Nazarene Theological Seminary

The Nazarene Theological Seminary Board of Trustees has elected Dr. David Wesley, current Regional Education Coordinator for the Church of the Nazarene in South America, as Assistant Professor of Missiology. Dr. Wesley will begin his teaching assignment in the fall 2005 semester. Wesley’s election was precipitated by the resignation of Dr. Mario Zani who resigned from the faculty after the spring 2004 semester to serve the Church of the Nazarene once again in his home country of Argentina.

Wesley, a native of Bethany, OK, is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University (Bachelor of Science) and Nazarene Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry). As the Regional Education Coordinator in South America, Wesley has facilitated the development and structure of all theological education for the Church of the Nazarene in South America—a structure that includes more than 3,000 students, seven campus centers and 94 extension centers. Since 1998, Dr. Wesley has served as a liaison between the national education systems and the Regional Director, as well as served as a liaison for the Regional Director to the General Church of the Nazarene in issues relating to theological education and ministerial development. In this role, he has also facilitated financial and human resources for developing institutions and led strategic planning for ministerial development in ten countries of South America. He is also currently the coordinator of mission education and training for South American missionaries. Prior to his current assignment, Wesley served as Rector of the Seminary in Argentina, the Coordinator of Mission Work and District Superintendent in Ecuador, and as pastor in Orlando and Kansas City.

Dr. Wesley produced the modular course materials in Spanish for use in Latin America, serving as both Coordinator and General Editor for the project—a project which involved utilizing Latin American writers to form student and professor modules for the complete course of study (60 books total, 27 of which are currently finished). These materials are currently being used as the base for extension theological education in approximately 14 countries in South America.

Wesley, an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene, and his wife Glynda have two children, Shane (a student at Olivet Nazarene University) and Leah, currently in high school.