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REVEREND DENNIS ROBERT EDWARDS, PhD
Professional Ministry Experience:
Pastoral:
Founding Pastor of Peace Fellowship Church in Washington, DC. We are a congregation modeling unity with ethnic diversity in an economically disadvantaged community. (September 2001 – Present)
Senior Pastor of Washington Community Fellowship (a multi-denominational congregation located on Capitol Hill).(July 1997-February 2001)
Pastor of Mission and Small Groups at Washington Community Fellowship. (1995-June 1997)
Founding pastor of New Community Evangelical Free Church, Brooklyn, NY, an urban church committed to racial unity and compassion ministries. (1989-1994)
Educational:
Adjunct faculty for The Ecumenical Institute of St. Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, MD. (Fall 2006-Present):
Courses taught:
Orientation to Biblical Studies
Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Bible
Introduction to Prophetic Literature
Literature and Theology of the New Testament
Ethics and Social Justice in the Hebrew Bible
Adjunct faculty for Bethel Seminary of the East’s Metro DC Campus. (Spring 2005 – Present):
Courses taught:
Emergence of the Christian Community (NT survey without Gospels)
Administrative Faculty for Nyack College’s DC Campus. (Fall 2001 – Summer 2006):
Courses taught:
Introduction to the Old Testament
Introduction to the New Testament
Adjunct faculty for Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s extension sites and online courses. (Spring 2004 – Present):
Courses taught:
Bible Survey and Anabaptist Hermeneutics (on site in Lancaster)
Old Testament: Text in Context (online)
Book of Romans (on site in Souderton and Lancaster)
Co-instructor for Trinity International University’s Washington Extension program. (Spring 1998):
Courses taught:
Education and Degrees:Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering); Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; May, 1983.Master of Divinity (Urban Ministry); Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL; June, 1989.Post-graduate studies in Theology; Fordham University, Bronx, NY; 1993-1994.Master of Arts (Biblical Studies); The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC; January 2003. Thesis: Apocalyptic Eschatology in 1 Thessalonians 4:13- 18 and 1 Corinthians 15:50-56.Doctor of Philosophy (Biblical Studies); The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC; May 2003. Dissertation: Reviving Faith: An Eschatological Understanding of James 5:13-20.
Related Ministry Experience:
(2008-2011): Served as the Convener of the East Washington Ministers Fellowship, an ecumenical group of clergy and laypersons committed to working together for the good of communities in our part of Washington, DC.
(1997-2001): Served as vice president of the Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Alumni Association Board of Directors.
(1999-2000): Served as member of the Advisory Board for the Preaching Institute of
Eastern Mennonite Seminary, Harrisonburg, VA.
(1992-1994): Served as member of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) Social Concerns Committee, helping to draft resolutions for denominational positions on various social issues.
(1990-1993): Served as member of the Intercultural Advisory Council of the EFCA, offering strategic leadership for ministry within an African-American context.
(1990-1993): Served as first African American Director on the Eastern District Association Board of Directors of the EFCA.
Additional Professional Activities:
Forthcoming book (under contract with Zondervan Publishing): Commentary on 1 Peter as part of the new Regula Fidei series.
Published “‘Not Hearers Only’: Preaching Invitationally,” in Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology (Spring 2009)
Presented lecture on the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible at the Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University
Presented “An Eschatological Understanding of James 5:13-20” at a regional meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association Meeting
Presenter and preacher at the Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s School for Leadership Training
Frequent guest preacher at various churches, campus gatherings and conference speaker for several Christian camps and retreats.
Professional Recognition:
Ordained in the Mennonite Church (USA)
Named Distinguished Lecturer (2008-09) for The Ecumenical Institute of St. Mary’s Seminary and University.
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