Ralph Douglas West Pastor/Founder The Church Without Walls 5725 Queenston Blvd , TX 77084

EDUCATION Ph.D. Student, Southwestern Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX, 2019- D.Min., Samford University, Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, AL, 2004 M.Div., Biblical Languages Degree, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX, 1994 B.A., Philosophy/Religion, Bishop College, , TX, 1981

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Adjunct Professor, D.Min. Cohort of Preaching, Payne Theological Seminary, 2019- Preaching Plus Cohort, , George W. Truett Seminary, 2019-20 Adjunct Professor, D.Min. Cohort of Preaching, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 2017-18 Adjunct Professor of Preaching, George W. Truett Seminary, Baylor University, 2011-17 Preaching Plus Cohort, Baylor University, George W. Truett Seminary, 2016-17 Preaching Cohort, Imaginative Reading for Creative Preaching, Geneva, Switzerland, 2015

PASTORAL EXPERIENCE Pastor/Founder, The Church Without Walls (Brookhollow Baptist Church), Houston, TX, 1987- Pastor, Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Houston, TX, 1984-87 Pastor, Zion Hill Baptist Church, Brookshire, TX, 1983-84

IC3 CHURCH GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE Beginning in 2004, Dr. West has given leadership to the Issachar Conference (IC3 Church Growth & Development Conference) with a purpose to equip today’s leaders with the necessary tools to enable them to understand the set times of the church. These times require leaders to take a valiant approach to the ministry of Christ in their church, culture, and community. In 2018, the mission of IC3 expanded to Africa, bridging two continents together with a vision for global missions and ministry. IC3 Church Growth & Development Conference, Houston, TX, 2016- IC3 Church Growth & Development Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 2018- Issachar Conference, Houston, TX, 2004-05

LECTURER HBU Theology Conference, Houston Baptist University, Houston, TX, 2020 Text-Driven Preaching Conference, Southwestern Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX, 2020 Black in Theology, Denver Seminary, Denver, CO, 2020 Convocation and Pastors’ School, Duke University, Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC, 2019 National Conference on Preaching, Houston, TX, 2019 Wilson Lectures, , Wiley, TX, 2019 MLK50: Gospel Reflections from the Mountaintop, Memphis, TN, 2018 Houston Theological Seminary, Houston, TX, 2016 Congress, Baptist World Alliance, Durban, South Africa, 2015 Broadus Lectures, Anderson University, Clamp School of Divinity, 2015 The State of The Black Church, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ, 2015 Trinity International University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL, 2015 Northern Seminary, Homiletic Practice and Reflection, Lombard, IL, 2013 National Conference on Preaching, Atlanta, GA, 2012 William E. Conger, Jr. Lectures, Samson University, Beeson Divinity School, 2012 B. Mays Leadership Conference, Interdenominational Theological Center at , Atlanta, GA, 2012 B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, Houston, TX, 2007 CD Hubert Lecture Series, Interdenominational Theological Center at Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, 2007 , Hawkins, TX, 2007 Garnett-Nabrit Lecture Series, American Baptist College, Nashville, TN Northern Seminary, Lombard, IL, 2002

PREACHING – Academic Venues Duke University, Duke Divinity School, Convocation and Pastors’ School, Durham, NC, 2019 Baylor University, George W. Truett Seminary, National Preaching Conference, Waco, TX, 2019 Sunday School Publishing Board, Dallas, TX, 2019 Baylor University, George W. Truett Seminary, African American Preaching Conference, Waco, TX, 2019 , Commencement, New Orleans, LA, 2019 Moody Institute, Pastors’ Conference, , IL, 2018 Baptist General Convention of , Annual Gathering, Waco, TX, 2018 Evangelical Homiletics Society, New Orleans, LA, 2018 New Orleans Baptist Seminary, New Orleans, LA, 2018 Baylor University, George W. Truett Seminary, Commencement, Waco, TX 2017 , Pastors’ Conference, Chicago, IL, 2016 , Convocation, Dallas, TX, 2016 International Congress on Preaching, Cambridge, England, 2016 Evangelical Homiletics Society, The Political Pulpit, Fort Worth, TX, 2016 Virginia Union University, Commencement, Richmond, Virginia, 2016 Princeton Seminary, Black Church Studies, Princeton, NJ, 2015 National Conference on Preaching, Jacksonville, FL, 2015 Lutheran Theological Seminary, Urban Theological Institute, , PA, 2013 , Commencement, Georgetown, KY, 2011 Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, TX, 2011 Minister’s Conference, Hampton, VA, 2007

PUBLICATIONS BOOKS West, Ralph Douglas, An Uplook for a New Outlook: 30 Days to a New View, 2019 West, Ralph Douglas, A Place to Hear From Heaven, 2015 West, Ralph Douglas, Living in the In-Between Times: The Life of Samuel, 2012 West, Ralph Douglas, Pas The Day: 365 Daily Devotional Journal, 2011 West, Ralph Douglas, Left Alone, 2008 West, Ralph Douglas, Finding Fullness Again: What The Book of Ruth Teaches About Starting Over, Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2006

