Mark G. Harden

2002-
Dean of Intercultural Relations, Lead Faculty for the Master of Arts in Community Ministry Leadership

Harden is a licensed and ordained minister. His passion for transformational ministry has led him to specialize in several forms of Christian outreach ministry such as community and project development, violence prevention, positive youth development, and other intervention strategies for improving conditions among children, youth, and families in the urban church context. Harden has received service awards as a law enforcement officer, an associate minister, and a community outreach leader. He has professionally assisted over one hundred urban churches in developing youth outreach programs; organized Streetwise Inc. in Detroit; and while working for World Vision as a Church Mobilization Coordinator, he organized an urban-based community collaboration consisting of churches and mission agencies called Detroit Love, Inc..

Education

B.G.S., Oakland University;
M.A., Marygrove College;
M.A., Northern Baptist Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., Michigan State University

Contact Information

Office Phone: 651.635.6172
Office Address: SEM A206
PO Box: 7011
m-harden@bethel.edu