Church Of God, School Of Ministry

Our highly-trained, knowledgeable staff has diverse, practical experience in teaching the Word of God to congregations throughout the country.
Donald S. Aultman, Ed.D. Donald S. Aultman currently serves as chancellor of the Church of God Division of Education and director of the School of Ministry. He earned his doctorate in education (Ed.D.) from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He has served his church in many capacities, including national Sunday school and youth director, state overseer of California, and vice president and dean of Lee College. Dr. Aultman was president of the Psychological Studies Institute in Atlanta and has served for the past 15 years as a member of the Board of Visitors of the College of Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Books authored by Dr. Aultman include The Ministry of Christian Teaching, Learning Christian Leadership, Guiding Youth, and Contemporary Christian Education .
Paul L. Walker, Ph.D. Dr. Paul L. Walker was elected assistant general overseer of the Church of God in August 2004. He has previosuly served the church as general overseer (1996-2000). In his present role, he helps coordinate ministries for a denomination of over 5 million members in more than 150 countries. He also serves as pastor emeritus for the Mount Paran Church of God in Atlanta, Georgia. He served as pastor of this congregation of 12,000 members for 37 years prior to his election as general overseer. Walker earned a bachelor's degree from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina; a master of divinity degree from Candler School of Theology, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia; a master of education degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta; and also a doctorate degree in counseling from Georgia State University. He is also a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, as well as a member of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies. Walker is the author of several books, including The Ministry of Church and Pastor, Counseling Youth, Faith in Action, Understanding the Bible and Science, Knowing the Future, Courage for Crisis Living, The Ministry of Worship and How to Keep Your Joy.
DIVISION OF EDUCATION Administration and Staff Donald S. Aultman, Ed.D., Chancellor Paul L. Walker, Ph.D., Director of Local Church Development H. Lynn Stone, D.Min., Administrative Assistant, Denominational Certification, Ministerial Background Checks Tammie Scoggins, Administrative Coordinator, DOE and MDSOM; Secretary to Chancellor Lonna Gattenby, Graphic Design and Assistant Bookkeeper Candace Whittington, B.S., Senior Secretary to Director of Local Church Development MINISTERIAL DEVELOPMENT/SCHOOL OF MINISTRY Donald S. Aultman, Ed.D., International Director Donald G. Bennett, D.Min., U.S.A. Coordinator, CAMS, CIMS, LLD Development, State Registration, Ministerial Licensure Dwain Pyeatt, Ph.D., International Coordinator; Division Research Ronald W. Dopf, M.A., Financial Aid Coordinator Nellie Keasling, B.A., Editorial Coordinator Christopher R. Adkins, B.S., Media Coordinator and IDP Registrar Philip Brown, M.Div., Assistant Media Coordinator, IDP Recruiting Terrie L. Goff, Executive Secretary; Ministerial Background Checks; Denominational Certification Connie Mercer, MDSOM and CIMS Registrar Joel Scoggins, Internet Services Assistant Cheri Cummings, Secretary/Receptionist Ryan Mundy, Inventory and Shipping Assistant Lizzette Villegas, Secretary to MDSOM USA Coordinator and International Coordinator U.S.A. HISPANIC EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES Rigoberto Ramos, D.Min., Coordinator Milly Medina, Secretary to the U.S.A. Hipanic Educational Ministries Coordintor CONTRIBUTING FACULTY Delton Alford, Ministering Through Music B.Mus., University of Chattanooga M.M.E., Ph.D., Florida State University Dwight Allen, Ministering to Culturally Diverse Populations B.S., Southeastern Bible College Donald S. Aultman , Leading With Integrity, Walking in the Truth B.A., Samford University Ed.