Redford College Faculty
Jim Frost, D.Min.
Director of Intercultural Studies
Professor of Intercultural Studies
Faculty Welfare Development Committee
Office: 201·G Jim Mellers Center
Phone: (417) 328-1763
Email: jfrost at sbuniv.edu
Faith Dedications: Dr. Frost and his wife, Emily are members of Second Baptist Church, Springfield. Dr. Frost teaches an Adult Bible Fellowship of 30 people.
Educational and Professional Background: Frost earned a Bachelor of Arts in history from Baylor University; a Master of Arts and Master of Divinity in New Testament from Wheaton Graduate School; a Doctor of Ministry from the Southwestern Baptist Seminary; and a ThM in Intercultural Studies, from Fuller Seminary, Pasadena, CA.
Frost's positions of ministry include:
- Missionary Journeyman in the Philippines, IMB, 1967-69
- Pastor, Melrose Park Bible Church, Illinois, 1971-74
- Discipleship Professor, California Baptist College, 1976-85
- Founding Pastor, CanyonCrestCommunityChurch, Riverside, CA, 1981-84
- Founding Pastor, Faith Community Church, Valencia, CA, 1985-87
- Director, Chi Alpha youth ministry, Bolivar, MO, 1988-91.
- Interim pastorates: FBC, Stockton; Jefferson Ave Baptist, Springfield.
- Professor of Intercultural Studies and Spiritual Formation, Southwest Baptist University, 1987-present