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Dr. Christopher Flanders
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Christopher L. Flanders, Ph.D. Assistant Professor; Advisor for M.A. in Missions
Prior Education:
Abilene Christian University (MA in Missions, M.Div)
Fuller Theological Seminary (Ph.D. Intercultural Studies)
Courses:
Missionary Anthropology, Foundations of Missiology,
Worldview and Worldview Change, Teaching the Gospel, Planting and
Developing Churches
Dr. Flanders spent 10 years doing mission work in Thailand, 7 of
those working as a church-planter in the northern Thai city of Chiang
Mai. He is especially fond of Thai food and Thai fruit.
His research interests include the areas of Face and Facework Theory,
the anthropology of social honor and shame, socio-cultural study of
the Bible, and Stone-Campbell mission history. His dissertation was
on the theological implications of Thai face.
His focus in teaching is on integrating theology and missiology to
strengthen systems of student theological and missional formation.
He is married to Cara (Duvall) who works as a marriage and family
therapist. They have two children: Autumn and Ethan.
Dr. Flanders is the advisor for the MA in Missions program. You may
reach him by e-mail at flanders@bible.acu.edu.
