David Williams, D.Min.
Professor of Practical Ministry, Humanities, Education, & Ministry
Director of Church Relations and Practical Ministry Supervisor
About David Williams
Dave Williams brings more than 40 years of field experience and 25 years of classroom experience to his current role as professor of practical ministry. Dave and his wife, Carol, met at Malone and have been partners in full-time Christian service throughout their 41 years of marriage. By God’s grace, they have been blessed with six children and 13 grandchildren along the way. As the great-grandson of the university’s founders, Walter and Emma Malone, Dave considers it a high and holy privilege to follow in their footsteps as a teacher, mentor, and sacred companion for a new generation of Christian leaders.
Education
- D.Min., George Fox University
- M.A., Ashland Theological Seminary
- B.A., Malone University
Classes I Teach
- Introduction to the Bible
- Spiritual Formation
- Servant Leadership
- Evangelism and Discipleship in the New Testament
- Evangelism and Discipleship of Youth
- Ministry with Adults and Families
- Models of Youth Ministry
- Pastoral Care
- Recruiting, Engaging, and Leading Volunteers
- Evangelism and Church Planting
- Biblical and Theological Foundations of Missions and Cross-Cultural Ministries
Signature Experiences
- 2022-present, Professor of Practical Ministry, Malone University
- 2020-2022, Interim Director, Evangelical Friends Church International
- 2014-2022, Lead Superintendent, Evangelical Friends Church-Mid America
- 2000-2022, Professor, Chaplain, and Administrator, Barclay College
- 1997-2000, Senior Pastor, First Friends Church
- 1991-1997, Senior Pastor, West Park Friends Church
- 1987-1991, Youth and Family Pastor, Denver Friends Church
- 1987-1988, Urban Ministry Coordinator, Youth for Christ
- 1984-1987, Minister of Youth, Dueber United Methodist Church
- 1983-1984, Youth Director, Stanwood Community Church
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
“The Sacrament of the Sweaty Towel,” Fruit of the Vine (October-December 2022).
“Dust in the Wind,” Kaleo Academy Lent Devotional (2018).
“The Way in the Wilderness,” Friends University Lent Devotional (2018).
Rhythms of Grace: Life-Saving Disciplines for Spiritual Leaders. Newberg, OR: Barclay Press (2017).
“My Grandfather,” foreword in The Investment of a Life: The Life Story of a North Carolina Farm Boy, by Byron L. Osborne. Canton, OH: Oliver House Publishing, 2017.
“Walter and Emma Malone’s Heritage,” afterword in Stone Man Preacher: J. Walter Malone: The Autobiography of an Evangelical Quaker with Essays on Emma Brown Malone, by John W. Oliver, Jr., and Emma Lapsansky. Canton, OH: Oliver House Publishing, 2016.
Seasons of the Soul: Practicing the Presence of God in the Ebb and Flow of Christian Life and Ministry. Self-published (2015).
“Gentle Giants,” Quaker Life (March/April 2014), 19.
“Metamorphosis,” Quaker Life (January/February 2014), 22.
“Byron L. Osborne,” Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers), 2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2012.
“John P. Williams, Sr.,” Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers), 2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2012.
“Sustaining Spiritual Leadership for the Long Haul.” Doctor of Ministry Dissertation, George Fox University (2009).
“Discerning God’s Call in an Age of Complexity & Confusion,” ABHE Biblical Higher Education Journal (Winter 2008), 63-79.
“There’s No Place Like Home,” A Gathered Stillness: Devotional Thoughts from the Malone College Family, 2005.
“Willard and Doris Ferguson,” Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2003.
“As for Me and My House: Fostering Mission and Service in and Through the Family,” Evangelical Friend (May/June 1991), 2-3, 19.
“Vital Parent Ministry: A Ministry of Reconciliation,” Evangelical Friend (March/April 1990), 8-9.