Associate Professor of Bible and Ministry
Anessa is serving as an Associate Professor of Bible and Ministry and Honors College Faculty Fellow at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. She is a graduate of Harding University (B.A. in psychology), Harding School of Theology (M.A. and M.Div.), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (graduate certificate in women's ministry), and Fuller Theological Seminary (D.Min.). Her specialties are female spiritual development, women's ministry, and textual studies. She is passionate about helping women discover their gifts. She has written a book on women's ministry titled, Reaching and Discipling Women: A Guide to Women's Ministry in Your Church and has co-written a book on baptism from a discipleship lens titled New Birth. She regularly contributes to Mosaic (published by the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry at Abilene Christian University), has contributed three chapters to the forthcoming Old Testament textbook Adaptable for Life, and has contributed to other publications as well. She has extensive speaking experience both in the United States and abroad. She is currently serving as the President-Elect of the Faculty Leadership Council, having filled a role as an "at large" member before. She and her husband, Tim, served as missionaries to Hungary for eight years before returning to Searcy. She has taught at Harding since 2006, beginning on a part-time basis before joining the Bible faculty full-time in 2014.
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About Anessa Westbrook, D.Min.
Anessa is serving as an Associate Professor of Bible and Ministry and Honors College Faculty Fellow at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. She is a graduate of Harding University (B.A. in psychology), Harding School of Theology (M.A. and M.Div.), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (graduate certificate in women's ministry), and Fuller Theological Seminary (D.Min.). Her specialties are female spiritual development, women's ministry, and textual studies. She is passionate about helping women discover their gifts. She has written a book on women's ministry titled, Reaching and Discipling Women: A Guide to Women's Ministry in Your Church and has co-written a book on baptism from a discipleship lens titled New Birth. She regularly contributes to Mosaic (published by the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry at Abilene Christian University), has contributed three chapters to the forthcoming Old Testament textbook Adaptable for Life, and has contributed to other publications as well. She has extensive speaking experience both in the United States and abroad. She is currently serving as the President-Elect of the Faculty Leadership Council, having filled a role as an "at large" member before. She and her husband, Tim, served as missionaries to Hungary for eight years before returning to Searcy. She has taught at Harding since 2006, beginning on a part-time basis before joining the Bible faculty full-time in 2014.
| Present | Associate Professor of Bible and Ministry, Harding University ‐ College of Bible & Ministry | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Honors and Awards
- Certificate in Effective College Instruction (ACUE)
Courses
- Inspired Women's Ministry
- Spiritual Development and Practice
- Life & Teachings of Jesus
- Faith & Mission of the Church
- Bloom
- Gospel of John
- Creation & Kingdom
- Wisdom & Prophets
- Anthropology
- Foundations in Women's Ministry
- Approaches to Women's Ministry
| 2011 - 2015 | D.Min., "Perceived Need for Spiritual Development among Female Church of Christ Students at a Christian University", Fuller Theological Seminary ‐ School of theology | |
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| 2006 - 2011 | M.Div., Harding School of Theology | |
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| 2008 - 2009 | Graduate Certificate in Women's Ministry, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | |
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| 1997 - 2003 | M.A., Church Growth - "Trait Analysis for Leadership Development in the Hungarian Churches of Christ: A Cross-Cultural Sample", Harding School of Theology | |
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| 1991 - 1995 | BA, Psychology, Harding University ‐ Department of Behavioral Sciences | |
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Contact Information
Work: (501) 279-4058
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