Dr. John W Hall Jr.
jhall@mvnu.edu
(740) 392-6868 Ext. 3604

Education:
Ph.D. Fuller Theological Seminary 1992 Intercultural Studies --Dissertation: Urban Ministry Factors in Latin America
Th.M. Fuller Theological Seminary 1988 Missiology
M.Div. Nazarene Theological Seminary 1970 Mission
B.A. Trevecca Nazarene College 1967 Spanish
University of Kansas 1970-1972 Graduate work in Cultural Anthropology

Professional Experience:
Associate Professor of Religion (regular part-time) at Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Coordinator of Multicultural Ministries, NCO District – July 2004 – December 2006
Missionary with the Church of the Nazarene 1973 - 2001
Coordinator of Multicultural Ministries, NCO District – since July 2004
Missionary with the Church of the Nazarene since 1973.
Coordinator and professor of Masters Program of SENDAS (Nazarene Seminary in San Jose, Costa Rica) in Mexico, July 1996 to June 2000.
Missionary-in-residence at Mount Vernon Nazarene College, 1995-1996.
Dean of the School of Pastoral Studies at the Universidad Nazarena (Nazarene Seminary) in San Jose, Costa Rica from 1988 to 1994.
Professor of Pastoral Studies at the Nazarene Seminary in San Jose, Costa Rica from 1984 to 1994.
Nazarene missionary to Ecuador 1973 to 1984. Mission Director and District Superintendent, 1981-1983.
Director and professor of the Bible School and Extension Education in Ecuador from 1973 to 1982.
Pastor of the Kansas City Spanish Church of the Nazarene from 1968 to 1970.
Founder and pastor of the Spanish Church of the Nazarene in Lake Worth, Florida (now the Gethsemani Church of the Nazarene), from 1962 to 1965.

Published Works and Presentations (90's):
"Ministry Insights from Latin America," Theology, News and Notes. Fuller Theological Seminary. (December 1993).
"Mission in the Cities of Latin America," Urban Mission, 7:25-34. (1989)

Awards and Recognitions:
Appointed member of the Nazarene USA/Canada Hispanic Strategy Committee representing the MVNU zone, January 2004
Named professors of the year with my wife, Sheila Hall, by the 1994 graduating class, UNAZA (Universidad Nazarena), San Jose, Costa Rica.
Donald A. McGavran award for Church Growth Research, School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, 1992.

Papers/Presentations:
Hall Jr., John W. (January 2004) Diversidad Cultural del Hispano-Latino en Estados Unidos y Canadá (Cultural Diversity of Hispanic/Latinos in the United States and Canda). Paper presented at the Nazarene USA/Canada Hispanic Strategy Committee and Master Teachers Conference, Albuquerque, NM
Urban Mission lecture series. Campinas, Brazil, to combined student bodies from the Nazarene Seminary and Extension Seminaries at the Campinas Central Church of the Nazarene. (August 1999)
Global Mission. Lecture presented in the Faculty Development Workshop of Mount Vernon Nazarene College. (April 3, 1996)
Factores de Crecimiento de la Iglesia Urbana (Growth Factors of the Urban Church). Paper presented to the Latin American Faculty of Theological Education (FLET), Quito, Ecuador. (May 1995)
Misión Urbana en América Latina (Urban Mission in Latin America). Lecture series presented to the Nazarene Seminary (Universidad Nazarena) in San Jose, Costa Rica. (September 1994)

Favorite Subject-Related Links:
Igreja do Nazareno Central de Campinas: http://www.nazareno.com.br/
International Journal of Frontier Missions: http://www.ijfm.org/index.htm
Nazarene Compassionate Ministries: http://www.ncm.org/default.aspx
Pew Hispanic Center: http://pewhispanic.org/
World Christian Database: http://worldchristiandatabase.org/wcd/

Favorite Scripture Verse:
“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.” Psalm 96:1-3

Past jobs and/or current hobbies:
Finish carpentry and cabinet maker, Organic gardening