• David L. Barnhart, Jr., Ph.D.•
dave @ davebarnhart . net

Last updated on Jan 7, 2005

 

 

David Loren Barnhart, Jr., Ph.D.
810 County Road 265
Centre, Alabama 35960
256-927-5430
dave @ davebarnhart . net
http://www.davebarnhart.net

Education

  • Vanderbilt University - Fall 1997 to Spring 2004. Ph.D. in Homiletics and Ethics and Society. Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
  • Candler School of Theology at Emory University - Fall 1994 to Spring 1997. Master of Divinity. Graduated Cum Laude with Honors for "Someone else's mail: A pilot study using a literary strategy for teaching epistolary scripture."
  • Oglethorpe University - Fall 1991 to Spring 1994. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in English. Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Psychology for "Happiness: An operational definition based on Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics."
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville - Summer 1990 to Spring 1991. Participated in honors program before transferring to Oglethorpe University.

Teaching Experience

  • Instructor, Vanderbilt - Fall 2001. Developed and led the class Bonhoeffer: Preaching and the Church. Created syllabus, lectured and led discussion, and graded assignments.
  • Master Teaching Fellow, Vanderbilt - Fall 2000 - Spring 2001. Led the Seminar on the Teaching of Religion. Also trained and consulted with teaching assistants from multiple disciplines on classroom effectiveness, teaching strategies, and pedagogical issues. Developed and led workshops for GradSTEP (graduate student conference) and Teaching Assistant Orientation with the Center for Teaching.
  • Teaching Assistant, Vanderbilt - Fall 1998 - Spring 2001. Lectured, led discussion and sermon critiques, and assisted grading for Susan Bond in Introduction to Homiletics for three semesters and for David Buttrick in Preaching the Parables.

Ministry Experience

  • Ordained Elder, North Alabama Conferece - June 2005.
  • Pastor, Fairview United Methodist Church - June 2002-present. Developed innovative ministries to revive a small church in rural Alabama. Created and mentored worship teams, began The Story, an alternative worship service.
  • Preaching Consultant, Trinity United Methodist Church - September 2001 - February 2002. Designed and led the preaching study group "Preach so That Hearers Will Remember" as part of Trinity's Wild Olive Shoot teaching church ministry. Facilitated peer preaching training with a group of North Alabama pastors.
  • Youth Ministries, Belle Meade United Methodist Church - Fall 1997 to Spring 1999 and
  • Youth Ministries, Mount Zion United Methodist Church - Fall 1994 to Summer 1996. Organized small groups, taught leadership skills, preached sermons, and participated in church staff team leading. Responsibilities also included weekly programs, mission experiences, fund raisers, retreats, and special events. Developed relationships with youth and their parents, consulted with parents on parenting skills, and trained volunteers for youth counseling and mentoring.

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Major Papers

  • "The Rhetorical Use of Images of Childhood in Sermons," Ph.D. dissertation. Vanderbilt University, 2004.
  • "Homiletix: Using Comic Strips to Teach Buttrick's Method," presented at Academy of Homiletics, November 2001.
  • "Jesus Walking in the Congregation: Bonhoeffer's Incarnational Homiletics," presented at the American Academy of Religion, November 2002.

Exams

  1. Theological Ethics
  2. Philosophical Ethics
  3. Homiletical Analysis
  4. Homiletic Theory
  5. Bridge Paper - "Developing a Meadsian Homiletic," a homiletic theory based on the pragmatics of language and social theory of George Herbert Mead.
    Passed with honors in May, 2001


Areas of Concentration and Subject Strengths

  • Homiletics - preaching, modern homiletics, homiletics and rhetoric
  • Ethics and Society - cultural criticism, communication and discourse ethics, political theology
  • Major historical figures - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Frankfurt School, William James, George Herbert Mead

Honors and Awards
Master Teaching Fellowship, Vanderbilt. Fall 2000 to 2002.
Dean's Award Scholarship, Vanderbilt - Fall 1997 to Spring 2000.
Honors Program, Candler - January 1996 to May 1997.
Hardin Scholarship, Candler - Fall 1995 to May 1997.
Dean's Award Scholarship, Candler - Fall 1994 to May 1997.
Honors in Psychology - May 1994.
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society - Inducted December 1993. National Leadership Honor Society.
Psi Chi Honor Society - Inducted Fall 1992. National Psychology Honor Society.

Professional Organizations and Activities
American Academy of Religion
Academy of Homiletics
North Alabama Conference, United Methodist Church