Timothy Hixson


SUMMARY

Since 1976 has worked in administration, leadership preparation, adult education, and fund raising in an overseas seminary and a private U.S. college. As a minister and teacher, has designed programs of study, selected and revised curriculum, and administered numerous bilingual educational opportunities for parishioners.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1975-98 Minister/Missionary of the Christian and Missionary Alliance based in Peru, South America

Responsibilities have included:

1997-98 National Coordinator of The Alliance Theological Faculty of Latin America in Peru

With Latin American colleagues, formed part of an international organizational commission to prepare the curriculum and course descriptions for a modular post graduate program. Recruited, evaluated, registered applicants, and coordinated the modules in Peru.

1995-97 Director, Alliance Bible Seminary, Lima, Peru

As director of a 200-student seminary in metropolitan Lima, restructured the organization and wrote personnel job descriptions. Served as liaison between the seminary and supporting churches, raised funds for student scholarships and campus improvements. Supervised accreditation process with the Peruvian Department of Education including curriculum revision, student profiles, and documentation.

1982-97 Peru Mission Leadership Team

The Leadership Team did strategic planning for the placement of personnel, prepared an annual budget, and coordinated working agreements with the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Peru

1980-81, 92-93, 98 Deputation fund raising for the Christian and Missionary Alliance

Visited U.S. and Puerto Rico churches as mission representative raising funds in support of overseas theological education.

1976-78, 82, 88-92, 94-95 Academic Dean/Registrar and Professor, ABS, Lima, Peru

Contracted professors, wrote academic schedules and course descriptions, supervised registration process, implemented teacher evaluation procedures, coordinated the selection and preparation of students involved in ministry internships. Taught seminary courses.

1987-88, 93-94 Professor School of World Missions, Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa, GA

Prepared and taught the courses Sociolinguistics, World Religions, and Peoples of the World-Peru. In addition to teaching, was faculty sponsor for the student missions organization, and as mission team sponsor developed a dramatic-musical student program for church presentations.

 

EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

Alliance Bible Seminary of Peru (SEBAP), Lima, Peru

 

The Alliance Theological Faculty of Latin America

 

PUBLICATIONS

1995 Timothy Hixson (1995) Mission Brass in Peru. Alliance Life. December 20, 1995. Vol. 130, No. 22.

1993 Timothy Hixson. (1993) Rebirth of a Church. Alliance Life. February 3, 1993. Vol. 128, No. 3.

1990 Timothy Hixson (1990) Finanzas y Misiones. Desafio Misionero. 12-16 Marzo, 1990. 1a Convencion Misionero LED- 7a Encuentro de Lideres

1990 Alabanzas de la Vida Cristiana. La Alianza Cristiana y Misionera del Peru. Lima, Peru. 1990.A Spanish hymnal with 315 songs and hymns. Served on the hymnal commission. Participated in the selection of the songs through surveys and interviews, prepared the layout of the musical score for publication, proofread the text.

 

MEMBERSHIP

1999 Kappa Delta Pi

EDUCATION

1998 Ed.D. graduate student in adult education, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

1996-98 Extension graduate studies in Social Science in Lima, Peru, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA

1980 M.P.S. Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NY

1976 Diploma, The Spanish Language Institute, San Jose, Costa Rica

1974 Studies in N.T. Greek, Stetson University, Deland, FL

1972 B.A., Toccoa Falls College, Toccoa, GA

LICENSES & CERTIFICATES

1988 Amateur Radio Operator General License KB4KBW

1974 Ordained to the ministry in the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church

OTHER SKILLS & INFORMATION

Fluent in spoken and written Spanish

Traveled extensively in South America

Experience in photography, dark room developing, and printing