Geoffrey Nelson-Blake

Credentials: BA, La Sierra University / MDiv, Andrews University / PhD, Graduate Theological Union (Present)

Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

Specific Field: Missiology

Biography: 

Geoffrey Nelson-Blake is a Mexican-American California native whose academic interests were formed and transformed by his time as a practitioner, both as a Seventh-day Adventist pastor and a faith-based community organizer. His interests include missiology, public theology, and decolonial theory. Drawing from research interviews, his dissertation investigates how future-oriented, eschatologically driven mission is a primary source of motivation for many participants of faith-based community organizing. Nelson-Blake aspires to teach full-time, having recently taught a course designed as a dialogue between mission studies and decolonial studies. His publishing experience includes a chapter for a book and an essay for The Washington Post.