John Cartwright

Department Chair, School of Religion, LU Online
Assistant Professor of Religion

E-mail: jbcartwright@liberty.edu

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia.
• Master of Arts in Religion, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, Virginia.
• Master of Divinity, Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, Lynchburg, Virginia.
   

Current & Recent Academic Experience

• Department Chair, School of Religion, LU Online, 2012-Present
   
• Assistant to the Associate Dean, School of Religion, 2010-2012
  • Support the School of Religion in all non-academic affairs
  • Oversee the development and maintenance of all School of Religion Facilities
  • Direct marketing initiatives within the School of Religion
  • Assist with the oversight of the budget
  • Coordinate the Graduate Student Assistant program
  • Manage the student work assistants
  • Facilitate the Faculty Communication Center website
• Faculty Support Coordinator, Liberty University Online, 2009-2010
  • Coordinated with Human Resources in the hiring of online global adjunct professors
  • Oversee quality of instruction throught the distribution and collection of weekly audits for adjunct faculty
  • Distribute all necessary learning materials to online faculty
  • Perform budget requisitions
  • Manage the Faculty Communication Center website
  • Designate the teaching assignments each sub-term
• Professor of Religion, Liberty University Online, 2009-Present
   
• Dean of Student Life, Word of Life Bible Institute, 2006-2009
  • Served as the campus pastor
  • Oversaw the student life department, international student development, health services, and campus life.
  • Responsible for the spiritual direction of the campus
  • Coordinated all facets of campus church services and chapels
• Dean of Men, Word of Life Bible Institute, 2003-2006
  • Responsible for training, discipleship, and counseling for the male staff and students
  • Management of discipline and crises
• Professor of Religion, Word of Life Bible Institute, 2003-2009
   
• High School Bible Teacher, Dade Christian School, 1997-2003
  • Taught grades 7-12
  • Directed the chapel program
  • Developed curriculum and scope and sequence
  • Coordinated and organized school trips, activities, and fundraisers
  • Honored with the 2000-2001 yearbook dedication
     

Courses Taught

• Inductive Bible Study
• Leadership and Management in the Local Church
• Acts
• Homiletics
• Colossians
• Philemon
• Jude
• Hosea

Seminars

• Leadership
• Biblical Confrontation
• Personal Ministry
• Biblical Model of the Home
• Self Injury
• Pornography and Personal Purity