Objective

To serve as a professor, organizational consultant, or chief learning officer. Also eager to work in a multicultural situation, especially with the Hispanic community.

Employment

Director of Institutional Improvement, Mid-South Christian College, Memphis, TN
September 1, 2005 to present.

Church Consultant, Christ’s Church of Union County
August 2004 to September 2005.

Executive Director, Envoy Christian Mission, Xenia, OH
August 2004 - 2006.

Field Supervisor, Envoy Christian Mission, Xenia, OH, working in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1991 to 2004.

Missionary, Team Expansion, Cincinnati, OH, working in Montevideo, Uruguay from 1982 to 1990.

Minister Russellville Church of Christ 1978 to 1982

Education

Doctor of Strategic Leadership (DSL)
Regent University – Virginia Beach, VA, 2006

Master of Arts Degree in Organizational Development and Leadership
Azusa Pacific University -- Azusa, CA, 2002

Master of Arts Degree in Practical Ministries, 1990
Cincinnati Christian Seminary (now Cincinnati Christian University), Cincinnati, OH

El Instituto de la Lengua Española-- San José, Costa Rica
Completed full program (3 semesters), 1983

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Christian Ministries
Cincinnati Bible College -- Cincinnati, OH, 1982

Professional Skills

Preaching and Teaching

4 years preaching in the U.S. and 21 years in South America (Uruguay and Argentina).

Teaching experience at Mid-South Christian College (Memphis, TN), the Instituto Bíblico de la Iglesia de Dios (Church of God Bible Institute, Buenos Aires), and at the Instituto Cristiano de Enseñanza y Capacitación (Christian Institute of Teaching and Training, also in Buenos Aires).

Areas of interest:

• Theology
• Eschatology
• Homiletics
• Hermeneutics
• Leadership
• Organizational Development
• Cross-cultural teams and management

From 1983 to 2004 Dr. Waddell served as a missionary in Uruguay and Argentina. This work involved planting churches, leadership development, church development, and missionary team supervision.

Leadership Development/Organizational Consulting

Dr. Waddell's current position at Mid-South Christian College involves taking the college through the process of achieving accreditation, institutional improvement, and strategic planning.

He is also prepared to provide consultation for both religious and non-religious organizations in the areas of organizational learning and development.

Publications

"Missionary Burnout: Who is Adequate for These Things?" Evangelical Missions Quarterly. 44, no. 3, (July 2008).

"Align Structure to Strategy for Growth." Church Growth. 21, no. 1, (2006): 9-10.

"Mentoring Cross-Culturally." Christian Standard, August 1, 2004, 8.

"Argentina: The Country." Horizons. March-April, 2003, 4-7.

"The Glory of Nations: Adopting Cultural Variety as a Corporate Value." Christian Management Report. 28, no. 3, (2004): 25-26.

Planning for the Church's Future Leadership." Christian Standard, July 15, 2007.

Workshops and Seminars