{"id":3888,"date":"2018-07-02T14:37:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T19:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=3888"},"modified":"2019-03-14T17:23:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T22:23:49","slug":"bishop-tom-l-murray-named-scu-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2018\/07\/02\/bishop-tom-l-murray-named-scu-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Tom L. Murray Named SCU President"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bishop Tom L. Murray Named SCU President<\/strong><\/p>\n

Southwestern Christian University (SCU) has named Bishop Tom L. Murray as its next president, Board of Trustees Chairman Bishop Randell O. Drake announced today. Murray will become the 13th<\/sup> president<\/strong> of the 72 year old university.<\/p>\n

The Presidential Search Committee recommended Dr. Murray and two other candidates to the Board of Trustees who then overwhelmingly approved Murray as president in a vote on June 25, 2018. The presidential search process took place over a 5 month period with 15 candidates considered by the P\"\"<\/a>residential Search Committee.<\/p>\n

President Murray brings a unique and qualified educational and ministerial background to SCU as president.<\/p>\n

He has a long history with Southwestern Christian University, receiving his A.A. in Pre-Law and his B.A. in Theology with a minor in Sociology from Southwestern College (SCU).\u00a0 In addition, Bishop Murray earned his M.A. in Public Administration\/Urban Affairs, Political Science from the University of Central Oklahoma.\u00a0 He has been awarded two honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees, and has completed extensive doctoral research in Urban Ministry, particularly in the area of the role of the church in addressing street violence and urban rehabilitation. Murray returns to SCU where he previously served in various positions, including Director of Public Relations, Dean of College Relations, Director of Institutional Advancement and Alumni Affairs, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Academic Officer. Dr. Murray served five SCU presidents during his career with SCU. In addition, he served as Executive Assistant to the President, Corporate Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer at Mid-America Bible College (now Mid-America Christian University,) first in Houston, Texas and then in their move to Oklahoma City. President Murray has extensive experience with accrediting associations, accreditation issues and processes, program assessments and strategic planning, Murray has authored two books, Social Deviance\u2014Street Gangs<\/em>, and The Wind Still Blows and the Fires Still Falls<\/em>—a history of Pentecostalism and the IPHC on the West Coast.<\/p>\n

Bishop Murray was Licensed and Ordained in the International Pentecostal Holiness Church– East Oklahoma Conference in 1972 and 1974 respectively. Since 2005, he has been the Senior Pastor of Christian Heritage Church (a multi-cultural congregation) in Los Angeles, CA and served as a member of the Golden West Conference IPHC Executive Council and Director of Discipleship Ministries. Bishop Murray was appointed, then elected, as Superintendent and Bishop of the Golden West Conference IPHC in 2011 to the present time. He has chaired two IPHC General Conference Committees, serves on the Finance Committee of the IPHC, and has served as Secretary\/Treasurer of Advantage College. Dr. Murray\u2019s pastoral and ministerial experience will be greatly utilized in developing relationships with churches and ministers across the IPHC and other Christian organizations\/denominations\/fellowships.<\/p>\n

SCU\u2019s Board of Trustees Chairman, Bishop Randell O. Drake welcomes President Murray with complete support and great enthusiasm. \u201cI have known Dr. Murray since my days as a student at SCU in the 1970s. I truly believe he is God\u2019s appointed and chosen leader for this season at SCU. His accomplishments in university administration, non-profit leadership, and ministry have prepared him well to serve as SCU\u2019s next president.\u00a0\u00a0I am delighted that he has accepted the position, and I am very excited about the future of the university. I, and the governing board, look forward to being partners in leadership at SCU where we will continue the blessed heritage of Southwestern and work toward greater success in the future for the destiny of SCU with President Murray at the helm\u201d.<\/p>\n

