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Featured Faculty
Robert J. Duncan Jr., DMin, ThD, is the President and Founder of Northwind Consortia, Institute, & Seminary. He has served as President at Bacone College and as faculty in the Doctor of Ministry at Drew University. He is an affiliate Faculty at Kairos University. Rob consults with organizations using Christian uturing as a planning tool. He also has extensive experience working in the non-profit space.
Certificate Programs:
Non-Profit Leadership
Non-Profit Management
Christian Futuring
Caroline Njuki, Ph.D., is an expert in international development involved in program design and ABCD in Uganda, Malawi, and Palestine through WorldHope Corps; and formerly as an assistant general secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church. She is an Associate Professor of Global Ministry and teaches global perspectives in Faith-Based Community Development. Born in Uganda, educated in the USA (Ph.D. in international relations), member of the UMC in New York, and a long career in Global Ministries of the UMC.
Michael J. Christensen, Ph.D., is the Dean of External Relations at Northwind Seminary. He is known as a historical Wesleyan theologian whose work integrates spirituality, practical ministry, and theological imagination. His scholarship spans Oxford Inklings studies, the life and writings of Henri J. M. Nouwen, and a consistent focus on faith lived in community and public life.
He continues to train community leaders globally in Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). He is also the Founder and CEO of WorldHope Corps, with initiatives in Malawi, Uganda, and beyond.
Certificate Programs:
Spiritual Formation
Romantic Theology
Faith-Based Community Development
Alfred Johnson, DMin, directs the Center for Meta-Urbanism at Northwind. He is a retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church. He has teaching experience at Yale and New York Theological School.
His experience with the Multi-Ethnic Center of Ministry in the NE JJurisdictionof the UMC included Jazz in the City: an Urban Institute in 2014.
Leonard Sweet, PhD. is a prominent American theologian, author, and ordained United Methodist minister known as a "theo-semiotician" who interprets cultural trends for the church. Recognized as one of the 50 most influential Christians in America, he has written over 70 books and 2,000 sermons, focusing on postmodern faith and futurism.
Thomas Jay Oord, Ph.D., is a prominent theologian, philosopher, and award-winning author known for his work in open and relational theology, love-oriented theology, and the intersection of science and religion. He directs the Center for Open and Relational Theology and a doctoral program at Northwind Theological Seminary, and has written or edited over 30 books.