School of Theology

Over the past 25 years, Tony Baron—an internationally recognized speaker, writer, and consultant on the subject of creating servant leaders and transforming churches and corporations—has successfully planted two churches, developed a Christian Healing Center, and started two consulting firms based on the concept of servant leadership. Baron was founding president of Servant Leadership Institute, a resource think tank on leadership development and transformation, and has shared his expertise with churches and denominations worldwide, as well as the United States Military Academy at West Point, Ford Motor Company, the United States Postal Service, the Federal Executive Board, and leading universities and hospitals in the United States.

Baron is the author of six books, and his two most recent books on leadership are The Cross and the Towel: Leading to a Higher Calling and The Art of Servant Leadership: Designing Your Organization for the Sake of Others. Most recently, Baron completed a workbook manual with noted author and business leader Ken Blanchard titled Servant Leadership: Transforming Your Community as a Person of Influence. Ordained as an Anglican priest and serving as Canon Missioner for the Anglican Church in North America under Bishop Todd Hunter, Baron has a great love for current and future pastors who seek to live, learn, and love the Christ-life within the Church.

Baron and his wife, Bobbi, have three married adult sons, two grandchildren, and two high-energy dogs. Their youngest son, Alex, graduated from APU's Graduate School of Theology with an M.Div. in 2010.