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JAMES O. WOLFE III

JAMES O. WOLFE III

Pontiac,Illinois

Summary

Retired American Baptist pastor seeks to utilize education and experience in seminary or college teaching position.

Work History

Professor

Graduate Theological Foundation
01.2009 - Current
  • WALTER RAUSCHENBUSCH PROFESSOR OF PASTORAL STUDIES AND, Serve as contract faculty developing and teaching online courses with an emphasis on women in ministry
  • Serve as supervisor and member of oral review panel for doctoral students.
  • Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
  • Incorporated instructional technologies in course delivery for both in-class and online instruction.

Senior Pastor

First Baptist Church
03.1990 - 04.2022
  • Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
  • Provided crisis response and counseling to church members.
  • Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
  • Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
  • Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
  • Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
  • Directed capital building projects resulting in increases to church membership and reductions in church expenses.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF BAPTIST STUDIES, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
09.2009 - 09.2013
  • Taught both online and classroom courses including Baptist History and Polity, Theological Identity in Baptist Life, Pastoral Care, Internship I and II
  • Developed course syllabus and worked with Moodle online educational system.

Pastor

Calvary Community Baptist Church
12.1986 - 02.1990
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
  • Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
  • Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
  • Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
  • Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.

Pastor

Memorial Baptist Church
05.1981 - 12.1986
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
  • Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
  • Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.

ORDINATION, Bethel Baptist Church, Standard American Baptist
- 03.1981

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Theological Studies

Graduate Theological Foundation South Bend
2007

Doctor of Ministry - Interpersonal Communications

Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
1981

Master of Divinity – Pastoral Ministry -

Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Philadelphia, PA
1978

Skills

  • Academic Publications
  • Critical Thinking
  • Class Organization
  • Course Lecturing
  • Course Development
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Online Class Discussion
  • Faculty Communication
  • Curriculum Development

Affiliations

President American Baptist Churches USA Vice-President Regional Ministry Board American Baptist Churches Great Rivers Region Director, Board of General Ministries, ABCUSA Director, American Baptist Historical Society, Wolfe, James (2007) American Baptist Women in Pastoral Ministry: A Contemporary Survey. Overview of dissertation presented to American Baptist Women in Ministry, Biennial Meeting, Washington, D.C. PUBLICATIONS ______________________________________________________________________________________ Wolfe, James (2005) Mark’s Gospel in Art, Music, and Literature. Foundation Theology, 195-204. Wolfe, James (2007) American Baptist Women in Pastoral Ministry: A Contemporary Survey. Cloverdale Books

Timeline

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF BAPTIST STUDIES, Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
09.2009 - 09.2013

Professor

Graduate Theological Foundation
01.2009 - Current

Senior Pastor

First Baptist Church
03.1990 - 04.2022

Pastor

Calvary Community Baptist Church
12.1986 - 02.1990

Pastor

Memorial Baptist Church
05.1981 - 12.1986

ORDINATION, Bethel Baptist Church, Standard American Baptist
- 03.1981

Doctor of Philosophy - Theological Studies

Graduate Theological Foundation South Bend

Doctor of Ministry - Interpersonal Communications

Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Master of Divinity – Pastoral Ministry -

Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary

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