{"id":1675,"date":"2024-02-08T19:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T19:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/?page_id=1675"},"modified":"2025-01-31T05:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T05:48:03","slug":"dr-curt-watke","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/dr-curt-watke","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Curt Watke"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1675\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1675-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1675-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1675-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><strong>Curt Watke, PhD <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2274 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/61-Curt-Watke-500-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/61-Curt-Watke-500-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/61-Curt-Watke-500-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/61-Curt-Watke-500-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/61-Curt-Watke-500-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/61-Curt-Watke-500-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/61-Curt-Watke-500-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/missional.international\/perspectiva\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/61-Curt-Watke-500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Executive Director, Missional International<br \/>\nPresident, Missional University<br \/>\n<\/strong>Professor of Missiology &amp; Evangelism<br \/>\nInternational Experience: \u00a0Canada, Colombia, England, France, Germany &amp; USA<\/p>\n<h3>Education<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Doctor of Philosophy, Evangelism &amp; Missions, Southwestern Baptist Theo.Seminary, Fort Worth, TX<\/li>\n<li>Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages, Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, PA<\/li>\n<li>Master of Arts in Biblical Studies, New Testament, Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfield, PA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Additional Study<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>School of World Missions, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA<\/li>\n<li>Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Doctoral Research<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA<\/li>\n<li>School of Theology, Boston University, Boston, MA<\/li>\n<li>Yale Divinity School, Yale University, New Haven, CT<\/li>\n<li>Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ<\/li>\n<li>Candler Theological Seminary, Emory University, Atlanta, GA<\/li>\n<li>Billy Graham Center, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL<\/li>\n<li>Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Doctoral Dissertation<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Generative Analysis of Selected Socio-scientific Theories in Urban Evangelization Among American Protestants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Academic Experiences<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Director of the Kim School of Intercultural Studies, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, CA<\/li>\n<li>Professor of Evangelism &amp; Church Planting, Prairie Bible College &amp; Graduate School, Three Hills, AB, Canada<\/li>\n<li>Biblical Theological Seminary, Adjunct Professor, Church Planting, Hatfield, PA<\/li>\n<li>Heritage Theological Seminary, Adjunct Professor, Ministry Strategic Planning, Cambridge, ON, Canada<\/li>\n<li>Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Adjunct Professor, Urban Missions, Wake Forest, NC<\/li>\n<li>Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Teaching Fellow, Evangelism &amp; Church Growth, Fort Worth, TX<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Teaching Specializations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Evangelism<\/li>\n<li>Missions<\/li>\n<li>Church Growth<\/li>\n<li>Church Planting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Ministry &amp; Professional Experiences<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Founder &amp; Executive Director, Intercultural Institute for Contextual Ministry, North Augusta, SC<\/li>\n<li>Director for Missional Leadership (part-time), Baptist Resource Network, Harrisburg, PA<\/li>\n<li>Resource Preparedness Associate, Church Planting Group, North American Mission Board, Alpharetta, GA<\/li>\n<li>Pastoral Ministry in Georgia, Virginia, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>Mission trips and personal travel to Colombia, Germany, former East Germany, Austria, England, France<\/li>\n<li>Lived in 11 US states and 2 Canadian provinces and served in every region of the US except the Northwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curt Watke, PhD Executive Director, Missional International President, Missional University Professor of Missiology &amp; 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