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Gary V. Simpson
Leading Pastor, Concord Baptist Church of Christ
The Rev. Dr. Gary V. Simpson is leading pastor of the Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Brooklyn, New York. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Denison University and a graduate of Union Theological Seminary. An educator and author, he is an associate professor of homiletics at Drew Theological Seminary, has taught at Yale Divinity School, New York Theological Seminary, New Brunswick Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary, and has lectured at Harvard Divinity School, Princeton Theological Seminary and Candler School of Theology. He currently serves as the chair of the Ordination Council of American Baptist Churches of Metropolitan New York, as a board member of the National Grid Foundation and as a life member of the Denison University board of trustees.
2024 Sabbatical Grant for Researchers
The Sabbatical Grant for Researchers (SGR) offers grants up to $40,000 to support academic sabbatical leave for projects about Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, religious trends and movements, Christian and other faith-based institutions and religion and social issues. Louisville Institute is especially interested in projects that demonstrate a desire to bridge the North American church and academy.
SGR is most often used to supplement an existing semester sabbatical with a second term or semester. Typical applicants are fully employed in accredited academic institutions and are eligible for a full year leave from teaching and administrative responsibilities. Grants awarded in the 2024 cycle will fund sabbaticals taking place during the 2024-2025 academic year or during the 2025 calendar year.
Applications are due November 1, 2023.
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