Photo from Public Relations
By Amy Boyd
Reporter
March 31, 2006
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Curtis Booher will teach Old and New Testament
classes and Intro to Ministry. Photo from Public Relations |
Curtis Booher, a Milligan alumnus, was chosen to become the new professor of Bible after R. David Roberts retires at the end of this semester.
Booher is expected to begin in fall 2006. He will teach Old and New Testament classes and Intro to Ministry and will coordinate internships for ministry majors.
“I am excited about the prospect of working alongside a tremendous faculty and sharing in the lives of some great students,” said Booher.
The committee’s search process lasted from November through early March. The committee reviewed around 80 applications and ultimately selected Booher.
Booher’s knowledge of local churches, ministry experience and willingness to finish a doctorate qualified him for this position, said Academic Dean Mark Matson.
“Curtis has distinguished himself as a youth minister locally and nationally and has become well known in the area of spiritual development of youth and young adults,” Matson said.
Booher graduated from Milligan in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible and a minor in psychology. He earned a Master of Divinity degree from Emmanuel School of Religion in 2001 and is currently enrolled in the doctorate of ministry degree program at Emmanuel.
Before accepting this position, Booher was a youth minister for 18 years. He is currently the young adult minister at Crossroads Christian Church in Gray where he has served for two and a half years.
Booher also participated in Milligan’s Youth in Ministry program as an advisor, creative writer, speaker and dean of The Big Teen Conference, which is held at Milligan each summer during the last week of July.
“His gifts, abilities, experience and reputation have greatly contributed to Youth in Ministry’s mission of encouraging high school students to explore God’s call for their lives,” said Phyllis Fox, director of Youth in Ministry.
Roberts describes Booher as a “great Christian guy,” and said Booher will make an impact in the lives of many students.
“No one can replace Dr. Roberts,” said Booher. “I am taking his position and hoping to have a fraction of the impact that he has had.”