Rev. Dr.

Rick Griffith
Singapore Bible College 9-15 Adam Singapore 289886
Office: +65-6559-1513 Mobile: +65-9113-7090
griffith@sbc.edu.sg www.biblestudydownloads.com

Education
PhD

Bible Exposition, Dallas Theological Seminary

1990

ThM

Pastoral Ministry, Dallas Theological Seminary (highest honors)

1987

BS

Business Administration, Marketing Mgmt., California State Univ., Hayward (honors)

1980

Ministry Summary
Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Director, Singapore Bible College

2012-present

Associate Professor in Biblical Studies, Singapore Bible College

1991-present

Career Missionary with WorldVenture seconded to Singapore Bible College

1990-present

Singapore Field Director for WorldVenture International

1992-present

Asia Translation Director, The BibleBasically Seminar (38 languages)

2003-present

Adjunct Seminary Professor to 13 Asian Countries (see page 3)

1997-present

Church Planter & Pastor-Teacher, Crossroads International Church, Singapore

2006-present

Interim Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, Singapore

2001

Associate Founder & Board Chairman, Intl Community School, Singapore

1992-1995

Corporate Chaplain, Marketplace Ministries, Dallas, Texas

1987-1989

Pastor, Grace Fellowship Evangelical Free Church, Fort Worth, Texas

1986-1987

Church Coordinator, International Students, Inc., Dallas, Texas

1983-1986

Music Evangelist, Campus Crusade for Christ, Philippines & 11 other nations

1980-1983

Writing Ministry

Course Notes totaling 5000 pages for 13 seminary courses: OT Survey (2 vols.),
NT Survey (2 vols.), OT Backgrounds, NT Backgrounds, Bible Geography,
Homiletics, Ecclesiology, Pneumatology, Eschatology, Books & Commentaries
You Should Buy, Psalms, How to Study & Teach the Bible (all for free download at
biblestudydownloads.com and for sale in print at the SBC Book Centre)

1991-2014

Advanced Studies in the Old & New Testaments. 24-lesson OT and 16-lesson
NT online courses at www.internetseminary.org.

2012

Of Judas and Dan Brown: Little Christian Teaching and Diversity in Gospel of
Judas, Today (10 April 2006), p. 20.

2006

The Return of Jesus Christ: What Does It Have to Do With Me? Impact Magazine
(Feb/Mar 2003): 35-39.

2003

Charts of Bible Prophecy, H. Wayne House and Randall Price. Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2002contributed 11 of the 120 charts.

2002

Rich Men Dont Go to Heaven (and Other Hard Sayings of Jesus) Impact
Magazine 22 (Aug/Sep 1998), pp. 26-27.

1998

Walvoord, John Flipse (1910-). In Twentieth-Century Dictionary of Christian

Biography. ed. J. D. Douglas. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1995, pp. 411-412.

1995

The Eschatological Significance of the Sabbath. Ph.D. dissertation, Dallas

Theological Seminary, 424 pp.

1990

A Teachers Manual, Student Handouts, and Audio-Visual Materials for Teaching

the Spiritual Gifts. Th.M. Research Project, Dallas Seminary.

1987

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Courses Taught
Biblical Studies

Hebrew Exegesis

1991

Bible Geography*

2005

How to Study the Bible & Hermeneutics*

Old Testament Backgrounds/World of the OT (taught 23 times)

1992-2014

Old Testament Survey (taught 25 times)

1992-2014

Pentateuch

2005

Poetic Books

2008

Psalms

1991

Prophetic Books

1999

New Testament Backgrounds/World of the NT (taught 26 times)

1993-2012

New Testament Survey (taught 30 times)

1991-2014

Gospels

Galatians & Romans*

Romans*

Pastoral Epistles

Petrine Epistles

The BibleBasically (taught 4 times)

Revelation* (taught 5 times)

2000, 2003, 2004, 2013

2007
1998, 2000
2006, 2009, 2011
1991-1992
2006
2008, 2013, 2014
2012-2014

Theology

Ecclesiology (taught 17 times)

1994-2014

Pneumatology (taught 20 times)

1994-2013

Eschatology (taught 20 times)

1991-2010

The Christian Life*

2000, 2002

Practical Ministry

Exposition of Genesis-Deuteronomy

1991-1992

Exposition of Joshua-Esther

1991-1992

Exposition of Job-Daniel

1992-1993

Exposition of Isaiah-Malachi

1992-1993

Church Dynamics*

Evangelism

Old Testament Preaching Seminar

Homiletics 1 (taught 31 times)

Homiletics 2 (taught 6 times)

Advanced Preaching Seminar (ThM)

2000, 2002, 2004

1992
1994-1995
1992-2000, 2004-2014
1993-2013
1996

* These courses were not taught at SBC but as an adjunct professor in other countries (see next page)

Memberships
Chinese Creation Science Association

2013-present

Evangelical Theological Society

1991-present

Ordination: Christ Chapel Bible Church, Fort Worth, TX (non-denominational)

1988

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Adjunct Teaching (52 modules)

China: BEE World (3 modules)

1999-2009

India: Pastoral & Leadership Skill Enhancement (Homiletics & Ecclesiology)

2011

Indonesia: Southeast Asia Bible Seminary (Plenary Speaker on Homiletics)

2010

Jordan: Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary (Homiletics)

2000

Korea: Word of Life Bible Institute (Revelation)

2012

Malaysia: BEE World & Asia Evangelistic Fellowship (Romans & Ecclesiology)

2004, 2007

Mongolia: Union Bible Theological College (5 modules)

1998-2010

Myanmar: Myanmar Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (5 modules)

2004-2010

Nepal: BEE World & Himalayan Graduate School of Theology (4 modules)

1998-2013

Singapore: East Asia School of Theology (OT Prophets)

Sri Lanka: Lanka Bible College & Seminary (14 modules)

Thailand: CCC Institute of Biblical Studies (NT Survey)

Vietnam: BEE World & Institute of Bible & Theology (12 modules)

2003
1997-2013
2006
1998-2012

SBC Appointments

Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Director

2012-present

Associate Professor of Biblical Studies

2010-present

Faculty Scribe

1991-present

Lecturer in Biblical Studies

1991-2010

New Testament Dept. Coordinator

2002-2012

Master of Theology (ThM) Director

1995-2000

Student Life Director

1993-1998, 2010-2012

Awards
Long Service Award, Singapore Bible College
Lewis Sperry Chafer Award, Dallas Theological Seminary (faculty award to
the masters student who best embodies the ideals of DTS in Christian
character, academic excellence, & spiritual leadership)
Whos Who Among US Students: BS, ThM, PhD

2002, 2012
1987

1980, 1987, 1990

Personal
Married to Susan for 31 years with three grown sons, ages 28, 25, and 22

1983-present

Interests: walks with my wife, tennis, travel, singing

References
Dr. Michael Shen, Interim Principal, Singapore Bible College

mshen47@gmail.com

Dr. Clive Chin, Dean, School of Theology (English), Singapore Bible College

cschin@sbc.edu.sg

Dr. Lewis Winkler, Crossroads International Church, Singapore (fellow elder)

lewinkler@aol.com