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Karla L. McGehee

Karla L. McGehee

Karla L. McGehee

Karla McGehee is the Director of Accreditation and Assessment at Grace Theological Seminary.  She serves as a professor at Grace, teaching three core undergraduate courses and focusing on the disciplines of Christian education, age-graded/church ministry, discipleship, and spiritual formation at the Seminary level (masters level and Deploy, our competency-based theological education program). Dr. McGehee is passionate about investing in students in ways that guide them toward a deeper walk with God and strengthens their effectiveness in ministry. She has been serving as a professor in Christian higher education since January 2011.

Dr. McGehee’s most recent scholarship includes a peer-reviewed article entitled “Re-tooling: Building a Bridge to Today’s Student,” published by Jossey-Bass in their special edition of New Directions for Teaching and Learning (2023).

Education

  • Ph.D. 2019 Christian Education, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA
  • Th.M. 2015 New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA
  • M.Div. 2010 (with 32 additional hours in education, discipleship, and spiritual formation), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA
  • Additional Studies in Education Ministries with a focus on Spiritual Formation, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL