Steve Gober, B.A. (Asbury College), M.Div. and D.Min. (Asbury Theological Seminary)
‘Whole Person Formation of US Hispanic Post-traditional Seminarians in the Wesleyan Holiness Tradition’ (NTC).
Steve serves as Executive Director of Academic Affairs of the Asbury Latino Center at Asbury Theological Seminary. He teaches bilingually delivered courses in the area of Discipleship, Spiritual Formation and John Wesley’s Theology. He is especially interested in how student formation is best pursued among students studying from a distance, especially Hispanic and other minority students.
Steve has served in various roles at Asbury Seminary since May 2010. Prior to joining the Seminary team, Steve and his wife Karoline ministered for seventeen years as missionaries with the Methodist Church of Costa Rica. Steve worked primarily with the Methodist Seminary as a professor, administrator, and during the last eight years of his tenure as President of the Seminary.
Steve is committed to promoting spiritual transformation and renewal in the life of individual persons and the local church. He believes that holistic faith formation and leadership development are key elements to achieving both of these goals. He enjoys time with his family, watching movies, Kayaking, being outdoors and connecting other people to God’s Global Mission.
He can be reached at steve.gober@asburyseminary.edu.
Co-Supervisors: Peter Rae and Mark Maddix
Recent Papers:
“Student Experiences of Holistic Faith Formation.” PhD Seminar. June 2023, Nazarene Theological College: Manchester.
“Holistic Faith Formation: A Contextually Applied Understanding.” November 2023, Nazarene Theological College: Manchester.
“El Cuidado Pastoral como Práctica Comunitaria.” Video Presentation for Convención Hispana del Sureste de Obra Hispana Conferencia Virtual. Abril 2021.
“La Formación Espiritual en el Mundo Virtual (Spiritual Formation in the Virtual World)” Virtual Conference Series. Sponsored by La Alianza Estratégica de Seminarios Latinoamericanos (SALAS). Febrero-Marzo 2021.
“Spiritual Formation and Distance Education: Effectively Engaging Expanding Contexts.” PhD Seminar. June 2020, Nazarene Theological College: Manchester.
“Contextual Realities and Experiences of U.S. Hispanic Students.” PhD Seminar. 27 February, 2019, Nazarene Theological Seminary: Kansas City.
“Whole Person Formation for Post-traditional Students.” PhD Seminar. 12 June, 2018, Nazarene Theological College: Manchester.