RICHARD L. STARCHER 14746 Mansa Drive, La Mirada, CA 90638 Telephone: (562) 944-0351, ext. 5696 Email: rich.starcher@biola.edu April 2013 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR, PHD IN INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION Biola University PROFESSOR OF INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION Biola University ADJUNCT PROFESSOR 2009-PRESENT 2007 PRESENT 2007 PRESENT DEAN OF EXTENSION STUDIES 2004 2006 RESIDENT LECTURER 2001 2007 AFRICA DIRECTOR 1993 2001 Evangelical Free Church Mission ADJUNCT PROFESSOR 1993 2001 Faculté de Théologie Evangélique de Bangui Bangui, Central African Rep. RESIDENT PROFESSOR 1991 1992 Faculté de Théologie Evangélique de Bangui Bangui, Central African Rep. RESIDENT PROFESSOR 1988 1989 Institut Supérieur de Théologie Evangélique de l Ubangi Goyongo, Zaïre Institut Biblique à Goyongo Goyongo, Zaïre PASTOR 1980 1984 Evangelical Free Church Sumner, Nebraska YOUTH PASTOR 1978 1980 Lake Region Bible Church Round Lake, Illinois DEGREES EARNED DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATION 2003 University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska
DOCTOR OF MINISTRY 1999 Carey Theology College Vancouver, British Columbia DIPLOME D ETUDES APPROFONDIES (MENTION BIEN) 1991 Faculté Libre de Théologie Evangélique Vaux sur Seine, France MASTER OF DIVINITY IN CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (CUM LAUDE) 1980 Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Deerfield, Illinois BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC (CUM LAUDE) 1976 Biola College CONTINUING EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING LEADER CERTIFICATE 2006 Nova Southeastern University Ft. Lauderdale, Florida CERTIFICATE IN ONLINE TEACHING 2005 Cerro Coso College Ridgecrest, California CERTIFICAT DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE (SUPERIEUR A) 1990 Université de Paris La Sorbonne Paris, France DIPLOME D ETUDES FRANÇAISES (2 E DEGRE) 1987 Université de Grenoble Grenoble, France CERTIFICAT DE CONNAISSANCE PRATIQUE DU FRANÇAIS 1986 Ecole de Langue Française Albertville, France DISSERTATIONS (AND THESES) SUPERVISED Hoff, Lisa. (2013, May). Ramifications of rapid urbanization for women in Hohhot, China. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Studies] Bailey, Kenneth. (2013, May). Japanese students attitudes toward English for evangelistic purposes. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Chun, Hyunjin. (2012, December). The identity and role of highly educated women in contemporary Korean society. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Yoo, SiHa. (2012, December). Korean Confucianism s mindful learning model of moral internalization as manifested in the Cheonghak-Dong hermit community. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Liu, Haedy Antonia. (2011, December). Understanding the transnational learning experience of Chinese university teachers. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Mathew, Asher. (2011, December). Conversion and post-conversion experiences of Hindu background believers with application to local church ministry in Southern California. [Doctor of Missiology] 2
Schuler, Yi (Fu Yi). (2011, December). Education as a means of integration into the city: Migrant children in the government-sponsored Honghua School in Chengdu, China. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Lee, Matthew Ho. (2011, May). Second-generation Asian Americans experiencing spiritual transformation. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Snider, Kimberly Fennessy. (2011, May). A grounded theory of behavior transformation among Filipino Christian Women. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Hong, Eunice. (2010, December). Understanding intergenerational Korean American church splits. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Studies] Chege, Winny N. (2010, May). Factors contributing to Black students self-beliefs about academic achievement: A grounded theory. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Huh, Dong Hyun. (2009, December). Developing cross-cultural confidence: Using the case method approach in highly focused cultural awareness courses. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Studies] Kim, Kyung Kyu (Isaac). (2009, December). Education and cultivation of intercultural leaders: A study of twelve prominent native born Koreans. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Beckham, Antony (2009, August). Preparing university students for cross-cultural leadership roles: An ethnographic case study. