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Turner Theological Seminary Elects New President/Dean –The Reverend
Dr. John F. Green
Atlanta, GA. The Reverend Dr. John R. Green has been
appointed seventh president and dean of Turner Theological Seminary
at The Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GA. Dr. Green is
a preacher and a teacher; a church-builder and an administrator; a
community activist and a theological leader. Bishop William DeVeaux,
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Turner Theological Seminary,
proudly shares, “Dr. Green was selected after a nationwide search was
conducted by the Board. He emerged as the final choice for
president/dean from a remarkably gifted group of men and women who
represented the very best of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.”
Prior to taking the helm at Turner Theological Seminary, Dr. Green was
the pastor at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tallahassee,
FL for twelve years. He has twenty-four years of experience in the
parish ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal [AME] Church,
primarily in the Eleventh Episcopal District. During this tenure, he
pastured Hurst Chapel AME Church in Orlando, FL; Hurst Chapel AME Church
in Winter Haven, FL; and Allen Temple AME Church in Tampa, FL.
“We are looking forward to welcoming Dr. Green back to the ITC campus,”
says President Michael A. Battle at The Interdenominational Theological
Center. “It is always rewarding to have one of our own return to ITC in
a capacity of service – it further authenticates that we do indeed
prepare Christian leaders for service in the Church and the global
community. Dr. Green is actually one of four brothers graduating from
ITC — one is a bishop and two others pastor major AME churches. ITC is
honored by Dr. Green’s extensive pastoral experience that adds
tremendous dimension to the work he’ll be doing as president-dean of
Turner Theological Seminary at the ITC.”
Dr. Green is a native of Kissimmee, FL and was educated in the public
schools of Orlando, FL. He is an intellectual and enthusiastic
conversationalist who holds a Doctor of Ministry Degree from the United
Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio; a Master of Divinity Degree from The
Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta GA; and a Bachelor of
Science Degree from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. His
concerns and innate willingness to serve have earned him numerous awards
including recognition from the Tallahassee Branch of the NAACP as a
“Black Achiever.” He was recently honored as a “Leadership Pacesetter”
by Leadership Tallahassee of the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce.
Working tirelessly to connect the church to the community, Dr. Green has
promoted education and meaningful outreach programs. Under his
leadership, the Bethel Community Development Corporation in Tallahassee
constructed and sold fifty-two (52) homes to low-income families and
made a remarkable improvement in the Bond community residential area.
The Life Recovery Center, an outreach program of Bethel AME Church,
provided non-residential and residential treatment for approximately
nine-hundred (900) substance abuse and chemically dependent clients. The
Bethel Community Youth Programs Center provided educational support and
exposure, as well as cultural and personal enrichment activities for
students and numerous volunteer hours and practicum experiences for
students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU),
Florida State University (FSU) and Tallahassee Community College (TCC).
Dr. Green is well known as a teacher of pastors and an advocate for the
order of faith and the AME Church. Among these experiences, he chaired
the 11th Episcopal District Board of Examiners and was vice chair of the
Florida Conference Board of Trustees. Dr. Green has been a member of the
AME Church Connectional Strategic Planning Committee, National Congress
of Black Churches, World Council of Methodist Churches, Edward Waters
College Board of Trustees, National Council of Churches; and president
of the Tallahassee Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance.
Upon taking his new office, President John F. Green wants his
constituents to know, “This is an honor for me; I look forward to the
opportunities as well as the challenges that this position will afford
me in shaping the spiritual and professional development of men and
women preparing to serve in the ministry of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church. It is my goal to expand the influence of Turner
Theological Seminary as an effective source of Christian education and
practical theology in the AME Church at large. I expect that clergy, lay
and students alike will visualize success, think success, and set in
motion the power of the God given gifts that exists among all of us who
are called for a purpose. We will reach forth unto those things which
are before us and press toward the mark.”
About Turner Theological Seminary
The seminary was established in 1894 as a department of Morris Brown
College and became Turner Theological Seminary in 1900. In 1958, Turner
became a founding constituent of The Interdenominational Theological
Center. Turner Theological Seminary is an ecumenical graduate school
accredited by the Association of Theological Schools of the USA and
Canada and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The
seminary has an interdenominational, multi-racial faculty and student
body. It offers six degrees including a Master of Divinity, Master of
Arts in Church Music, Doctor of Ministry, and Doctor of Theology in
Pastoral Counseling. Its graduates serve as pastors, chaplains,
teachers/scholars, administrators and counselors throughout African
Methodism and across the wide spectrum of the Christian Church. Among
the Church leaders are five active Bishops of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church: Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr.; Bishop Preston
W. Williams, II; Bishop James Levert Davis; Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr.;
and Bishop E. Earl McCloud. Among the noted pastors are William Whatley;
George Moore; Gregory Eason; Terrance Gray; Michael Mitchell; Leslie
White; Vincent Mitchell; Wesley Reid; David Green; and John F. Green.
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