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Dr. Bill Kuhn

Dean, School of Theology + Ministry

School of Theology + Ministry

Department: Biblical, Theological, + Ministry Studies

952-446-4227

Educational and/or Professional Credentials

Ed.D., Leadership, Division of Educational Studies, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 

M.B.A., Nonprofit Management, Crown College, St. Bonifacius, MN.  

M.A., Ministerial Education, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN. 

B.A., Pastoral Leadership, Crown College, St. Bonifacius, MN.  

Professional Focus and/or Research Agenda

Phenomenology of religious experiencesSpiritual formational practicesGenerational ministriesHomiletical theory. 

Faith Statement

My academic discipline serves to foster in students a greater love for God and others while fulfilling the Great Commission of Matthew 28:18-20.   The Church is God’s plan for reaching a lost and hurting world, and the Church needs servants that are spiritually vibrant, intellectually engaged, and skillfully prepared to lead God’s peopleI get the privilege of helping shape those leaders, which is a great joy and sacred call. 

Published Works, Dissertation Topic, Awards, Accolades, Affiliations

  • Dissertation: Spiritual Formation Observed: A Phenomenological Study
    • Outstanding Dissertation Award granted by faculty of St. Mary’s University
    • Voted by faculty of St. Mary’s University to speak at Commencement Ceremony
  • Publications:
    • “Christian Service: Learning to Serve and Serving to Learn,” Growth (Spring 2017). Association for Christians in Student Development, Vol. 16.
    • Herrman, T., Tenhaken, K., Adderley, H., & Morris, M., eds. (2015).  A Faith for the Generations: How collegiate experience impacts faith.  Chapter title: “Cultivating Faith: Toward a Phenomenological Model of Spiritual Formation.”  ACU Press.
    • Various articles for Crown College magazine, denominational magazine, and other publications.
  • Professional Affiliations:
    • Higher Learning Commission, peer reviewer
    • Associations for Christians in Student Development / ACSD
    • Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
    • Ordained with the Christian and Missionary Alliance