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Bruce McAllister (administrator)
Maurice Bruce McAllister (born November 27, 1954) is the seventh president of Bob Jones University. Bruce McAllister was reared in a middle-class home in Decatur, Huntsville, and Hartselle, Alabama. He earned all his degrees at Bob Jones University: Bachelor of Arts in Bible Education, 1977, Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies, 1979, Master of Divinity, 1988, and Doctor of Ministry, 1995. As an undergraduate student, he was chaplain of the junior class and president of the senior class and of the University Ministerial Association. McAllister spent most of his career in various roles at BJU, including Bible teacher at Bob Jones Academy, 1978–1983; Assistant to the Director of Ministerial Training and Extension, 1978–1991; Director of Ministerial Training and Outreach, 1991–2014; and Director of Pastor Relations, 2015–2019. As Director of Ministerial Training and Outreach, McAllister oversaw the university's church staff placement and referral service, its ministerial cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Crockett
Joshua Leigh Crockett (born January 17, 1979) is a Baptist pastor and the sixth president of Bob Jones University. Crockett earned a Bachelor of Arts in rhetoric and public address, a master's degree in counseling, and a Master of Divinity from Bob Jones University. He earned a Doctorate of Ministry with an emphasis on expository preaching from Liberty University in 2020. In 2004, Crockett began ministering in his home church, Grace Baptist, Anderson, Indiana, and led Indiana Christian Academy. He also served as vice president of the Indiana Fundamental Baptist Fellowship and was member of the board of the Indiana Association of Christian Schools. In 2015, Crockett became pastor of Morningside Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina. Crockett serves as chair of Open Door Baptist Missions and also serves on the board of Elijah's Harbor, a Christian retreat center. On May 7, 2024, the Bob Jones University Board of Trustees named Crockett president after an extensive president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Jones Academy
Bob Jones University (BJU) is a private university in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It is known for its conservative and evangelical cultural and religious positions. The university, with approximately 2,900 students, is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. In 2017, the university estimated the number of its graduates at 40,184. History During the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy of the 1920s, Christian evangelist Bob Jones Sr. grew increasingly concerned about what he perceived to be the secularization of higher education and the influence of religious liberalism in denominational colleges. Jones recalled that in 1924, his friend William Jennings Bryan leaned over to him at a Bible conference service in Winona Lake, Indiana, and said, "If schools and colleges do not quit teaching evolution as a fact, we are going to become a nation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
