Associate Professor of Education and Christian Ministries
Education:
Millar Memorial Bible Institute, 1973–74;
Diploma Prairie Bible Institute, 1977;
B.A. Providence College, 1980;
M.Div. Providence Theological Seminary, 1986;
Ph.D. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2003.
Teaching Fields
Church Ministries
Student Development
Christian Education
Teacher Training
Pastoral Ministries
Publications
"Youth and Summer Missions", Fall, 1987 (The Messenger - a publication of the EMC Conference)
"Close Encounters of the First Kind", Spring, 1989 (The Messenger)
"Schools That Learn", Fall, 2002 (Didaskalia - the journal of Providence College and Seminary)
"Theological Institutions as Learning Organizations", Summer, 2003 (Dissertation)
Professional Associations And Roles
Association of American Bible Colleges
Association of Christian Service Personnel
Association of Theological Field Educators
Association of Canadian Bible Colleges
Association of Christians in Student Development
North American Professors of Christian Education
Employment
Wymark EMC Church, Minister of Youth and Music, 1980–83.
Ridgewood EMC Church, Assistant Pastor, 1984–89.
Providence College, Faculty and Director of Field Education, 1989–2001.
Providence Theological Seminary, Associate Professor of Education and Student Development, 2001- .
Hobbies
Golfing, Hockey, Reading
Personal Data
Family: married to Bev
Children: Kara and Eric Honsberger, Joella, Colin
Diversity
The Providence faculty exhibit a diversity of theological backgrounds, including Anglican, Baptist, Mennonite, Pentecostal, Free Church, and others.
The goal of a Providence education is to enable students to understand and support their own traditions better. We offer opportunity for each student to understand their own denominational distinctives in relation to Christians of other backgrounds.
Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada, R0A 1G0
Phone: (204) 433-7488 or (800) 668-7768
Fax: (204) 433-7158
