Faculty
Richard L Starcher
Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies
Program Director, PhD Intercultural Education
- Ph.D., University of Nebraska
- D.Min., Carey Theological College
- D.E.A., Faculté Libre de Théologie Evangélique
- M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
- B.A., Biola College
Dr. Starcher served as a pastor in rural Nebraska and as a missionary in Africa for 20 years. He has taught at the Goyongo Bible Institute in Zaire, at the Bangui Evangelical School of Theology in the Central African Republic and at the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology in Kenya where he also served as Dean of Extension Studies. He continues to teach and serve as an educational consultant in Africa. He is particularly interested in exploring models for equipping leaders for the Church in the majority world.
Affiliations
- Evangelical Missiological Society: Editor, EMS Dissertation Series
- International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education
- United States Distance Learning Association
Publications
Starcher, Richard L. (2010). Africans in pursuit of a theology doctoral: Doctoral program design in a non-Western context. Saarbrücken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing.
Esilaba, Eda M., & Starcher, Richard L. (2009). Post-modernity’s influence on African urban Christian youth. Journal of Youth Ministry, 8(1): 69-79.
Starcher, Richard L., & Anguandia, Enosh A. (2008). Textbooks for theological education in Africa: An annotated bibliography. Bukuru, Plateau State, Nigeria: ACTS.
Starcher, Richard L. (2008). [Review of the book Teaching as an act of faith: Theory and practice in church-related higher education]. Christian Higher Education, 7(3): 272-274.
Starcher, Richard L. (2008). [Review of the book Theological education matters: Leadership education for the Church by Linda Cannell]. Christian Higher Education, 7(2): 166-168.
Katho, Negura Feli, & Starcher, Richard L. (2007). Confronting the AIDS crisis in Africa. Evangelical Missions Quarterly 42(3): 336-343.
Starcher, Richard L. Assessing for quality. (2007). ACTEA Forum 6: http://www.theoledafrica.org/ACTEA/Forum.
Starcher, Rich. (2006). An African seminary goes online. Lausanne World Pulse: http://www.lausanneworldpulse.com/worldreports/568.
Starcher, Richard L. (2006). NEGST takes hermeneutics online. ACTEA Forum 5: http://www.theoledafrica.org/ACTEA/Forum.
Starcher, Richard L. (2006). The new global system: Lessons for institutions of Christian higher education. Christian Education Journal 3(1): 92-100.