2015-2020 dmin/dedmin projects
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2015-2020 DMin/DEdMin Projects
Search TREN for projects through December 2018.
Links provided for May and December 2019 and available May 2020 projects.
(Updated 10/13/2020)
May 2015 Projects
David Cox
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregoire
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders of Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church,
Plumerville, Arkansas, with Young Adult Assimilation Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership & Administration
Robert Israel Cox
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Woodward
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders at Crosspoint Church, Gulfport, Mississppi, in
Disciple-making Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry, Non-Specialization
Johnathan Dunn
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Butler
Report Title: “Developing a Missional Strategy for Petal-Harvey Baptist Church, Petal,
Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Growth
Matthew Heard
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brooks
Report Title: “Enhancing Doctrinal Preaching Skills to Increase Congregational
Understanding of Baptist Doctrines at Lockmar Baptist Church, Palm Bay, Florida”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Jonathan Key Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tolbert
Report Title: “Developing a Conference Strategy for the Caskey Center for Church
Excellence at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to Equip and Encourage
Bivocational and Smaller Church Membership Church Ministers”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership & Administration
John Matthews
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Price
Report Title: “Developing a Strategy for First Baptist Church, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to
Assimulate Young Families”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Jimmy Mauldin
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stone
Report Title: “The Development of an Adult Disciple-making Strategy for Maple Grove
Baptist Church, Trumann, Arkansas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Roy Miller
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ogea
Report Title: “Developing a Strategy to Enhance the Spiritual Health of First Baptst
Church, Mansfield, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Shean Phillips
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bauman
Report Title: “The Research of Contemporary Family Centric Youth Ministry Models to
Develop an Undergraduate Curriculum at Piedmont International University in Winston-
Salem, North Carolina”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Discipleship & Family
Ministry
Daniel Pruitt
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tolbert
Report Title: “Enhancing the Project Director’s Topical Preaching Skills to Increase
Congregational Awareness of Multicultural Issues at Hampton Roads Baptist Church,
Hampton, Virginia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Sung-Jin Son
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lee
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Samter Mission Church, Suwanee,
Georgia in Short-term Mission Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Gevan Spinney
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roudkovski
Report Title: “A Revitalization Strategy for First Baptist Church, Haughton, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelistic Church Growth
Joel Turner
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pinckard
Report Title: “Developing a Training Resource to Equip Filipino Church Planters in
Persecution Contexts”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Planting/ Missions
David Watson Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregoire
Report Title: “Developing a Therapy Handbook in Marriage and Family Counseling for
Sewell Mill Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling
December 2015 Projects
Terry Michael Carney Jr.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ogea
Report Title: “Developing a Church Revitalization Strategy for Calvary Baptist Church,
New Orleans, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Christopher Crain
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pate
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Attendees of North Valley Church, Margaret,
Alabama, with Essential Skills for Resolving Interpersonal Conflicts in the Workplace”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership & Administration
Stephen Randolph Freeman
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Parker
Report Title: “Developing a Pastoral Internship Implementation Manual for Grace
Baptist Church, Springfield, Tennessee”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Stuart Davidson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Day
Report Title: “Developing Curriculum to Enhance Congregational Care for Deacons at
Eastern Shore Baptist Church, Daphne, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Blake Gideon
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ogea
Report Title: “Enhancing Preaching Skills as Necessary to Increase Congregational
Awareness of Biblical Redemptive History at First Baptist Church, Edmond, Oklahoma”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Ministry
Roy Jaye
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Equipping the Church Council of First Southern Baptist Church,
Hutchinson, Kansas, in Strategic Planning Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Stuart Lang
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pinckard
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders of Georgia Baptist Convention Churches to
Develop a Missional Strategy for Their Respective Churches”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Denominational Leadership
Tim Moffett
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nix
Report Title: “Enhancing Doctrinal Preaching Skills to Increase Congregational
Awareness of Selected Baptist Doctrines at First Baptist Church, Eunice, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Timothy Ohls
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults of Believers Southern Baptist Church, Wichita,
Kansas, to Mentor Young Couples in Family Life Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Kathy Pickett Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Women at Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church,
Gordonville, Florida, with Small Group Leadership Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
John Rowe
Faculty Mentor: Dr. England
Report Title: “A Community Assessment to Assess the Impact of Pornography Usage in
Married Men Who Attend First Baptist Church of Orlando, Orlando, Florida”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Allen Bruce Silk
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Butler
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Inmate Religious Assistants at the Mississippi State
Penitentiary, Parchman, Mississippi, in Pastoral Ministry Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Keith Stewart
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bauman
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adult Bible Study Teachers at First Baptist Church,
Moultrie, Georgia, in Sunday School Best Practices”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Dustin Stockstill
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roudkovski
Report Title: “Developing a Church Revitalization Strategy for First Baptist Church,
Flomaton, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Tommy Seth Stogner
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Developing an Adult Discipleship Strategy for Oakville Baptist Church,
Oakville, Texas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Robert A. Stults Sr.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Miller
Report Title: “Enhancing the Project Director's Preaching Skills in Sermon Application
