JAMES SPENCER, Ph.D.

Vice President and Dean of Moody Bible Institute Moody Bible Institute

Chicago, IL 60610 LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/jamesgspencer

Education Degrees Ph.D. in Theological Studies - Old Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2012. M.A. in Biblical Exegesis, Wheaton College Graduate School, 2005. Master of Divinity, Moody Theological Seminary, 2004. B.S. in Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2000. Professional and Continuing Education Associate Consultant Training, Ruffalo Noel-Levitz, 2015. Institute for Education Management (IEM), Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2014. Professional Experience Vice President and Dean of Moody Bible Institute Oversee all residential undergraduate programs and undergraduate program heads at

Moody Bible Institute’s campuses in Chicago and Spokane, including Moody’s Practical Christian Ministry office, Study Abroad programs, and athletics. Responsible for the undergraduate school budget, program enrollment, and academic performance of programs and faculty. Serve as a member of the Executive Team (comprised of the President, Provost, COO, CFO, Chief Legal Counsel, and Senior Vice President of Media) and as a member of the Provost’s Cabinet (comprised of the Provost, VP and Dean of Enrollment Services, VP and Dean of Student Development, VP and Dean of Moody Theological Seminary, VP and Dean of Moody Distance Learning, and Associate Provost of Faculty).

2016-present

Vice President and Dean of Moody Distance Learning Serve as Chief academic officer for Moody Bible Institute-Distance

Learning, as well as setting strategic direction for and exercising oversight of full-time and adjunct faculty, an administrative staff of twenty full-time employees including areas related to instructional quality, instructional design, student experience and retention, education finance, and education marketing.

Interim Vice President and Dean of Student Enrollment Services

2012-2016 2015-2016

In addition to continuing as Vice President and Dean of Moody Distance Learning, oversee all student enrollment services for Moody Education including recruitment, admissions, financial aid, academic records/registrar, and retention services.

Associate Consultant, Ruffalo Noel-Levitz 2014-present Provide planning and expertise for schools in relation to instructional

strategies, academic policy, enrollment management and various other aspects of overall educational models designed for adult and graduate programs as assigned by Noel-Levitz.

Assistant Dean of Online and Nontraditional Education, Moody Distance Learning

2007-2012

Oversee distance education programs and adjunct faculty development for Moody Distance Learning, as well as leading the development of new distance learning programs including the First Year Online Program and Master of Arts in Applied Biblical Studies.

Pastor of Ministry Development, Cross Church Volunteered as Pastor of Ministry Development to assist Cross Church in the

development of their small group ministries, as well as their assimilation and welcome ministries.

2006-2007

Teaching Experience Faculty, Moody Bible Institute 2005-present Developed and taught online courses in Moody Distance Learning’s Master

of Arts in Applied Biblical Studies program including Theological Foundations for Biblical Interpretation, Methods for Biblical Interpretation, and Interpreting the Old Testament Prophetic Literature.

Developed syllabi and instructed courses online and face-to-face for several undergraduate courses including Old Testament Survey, New Testament Survey, Spiritual Life and Community, Bible Introduction, Hermeneutics, Old Testament Historical Literature III, Genesis, Major Prophets I: Isaiah, Romans, and Biblical Studies Capstone.

Served as a faculty member on the 2014 Moody Israel Donor Tour. Provided

biblical and theological instruction to donors at a variety of sites in Israel as part of the Moody Bible Institute’s Israel Tour. Responsible for general instruction, as well as working with and developing relationships with donors.

Served as an instructor for the 2014 Moody Global Partners Training.

Provided biblical and theological training for a group of radio professionals in Eastern Europe.

Instructor, Trinity International University 2012 Served as instructor for Understanding the Old Testament as part of Trinity’s

REACH program.

Instructor, Greenville College

2007

Served as instructor for Worldview Faith and Vocation as part of Greenville College’s adult degree completion program.

Subject Matter Expert 2008-2012 Created several online courses for the Master of Arts in Applied Biblical

Studies, Master of Arts in Christian Leadership, and Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies programs including courses in biblical and theological studies, as well as integrated coursework in areas such as leadership and social science.

Publications “1 and 2 Kings, The Messianic Vision of” in The Moody Encyclopedia of Messianic

Prophecy (Chicago: Moody Publishing, forthcoming) “Psalm 72” in The Moody Encyclopedia of Messianic Prophecy (Chicago: Moody

Publishing, forthcoming) Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical and Thematic Approach (Eugene: Wipf and Stock,

forthcoming) “The Gainful Employment Rule” in The Encyclopedia of Online Education (Thousand Oaks:

Sage, 2016). “Online Education and Curricular Design” in Theological Education v. 49, 2015. “Technology Infrastructure for Distance Education” Ruffalo Noel-Levitz White Paper, 2014. “The Book of Isaiah,” in Moody Faculty Bible Commentary (Chicago: Moody Publishing,

2013). “An 8-week Online Capstone Experience,” Teaching Theology and Religion 15 (2012): 185-

185. Papers and Presentations “Centralized versus Decentralized Recruitment: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Your

Institution.” Presentation for the 2016 Ruffalo Noel-Levitz Symposium on the Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Populations, forthcoming

“The Social Implications of ‘No Other Name’: Salvation in Christ in Light of the Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu.” Paper presented at the Postmodernism section of the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society.

“Globalization, Learner Participation and Online Course Design: Alignment of Pedagogy and Technology Use.” Presentation given at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Access.

“First Year Online Program (FYOP): An Emerging Paradigm for Mentoring Students Studying at a Distance.” Presentation given at the 2011 Annual Meeting of Access.

“The Davidic Innocence Motif in the Book of Samuel.” Paper presented in the Old Testament Narrative section of the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society.

“Collective Memory and Torah.” Paper presented in the Old Testament Narrative section of the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society.

Book Reviews Review of The Politics of Yahweh: John Howard Yoder, the Old Testament, and the People

of God, by John C. Nugent, Eugene, OR: Cascade, in Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament, forthcoming.

Review of A Commentary on Judges and Ruth, by Robert Chisholm, Jr., Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2013, in Journal for the Evangelical Theological Society 57 (2014): 803-806.

Review of The Abduction of Dinah: Reading Genesis 28:10-35:15 as a Votive Narrative, by Daniel Hankore: New York: Pickwick, 2013, in Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament 2.2 (2013): 215-217.

Review of In God’s Shadow: Politics in the Hebrew Bible, by Michael Walzer: New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012, in Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament 2.1 (2013): 109-111.

Review of Presence, Power, and Promise: The Role of the Spirit of God in the Old Testament, Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2012, in Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament 1 (2012): 141-142.

Review of Rethinking Learning for a Digital Age: How Learners are Shaping their Own Experiences, ed. By Rhona Sharpe, Hellen Beetham, and Sara de Freitas, New York: Routledge, 2010, in Teaching Theology and Religion, February 2012.

Review of Justice and Compassion in Biblical Law, by Richard H. Hiers, New York: Continuum, 2010, in Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 53 (2010): 811-812.

Board and Community Service Participant, ATS Colloquium on Spiritual Formation in Online Learning Member, ABHE Commission on Accreditation Board Chairman, Chicagoland Fellowship of Christian Athletes

2015-present 2014-present 2013-present