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Choi, Yoonjin. (2009, May). Short-term mission as intercultural learning: A grounded theory of the growth experiences of Korean-American adolescents. [Doctor of Philosophy in Intercultural Education] Peters, Tamera Lyn. (2009, May). Intercultural competence applied to a bilingual intercultural elementary school in Germany. [Master of Arts in Intercultural Studies] BOOKS PUBLISHED Starcher, Richard L. (2010). Africans in pursuit of a theological doctorate: Doctoral program design in a non-western context. La Vergne, TN: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. Starcher, Richard L., & Anguandia, Enosh A. (2008). Textbooks for theological education in Africa: An annotated bibliography. Bukuru, Plateau State, Nigeria: ACTS. ARTICLES, BOOK REVIEWS & PRESENTATIONS Snider, Kimberly F., & Starcher, Richard L. (2013). Six things to know before you go. Evangelical Missions Quarterly 49(2): 176-183. Starcher, Richard L. (2012). How higher education in the U.S. can inform missions diversification efforts. Mission Studies 29(2): 201-212. 3
Starcher, Richad L. (2012). How (not) to collaborate with a majority world church. Evangelical Missions Quarterly Starcher, Richard L. (2012). Blending technology and education. Paper presented at the National Meeting of the Association of Professors of Mission, June 14, Techny, IL. Kim, Kyung Kyu, & Starcher, Richard L. (2012). Cultivating intercultural leaders. International Journal of Leadership Studies 7(1): 71-86. Hong, Eunice, & Starcher, Richard L. (2012). Intergenerational church splits. Great Commission Research Journal 3(2): 218-235. Starcher, Richard L. (2011). Qualitative research in missiological studies and practice. Dharma Deepika 15(2): 54-63. Starcher, Richard L. (2011). Fostering an epistemology of doubt in a context of faith: Applying the Perry scheme to Christian higher education. Journal of Faith and the Academy 4(2): 33-38. Ibengi, Roger D., & Starcher, Richard L. (2011). Missional leadership for the African church. Global Missiology English 9(1). http://ojs.globalmissiology.org/index.php/english/article/view/683/1701 Starcher, Richard L. (2011). [Review of the book Handbook of theological education in world Christianity: Theological perspectives, ecumenical trends, regional surveys]. Evangelical Missions Quarterly 47(3): 380. Starcher, Richard L. (2010). Lessons on diversity from higher education. Paper presented at the Southwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society, March 2010, Pasadena, CA. 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. (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. 4
Starcher, Richard L. (2006). The new global system: Lessons for institutions of Christian higher education. Christian Education Journal 3(1): 92-100. Starcher, Richard L. (2006). Stakeholders perceptions of institutional readiness to offer doctoral programs: A case study. Christian Higher Education 5(2): 183-199. Starcher, Richard L. (2006). A really useful theological doctorate for Africa. Evangelical Missions Quarterly 41(2): 206-213. Starcher, Richard L. (2006). Development: A term in need of transformation. Evangelical Missions Quarterly 41(1): 52-58. Starcher, Richard L., & Stick, Sheldon L. (2005). The role of African graduates of theological doctoral programs. Christian Higher Education 4(4): 1-17. Starcher, Richard L. (2005). Designing a contextualized theological doctorate in and for Africa. Common Ground Journal 2(2): http://www.commongroundjournal.org. Starcher, Richard L., & Stick, Sheldon L. (2004). Higher education finance as relevance of administrative tension. International Journal of Private Higher Education 1(1): 25-35; http://www.xaiu.com/xaiujournal/issue_2004.asp. Starcher, Richard L. (2004). A non-western doctoral program in theology for Africans in Africa. Christian Higher Education 3(4): 295-311. Starcher, Richard L. (2004). African students in theological doctoral programs in Christian institutions of higher learning. Christian Higher Education 3(3): 207-222. Starcher, Richard L., & Stick, Sheldon L. (2003). Preliminary considerations on theological doctoral program design in a non-western context. Christian Higher Education 2(2): 97-123. Starcher, Richard. (1997). Rebels, relief and reconstruction. Beacon 70 (November): 10-11. Starcher, Richard. (1996). Evangelism and disengagement in Zaire. Beacon 69 (April): 12-13. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Society of Missiology: Editor, Missiology: An International Review (2011-present) Evangelical Missiological Society: Editor, EMS Dissertation Series (2008-2011) Association of Professors of Mission International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education United States Distance Learning Association Evangelical Free Church of America Ministerial Association 5