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Mike Rakes | |
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5th President of Evangel University | |
Assumed office July 2021 | |
Preceded by | George O. Wood (interim) |
Personal details | |
Education | Central Bible College (BA) Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (MA) Biola University (MDiv,DMin) |
Mike Rakes is an American pastor,educator and academic administrator. He is the fifth and current president of Evangel University. [1] Rakes became Evangel's president in July 2021, [2] taking over responsibilities from George O. Wood,who was interim president after Carol Taylor retired in November 2020. [3]
Rakes graduated with a bachelor's degree in Pastoral Ministries from Central Bible College in 1985[ citation needed ] and a master's degree in Biblical Literature from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in 1993.[ citation needed ] He received a Master of Divinity in 1997 and a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2000 from Biola University. [1]
Rakes started his career in higher education in 1993 as a faculty member at Southeastern University,an Assemblies of God institution,and became the school's vice president for student development in 2000. [4]
While serving as Pastor at Winston-Salem First Assembly of God, [5] Rakes established Bridges Christian College in 2011 and was president until 2015. [6]
Beginning in 2013,Rakes was on the board of trustees at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa,Oklahoma. [7] He resigned when he became a finalist for Evangel University president. [4]
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