Chair, Educational Leadership Department | Professor of Educational Leadership
Kelly serves as the Senior Editor of the Journal of Youth Ministry, and has contributed chapters to Ministry in the New Marriage Culture (Jeff Iorg, ed.) and Christian Education: A Guide to the Foundations of Ministry (Freddy Cordoza, ed.). He has published dozens of Bible studies, study courses, articles, and devotionals for youth and adults.
Kelly serves on the Board of the Association of Youth Ministry Educators and is a member of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry.
Kelly’s doctoral research focused on similarities in youth ministry objectives across cultures. He has a strong interest in cross-cultural ministry and is a regular guest professor in locations such as the Philippines, the Ivory Coast and Armenia.
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Degrees & Accolades
Ph.D. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Th.M. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
M.Div. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.A. Oklahoma Baptist University
Kelly serves as the Senior Editor of the Journal of Youth Ministry, and has contributed chapters to Ministry in the New Marriage Culture (Jeff Iorg, ed.) and Christian Education: A Guide to the Foundations of Ministry (Freddy Cordoza, ed.). He has published dozens of Bible studies, study courses, articles, and devotionals for youth and adults.
Kelly serves on the Board of the Association of Youth Ministry Educators and is a member of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry.
Kelly’s doctoral research focused on similarities in youth ministry objectives across cultures. He has a strong interest in cross-cultural ministry and is a regular guest professor in locations such as the Philippines, the Ivory Coast and Armenia.
Degrees & Accolades
Ph.D. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Th.M. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
M.Div. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
B.A. Oklahoma Baptist University