at Oak Park Baptist Church, Algiers, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Scott Sullivan
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jackson
Report Title: “Developing a Disciple-Making Strategy to Create a Culture of
Discipleship at First Baptist Church, Haughton, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Family Ministries
Mark Wakefield
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bozeman
Report Title: “A Strategy to Mitigate Acute Stress in Ministers Who Serve in
Catastrophic Crises in Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Chaplaincy
Billy K. Williams
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ed Steele
Report Title: “Designing a Worship Leadership Development Strategy for Clarke-
Venable Baptist Church, Decatur, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Worship Ministry
May 2016 Projects
Andrew Martin Anderson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brooks
Report Title: “Developing the Skill of Life Application Preaching for Soldier Spiritual
Resiliency at Warrior Chapel, Baghdad, Iraq”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Amy Boe
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Taylor
Report Title: “Developing a Church Multiplication Strategy for Not Ashamed Ministries
Leadership Among the Pardi People of Mumbai, India”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Missiology
Steven Bonham
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Newsom
Report Title: “Developing an Outreach Strategy to Evangelize Millennials at Johnson
Ferry Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration
Jason Duckett
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hall
Report Title: “Equipping Deacons at Moundville Baptist Church, Moundville, Alabama,
with Essential Deacon Ministry Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Theological Heritage
Leighton Flowers
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Harwood
Report Title: “Researching the Major Contemporary Perspectives of Soteriology Among
Southern Baptists in Order to Develop A Curriculum for Texas Baptist Students”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership
Jeffery Quinten Friend
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dukes
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Men to Implement a Youth Mentoring Ministry for the
Suburban Baptist Church, East New Orleans, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry Non-specialization
Joel Sherwood Harris Jr.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bauman
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adult Small Group Leaders of First Baptist Church,
McDonough, Georgia, in Transformative Teaching Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Church Growth and Church
Health
Shane McGivney
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roudkovski
Report Title: “Developing a Strategy to Enhance Church Health for Rocky Point Baptist
Church, Carthage, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Shane Perez
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Edens
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Fisher Road Baptist Church, Baytown,
Texas, to Defend Their Faith”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics
Eric Reaves
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hall
Report Title: “Developing a Relational Evangelism Strategy for Home Groups at
Harvestfield Church, Rainbow City, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelistic Church Growth
Jennifer Ransom
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stone
Report Title: “Researching Step-parenting Skills to Create a Counseling Manual for
Counselors and Ministers to Parents of Blended Families in Central Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Family Ministry
Shane Robertson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Price
Report Title: “Developing a Community Needs Assessment of Foster Care and
Adoptable Children in Garland County, Arkansas, for Hot Springs Baptist Church, Hot
Springs, Arkansas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Brett Rogers
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sherrer
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Harbor Church, Oologah, Oklahoma,
with Multisite Planting Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Church Planting
Derek Smith
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Parker
Report Title: “Developing A Multi-Site Strategy for Living Hope Baptist Church to
Reach the Unchurched of the Greater Clarksville, Tennessee, Area”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Darin Vogt
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Newsom
Report Title: “Enhancing the Project Director's Strategic Preaching Skills at Chicopee
Baptist Church, Gainesville, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Kevin Walters
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pinkard
Report Title: “Developing a Ministry Evangelism Strategy to Improve the Missional
Effectiveness at West Hartsville Baptist Church, Hartsville, South Carolina”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelistic Church Growth
Shannon Warner
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stone
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders at Macedonia Baptist Church, Plaquemine,
Louisiana, in New Member Assimilation Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education
Amos Williams
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kendrick
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Church Leaders of Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist
Church, Marietta, Georgia, in Personal Evangelism Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
December 2016 Projects
Jack Bell
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tolbert
Report Title: “Developing a Church Revitalization Strategy for First Baptist Church,
Hornbeck, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Joshua Braddy
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ogea
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of New Palestine Baptist Church, Picayune,
Mississippi, to Minister to Families Experiencing Loss Due to Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or
Infant Death”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
David Bradford
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Day
Report Title: “Developing a Church Growth Strategy for Celebration Church, Hoover,
Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Planting/Missions
Marcus Brown
Faculty Mentor: Dr. H. Stewart
Report Title: “Designing a Volunteer Leadership Development Strategy for Full-Time
Pastors of Single-Staff Churches in the Arkansas Baptist State Convention”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Health
Carson Stephen Browning
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dean
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Students from Shades Baptist Church, Vestavia Hills,
Alabama, in Missional Living Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelistic Church Growth
Daniel E. Caceres, Jr.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Harwood
Report Title: “Developing a Leadership Development Strategy for Crossroads Church,
Fort Worth, Texas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry Non-Specialization
Ferrell Duffel
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Griffin
Report Title: “Developing an Intergenerational Discipleship Strategy for First Baptist
Church, Atkins, Arkansas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Paul Dunn Jr.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stone
Report Title: “Researching and Profiling American Single Adults to Create a Ministry
Launch Guide for American Churches”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Single Adult Ministry
Douglas Felton
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Miller
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of First Baptist Church of Alachua, Florida,
with Evangelistic Prayer Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Paul Miller Jr.
