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Degrees
Master of Divinity: Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri 2002
Master of Education: Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 1981
Bachelor of Arts in Education: Fairhaven College, Bellingham, Washington 1974
Current positions
International Translation Consultant (2005- )
Translation Coordinator Mainland Southeast Asia (2004- )
Other experience
Translation Consultant Training, Honiara, Solomon Islands (March 2004)
Area Consultant, Pacific Area (2003 & early 2004)
Translation Consultant Training, Mainland South East Asia, Chiang Mai (October, 2003)
Asia Area Consultant Development Seminar, Bangkok (April 2003)
Translation Principles Course, Oregon SIL (2002)
Translation Coordinator, Papua New Guinea, (1999-2000)
Literacy Consultant, Papua New Guinea (1992-2000)
Translation Consultant, Papua New Guinea, (1988-2000)
Epistle Workshop: Ephesians and Colossians, Papua New Guinea (1999)
Beginning Translation Workshop, Papua New Guinea (1991, 1995, 1999)
Literacy Training, Government Literacy Officers, Papua New Guinea (1994)
Literacy Workshop, Papua New Guinea (1992)
Memberships
International Reading Association, 1988-1998.
Language proficiency
English FSI 5
Melanesian Pidgin (Spoken) FSI 3+, (Reading) FSI 4
Bislama (Vanuatu) (Spoken) FSI 2+, (Reading) FSI 3
Thai FSI 2
German (Spoken) FSI 2, (Reading) FSI 2
New Testament Greek (Reading) 2
Biblical Hebrew (Reading 2)
Research interests
Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam: Founders and Followers - views of God, self, and others.
The God of Generations: Changing Views of God in Biblical History
Theology and Translation: Formative Interaction
Exegesis: Using Versions in Determining Exegetical Choices
Structuring Translation Checking Sessions: Today's views and practices
Selected publications
1992. "The 'Pandanus Languages' of the Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea - a further report," (with Karl J. Franklin), Pacific Linguistics Series C,No.120.
1992. "Culture Change, Language Change: Case Studies From Melanesia", edited by Tom Dutton. Canberra, Australia: The Australian National University Printing Service. | 