Adjunct Faculty    

Program Staff

 

Dr. Michael Cook
Director of Graduate Ministries Program
Associate Professor of Christian Ministries
B.A., Albany State University
M.Div., Ph.D. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Cook recently served as the chair of the Christian Ministries Department at Taylor University Fort Wayne where he has served for 12 years. He developed the Bachelor of Science degree in counseling program at TUFW and a number of new courses. He also worked to develop the spiritual formation initiative at TUFW. Before TUFW, Cook taught at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Cook served as the counseling pastor at First Missionary Church in Fort Wayne for four years and has worked in other churches and counseling centers as a clinic director, staff counselor, research consultant, youth pastor and associate pastor.

Cook has published refereed articles and made refereed presentations on a variety of topics, including teaching ethics, teaching critical thinking, engaging students, facilitating learning through developmental clubs, and understanding the effects of counselors' moral dogmatism and counseling attitudes.

The director of graduate ministries oversees all the graduate ministries programs as well as the Diploma in Christian Ministries and teaches courses in these programs. The director serves on the Graduate and Adult Studies Committee and works closely with the other graduate program directors, the EXCEL director and relevant denominational committees. Qualities and experiences sought in filling this position include excellence in visionary and operational leadership, teaching, ministry, and scholarship.

mcook@huntington.edu

Dr. Jerry E. Davis
Professor of Counseling;
Director of Graduate Counseling
B.S., Lancaster Bible College
M.Ed., Millersville University
12 post-graduate hours in counseling psychology, Ball State University
Ph.D., Purdue University

Dr. Jerry Davis is a licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed mental health counselor and a national certified counselor. Dr. Davis has done private practice counseling with Samaritan Centers, Parkview Behavioral Health and for the past eight years with The Family Care Center in Fort Wayne. He is a frequent presenter at local, regional and national conferences and seminars as well as retreats and providing pulpit supply for local churches. His research interests include the integration of psychology and theology, the integration of therapy with spiritual formation and direction, personality disorders, marital enrichment, and men's issues.

Dr. Davis has a long history with Huntington University and has served in many different roles at the institution, including Director of Campus Ministries and Director of Counseling Services. Before joining the Graduate School faculty, he served as professor of graduate counseling and director of the graduate counseling program at Indiana Wesleyan University. 

Dr. Davis is married to Debra and they have three adult children (two are married and one is engaged): Jasmine, Jesse and Patrick. Jasmine and Jesse have given the Davis's their first two grandchildren. Madeline is the daughter of Jesse and his wife, Jen, and Sadie is the daughter of Jasmine and her husband, Brady. When not visiting the grand girls in PA, Dr. Davis enjoys running, reading, basketball, and golf.

jedavis@huntington.edu

Dr. David D. Rahn
Vice President, YFC/USA Ministries
Director, M.A. in Youth Ministry Leadership
B.A., Huntington University
M.A., Wheaton College
Ph.D., Purdue University

Dr. Dave Rahn is the Vice President of YFC/USA Ministries and director of Huntington University’s M.A. in Youth Ministry Leadership. He is a youth ministry researcher, author, speaker and leadership strategist. He is also a contributing editor for YouthWorker Journal and writes the regular Outreach Notebook column for Group. 

Dave has taught at HU for the past 20 years. Prior to that, he worked for 13 years in various capacities with Fort Wayne Area Youth for Christ. Dave has over fifty published articles and three co-authored books including: Contagious Faith: Empowering students in youth evangelism (with Terry Linhart, Group 2000), Starting Right: Thinking Theologically About Youth Ministry (co-edited with Kendra Creasy Dean and Chap Clark, Zondervan/Youth Specialties 2000) and Youth Ministry that Transforms: A comprehensive analysis of the hopes, frustrations, and effectiveness of today’s youth workers (with Merton Strommen and Karen Jones, Zondervan/Youth Specialties 2001). Dave has led research projects to determine the effectiveness of DCLA, discover common qualities of outreach-effective student leaders, follow-up sexual abstinence commitments, map the landscape of Protestant youth ministers in America, learn common factors in youth evangelism stories, and measure the effectiveness of Urban Youth Workers’ Institute strategies.

Dave is a member and past president of the North American Professors of Christian Education, is a member of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry, and helped to launch the Association of Youth Ministry Educators in the United States. He also serves on the National Ministry Council of the National Network of Youth Ministries.

His home is in Huntington, Indiana, where he lives with his wife, gets visits from his two college-age children, networks with youth pastors and—whenever possible—hangs out with high school students. 

drahn@huntington.edu

Call Amy Mattox at 260-359-4129 or email amattox@huntington.edu for additional information.