Scott PaceReverend A.E. and Dora Johnson Hughes Chair of Christian Ministry Montgomery Hall405.585.4433 OBU Box 61257500 W. UniversityShawnee, OK 74804 |
Dr. Scott Pace joined the Herschel H. Hobbs College of Theology and Ministry as the Jewell and Joe L. Huitt assistant professor of applied ministry in 2009. In the fall of 2011, he was named the Reverend A.E. and Dora Johnson Hughes Chair of Christian Ministry.
Pace has served for more than a decade as a student pastor, associate pastor of doctrine and, most recently, as teaching pastor and administrator at the First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach, Florida. Pace previously served as a corporate accountant and in the private sector as a business manager.
A native of North Carolina, Pace earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from North Carolina State University in 1997. He completed a master of divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2002 and earned a Ph.D. degree in applied theology from the seminary in 2007. From 2003-2005, he served as a teaching fellow for Dr. Bill Bennett, professor of preaching and chaplain at Southeastern Seminary.
His international missions experience includes ministry, instruction and preaching in Malaysia, Kenya, Mexico, Jordan and Puerto Rico. He also has served as a worship speaker for World Changers mission projects through the North American Mission Board. He continues to serve local churches through speaking and discipleship capacities. He currently is serving as the Interim Pastor at Edmond First Baptist Church and is looking forward to serving as the worship speaker for week 3 at Falls Creek this summer.
He and his wife, Dana, have four children, Gracelyn, Tyler, Tessa, and Cassie.
Educational Background:
B.S., North Carolina State University M.Div., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Ph.D., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