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville Raymond Aven , Caring for People in Need Mike Baker , Communicating Effectively L.H.D., East Coast Bible College Ken Bell , Communicating Effectively B.A., Lee College M.Div., D.Min., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville Esdras Betancourt, Ministering to Culturally Diverse Populations B.A., Lee College B.D., M.R.E., D.Min., New York Theological Seminary M.S.Th., Union Theological Seminary R. Jerome Boone, A Journey Through the Old Testament B.A., Lee College M.A., Wheaton Graduate School Th.M., D.Min., Columbia Theological Seminary Donald N. Bowdle, A Journey Through the New Testament, Faith Foundations B.A., Lee College M.A., Ph.D., Bob Jones University Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary Th.D., Union Theological Seminary in Virginia Gerald Brooks , Leading With Integrity Joe Byrd, Knowing Your Church B.A., Northwest Bible College M.Div., Church of God School of Theology Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Mike Chapman, A Journey Through the Old Testament B.A., Lee College Th.M., Luther Rice Seminary D.Min., North American Biblical Seminary Charles Paul Conn, Understanding Yourself and Others B.A., Lee College M.A., Ph.D., Emory University David Cooper, A Journey Through the Old Testament, A Journey Through the New Testament, Learning the Practices of Ministry, Knowing the Holy Spirit B.A., Lee College M.Ed., University of Georgia D.Min., Erskine Theological Seminary Dale M. Coulter , Caring for People in Need M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary D.Phil., University of Oxford Robert Crick , Helping People in Crisis B.S., Trinity University M.Div., Vanderbilt Divinity School D.Min., Emory University Terry L. Cross, Walking in the Truth, Faith Foundations, Knowing the Holy Spirit, Caring for People in Need B.A., Lee College M.A., M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary Th.M., Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary Raymond F. Culpepper, Preaching the Word Today, Planting and Growing Churches, Knowing the Holy Spirit B.A., Lee College M.A., California Graduate School of Counseling D.D., Lee University Bryan Cutshall, Planting and Growing Churches B.A., Lee College M.A., Covenant Theological Seminary D.Min., International Theological Seminary Jerald Daffe , Leading With Integrity B.A., Northwest Bible College M.A., Wheaton College D.Min., Western Conservative Baptist Seminary Carolyn Dirksen, Communicating Effectively B.S., M.A., Northern Arizona University Ph.D., University of Arizona Robert W. Fisher, Understanding Yourself and Others B.A., Lee College M.Ed., Georgia State University Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville Fermin Garcia Jr. , Planting and Growing Churches B.A., New Port University M.Min., California Christian University Fermin Garcia Sr. , Planting and Growing Churches International Preparatory Institute (IPI) Diploma R.Hollis Gause, Living the Faith, Introducing the Great Themes of Scripture B.A., Presbyterian College M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary Litt.D., Lee College Ph.D., Emory University Bill George, Knowing Your Church A.A., Lee College B.A., University of Alabama M.Div., Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary M.Th., Fuller Seminary Tom George , Communicating Effectively Doyle Goff, Understanding Yourself and Others B.S., M.S., Florida International University Ph.D., Florida State University John Gregory, D.P.S., , Caring for People in Need Orville Hagan , Planting and Growing Churches D.D., Lee University Jerome Hammond, Understanding Yourself and Others B.A., Lee College M.Div., Church of God School of Theology Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville Hannah Harrington, A Journey Through the Old Testament B.A., Patten College; B.Mus., San Francisco Conservatory of Music M.A., Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley Larry G. Hess, Ministerial Internship Program (MIP), Leading With Integrity B.A., Lee College M.S., Radford University Tim Hill, Equipping People for Ministry B.S., Lee College Ronald Hooks, Ph.D., Caring for People in Need Jimmy Jones , Caring for People in Need Steven J. Land, Introducing the Great Themes of Scripture, Living the Faith B.A., Birmingham Southern College M.Div., Chandler School of Theology, Emory University Ph.D., Emory University Gerald Lawson, B.S., Caring for People in Need Loran Livingston, Planting and Growing Churches, Equipping People for Ministry B.S., Lee College David Lorency , Caring for People in Need T.L. Lowery, Ministering to Culturally Diverse Populations D.D., West Coast Bible College Lee Roy Martin, Rightly Dividing the Word B.A., Lee College M.Div., Church of God School of Theology John Maxwell , Leading With Integrity B.A., Circleville Bible College M.Div., Azusa Pacific University D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary F.J. May, Preaching the Word Today B.A., Southern Illinois University M.Div., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary D.Min., Fuller Theological Seminary L. Grant McClung, Equipping People for Ministry B.A., West Coast Christian College M.Div., Church of God School of Theology Th.M., D.Miss., Fuller Theological Seminary, School of World Mission Gerald