John Easterling

Professor of Intercultural Studies

Education

D.Miss. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Diplomè University of Paris IV (Sorbonne)
Diploma Toronto Institute of Linguistics
D.Min. Fuller Theological Seminary
M.Div. Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
B.A. Baylor University

Ministry Background

2009–Present
Calvary Baptist Church of Roseville
Member
Choir
Adult Teacher

1988–2008
First Baptist Church of Minneapolis
Former Deacon
Missions Committee
Choir
Adult Teacher

1977–88
Missionary- Church planting in France with CBFMS (Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society known today as World Venture)

1975–77
Pastorate - First Baptist Church of Gila Bend, Arizona

1970–74
Youth and Children's Ministries in churches in California -- Fairview Heights Baptist Church of Inglewood, Massachusetts, First Baptist Church of Manchester, North Shore Baptist Church of West Peabody, and Texas -- Columbus Avenue Baptist Church of Waco

1972 and 1973
Summer Minister at a Christian ministry in the National Parks in Alaska and Washington State.

Professional and Personal Interests

Teaching Missions and participating in conferences overseas, Pac Rim Christian College, Honolulu, HI 2010, 2011
Alliance for Vulnerable Mission Andover, UK, 2009
Bible Institute of Hawaii, 2008
Hawaii Theological Seminary, Aiea, Hawaii 2007, 2008
University of Callao, Peru (Teaching English with NWC students) 2004
International College of Bible & Missions (Johannesburg, South Africa) 2002, 2008
Lausanne Researchers Conferences, UK, 1997 & Chaing Mai, Thailand 2001
Amsterdam 2000
Jerusalem Institute of Biblical Studies (Bible Teacher) 1996, 2000
Beijing Institute of Technology (Lecturer in Ethics & Worldview), 1996

Professional Memberships

American Society of Missiology
Evangelical Missiological Society
Next Step
Great Commission Research Network

Professional Accomplishments

Contributor to Evangelical Dictionary of Missiology, Evangelical Dictionary of Cults, and frequent book reviewer for Missiology, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, & Journal of Evangelical Theology and contributor to the Great Commission Research Journal

Presented at Next Step Conference, Lausanne Researcher's Conference, Evangelical Missiological Society, and Midwest Sociological Society

Favorite Authors/Writings

The works of Adrian Plass
The writings of the late P. G. Wodehouse
It's Not Over Until the Fat Lady Sings by Bob Jackson

Family

Married to Kathleen Ellen Comly
Two daughters: Sarah Elizabeth (1979) of Roseville, Minn., and Miriam Helen (1981) of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
One grandson

Life Verse

"I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace." Acts 20:24