Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

Faculty, Administration, & General Information
Faculty
JOHN W. REED
Director of Doctor of Ministry Studies
Senior Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Ministries
1970–.
B.A., Bryan College, 1951; M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary, 1954; M.A., Bowling Green State
University, 1961; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1966.
Dr. Reed has been a vital part of the Dallas Seminary faculty since 1970. Currently
he serves as the director of the Doctor of Ministry program. Listed in Outstanding Educators
of America, Dr. Reed also is recognized for his vast pastoral experience, which includes 37 years
at churches in Indiana, Ohio, and Texas. He is also a chaplain (Lt. Col., retired) in the United
States Air Force Reserves and is a member of the National Guard Association of Texas. He
currently serves as president of the Association of Doctor of Ministry Education. Dr. Reed presently
is researching the religious experiences of Civil War soldiers. His teaching interests are in the areas
of preaching and Doctor of Ministry research methods.
DONALD P. REGIER
Director of Special Projects
Associate Professor of Christian Education
1973–.
B.A., Grace University, 1964; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1969.
Professor Regier’s passion is to minister through art and technology. For over 36
years he has created and executed innumerable multimedia presentations for
Dallas Seminary and also has guided thousands of students in the development of audiovisual
support for their ministries. He and his wife, Jan, consider themselves parents of “two families.”
With four grown children, they adopted two little girls from China. Professor Regier’s new children’s
book, The Long Ride, tells their story and compares adoption with entrance into God’s family.
RAMESH P. RICHARD
Professor of Pastoral Ministries, World Missions and Intercultural Studies
1979–83; 1987–.
B.Com., Madras Christian College, 1973; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1979; Th.D., 1982;
Ph.D., University of Delhi, 1991.
Dr. Richard, a member of the faculty for over 20 years, is also the founder and president
of Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Health (RREACH), a global proclamation
ministry that seeks to evangelize leaders and strengthen pastors of developing economies. He has
ministered in over 70 countries, and is the founder and chair of the Trainers of Pastors International
Coalition. Dr. Richard ministered as the pulpit pastor of the Delhi Bible Fellowship in New Delhi,
India. His teaching interests include preaching, evangelism, and missions. His research interests
include global pastoral training, contemporary (and future) world trends, hermeneutics for homiletics,
applied Christian apologetics, and Christological uniqueness in the present.
JAY L. SEDWICK JR.
Associate Professor of Christian Education
1998–.
B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1984; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1989; M.A., Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996; Ph.D., 2003.
Dr. Sedwick has more than 21 years of youth ministry experience, including the
presidency of the Virginia Baptist Youth Ministers Association. He has four children,
guaranteeing a youth laboratory in his house for the next 16 years. An ordained minister who
teaches youth at a large Dallas-area church, Dr. Sedwick is also a popular conference and seminar
speaker and Sonlife trainer. His research and teaching interests include legal and financial issues
in ministry, youth development, biblical education for youth, and curriculum design.
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