David Busic (born 1964) is an ordained minister and 40th
general superintendent of the
Church of the Nazarene
The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged in North America from the Wesleyan-Holiness movement within Methodism during the late 19th century.
The denomination has its headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas. and it ...
, the denomination's highest elected office. He was elected on June 25, 2013, at the 28th General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapolis, Indiana.
[NCN News. "Busic elected 40th general superintendent." June 25, 2013. http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000023&id=10012688 ]
Prior to his election as general superintendent, Busic served as the president of the
Nazarene Theological Seminary
Nazarene Theological Seminary (NTS) is a Nazarene seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. The seminary was established by the Eleventh General Assembly in June 1944 and started its first school year in 1945 with 61 students. It moved to its current lo ...
in Kansas City, Missouri.
He has also served as the senior pastor of Bethany First Church of the Nazarene (Bethany, OK), Central Church of the Nazarene (Lenexa, KS), and Vineyard Community Church of the Nazarene (Livermore, CA). He served on staff at the Church of the Nazarene in Shawnee, Kansas.
He has served as a member of the Church of the Nazarene's
General Board
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, as well as serving as the president of the USA National Board. He served as a member of the Board of General Superintendents' Thought Partners, "a think tank for critical issues facing the Church of the Nazarene," from 2005 to 2013, as a member of the Southern Nazarene University Board of Trustees, and as a member of the Northwest Oklahoma District Advisory Board.
[Southern Nazarene University. "SNU awards three honorary doctoral degrees." May 6, 2010. http://snu.edu/southern-nazarene-university-awards-three-honorary-degrees ]
In 2007, while serving as senior pastor of Bethany First Church, Busic played a key role in establishing the Swaziland Partnership, which seeks "to help reduce the HIV/AIDS rate and assist vulnerable children in Swaziland, Africa."
Busic graduated from
Southern Nazarene University
Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is a Private university, private Church of the Nazarene, Nazarene university in Bethany, Oklahoma.
History
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with a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion and from Nazarene Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity.
In May 2010, Southern Nazarene University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. As of 2013, he was also pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree in Theology and Culture from
Fuller Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary is an Evangelical seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. It is egalitarian in nature.
Fuller has a student body of approximately 2,300 students from 90 countries and ...
.
Busic is the author or co-author of numerous books and articles. From 2000 to 2007, he served as co-editor of ''Preacher's Magazine: A Preaching Resource in the Wesleyan Tradition.''
His other books include ''A Pastor's Guide to Effective Preaching'', ''Sharing My Faith'', ''Perfectly Imperfect: Character Sketches from the Old Testament'', and ''Perfectly Imperfect: Character Sketches from the New Testament'' (forthcoming in 2014).
[Nazarene Publishing House. David Busic's Books. https://www.nph.com/nphweb/html/nph/search.jsp?q=David+Busic ]
References
External links
Official site of the Board of General Superintendents of the Church of the Nazarene*
Nazarene Theological SeminaryNazarene Publishing House
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1964 births
Church of the Nazarene ministers
Living people
Nazarene general superintendents