School of Theology Faculty
Faculty Profiles
Robert R. Drovdahl
Professor of Christian Ministries and EducationB.A., Seattle Pacific College, 1971; M.A., Wheaton Graduate School, 1974; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1980. At SPU since 1978.
Email: bdrovdahl@spu.edu
Phone: 206-218-2348
Office: Alexander 104
Robert Drovdahl became a full-time faculty member at SPU in 1982. His academic work focuses on the church’s teaching ministry. He teaches courses such as Human Development and Christian Faith, Leadership in Ministry, and Foundations for Educational Ministry.
Dr. Drovdahl recently completed a two-year term as president of the North American Professors of Christian Education, a professional society of faculty at colleges, Bible schools, and seminaries.
He is a member of Shoreline Covenant Church. His family members include his wife, two married children; and two grandchildren. His leisure-time pleasures include backpacking and any racquet sport.
Selected Publications
- “Vocation as Discovery: The Contributions of Internship Experiences,” (With Dr. Jennifer McKinney), The Journal of Youth Ministry, 2007, 5 (2), 51-71.
- “The Holding Power of Love: John Wesley and D. W. Winnicott in Conversation,” (With Douglas Hansen), Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 2006, 1, 55-63.
- “A Journal and a Journey,” Christian Education Journal, 2005, 2 (2), 375-379.
- “Wayne R. Rood,” biography in Christian Educators of the 20th Century, 2004.
What’s New
Looking Ahead
Undergraduate class instruction begins September 29, 2008.Graduate orientation and instruction to begin August 29, 2009.
M.A./M.Div. applications for Autumn Quarter 2009 available August 15, 2008.
Annual Events
Paul T. Walls Lecture in Wesleyan TheologyAlfred S. Palmer Lectureship
Church Leaders Forums
Ministry in the Wesleyan Spirit Conference