Richard "Dick" Pritchard - Azusa Pacific University

Richard "Dick" Pritchard, D.Min.

Chair and Professor, Department of Practical Theology

Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5626
Email: dpritchard@apu.edu
Fax: (626) 815-5469

Richard Pritchard, D.Min., brings to the School of Theology not only his teaching experience, but his areas of expertise in Pastoral Ministries and Church Organization and Administration. His degrees include a M.Ed. from Boston University in Communications Media. He has edited university and church magazines and newspapers, managed an educational radio station, and worked as executive director of Victory Films, Inc. in film production. Pritchard received the Alumni Achievement Award from Eastern Nazarene College as well as the Distinguished Service Award from First Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena, California, where he also served as Executive Pastor for over 18 years. In his free time Pritchard enjoys tennis, racquetball, traveling, creative writing, theater, and the arts.

Education

D.Min. - Spirituality and Leadership, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 2002
M. Ed. - Communications Media, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1973
M.Div. - Pastoral Ministries, Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri, 1970
B.A. - Psychology, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1967

Credentials/Certifications
Ordained Elder, International Church of the Nazarene, 1984

Expertise

Church Organization and Administration

General Christian Ministry

Pastoral Ministries
issues surrounding pastoring and ministry

Courses Taught

CMIN 108 – Christian Life, Faith, and Ministry
CMIN 401 – Christian Ministry Internship I
CMIN 402 – Christian Ministry Internship II
CMIN 408 – Principles of Preaching
CMIN 416 – Communicating the Gospel
CMIN 456 – Ministry Organization and Administration
CMIN 466 – Adult Development and Spiritual Formation

Professional/Scholarly Presentations

Presentations
Pritchard, R. (2005). Assessing and Facilitating Personal Development Among Senior Ministry Majors: An interdisciplinary process group experience. Paper presented at the American Academy of Religion Regional Conference, Phoenix, Arizona.

Pritchard, R. (2005). Finishing Well: The Mentored Life. Lecture presented at the Azusa Pacific University Common Day of Learning, Azusa, California.

Pritchard, R. (2004). Wholeness and Brokenness: Redeeming the Past in Ministry. Lecture presented at the Azusa Pacific University Common Day of Learning, Azusa, California.

Publications
Pritchard, R. (Summer 2005). Pastoral Ministry - A Partnership Between Academy and Congregation. In Wilkens, S., Shrier, P., and Martin, R. (Eds.), Christian Calling, Christian Higher Education in the Service of the Church. Lanham, Maryland: Altamira Press.

Professional Experience

Academic Experience
Executive Director of Corporate Operations, Victory Films, Inc., Arcadia, California, 1982-83

Ministerial/Para-church Experience
Executive Pastor, First Church of the Nazarene, Pasadena, California, 1983-2001

Administrator, Instructor, and Chaplain, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1970-82

Associate Minister, First Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, Missouri, 1968-70

Professional Involvement and Accomplishments

Honors, Awards, Recognition
Alumni Achievement Award, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA
Distinguished Service Award, First Church of the Nazarene, Pasadena, CA
Alumni Hall of Fame, Riverside High School, Painesville, OH

Associations, Boards, Committees
Member, The Alban Institute
Member, Society for Pastoral Theology
Member, American Academy of Religion