Dr. Larry K. Asplund
28 Alcira Court
St. Augustine, FL 32086
drlarrykasplund@gmail.com
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
D.Min. George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Portland, Oregon 2004
Program: Leadership and Spiritual Formation
Dissertation: “A Multicultural Learning Community: Facilitating Faculty Relationships with East Asian Students On An American Christian College Campus” Asplund dissertation.pdf
M.A. Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri 1987
Program: Biblical Literature
With honors
B.A. Evangel University, Springfield, Missouri 1975
Major: Biblical Studies & Philosophy
Minor: New Testament Greek
With honors
Ed.D. (ABD) Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia 2012
Program: Educational Leadership
Research Focus of Inquiry: “Exploring Decisions to Persist in College For First-generation African American Men in the South: A Case Study”
ACADEMIC HONORS
National Merit Scholar, 1969
American Bible Society Achievement Award, 1975
Kappa Delta Chi Honors Society, 1987
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2017-present
Southeastern University, Lakeland, Florida, 2014-present
LaGrange College, LaGrange, Georgia, 2014-present
Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois, 2013-2020
Beacon University, Columbus, Georgia 2006-09
George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Portland, Oregon 2004-2006
Portland Bible College, Portland, Oregon 1988-2006
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE
Christian Life School of Theology, Columbus, Georgia 2014-Present
Vice Present for Academic Affairs
Beacon University, Columbus, Georgia 2006-2009
Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program ‘06-‘09
Vice President for Academic Affairs at Beacon ’07-‘09
Portland Bible College, Portland, Oregon 1989-2006
Established and administrated the Church Leadership Training Institute distance program
New Covenant Academy, Springfield, Missouri 1979-83
Founded K-12 school, still in existence today
Served as the Principal 1979-83
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Writing/Publishing
Wrote for, edited & published the magazine, Pathfinders Journal (1983)
Co-authored books with Dick Iverson
- The Journey, City Christian Publishing, 1995.
- Building Churches That Last, City Christian Publishing, 1995.
Authored Transformers: Local Congregations as Agents of Community Transformation, 2008.
Authored Yoked: Teaching Apprentices of Jesus, 2018
Authored “Understanding the role of faith in decisions to persist in college for first-generation Black male students,” Christian Perspectives in Education, 3(1). The role of faith in decisions to persist in college.pdf
Christian Education/Leadership Training
Teach equipping seminars in various pastors’ conferences
Teach in pastor training institutes overseas, including Jamaica and Uganda
Teach equipping classes in local churches overseas, including Japan and Malaysia