Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} I serve as an associate minister for West Angeles Church of God in Christ.  As a member of the church’s executive leadership team, I assist the Senior Pastor with the daily operation of the church and with various local, national, and international projects.  As President of the West Angeles Ministerial Alliance, I am responsible for the oversight, training, and development of the church’s licensed and ordained clergy.  As an academician, I teach at the college and seminary levels and serve as a scholarly resource for the local church and the denomination.      

I have a Ph.D. in Historical Theology (2007) and a M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary (1999). I also earned a M.S. in Statistics from Stanford University (1996) and a S.B. in Mathematics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1994). I was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Fuller Seminary.