RICHMOND — Israel Galindo was elected dean at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond June 17 by seminary trustees.
He replaces Mike Harton, who has served as interim dean for the past two years.
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Galindo serves the 17-year old seminary as professor of Christian education and is also principal of Educational Consultants. Born in Cuba and reared in New York, he came to the seminary in 1999 after several years as a local church educator and private school principal. He holds a doctorate in education from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
A popular seminar and workshop leader, Galindo has expertise in Bowen Family Systems theory as applied to parenting, congregational life and leadership development. He has written widely and has numerous books in print, including an Alban Institute best-seller, The Hidden Lives of Congregations.
In his role as dean he will lead the faculty in curriculum development and evaluation and instructional development, and will also serve on the administrative team of the seminary.
“[Galindo] understands the challenges of the 21st century on local church ministry and will strengthen our efforts to prepare women and men for ministry around the world,” said seminary president Ron Crawford.