CONTRIBUTOR TO BOOKS “Forward” in Learning from a Legend: What Gardner C. Taylor Can Teach Us About Preaching, Jared E. Alcantara, Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2016. “Preaching in a Heterodidactic Age” in Baptist Preaching: A Global Anthology, Edited by Joel C. Gregory, Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2014. “The Face of the Prophet: From Hopelessness to Hope” in Athens & Oxford: Sermons, Edited by Joel C. Gregory, Fort Worth, TX: Hupomone Press, 2014. “Forward” in Resurrection From Rejection: Healing from 7 Areas of Rejection in Your Life, Steven Eugene Carter, Bayonne, NJ, 2014. “The Measure of Ministry” in Oxford Sermons Volume IV, Edited by Joel C. Gregory, Fort Worth, TX: Hupomone Press, 2011. “Response to: The Power of Touch” in What We Love About the Black Church: Can We Get a Witness, William Crouch and Joel C. Gregory, Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2010. “The Church Goes On” in Oxford Sermons Volume III, Edited by Joel C. Gregory, Fort Worth, TX: Hupomone Press, 2009. “No Longer Left Alone: A Sermon Excerpt from Left Alone” in Oxford Sermons Volume II, Edited by Joel C. Gregory, Fort Worth, TX: Hupomone Press, 2008. “Selecting the Text for an Evangelistic Sermon” in Preaching Evangelistically: Proclaiming the Saving Message of , Al Fasol, Roy Fish, Steve Gaines, Ralph Douglas West, Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2006. “Weaving the Textual Web”, “Sermon: Declare These Things”, in Power in the Pulpit, Edited by Cleophus J. LaRue, Louisville, KY, 2002. “Finding the Hand of God” in Outstanding Black Sermons Volume 4, Edited by Walter S. Thomas, Louisville, KY: Judson Press, 2002.

ARTICLES “Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr.”, Today, Preaching Today, Skill Builders, January 2016 “The Safest Safe”, , Preaching Today, Sermon, March 2013 “Grow Up!”, Christianity Today, Preaching Today, Sermon, January 2013 “The Message of the Cross”, Preaching Magazine, Preaching Magazine, Sermon, Volume 27, No. 2, 2011 “No Bones About It”, Preaching Magazine, Preaching Magazine, Sermon, Volume 25, No. 5, 2010 “A Baby in the Belfry”, Preaching Magazine, Preaching Magazine, Sermon, Volume 25, No. 3, 2010 “Revival I”, Guest Lectionary Commentator: Lection Isaiah 40:12-26, The African American Pulpit, August 2009 “Revival II”, Guest Lectionary Commentator: Lection Isaiah 40:27-31, The African American Pulpit, August 2009

ORAL HISTORY “Ralph Douglas West.” Preaching Magazine, Sept 19, 2017, Interview with Michael Duduit, Preaching.com “Preaching That Leads a Church: An Interview with Ralph Douglas West”, Fall 2016, Preaching Magazine, Interview with Michael Duduit “Drama in the Black Church Pastor Ralph Douglas West On Conflicts Over Church Direction”, June 5, 2013, Interview with Roland Martin, YouTube.com “Part 1 Dr. Ralph West Ministry Interview-Fall Church Institute”, Cutting It Straight, Oct 10, 2012, Interview with H.B. Charles, Jr., YouTube.com “Part 2 Pastor HB Charles Jr and Dr. Ralph West Pastoral Journey Experience”, Cutting It Straight, Oct 10, 2012, Interview with H.B. Charles, Jr., YouTube.com “Part 3 Dr. Ralph West-Sermon Illustration, Sermon Crafting”, Cutting It Straight, Oct 10, 2012, Interview with H.B. Charles, Jr., YouTube.com “Preaching Beyond the Walls: An Interview with Ralph Douglas West”, Fall 2016, Preaching Magazine, Volume 26, No. 6, Interview with Michael Duduit “Preaching Without Walls: An Interview with Ralph Douglas West”, Fall 2008, Preaching Magazine, Interview with Michael Duduit, Preaching.com

LEADERSHIP Served as National Director of UNCF Advisory Board Member of Baylor College of Medicine Board Member of N.A.N (National Action Network) Lifetime Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Served as Board Member of Baptist General Convention of Texas Board Member of Houston Baptist University Served as Board Member Morehouse School of Religion Served as Advisory Board Member of Beeson Divinity School

RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc Union Baptist Association of Houston Texas Baptist/Baptist General Convention of Texas Southern Baptist Convention

HONORS Recognized as one of the “12 Most Effective Preachers” in the English-speaking world according to a study conducted by Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary, 2018 Received Proclamation recognition from Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston, TX, 2018 Received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from the Interdenominational Theological Center at Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA Received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX, The Preaching 30: 30 Who Have Most Influenced Preaching for the Past 30 Years, Preaching Magazine 50 Most Influential Black Christian History-Makers, Black Christian News Network, 2013 Philanthropic Award from Baptist University of the Americas, San Antonio, TX, 2010 Who’s Who in Black Houston, 2009 Philanthropic Award from Alpha Merit Educational Foundation, Houston, TX, 2008 Georgia and Paul Quinn Texas. The Global Directory of Who’s Who Dr. Gardner C. Taylor’s “Exceptional Preacher” Award, 2008 Texas -10th Annual T.F. Freeman Ministers/Laity Summit Award, 2008 Arena Theater Man of Action Award, 2008 Kyle Lake Center for Effective Preaching at Truett Seminary, September’s Pastor of the Day, 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award-Jarvis Christian College, Dallas Alumni Chapter, 2007 L.R. Scarborough Award – Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004 Philanthropic Award from American Baptist College, Nashville, TN NAACP Houston Branch 2002 Freedom Fund Award Inducted into the Martin Luther King, Jr., Board of Preachers as a “Distinguished Preacher,” Morehouse College, 1998 Outstanding Men of America Award, 1985

PERSONAL Spouse: Sheretta Machelle Grays West Children: Ralph II, Rennekia, and Ralpheal