Three Disciple related colleges and universities are in their first year under new presidents. One of these schools is Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri, where President Douglas B. Palmer begin his tenure on July 1, 2020. Before coming to Culver-Stockton, Dr. Palmer served as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Walsh University in […]

  1) Where are you currently serving/working? Please share a bit about the work/ministry in which you are involved. Since participating in DLI, I have had a number of different opportunities to serve in meaningful work. Immediately after DLI, I was hired to serve as a development director, fundraising for access to affordable mental healthcare in […]

Higher education has been an important focus for Disciples since the very beginning of the movement. Throughout our history, Disciples have founded institutions of higher learning to educate students and form leaders to make a difference in the world. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is still committed to higher education. In the midst of […]

Where are you currently serving?  Please share a bit about the work/ministry in which you are involved. I am currently serving as Associate Pastor at First Christian Church of Orange in Orange, California. I lead in several areas of congregational life, including worship, education, and overseeing ministry with children, youth, families, and young adults. During […]