Ralph Watkins

Ralph Basui Watkins is the Peachtree Associate Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth at

Atlanta, Georgia, United States.^[2]

He holds a PhD in sociology from the

American River Junior College. He has served a variety of academic and administrative roles, and has written many publications. His work and research is centered on building 21st century churches; he is working on ways churches can use multi-media approaches and web 2.0 strategies to be effective at evangelism and discipleship.^[3]

He is also the host of Religion Roundtable for Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters (AIB).

Through his writings and his career, Watkins aims to discuss social issues and issues related to the faith community as a whole. He also seeks to answer how the church plays a large role in society and may hold the solution to many of these issues. His approach through evangelism promotes and encourages people of different faiths to come together and help each other. He went to Israel and Palestine with the group Interfaith Peace-Builders in the summer of 2013 to explore ways to accomplish this. Besides his many books he uses his position as host of Religious Roundtable for Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters and his website

Cooper Middle School (Georgia)

as a volunteer videographer and storyteller.

Career

After earning his degrees Watkins entered the field of church work. Throughout his career he has held a variety of positions at these churches:

an associate pastor at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Sacramento, California

a senior pastor at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
a senior pastor at Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
pastor of education and evangelism, Macedonia Baptist Church in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
director of ministry development at Beulah Grove Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia
executive pastor and director of Ecclesia at the City of Refuge Church, Gardena in California
executive pastor at African Methodist Episcopal Church in
Los Angeles, California
minister to young adults at First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, California
pastor at Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church in Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Watkins has held many different positions at academic institutions. He was the director of minority students affairs at both

Penn State University and then became the associate professor in the department of sociology at Augusta State University. During this time he was also a visiting faculty at Fuller Theological Seminary for a summer. He then held the position of associate professor of society, religion, and Africana Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary

.

He is an affiliate associate professor of society, religion and Africana studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and the associate professor of evangelism and church growth at Columbia Theological Seminary^[3]

Awards

Five Faculty Research and Development Grants from Augusta State University (1998–2002)^{[citation needed]}
Most Valuable Faculty, Student Ambassador Board from Augusta State University (1999–2000) ^{[citation needed]}
Lilly Teaching Fellowship: Mining the African American Motherlode (1999–2000)^{[citation needed]}
The Wabash Teaching Fellowship for Mining the African American Motherlode – Book Project (2001–2003) ^{[citation needed]}
Chancellor's Award from the University System of Georgia (2001–2002)^{[citation needed]}
Governor's Teaching Fellowship from the University System of Georgia (2000–2001) ^{[citation needed]}
Fulbright Hayes Fellowship for Ghana Study and Research Seminar (2003) ^{[citation needed]}
Study Grant: Egypt Study and Research from Fuller Theological Seminary (2008)^{[citation needed]}
Study Grant: Egypt Study and Research from Columbia Theological Seminary (2012)^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Dr. Ralph C. Watkins : Faculty Profile". Ctsnet.edu.
^ "Rev. Ralph Basui Watkins, MFA, DMin, PhD : Pastor Profile". Ctsnet.edu.
^ ^a ^b "Rev. Ralph C. Watkins, D.Min., Ph.D : CV" (PDF). Ctsnet.edu. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
^ "Watkins' Word". Archived from the original on 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.

External links

[Columbia_Theological_Seminary_Profile-1] "Dr. Ralph C. Watkins : Faculty Profile". Ctsnet.edu.

[Wheat_Street_Baptist_Church_Profile-2] "Rev. Ralph Basui Watkins, MFA, DMin, PhD : Pastor Profile". Ctsnet.edu.

[Ctsnet.edu-3] "Rev. Ralph C. Watkins, D.Min., Ph.D : CV" (PDF). Ctsnet.edu. Retrieved 2013-12-07.

[http://www.itsthechurch.org/ItsTheChurch/Watkins_Word/Watkins_Word.html-4] "Watkins' Word". Archived from the original on 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.

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