Jerry Pattengale

About

During the last three decades I’ve been fortunate to help develop and lead a variety of sustainable programs. My modus operandi has been and continues to be employing an irenic spirit, developing healthy and international networks, and maintaining an open commitment to biblical foundations. And, having fun when possible. The latter is usually easier with funding in place, and God has blessed with considerable funds for various projects—hundreds of millions overall.

These programs are in Washington, DC (Museum of the Bible), Florida (The Scriptorium, now the Van Kampen Collection formerly at the Holy Land Experience), the largest FCA event nationally (the Night of Champions at Azusa Pacific University), and in Marion (numerous programs at Indiana Wesleyan University, and the JC Body Shop youth ministries). All of these have taken place via teamwork, enabling colleagues (young and old) to take over leadership roles (including in numerous new departments at IWU).

Throughout, I remained engaged in the community and our local church (College Wesleyan since ‘97), wrote dozens of books, tech products, local and national columns, launched international projects and helped manage journals. The biggest joy continues to be assisting others in accomplishing their goals.

I am honored to serve on boards of Christianity Today, Yale’s Jonathan Edwards Center, Changing Destiny (to assist trafficked kids in Asia), Africa New Life (services 12,000 students in Rwanda), and retain distinguished appointments at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Tyndale House Cambridge, the Sagamore Institute, Waverly Abbey-UK, and Excelsia College, Australia.

IWU selected me as it first World Changing Faculty (2012), first University Professor (2014), and Outstanding Alumnsu (2022)—all special moments for life.