and Purpose-in-Leadership: Development and Initial Testing of the Purpose in Leadership Inventory. The 20th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2013).
• The Impact of Obstacles and Developmental Experiences on Resilience in Leadership Formation. The 20th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2013).
• Servant Leadership Practice in a Network of Family Owned Companies. 2012 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (2012)
• The Impact of Servant Leadership within a US National Campus Ministry: An Examination of Effective Leadership among Millennials. 2012 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (2012)
• The Role of Obstacles in Leadership Formation. The 19th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2012)
• Partnership in the Gospel: Engaging the Message of the Book of Philippians. Chisholm Baptist Church Fall Conference (2011)
• Envisioning the Future of Crossroads Church. Leadership Team Retreat, Crossroads Church of St. Cloud (2011) 
• Partnership in the Gospel: Engaging the Message of the Book of Philippians. Hiawatha All-Church Retreat (2011)
• Godly Conflict Resolution. The 2010 Love INC National Conference (2010)
• Intercultural Competence in Leadership Education: Keys to Educating Global Leaders. Keynote Address: The 16th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2009).
• Evaluating the Instrumento de Contribucion al Liderazgo de Siervo (ICLS) for Reliability in Latin America. The 2008 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (2008)
• How to Encourage Servant Leadership in Your Ministry. Liderando Como Jesus--El Lider Que El Peru Necesita III conference in Lima, Peru (2007)
• How to Lead Teams. Liderando Como Jesus--El Lider Que El Peru Necesita III conference in Lima, Peru (2007).
• The Process of Empowerment in Church Planting. Seminario Evangelico de Lima (2007).
• The Function of Emotional Intelligence in the Life of the Church Planter. Seminario Evangelico de Lima (2007)
• The Leader as Servant: Leadership Reflections on Matthew 20:20-28, Instituto Biblico International, Lima, Peru (2007)
• Evaluating the Reliability of the Servant Leadership Assessment Instrument (Istrument d'Evaluation du Serviteur Dirigeant) Among French Speaking Rwandans: An Exploratory Study. The 9th Annual Global Conference of the International Leadership Association, Vancouver, Canada (2007).
• Exploring the Emergent Church. Association of Christians in Student Development (2007).
• What's Needed to Lead through Change? Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Association of Rural Telecommunications (2007). 
• Leading Effective Teams Through Servant Leadership: An Expanded Regression Model of Essential Servant Leadership Themes. The 14th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2007).
• The 14th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2007).
• Evaluating the Reliability of the Evaluación Organizacional de Liderazgo Among Spanish Speaking Latin Americans. The 14th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2007).
• Servant Leadership for Good Governance. Great Lakes Regional Conference on Good Governance in Kigali, Rwanda (2006)
• Servant Leadership Predictors of Team Effectiveness: Findings and Implications. The 13th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2006).
• Investigating the Value of and Hindrances to Servant Leadership in the Latin American Context: Initial Findings from Peruvian Leaders. The 13th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2006).
• Exploring Servant Versus Self-Sacrificial Leadership: A Research Proposal for Assessing the Commonalities and Distinctions of Two Follower-Oriented Leadership Theories. The 13th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2006).
• Transformational Leadership. The 2006 Love INC National Conference (2006).
• Laying Down Your Rights for the Unreached. Meadow Creek Church's 2006 Missions Conference (2006).
• Exploring the Relationship between Servant Leadership and Team Effectiveness: Findings from the Nonprofit Sector. The 2005 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (2005).
• Servant versus Self-Sacrificial Leadership: Commonalities and Distinctions of Two Follower-Oriented Leadership Theories. The 2005 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (2005).
• Transformational Leadership. The 2005 Love INC National Conference (2005).
• Models of Leadership Communication. The 2005 Love INC National Conference (2005).
• Servant Leadership in the Latin American Context. El Lider Que El Peru Necesita II conference in Lima, Peru (2005).
• The Most Excellent Way: Engaging the Teachings, Example, and Very Attitude and Nature of Jesus' Love Saturated Approach To Leadership. La Vina del Senor church, Lima, Peru (2005).
• Team Leadership in the Latin American Context: Reflections from the New Testament and Contemporary Leadership Theory. El Lider Que El Peru Necesita II conference in Lima, Peru (2005).
• Utilizing The Organizational Leadership Assessment as a strategic tool for increasing the effectiveness of teams within organizations. The 12th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2005).
• Evaluating the Validity and Reliability of the Dark Side of Leadership Profile. The 2004 International Leadership Studies Conference (2004)
• Servant Leadership and the Effectiveness of Teams: Findings and Implications. The 2004 Servant Leadership Research Roundtable (2004).
• The Benefits, Challenges, and Practice of Team Leadership in the Global Context. The 2004 Taylor University/Nizhni Novgorod State University Business Leadership Conference (2004)
• Telos, Chronos, and Hermenia: Exploring the Role of Metanarrative in Ministry Leadership Effectiveness in the Face of Postmodern Criticism. The 49th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Regional Evangelical Theological Society (2004)
• Self-Sacrificial Leadership: A Biographic Analysis of Ken Lay and the Apostle Paul. The 2004 Taylor University/Nizhni Novgorod State University Business Leadership Conference (2004)
• Framing metanarrative: A quantitative examination of the role of metanarrative in leadership effectiveness through the production of meaning. The 11th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2004)
• Telos, Chronos, and Hermeneia: A qualitative look at the role of Metanarrative in Leadership Effectiveness through the Production of Meaning. The 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference on Advances in Qualitative Methods (2004)
• Telos, Chronos, and Hermeneia: The causal role of metanarrative in leadership effectiveness through the production of meaning. The 2003 International Leadership Studies Conference (2003)
• Discovering Emotional Intelligence - Grace Fellowship's Small Groups Conference (2002 & 2003)
• Ten Lessons from Paul for Short-Term Missions - Northwestern College Missions Chapel (2003)
• Are You a Missional Christian? - Northwestern College Chapel (2002)
• Exploring Transformational Leadership - Northwestern College Leadership Advance Conference (2001)

Scholarships, Honors, Awards

• Licensed and Ordained Minister of the Gospel
• Outstanding Scholar Award, American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2009)
• Seminary Faculty Excellence Award (2008 & 2017)
• Best Paper Award for Leadership Track, American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (2006)
• Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges: Regent University (2004-05)
• Colleague of the Month, Bethel University (March, 2003)
• Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges: Bethel Seminary (1999-2000)
• Ralph and Marie Brushaber Scholarship (1999-2000)
• Runbeck Scholarship Fund (1999-2000)
• ETA BETA RHO, National Honor Society of Students of Hebrew Language and Culture, (Inducted, May 1999)
• Sandy Ford Leadership Award in Evangelism (1998-1999)
• Carl Gustaf Langergren Memorial Scholarship (1998-1999)
• International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons, Scholarship Recipient (1996-1997; 1997-1998; 1998-1999)
• Edwin and Marie Omark Scholarship (1997-1998)
• Minnesota School of Missions, Scholarship Recipient (1996-1997)
• Northwestern College Student Commencement Speaker (May, 1995)
• Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges: Northwestern College (1994-1995)
• Notable Names in Evangelism for Nacie 1994