Dr. Ron Blake Named VP for Institutional Advancement at °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï
°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï welcomes Dr. Ron Blake as the first VP for Institutional Advancement in its 57-year history. This will be a volunteer position, primarily focused on development and constituent relations.
°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï President Scott Sherwood states, “It feels like a miracle for God to provide a leader of Ron’s stature to create the advancement functions every college today must have in order to thrive.”
Dr. Blake has served five churches as lead pastor (most recently Indianapolis Westside and Detroit First), two districts as a district superintendent, and the denomination as Director of Global Clergy Development. He is a former Olivet Nazarene University trustee, where he served a term as chair. He has also served on the denomination’s General Board. He is an in-demand speaker at revivals, retreats, and camp meetings and has preached in numerous countries on four continents.
He has been married to Susanne for 43 years. Susanne is an ordained elder, a former full-time hospital chaplain, and an °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï alum.
Asked about this opportunity, Dr. Blake said, “As a District Superintendent and the husband of an °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï alum, I have greatly appreciated the spiritual and academic quality of an °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï education. I have found °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï grads to be especially effective and well-prepared to meet the demands of 21st century ministry.”
Dr. Blake can be reached at rjblake@nbc.edu.
Published: 12/11/2023
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