Dr. Larry Bollinger's Profile
Profile
Education
Ed. D in Ethical Leadership / Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois May, 2016
Executive Training in Strategic Management for Leaders of NGOs / Harvard University May, 2011
MBA / Eastern University, St. Davids PA Sept. 1992 – May 2001
BA in Business Administration / Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy MA Sept. 1987 – May 1991
Work Profile
President of Asia Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary May 2020 - Present
- Responsible for oversight of all aspects of the organization
- Successfully navigated the organization through COVID including migration to online synchronous and asynchronous modes of education
Vice-President for Institutional Advancement / Eastern Nazarene College Aug. 2016 – May 2020
- Responsible for raising non-tuition revenue
- Oversee the offices of External Relations, Alumni Relations and Marketing
Director / Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Jan. 2004 – Aug. 2016
- Developed and implemented a marketing strategy providing more than 200% growth to a faith based international humanitarian agency
- Lead the organization through continuous growth even amid significant economic downturn
- CEO/President of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Inc. – a separate non-profit concentrating in government and foundation grants
- Successful at receiving and implementing multi-million-dollar programs with government funding from USAID and Dept. of Justice
- Traveled to more than 100 countries
- Speaking, providing field leadership and training
- Engaging and Mobilizing the constituents on various issues including HIV & AIDS, poverty alleviation, disaster response, areas of conflict resolution, immigration, refugee assistance and child development, economic development
- Led the staff in creating new systems for field management and program implementation
- Worked with denominational leaders on current social & political issues impacting the Church of the Nazarene
- Served on the board of the Association of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations (now called Accord)
- Networked and established partnerships with several organizations, which mutually serve the Church’s interest as it serves the poor
Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator / Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Sept. 2001 – Jan. 2004
- Responsible for Nazarene Compassionate Ministry in 26 countries across Asia
- Established training in various areas of community-based development initiatives across the region
- Identified and gave platform to key field leaders
- Initiated models of programing in Child Development that have been replicated worldwide
Program Development Coordinator / Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Jan. 1996 – Sept. 2001
- Responsible for field programs in Nazarene Compassionate Ministries
- Developed training for field staff and practitioners
- Turned around significant operational deficits in 1996 and maintained the ability to work in the black
- Assisted in establishing the presence of the denomination in many new countries through the work of Compassionate Ministry