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Miller
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders at Cornerstone Community Church, Chariton,
Iowa, with Essential Competencies to Lead Sermon-based Small Groups”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Brandon Powell
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roudkovski
Report Title: “Developing an Evangelistic Strategy for West Laurel Baptist Church,
Laurel, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration
Dawn Schaffer
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Peavey
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Grandparents at Macland Baptist Church, Powder
Springs, Florida, in Prayer Skills to Promote Faith Transmission to Grandchildren”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Family Ministry
David Jack Walker
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Putman
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders of Impact Community Church, Duncan, South
Carolina, with Interpersonal Relationship Skills to Promote Healthy Team Dynamics”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Church Growth and Health
T. June Wilder
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregoire
Report Title: “Researching and Designing a Mentoring Handbook for Professional
Chaplains at Baptist Community Ministries in New Orleans, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry Non-Specialization
Joel Williams
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Barlow
Report Title: “Enhancing the Project Director’s Skill in the Development and Delivery of
the Sermon Invitation at First Baptist Church, Saint Francisville, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
May 2017 Projects
Keith Atchley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roudkovski
Report Title: “Developing a Community needs Assessment of At-Risk Students at Fyffee
High School, Fyffe, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education
Matthew Curry
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stone
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of First Baptist Church of Central Florida,
Orlando, Florida, with Assimilation Skills for a Multicultural Context”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Leadership and Administration
Randy Daniels
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bozeman
Report Title: “Assessing the Physical and Spiritual Needs of Homeless Women for
Memphis Union Mission, Memphis, Tennessee”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Counseling
Scott Davis
Faculty Mentor: Rice
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Fayette Baptist Church, Fayette,
Alabama, with Marketplace Ministry Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Ernest DeSoto
Faculty Mentor: Harwood
Report Title: “Developing a Strategy to Provide Theological Education in Order to Equip
New Pastors in Karnataka, India”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Denominational Leadership
Matthew Endris
Faculty Mentor: Harwood
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Fairview Alpha Baptist Church,
Coushatta, Louisiana, with Personal Evangelism Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Theological Heritage
David Gill
Faculty Mentor: Rice
Report Title: “Developing a Church Plant Strategy for First Baptist Church of Theodore,
Theodore, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Health
Lonny Hughes
Faculty Mentor: Jody Dean
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Men of Perdido Bay Baptist Church, Pensacola,
Florida, in Biblical Ministry Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Health & Church Growth
Danny Johnson
Faculty Mentor: Nix
Report Title: “Developing a Strategy for the Pulaski Baptist Association in Arkansas to
Plant new Churches Among the Haitian Population of San Pedro Macoris, Dominican
Republic”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-specialization)
Eric Kuykendall
Faculty Mentor: H. Stewart
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Men of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, South
Carolina, with Biblical Mentoring Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education
Nathan Law
Faculty Mentor: Nix
Report Title: “Enhancing Expository Preaching Skills in Order to Increase Awareness of
the Theme of Discipleship Among the Youth at First Baptist Church, Paris, Texas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Jeffrey Luchun
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rice
Report Title: “Developing a Strategy to Reach Millennials at St. Andrew’s United
Methodist Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation
Charles Martin
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sharp
Report Title: “Equipping the Worship Leadership Team of NorthPark Baptist Church,
Trussville, Alabama, in Selected Spiritual Disciplines”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Worship Studies
Jason Murphree
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dean
Report Title: “Equipping Selected leaders of Crosshaven Baptist Church, Hanceville,
Alabama, in Disciple-Making Leadership Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education
Kenneth Dwayne Norman
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Equipping a Selected Group at Bush Memorial Baptist Church, Troy,
Alabama, with Personal Prayer Practices”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Doug Pigg
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nix
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members at First Baptist Church, Naples, Florida,
with Decision Counseling Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
James Pruett
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Edens
Report Title: “Developing a Missions Mobilization Strategy for Gilliam Springs Baptist
Church, Arab, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Rodney Shewbart
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Parker
Report Title: “Developing an Evangelistic, Church-Growth Strategy for York Terrace
Baptist Church, Sheffield, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Benjamin South
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pinckard
Report Title: “Developing a Ministry Evangelism Strategy for First Baptist Church of
Conway, Conway, Arkansas, to Reach the Deaf Community”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Administration and Servant
Leadership
Garrett Starr
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Edens
