School of Divinity Faculty Focus – Dr. Douglas M.

Dickens

Dr. Douglas M. Dickens

W. Randall Lolley Chair of Pastoral Studies
Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling
B.A., Ouachita Baptist University
M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary
Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary
Additional study: University of Arkansas
College for Medical Sciences, Texas
Christian University, Baylor University
Medical Center, Samara State Medical
University

Douglas M. Dickens joined the School of Divinity faculty in 2000. He teaches a variety of pastoral
care and counseling courses, including Conflict Ministry in Church and Community, Pastoral
Theology, Interpersonal Relationships, Pastoral Care to Persons in Crisis, and Family Systems
Theory. As the W. Randall Lolley Chair of Pastoral Studies, Dr. Dickens developed the
curriculum for the Pastoral Care and Counseling and Member Care for Missionaries concentration
in the Doctor of Ministry degree program.

Prior to joining the faculty of the School of Divinity, Dr. Dickens served as Associate Professor of
Pastoral Ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. During his
tenure at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he was invited to teach courses in pastoral
care and counseling in Russia. In 1997 Samara State Medical University named Dr. Dickens
“Distinguished Professor of Medical Psychology.” He is a supervisor for the Association of Clinical
Pastoral Education, Inc., and he is a 1992 recipient of the Len Cedarleaf Award. Dr. Dickens
serves on the Accreditation Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Association of Clinical
Pastoral Education. A Fellow with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, he maintains a
limited pastoral counseling practice. Additionally, Dr. Dickens is a board certified chaplain with
the Association of Professional Chaplains and a member of the Scientific and Medical Network, an
international organization committed to deepening understanding in the disciplines of science,
medicine, and education.

Dr. Dickens is the author of two monographs, An Introduction to Christian Ministry and Pastoral
Leadership. He is the editor of Clinical Supervision of the Medical Psychologist in Russia, and he has
published several journal articles relating to pastoral care and pastoral psychology. Dr. Dickens has
been trained by the Interim Ministry Network and the Center for Congregational Health to serve as
an intentional interim pastor.

Dr. Dickens was born in Arkansas. He is married to Sherri Lynn Dickens, and they are the parents
of six children and two grandchildren.