MICHAEL KNIGHT

Leadership Programs

EDUCATION
  • PhD in Social Work and Ministry-Based Evangelism, 2009
    Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Master of Arts in Church and Community Ministry, 2001
    Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Master of Arts in Christian Education, 1999
    Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Master of Divinity with Biblical Languages, 1999
    Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1994
    Lander University
TEACHING AREAS
  • Research Writing and Statistics
  • Leadership Studies Education
  • Critical Thinking and Writing
Rev. Michael Scott Knight, Ph.D is a licensed and ordained minister, a missionary and a seminary Professor with over 20 years of experience in the ministry. He was a former Associate Pastor of Irisan Church in Irisan (Baguio, Philippines) from 2010-2015. He also served as Associate Pastor of Thanksgiving Church in Kias (Benguet, Philippines) and ministered to the blind from 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. A missionary to Asia, Dr. Knight has served in Jakarta, Indonesia from 2015-2020. He also served in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam under the International Mission Board USA from 1999-2000. Prior to joining IGSL, Dr. Knight was a Professor at Maranatha Bible College from 2010 to 2015. He was the former Financial Treasurer of Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary from 2009 to 2011 and was also an Adjunct Professor at the same institution from 2002-2004 and 2008-2009.

He is a statistician for Theses and Dissertations. He teaches thesis and dissertation research and writing for Asia Graduate School of Theology in the D.Min and Ph.D programs. He also enjoys writing and presenting. He coordinated the 2019 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) English Writing for a school. He co-authored the book So Special: Introduction to Special Education published in 2019. This book was based on his experience as a case worker where he did community development with and gave counsel to people with disabilities and mental health issues. In 2012, he presented a conference paper at Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary’s Theological Symposium and Workshop with the theme “Expanding the Global Territory of the Relational Christian God through E-learning” in Taipei, Taiwan.

Dr. Knight and his wife Lizette have been married since 2000. Like what Paul said in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23, Dr. Knight practices “being all things to all people so that some might be saved.”

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