Report Title: “Equipping the Leadership of Hempstead Bible Fellowship, Hempstead,
Texas, in Hermeneutic Methodology”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics
E. Eugene Sturgeon
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Barlow
Report Title: “Enhancing Doctrinal Preaching Skills to Communicate Baptist Doctrine at
Trinity Baptist Church in Silsbee, Texas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Nicholas Wilbur
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kendrick
Report Title: “Developing a Relational Evangelism Strategy to Reach Millennials for
Summing Baptist Church, Cumming, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelistic Church Growth
Mondonico Antwaune Williams
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brooks
Report Title: “Developing a Multiethnic Church Leadership Workshop for African-
American Pastoral Interns at the Pursuit Church Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Planting
Thomas Winborn
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brooks
Report Title: “Developing a Disciple-Making Strategy for Welsh Baptist Church,
Frostburg, Maryland “
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Health
Bobby Wright
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roudkovski
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults at First City Church, Sevierville, Tennessee,
with Team-Based Ministry Leadership Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Alfred Young III
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roudkovski
Report Title: “Developing a Strategy to Assimilate Guests and Regular Attendees into
Fully Engaged Members of Faith Bible Church, Covington, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelistic Church Growth
December 2017 Projects
Justin Arbuckle
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Developing a Spiritual Formation Strategy for the Ministry Volunteers of
Central Baptist Church, Jonesboro, Arkansas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Marlon Black
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roudkovski
Report Title: “Developing a Disciple-Making Strategy for Hope Chapel, Jonesboro,
Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Church Health and Growth
Samuel Keith Fordham Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roudkovski
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Oak Bowery Missionary Baptist Church,
Ohatchee, Alabama, in Revival Meeting Preparation Practices”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelism and Church Growth
J. Philip Gates
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ogea
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Jasper,
Alabama, with Personal Prayer Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Theological Heritage
Seth Hood
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bob Hall
Report Title: “Developing a New Member Assimilation Strategy for First Baptist Church
Colbert Heights, Tuscumbia, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelistic Church Growth
David Janaro
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Putman
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Fairfax First Baptist Church, Fairfax,
South Carolina, with Essential Christian Apologetic Skills to Engage Jehovah’s
Witnesses”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics
Joseph Jones
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sherrer
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of First Baptist Church, Meeker, Oklahoma,
to Enhance Their Spiritual Gifts”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration
Melvin McKinney
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Warren
Report Title: “Equipping the Members of First Baptist Church Thorp Spring, Granbury,
Texas, with Essential Personal Discipleship Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Health
Brett Mask
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Developing an Adult Discipleship Strategy for Salem Baptist Church in
Lexington, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
David Owen Mitchell
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Griffin
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Pastors of Bartholomew Baptist Association,
Southeast Arkansas, with Church Revitalization Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Eric Moore
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Peavey
Report Title: “Developing A Strategy for Equipping Parents to Disciple Children from
Birth through Sixth Grade at Immanuel Baptist Church, Paris, Texas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-specialization)
Eddie Mosley Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jody Dean
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults from Lifepoint Church, Smyrna, Tennessee,
with Gender-Based Group Disciple-Making Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Discipleship and Spiritual Formation
Darrell Paulk
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stone
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders of Lakeview Baptist Church, Oxford,
Alabama, with Strategic Planning Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration
Russell E. Shuler
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brooks
Report Title: “Enhancing Apologetic Preaching Skills to Increase Congregational
Understanding of Evil and Suffering at Eastwood Baptist Church, Haughton, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics
May 2018 Projects
Mark Boyd
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Farmer
Report Title: “Developing a Family Outreach Strategy for First Baptist Church of
Verdigris, Verdigris, Oklahoma”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Growth and Evangelism
Thomas Christopher Douglas
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul Gregoire
Report Title: “Developing a Divorce Recovery Manual for Incarcerated Men at the
Federal Prison Camp in Montgomery Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling
Richard Fraley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mike Edens
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders from Nepal in Essential Leadership
Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Missions
Peggy Fulghum
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Loretta Rivers
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Marietta,
Georgia, with Personal Evangelism Techniques to Reach Baby Boomers in Life
