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David Busic (born 1964) is an ordained minister and 40th general superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene, the denomination's highest elected office. He was elected on June 25, 2013, at the 28th General Assembly and Conventions in Indianapolis, Indiana. [1]

General Superintendent is the highest elected office within the Church of the Nazarene. General Superintendents are elected by the General Assembly of the denomination for a four-year term to expire at the end of the next General Assembly.

Church of the Nazarene evangelical Christian denomination

The Church of the Nazarene is an evangelical Christian denomination that emerged from the 19th-century Holiness movement in North America. With its members commonly referred to as Nazarenes, it is the largest Wesleyan-holiness denomination in the world.

Prior to his election as general superintendent, Busic served as the president of the Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. [1] He has also served as the senior pastor of Bethany First Church of the Nazarene (Bethany, OK), Central Church of the Nazarene (Lenexa, KS), and Vineyard Community Church of the Nazarene (Livermore, CA). He served on staff at the Church of the Nazarene in Shawnee, Kansas. [1]

Nazarene Theological Seminary (NTS) is a Nazarene seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. The seminary was established by the Eleventh General Assembly in June 1944 and started its first school year in 1945 with 61 students. It moved to its current location in 1950. The seminary offers Master's degrees in Divinity, Christian Education, Intercultural Studies, and Theological Studies as well as a Doctor of Ministry degree and non-degree programs.

He has served as a member of the Church of the Nazarene's General Board, as well as serving as the president of the USA National Board. He served as a member of the Board of General Superintendents' Thought Partners, "a think tank for critical issues facing the Church of the Nazarene," from 2005-2013, as a member of the Southern Nazarene University Board of Trustees, and as a member of the Northwest Oklahoma District Advisory Board. [1] [2]

In 2007, while serving as senior pastor of Bethany First Church, Busic played a key role in establishing the Swaziland Partnership, which seeks "to help reduce the HIV/AIDS rate and assist vulnerable children in Swaziland, Africa." [1] [3]

Busic graduated from Southern Nazarene University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion and from Nazarene Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. [1] In May 2010, Southern Nazarene University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree. [4] As of 2013, he was also pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree in Theology and Culture from Fuller Theological Seminary. [1] [2]

Southern Nazarene University Christian liberal arts college located in Bethany, Oklahoma, United States

Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is a private Nazarene liberal arts college in Bethany, Oklahoma.

Fuller Theological Seminary

Fuller Theological Seminary is a multidenominational Christian evangelical seminary in Pasadena, California, with regional campuses in the western United States. The seminary has 2,897 students from 90 countries and 110 denominations.

Busic is the author or co-author of numerous books and articles. From 2000 to 2007, he served as co-editor of Preacher's Magazine: A Preaching Resource in the Wesleyan Tradition. [1] [5] His other books include A Pastor's Guide to Effective Preaching, Sharing My Faith, Perfectly Imperfect: Character Sketches from the Old Testament, and Perfectly Imperfect: Character Sketches from the New Testament (forthcoming in 2014). [1] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NCN News. "Busic elected 40th general superintendent." June 25, 2013. http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000023&id=10012688
  2. 1 2 Southern Nazarene University. "SNU awards three honorary doctoral degrees." May 6, 2010. http://snu.edu/southern-nazarene-university-awards-three-honorary-degrees Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Nazarene Theological Seminary. "Dr. David A. Busic biography." http://www.nts.edu/storage/Busic_Bio_April2013.pdf, Accessed June 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ Southern Nazarene University. "Southern Nazarene University Spring Commencement News." May 25, 2010. http://snu.edu/southern-nazarene-university-spring-commencement-news Archived 2014-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Nazarene Publishing House. "Contributor: David Busic." http://www.nph.com/nphweb/html/nph/contributor.jsp?contrib=2937, Accessed June 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ Nazarene Publishing House. David Busic's Books. https://www.nph.com/nphweb/html/nph/search.jsp?q=David+Busic
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