Allen McWhite, PhD

“If missions languish, it is because the whole life of godliness is feeble. The command to go everywhere and preach to everybody is not obeyed until the will of man is lost by self-surrender in the will of God.” –A.T. Pierson

• Teaching & Education

  Teach courses in Intercultural Studies, Christian Studies, Global Studies, and Leadership Studies

  BS, The Citadel Military College
  MDiv, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  DMin, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary

• Professional Experience

  15 years as a pastor, international missionary, and military chaplain. 7 years as a Reserve Police Officer; 19 years of teaching and administration at North Greenville University.

• Selected Publications

  “Building Christological Bridges to Indigenous Faith and Practice.” Journal of Evangelical Interfaith Dialogue, (3) 6-9. Pasadena, CA: Fuller Theological Seminary, 2013.

  “Jonah: A Most Reluctant Missionary.” Nelson’s Annual Preacher’s Sourcebook. Ken Hemphill, ed., 145-47. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2015.

  “Blessed to be a Blessing.” Nelson’s Annual Preacher’s Sourcebook. Ken Hemphill, ed., 148-49. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2015.

  “Lights in the World.” Nelson’s Annual Preacher’s Sourcebook. Ken Hemphill, ed., 150-53. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2015.

  “Why Do We Go?” Nelson’s Annual Preacher’s Sourcebook. Ken Hemphill, ed., 154-55. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2015.

• Selected Awards Received

  Dean’s List and Daughters of the America Revolution Cadet Service Award for Best Military Record
  The Citadel Military College of South Carolina
  Gold Star recipient for Academic Achievement, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
  Richard G. Furman Scholarship recipient, South Carolina Baptist Convention
  Global Studies Scholarship recipient, Fuller Theological Seminary
  Deans’ Scholarship recipient, Fuller Theological Seminary
  Wade Hale Baptist Student Union Award for Christian Leadership, North Greenville University
  Reserve Officer of the Year. Travelers Rest Police Department

   

• My Network

  Dr. Paul Chitwood, President, International Mission Board of the SBC
  Dr. Chuck Van Engen, Professor of Mission Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary
  Dr. David Garrison, Executive Director, Global Gates
  Mr. Ben Ford, Chief of Police, Travelers Rest, SC
  Mr. Tom Corbin, District 5 South Carolina State Senator

• My Story

  Throughout my undergraduate career, my focus was on becoming a physician. I was a pre-medicine biology major at The Citadel Military College, and I had my sights on attending Duke Medical School. The summer before I was to go to Duke, however, I had a radical reorientation of my life as I began to sense God’s call to full-time Christian ministry. Pursuing that journey, I have served 15 churches as either a pastor or interim pastor, I have been an international missionary in the countries of Costa Rica and Ecuador, and I have been blessed to minister, teach, and share the gospel in 26 different countries. For the past 19 years, it has been my privilege to invest in the lives of emerging Christian leaders at North Greenville University. My children will often joke about my original desire to be a medical doctor by saying to me, “We could have been rich!” Looking back over my life and ministry, I know that’s exactly what I am!

  Favorite Course to Teach: Jesus in Global Contexts. This course focuses on who Jesus is and how he is perceived in other cultures and among followers of other world religions. I love Christology, and this course is designed to help students effectively share about the uniqueness of Christ in a wide variety of cross-cultural contexts.

• Related Links
  • International Mission Board of the SBC
  • North American Mission Board of the SBC
  • The Joshua Project
  • Theology of Work
  • The Leadership Resource