Dwight Perry
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Department:Applied Theology and Church Ministries
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Location:Chicago
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School:Graduate/Seminary in Chicago
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Position:Teaching
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Start Date:December 2019
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Personal Information:
As a practitioner scholar, Dr. Dwight Perry has served in pastoral, denominational, and academic leadership for the past 45 years. He most recently served as the Senior Vice President, Dean of Education and Provost of the Moody Bible Institute. He oversaw all of Moody's educational ministries both on the undergraduate (Chicago and Spokane) and graduate/seminary (Chicago and Plymouth MI) levels on all three campuses along with its growing online and nontraditional educational ministries. Effective July 1, 2024 he transitioned back to his "first love", training and equipping emerging and established leaders for the cause of Christ. He has spoken and taught extensively in the area of Applied Theology, including homiletics, leadership, organizational and systems development as well as diversity. Dr. Perry has published and contributed to resources focused on homiletics, organizational and personal leadership, racial and cultural diversity as well as urban ministry. He and his wife, Dr. Cynthia Perry, are parents of four adult children and six grandchildren.
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Educational Background:
BA, University of Illinois
MEd, University of Illinois
MS, National-Louis University
PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. -
Publications:
How to Help Hurting People: A Manual on Lay Counselors. Contributing Author. Urban Ministries, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. 1999.
"Protection from the Pressures," Leadership Journal, April 1997.
"Ministerial Formation within the African American Church," chapter in the book, A Heart for the City, Moody Press. 1999
Learning Preferences in a Theological Institution, Master's Thesis. National-Louis University.
Breaking Down Barriers: A Black Evangelical Describes the Black Church. Baker Book House. 1998
Educational Precedents for Valued Ministerial Attributes and Practices in the African-American Church, Doctoral Dissertation. University of Michigan Dissertation Services. 1998
Building Unity in the Church in the New Millennium. General Editor. Moody Press. 2002
Connect: Proclaiming the Timeless Truths of Scripture: Harvest Publishers 2008
Funding Practices for Middle Judicatories in Ministry: Sabbatical Project, 2009
Organizational Leadership Transition and Succession: Sabbatical Project 2014
Turnaround: Renewing Organizations Small or Large from the Inside/Out 2012
The Hole in My Soul: The Importance of Mentoring and Investing in Others 2013
Finish Well: A Guide for Leadership Transition and Succession 2016
Fourth Quarter: Enduring Leadership Lessons that Will Leave a Legacy, Next Step Resources 2019
Even the Best of Us; Co Authored with Dr. Elizabeth Pierre Wipf and Stock Publishers 2021
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Professional / Personal Interests:
Football, baseball, and basketball