McGinnis , Planting and Growing Churches M.A., Trinity Theological Seminary M.A., Church of God Theological Seminary G. Dennis McGuire, Equipping People for Ministry, Leading With Integrity B.A., Lee College M.A., Assembly of God Theological Seminary D.D., East Coast Bible College Oliver McMahan, Helping People in Crisis, Caring for People in Need B.A., West Coast Bible College M.Div., D.Min., Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University Ph.D., Georgia State University Paul Metler , Planting and Growing Churches M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary Ph.D., Regent University Gary Moon , Helping People in Crisis B.A., M.A., Samford University M.Div., Fuller Theological Seminary Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary Rickie D. Moore, A Journey Through the Old Testament B.A., Lee College M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University John D. Nichols, L.H.D. , Caring for People in Need Emerson Powery, A Journey Through the New Testament B.A., Lee College M.Div., Princeton Theological Seminary Ph.D., Duke University Charles (Chuck) Ramsey , Planting and Growing Churches B.A., Lee College Homer G. Rhea , Walking in the Truth, Rightly Dividing the Word L.H.D., East Coast Bible College Ginger Robinson , Planting and Growing Churches B.S., Lee College M.A., Regent University Jeremy B. Robinson , Planting and Growing Churches B.A., Lee College M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary David Roebuck , Knowing Your Church B.A., West Coast Christian College M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary M.A., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Ray H. Sanders , Planting and Growing Churches B.A., Lee College Tony Scott, Learning Practices of Ministry B.A., Lee College Bill Sheeks, Planting and Growing Churches B.A., Catawba College M.A., D.Min., California Graduate School of Theology Wallace J. Sibley , Minstering to Culturally Diverse Populations B.S., Edward Walters College M.Ed., Florida A&M University D.Min., Luther Rice Seminary Th.D., Jacksonville Theological Seminary William A. Simmons, A Journey Through the New Testament, Rightly Dividing the Word B.A., Lee College M.A., Church of God School of Theology M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, Scotland John Sims , Faith Foundations for Life and Ministry in the 21st Century B.A., Lee College, Roosevelt University M.A., Ph.D., Florida State University Donnie W. Smith, Ministering to Culturally Diverse Populations B.A., Lee College M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminay Fred Snowden , Ministering to Culturally Diverse Populations B.A., Baptist University of America M.R.E., Bloomfield College and Seminary Ph.D., Catholic University of America L.H.D., Institute for International Studies Wayne Solomon , Ministering to Culturally Diverse Populations B.A., Rhode Island College M.A., Brown University Mary Ruth Stone , Leading With Integrity B.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock M.S., Radford University M.A., Church of God Theological Seminary Ed.D., University of Alabama John Christopher Thomas, A Journey Through the New Testament B.A., Lee College M.A., Church of God Theological Seminary M.Div., Ashland Theological Seminary Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary Ph.D., University of Sheffield Stan Toler , Leading With Integrity Bruce Tucker, Leading with Integrity B.A., Lee College D.Min., Church of God Theological Seminary Ph.D., Regent University R. Lamar Vest, Walking in the Truth, Knowing Your Church B.S., Lee College M.A., Church of God School of Theology D.Litt., Lee College John K. Vining , Helping People in Crisis B.A., Lee College M.A., Assembly of God Graduate School D.Min., Columbia Theological Seminary Robby Waddell , Rightly Dividing the Word B.A., King College M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary Mark Walker, Learning the Practices of Ministry, Helping People in Crisis B.A., M.Ed., Georgia State University Paul L. Walker, Learning the Practices of Ministry, Communicating Effectively, Leading With Integrity, Helping People in Crisis, Planting and Growing Churches, Faith Foundations, Ministering to Culturally Diverse Populations, Caring for People in Need B.A., Presbyterian College M.Div., Chandler School of Theology, Emory University M.Ed., Ph.D., Georgia State University Horace S. Ward, Walking in the Truth B.A., Cedarville College B.S., Central (Ohio) State University M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University Mark L. Williams, Preaching the Word Today B.A., Lee College M.Div., Church of God School of Theology Steve Wright , Caring for People in Need top