Bob Burns
Associate Professor of Educational Ministries, Dean of Lifelong Learning,
Director, Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Program
Scholarship
Featured Publication
The Fresh Start: Divorce Recovery Workbook,with Dr. Thomas Whiteman (Atlanta: Nelson, 1992; revised and updated, 1998)
The Bible-based insights included in this revised and updated edition will give you the practical tools you need to recover from the trauma of divorce and complete the journey toward wholeness after the painful breakup of a marriage.
Books
The Adult Child of Divorce, with Dr. Michael Brissett. Atlanta: Oliver-Nelson, 1992.
Divorce Recovery (originally published as Through the Whirlwind). Atlanta: Oliver-Nelson, 1989; reprinted with study guide, 1992.
The Fresh Start: Divorce Recovery Workbook, with Dr. Thomas Whiteman. Atlanta: Nelson, 1992; revised and updated, 1998.
Articles
“Developing Servant Leaders.” Covenant ( Spring 2007).
“Divorce Recovery,” in Singles Ministry Handbook, ed. Douglas Fagerstrom. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1988.
“Getting Involved in a Friend’s Divorce,” with Janet S. Burns. byFaith, Issue 6, (November/December 2005), 28-31.
“How Pastors Learn the Politics of Ministry Practice.” Religious Education (Fall 2002).
“Issues Framing the Politics of Ministry Practice.” Review of Religious Research, 45 no.3 (2004), 235-253.
“Left Off the Ark.” Covenanter Witness (Spring 1987).
“Ministry to Single Adults: The need.” PCA Messenger (February 1989).
“Our Responsibility to the Single-Again.” Follow Me (February 1989).
“Pastoral Learning After Seminary.” All For Jesus: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Covenant Theological Seminary ed., Robert A. Peterson and Sean Michael Lucas. Fearn, Tain, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2006.
“Raw Bible.” PCA Messenger (January 1994).
Recent Publications and Presentations
Developing Servant Leaders (Covenant Magazine, Spring, 2007) and Leading By Faith (Covenant Magazine, Spring, 2008). Most recently I have led a team in the development of a seminar notebook on leading by grace for the Intersect Forum. I am also leading a research project on what it takes for pastors to survive and thrive over a lifetime of ministry.