Transitions”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Mark. C. Gainey
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jerry Barlow
Report Title: “Developing a Disciple-making Strategy for Deerfoot Baptist Church,
Trussville, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
John Girdley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Archie England
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Florida Avenue Baptist Church, Avon
Park, Florida, with Essential Assimilation Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Health
Mark Louis Johnson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lloyd Harsch
Report Title: “Researching Racial Reconciliation in the Southern Baptist Convention to
Develop a Workshop for the Liberty Hill Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration
Yae Sook Kim
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jong G. Lee
Report Title: “Developing a New Member Assimilation Strategy for Sugarloaf Korean
Baptist Church, Suwanee, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Korean Specialization
Jonathan Kittrell
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jerry Barlow
Report Title: “Developing a Church Revitalization Strategy for Maybank Baptist Church,
Hattiesburg, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Jason Langley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Sherrer
Report Title: “Developing a Spiritual Formation Strategy for the Summer Staff of
Crosstimbers Mission Adventure Camp in Davis, Oklahoma”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Jeong Hwan Lee
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jong Gil Lee
Report Title: “Enhancing the Project Director’s Ability to Develop and Deliver
Evangelistic Messages at New Haven Baptist Church, Cookeville, Tennessee”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Pablito Lucas
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kristyn Carver
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Cross-Cultural Married Couples of Philippine
International Christian Fellowship, Lakeland, Florida, with Conflict-Resolution Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling
Jeremy McCrory
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ken Taylor
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders of First Baptist Church, Pitkin, Louisiana, in
Biblical Discipleship Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Pastoral Ministry
Brandon Luke McKinney
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Adam Hughes
Report Title: “A Revitalization Strategy for First Baptist Church of New Smyrna Beach,
Florida”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Kyusung Pak
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jong Gil Lee
Report Title: “Developing an Assimilation Strategy for Korean Millennials Converted
Through Campus Ministries for Korean Churches Fellowship, Atlanta, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Korean Specialization
Kyle Edward Routzahn
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim Parker
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Addiction Recovery Ministry Leaders in East
Mississippi, with Group Facilitation Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Jody Shaw
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Peter Kendrick
Report Title: “Developing an Outreach Strategy to Reach Millennials for Community
Bible Church, Stockbridge, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Robert Charles Sipper
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rhyne Putman
Report Title: “Developing a Vision Strategy for Ebenezer Baptist Church in
Hillsborough, North Carolina”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Pastoral Ministries
James Smith III
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mark Tolbert
Report Title: “Developing a Health Strategy for Surv Church, Winter Haven, Florida”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Jason Snyder
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Developing a Spiritual Formation Strategy for the Adult Ministry Team of
Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, Texas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work/Spiritual Formation
Dustin Stewart
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Odom
Report Title: “Developing a Ministry Evangelism Strategy for Ridglea Heights Baptist
Church, Escatawpa, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education
Jeffrey Waters
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Peter Kendrick
Report Title: “Developing a Revitalization Strategy for Broad Street Baptist Church,
Hawkinsville, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Bob Weber
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Reggie Ogea
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Families of the Valley Creek Baptist Church,
Hueytown, Alabama, in Faith Transmission Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation
December 2018 Projects
Stephen Ahrens
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steve Lemke
Report Title: “Developing a Church Revitalization Strategy for Bethel Baptist Church,
Trenton, Florida”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education
Beau Bredow
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Farmer
Report Title: “Developing a New Member Assimilation Strategy to Enhance Healthy
Church Membership at Scott Lake Baptist Church, Lakeland, Florida”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Discipleship and Small Groups
Yeon Kyung Chung
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jong Gil Lee
Report Title: “ Enhancing the Project Director's Pastoral Preaching Skills at Suwanee
Korean Baptist Church, Suwanee, Georgia, in Order to Increase the Congregation's
Awareness of Spiritual Maturity”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Preaching
Zeb Cook
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Adam Hughes
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Pastors of the North Florida Baptist Network, Lake
City, Florida, with Emotionally-Healthy Spiritual Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry (Generalist)
Lisa Graves Davis
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Donna Peavey
Report Title: “Equipping the Grief Ministry Team of Shades Mountain Baptist Church,
Vestavia Hills, Alabama, with Essential Skills for Ministering to Families Who Have
Experienced Death”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Family Ministry.
