Email: [email protected]
First year at Gordon-Conwell: 2018
Expertise: Ministry leadership, digital culture, spiritual formation, youth ministry, family, and culture
Biography
Dr. Brad Howell teaches in the areas of youth, family, and culture, bringing pastoral experience and theological reflection to the formation of students for ministry in a changing world. His teaching provides insights for pastors and ministry leaders to understand the spiritual, developmental, and cultural realities shaping young people, families, and congregations today.
His academic interests include digital culture, spiritual formation, youth ministry, family systems, and theological education. Ordained in the North American Baptist Conference, Dr. Howell served for two decades in Baptist and Evangelical Free churches in Canada, Colorado, Oregon, and California before joining Gordon-Conwell.
He is married to Lynette, a CPA in South Carolina. They have two grown children, currently spread between North Carolina and Oregon.
Degrees
- BRE (North American Baptist College)
- MA (Denver Seminary)
- DMin (Fuller Theological Seminary)
Selected Publications
- “Technology and Adoptive Youth Ministry,” in Adoptive Youth Ministry: Integrating Emerging Generations Into the Family of Faith. C. Clark (Ed.) Grand Rapids, MI. Baker Academic. (2016)
- “Using Social Media to Strengthen Family Bonds,” Fuller Youth Institute, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. (2013)
- “Digital Relationships,” Fuller Youth Institute, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA. (2013)
- “Social Media Myth Busting,” YouthWorker Journal, May/June 2013 Vol. 29, No. 6, Salem Publishing, Nashville, TN. (2013)
- “Steering Clear of Constellation Theology,” YouthWorker Journal, November/December 2011 Vol. 28, No. 3, Salem Publishing, Nashville, TN. (2011)
- “Finding Love One Byte at a Time,” YouthWorker Journal Online, Salem Publishing, Nashville, TN. (2012)