Word of Faith Programs
Rev. Dr. Stephen Wiley was born and grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and is a University of Oklahoma graduate.
Wiley began a career as a jazz drummer in 1979. By 1982, Wiley was performing rap music with Christian lyrics, and in 1984, he took a job as a chaplain at a juvenile detention center. In 1985, Wiley released the album Bible Break, the title track of which received airplay on Christian radio.
A 1988 article in Spin magazine nicknamed Wiley the "Grandmaster of God." Bible Break was later acknowledged as the first Christian rap album by T-Bone in his 2002 song "Our History."
Wiley would later serve as assistant pastor/youth minister at the predominantly-black Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles, CA, under televangelist Frederick K.C. Price.
He eventually released six albums, with Rhapsody in 1991, including a guest appearance by the gospel group Witness.
Wiley later founded the Praise Center Family Church in Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he served as pastor.
He has also served as the Assistant Director of Christian Ministries and Assistant Professor of Religion at Bacone College in Muskogee.
Dr. Wiley is the Program Coordinator for Word of Faith Programs at Northwind Institute.
He is also serving as Program Faculty at Northwind Seminary.
How can I add Christian Counseling
to my Ministry?
Northwind Institute offers
online training for:
Ordained Pastoral Counselors
and
Commissioned Lay Counselors.
This training leads to
Licensure and Certification
with the
National Christian
Counselors Association.
How can I complete a Master's degree if I do not have a Bachelor's Degree?
Northwind Academic evaluates ordination, ministry training, and ministry experience and translates them into academic credits.
Northwind Institute offers
online courses in
General Education and
Pastoral Ministry.
These credits and courses lead to a Bachelors Degree Equivalency for the purposes of admission to the Northwind Seminary
Master's D\egree
How can I use Ordination and Ministry Experience
for advanced standing in a Master's Degree?
Northwind Academic evaluates ordination, ministry training, and ministry experience and translates them into academic credits.
These credits and an earned Bachelor's Degree meet the admission requirements for up to 9-credits in Advanced Standing in the Northwind Seminary
Master's D\egree
How can I use Ordination and Ministry Experience
for advanced standing in a Doctoral Degree?
Northwind Academic evaluates ordination, ministry training, and ministry experience and translates them into academic credits.
These credits and an earned Master's Degree meet the admission requirements for up to 12 credits in Advanced Standing Northwind Seminary
Doctoral D\egree