Corey Fontan
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ken Taylor
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults of Fellowship Baptist Church, Meridian,
Mississippi, in the Best Practices for Small-Group Multiplication”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
William “Bill” Hawks
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Randy Stone
Report Title: “Developing a Volunteer Leadership Training Strategy for Highland
Colony Baptist Church, Ridgeland, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration
Michael Lee
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Reggie Ogea
Report Title: “Developing a Support Strategy for Bi-Vocational Pastors Affiliated with
the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Leadership
Brooks Lindsey
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul Gregoire
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Married Couples of First Baptist Church, Conyers,
Georgia, with Essential Marriage Communication Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling
Brian Malone Faculty Mentor: Dr. Adam Hughes
Report Title: “Enhancing Genre-Sensitive Expository Preaching Skills to Enrich Bible
Exposition at Galilee First Baptist Church, Gloster, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation
Patrick Moore
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bo Rice
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Oak Hill Baptist Church, Poplarville,
Mississippi, in Personal Evangelism Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Leadership
Jesse Nelson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Preston Nix
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Ministers of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church,
Panama City, Florida, with Essential Expository Preaching Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Allen Pelham
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dennis Cole
Report Title: “Developing a Strategy for “Third-Place” Disciple-Making in the Pasco
Baptist Association, Pasco County, Florida”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Missions and Church Planting
Steven Kyle Peters
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Preston Nix
Report Title: “Enhancing the Project Director's Expository Preaching Skills in Sermon
Illustration at Myrtle Springs Baptist Church, Hooks, Texas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Brian Roberson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Randy Stone
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders of Fellowship of Montgomery, Montgomery,
Texas, with Essential Assimilation Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Pastoral Ministry &
Leadership Administration
George Ross
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Page Brooks
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders at Lakeshore Church, New Orleans,
Louisiana, with Biblical Hospitality Practices”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation
Robert “Bo” Smith
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jake Roudkovski
Report Title: “Developing a Multiethnic Church-Growth Strategy for Lakeshore Church,
New Orleans, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)
May 2019 Projects
Michael Baker
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bill Day
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults of Lowrey Memorial Baptist Church, Blue
Mountain, Mississippi, in Grief Ministry Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Health
Timothy Brewer
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bill Day
Report Title: “Developing a Spiritual Enhancement Strategy for Mt. Olive Baptist
Church of Guy, Arkansas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Church Growth and Church
Health
Cory Bruce
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Preston Nix
Report Title: “Developing a Church Growth Strategy for First Baptist Church, Dubach,
Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling
Timothy Burdick
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Loretta Rivers
Report Title: “Developing A Strategy to Assimilate Millennials into First Baptist Church
of Minneola, Minneola, Florida”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelist Church Growth
Clayton Chisum
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Allen Jackson
Report Title: “Developing a Strategic Plan for Intergenerational Mentoring at First
Baptist Church, Andrews, Texas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Leadership
William Englehart
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Page Brooks
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of Chinese Christian Church of Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, with Essential Apologetic Engagement Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Apologetics
Stephen Reid Guy
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rex Butler
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders at Carterville Baptist Church, Petal,
Mississippi, with Addiction Recovery Ministry Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Leadership
William Boyd Guy
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ken Taylor
Report Title: “Researching Cross-Cultural Communication Theory to Equip Short-Term
Mission Teams from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Serving in Rural India”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)
Daniel Harper
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jake Roudkovski
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders at First Baptist Church, De Leon, Texas, with
Team-Based Ministry Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Ministry
Scott Harris
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bo Rice
Report Title: “Developing a Strategy to Transition Hopewell Baptist Church, Gainseville,
Georgia, to a Multicampus Approach”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelistic Church Growth
William Casey Hughes
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Developing a Prayer Strategy to Enhance the Christian Spiritual Formation
of High School Students at Tupelo Christian Preparatory School, Belden, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Pastoral Ministry
Lucinda Lyons
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeanine Bozeman
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Teachers of the Georgia Baptist Convention Hispanic
Churches in Best Bible Teaching Practices for Children”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)
Victor Lyons
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bo Rice
Report Title: “Enhancing the Project Director’s Collaborative Preaching Skills to
Improve Sermon Planning at Christview Christian Church, Southaven, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Carlos Martinez
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Sharp
Report Title: “Developing a Worship Revitalization Strategy for Stetson Baptist Church,
DeLand, Florida”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Worship Leadership
Terry Wade Mathis II
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeff Griffin
Report Title: “Developing a Special-Needs Ministry Strategy for Pleasant Ridge Baptist
Church, Woodland, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)
Jason Scott McKinney
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rhyne Putman
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults of First Baptist Church, Cookeville, Tennessee,
in Collegiate Disciple-Making Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Daniel Milligan
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim Parker
Report Title: “Enhancing Expository Preaching Skills to Increase Congregational
Awareness of Selected Spiritual Disciplines at First Baptist Church, Stigler, Oklahoma”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Andrew Ogea
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Page Brooks
Report Title: “Designing a Volunteer Leadership Development Strategy for Northshore
Church, Slidell, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Leadership & Expository
Preaching
Robert Palculict
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lloyd Harsch
Report Title: “Enhancement of the Project Director's Doctrinal Preaching Skills at Gate
City Baptist Church, Pocatello, Idaho, to Increase Congregational Awareness of Selected
Baptist Distinctives”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling
Joshua Posey
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bob Hall
Report Title: “Training Selected Adults at First Baptist Church in Stevenson, Alabama
with Equipping Competencies to Develop Ministry Volunteers”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Kevin Rivers
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jody Dean
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders of Blackhawk Ministries, Fort Wayne,
Indiana, with Biblical Discipleship Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Discipleship and Small Groups
Marvin Robinson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Craig Garrett
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults of Bethel Baptist Church, Citronelle, Alabama,
with Bereavement Ministry Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Denominational Leadership
John Saxon
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Peavey
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Parents at Jubilee Baptist Church in Daphne,
Alabama, with Child Evangelism Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)
Robert Schobert
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Sherrer
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Men of First Southern Baptist Church, Del City,
Oklahoma with Servant Leadership Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Daniel Tankersley
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Sherrer
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults of Calvary Baptist Church of Dothan,
Alabama, with Essential Disciple-Making Competencies”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Discipleship and Small Groups
Lloyd Waldrep
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim Parker
\Report Title: “Developing a Vision-Driven Leadership Strategy for Calvary Baptist
Church, New Orleans, Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Health
Trey Waldrop
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Reggie Ogea
Report Title: “Developing a Revitalization Strategy for the First Baptist Church, Amite,
Louisiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Joshua Wilson
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jake Roudkovski
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults from Immanuel Baptist Church, Pace, Florida,
with Essential Invitation Counseling Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Stephen S. Yuh
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jong Gil Lee
Report Title: “Developing a Multicultural Ministry Strategy for One Heart Baptist
Church, Columbus, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
December 2019 Projects
Kenneth Armstrong
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim Parker
Report Title: “Developing a Global Mission Strategy Using the Acts 1:8 Model for
Calhoun Baptist Association, Calhoun County, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Jason Arnold
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Sherrer
Report Title: “Developing a Median-Adult Discipleship Strategy for Council Road
Baptist Church, Bethany, Oklahoma”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Administration and Servant
Leadership
Steve Beckham
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rhyne Putman
Report Title: “Developing a Mentoring Strategy for African-American Church-Planters
for The Baptist Association of Greater Baton Rouge”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration
Dalton Cottrell
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mark Tolbert
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults of First Baptist Church of Aurantia, Mims,
Florida, with Personal Evangelism Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)
Dewayne Goodgine
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Farmer
Report Title: “Developing a Young Adult Evangelism Strategy for Lewisport Baptist
Church, Lewisport, Kentucky”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration
David Hemphill
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ed Steele
Report Title: “DEVELOPING AN ENHANCED DISCIPLESHIP STRATEGY FOR
RIVA TRACE BAPTIST CHURCH IN DAVIDSONVILLE, MARYLAND”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership
Mason Joy
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Page Brooks
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Parents of East Louisville Baptist Church, Louisville,
Mississippi, with Essential Christian Worldview Formation Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Apologetics
Wadler Jules
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Adam Hughes
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders of Haitian Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Miami, Florida, with Expository Preaching Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Charlotte Kumar
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Peter Kendrick
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of First Baptist Church of Duluth, Georgia,
with Personal Evangelism Skills to Reach Hindu Indians”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Missions
David Lambert
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bo Rice
Report Title: “Developing a Church Revitalization Strategy for First Baptist Church,
Thomson, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Timothy Mathis
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hal Stewart
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adults of Chappell Hill Baptist Church, Gilbertown,
Alabama, to Create a Personal Spiritual Formation Map”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Victor Humberto Medina
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bill Warren
Report Title: “Equipando a los Lideres Seleccionados de la Iglesia Bautista Cristo
Redentor, Mandeville, Louisiana, con las Habilidades Esenciales de Formación de la
Cosmovisión Cristiana”
Translation: “Equipping Selected Leaders at Christ the Redeemer Baptist Church,
Mandeville, Louisiana, with Essential Christian Worldview Formation Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)
Ryan Moore
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ken Taylor
Report Title: “Developing a Church Growth Strategy for Servant Fellowship Church,
Boonville, Indiana”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Leadership
Larry Morris
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Farmer
Report Title: “Developing an Evangelistic Church-Growth Strategy for Calvary Baptist
Church, Wolfe City, Texas”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Andrew Orr
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rex Butler
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adult Bible Study Leaders of Philadelphia Baptist
Church in Alexandria and Deville, Louisiana, in Small-Group, Multiplication Practices”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)
Troy Palermo
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Randy Stone
Project Title: “Equipping Selected Adults at Lifepoint Church, Lewis Center, Ohio, with
Essential Home-Based Small Group Leadership Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education
Yeon Ik Park
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jong Gil Lee
Report Title: “노스 캐롤라이나 주, 윌밍턴 시에 있는 한인장로교회에서 전도의
회중적 인식을 고취시키기 위한 프로젝트 디렉터의 강해설교 기술 향상 모델 연구”
Translation: “Enhancing the Project Director's Expository Preaching Skills at Korean
Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, North Carolina, to Increase Congregational Awareness
of Evangelism”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Chester Price
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim Parker
Report Title: “Enhancing Expository Preaching Skills to Increase Congregational
Awareness of Selected Eschatological Themes at Oak Hill Baptist Church, Meridian,
Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Revitalization
Clarence (Bert) Ross
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Reggie Ogea
Report Title: “Developing a Self-Awareness Leadership Strategy for Pastors in the
South Carolina Baptist Convention”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Leadership and
Administration
Gregory Smith
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Reggie Ogea
Current Position: President of InStep Global
Report Title: “Developing a Multiethnic Church Planting Strategy for Green Acres
Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas, to Reach Internationals in Portland, Oregon”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Administration
Howard Wayne Whitaker
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Reggie Ogea
Report Title: “Developing a Spiritual Growth Strategy for Fifteenth Avenue Baptist
Church, Meridian, Mississippi”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education
May 2020 Projects
Kyung Yeol An
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeongseop Ahn
Report Title: “Developing a Small Group Evangelism Strategy For Emmanuel Korean
Baptist Church, Sacramento, California”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Growth
Brian Burdette
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim Parker
Report Title: “Apologetic Preaching Skill Enhancement: Addressing Selected Ethical
Issues from a Biblical Perspective at Central Baptist Church, Gardendale, Alabama”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)
Jordan Ferris
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mark Tolbert
Report Title: “Enhancing Exegetical Preaching Skills of Old Testament Narratives to
Increase Congregational Awareness of Spiritual Empowerment at Central Baptist Church,
White Hall, Arkansas” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Barry Fleming
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim Parker
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Leaders of Seale Baptist Church, Seale, Alabama,
with Personal Evangelism Skills” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Church Growth and Church
Health
Michael Dale Griffin
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Sherrer
Report Title: “Developing an Integrated Disciple-Making Strategy for Oklahoma Baptist
University, Shawnee, Oklahoma” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Discipleship and Spiritual Formation
Jody Hill
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jake Roudkovski Report Title: “Equipping Selected Students at Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain,
Mississippi, with Strategic Leadership Skills” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Leadership
John Kwak
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeongseop Ahn
Report Title: “Developing an e-Learning Discipleship Training Model for Forsyth
Korean Baptist Church, Cumming, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Work
Jaeho Lee
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heui Kwang Shin
Report Title: “Developing an Evangelism Strategy for the Millennial Generation at the
Korean Church of Suwanee, Georgia”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Joe Lemmons
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Adam Hughes
Report Title: “Developing a Disciple-Making Strategy for Lake Shipp Baptist Church,
Winter Haven, Florida” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Health
Douglas Matlock
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Sherrer
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Members of First Baptist Church of Chickasha,
Oklahoma, with Personal Worship Practices” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Discipleship and Spiritual Formation
Bruce Mewbourne
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Peter Kendrick
Report Title: “Developing an Evangelism Strategy to Reach Internationals for Eagle's
Landing First Baptist Church, McDonough, Georgia” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Church Planting/Missions
Oleg Nyu Xu
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ken Taylor
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Adult Members of Chinese Baptist Church, Houston,
Texas, in Personal Evangelism Skills” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Evangelistic Church Growth
Zach Richards
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jim Parker
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Covocational Pastors in Northeast Alabama with
Essential Text-Driven Preaching Skills”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching
Ricardo Rivera
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Odom
Report Title: “A Sunday School Revitalization Strategy for Hispanic Churches in the
Baptist Convention of New Mexico”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry (Non-Specialization)
Todd Sanders
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Sherrer
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Oklahoma Baptist Youth Ministers with
Reproducible Disciple-Making Behaviors” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Leadership/Christian Education
Gertrude Perkins Taylor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Archie England
Report Title: “Equipping Selected Christian Leadership School Instructors of Westside
Missionary Baptist Association, Marrero, Louisiana, with Transformational Teaching
Skills” Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Educational Ministry in Administration and Servant
Leadership
John Leslie Walton
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Adam Hughes
Report Title: “Developing a Church Revitalization Manual for Rural Churches in the
Montana Southern Baptist Convention”
Degree/Specialization: Doctor of Ministry (Generalist)