President Murray will relocate from Southern California with his wife Teresa and two daughters, Kaitlyn, and Olivia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,145],"tags":[749,16,739,59,1025],"class_list":{"0":"post-3888","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general","8":"category-higher-education-2","9":"tag-749","10":"tag-discipleship","11":"tag-president","12":"tag-southwestern-christian-university","13":"tag-tom-murray","14":"entry"},"title_es":"El Obispo Tom L. Murray es nombrado Presidente de la SCU","content_es":"El Obispo Tom L. Murray nombrado Presidente de la SCU<\/strong> La Universidad Cristiana del Suroeste (SCU) ha nombrado al Obispo Tom L. Murray como su pr\u00f3ximo presidente, anunci\u00f3 hoy el Obispo Randell O. Drake, Presidente de la Junta de S\u00edndicos. Murray se convertir\u00e1 en el 13 \u00b0<\/sup> presidente<\/strong> de la universidad de 72 a\u00f1os. El Comit\u00e9 de B\u00fasqueda Presidencial recomend\u00f3 al Dr. Murray y otros dos candidatos a la Junta de S\u00edndicos que luego aprobaron abrumadoramente a Murray como presidente en una votaci\u00f3n el 25 de junio de 2018. El proceso de b\u00fasqueda presidencial se llev\u00f3 a cabo durante un per\u00edodo de 5 meses con 15 candidatos considerados por la PAG \"\"<\/a> Comit\u00e9 de b\u00fasqueda residencial. El presidente Murray aporta una experiencia educativa y ministerial \u00fanica y calificada a SCU como presidente. Tiene una larga historia en Southwestern Christian University, recibi\u00f3 su AA en Pre-Law y su BA en Teolog\u00eda con una especializaci\u00f3n en Sociolog\u00eda en Southwestern College (SCU). Adem\u00e1s, el Obispo Murray obtuvo su Maestr\u00eda en Administraci\u00f3n P\u00fablica \/ Asuntos Urbanos, Ciencias Pol\u00edticas de la Universidad de Oklahoma Central. Ha obtenido dos t\u00edtulos honor\u00edficos de Doctor en Divinidades y ha completado una amplia investigaci\u00f3n doctoral en el Ministerio Urbano, particularmente en el \u00e1rea del papel de la iglesia en el tratamiento de la violencia callejera y la rehabilitaci\u00f3n urbana. Murray regresa a SCU donde anteriormente ocup\u00f3 diversos puestos, entre ellos Director de Relaciones P\u00fablicas, Decano de Relaciones Universitarias, Director de Desarrollo Institucional y Asuntos de Alumnos, Director de Operaciones y Director Acad\u00e9mico. El Dr. Murray sirvi\u00f3 a cinco presidentes de SCU durante su carrera en SCU. Adem\u00e1s, se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 como Asistente Ejecutivo del Presidente, Secretario Corporativo, Tesorero y Director Financiero en Mid-America Bible College (ahora Mid-America Christian University), primero en Houston, Texas y luego en su traslado a Oklahoma City. El presidente Murray tiene una amplia experiencia en asociaciones de acreditaci\u00f3n, procesos y cuestiones de acreditaci\u00f3n, evaluaciones de programas y planificaci\u00f3n estrat\u00e9gica, Murray es autor de dos libros, Social Deviance-Street Gangs<\/em> , y The Wind Still Blows and the Fires Still Falls:<\/em> una historia de pentecostalismo y el IPHC en la costa oeste. El Obispo Murray fue Licenciado y Ordenado en la Iglesia Internacional de Santidad Pentecostal-- Conferencia de East Oklahoma en 1972 y 1974, respectivamente. Desde 2005, ha sido pastor principal de Christian Heritage Church (una congregaci\u00f3n multicultural) en Los \u00c1ngeles, California, y fue miembro del Consejo Ejecutivo de Golden West Conference IPHC y Director de Ministerios de Discipulado. El Obispo Murray fue nombrado, luego elegido, como Superintendente y Obispo de la Conferencia Golden West IPHC en 2011 hasta la actualidad. Ha presidido dos Comit\u00e9s de la Conferencia General de IPHC, sirve en el Comit\u00e9 de Finanzas de la IPHC, y se ha desempe\u00f1ado como Secretario \/ Tesorero de Advantage College. La experiencia pastoral y ministerial del Dr. Murray se utilizar\u00e1 en gran medida en el desarrollo de relaciones con iglesias y ministros en toda la IPHC y otras organizaciones \/ denominaciones \/ confraternidades cristianas. El presidente de la Junta de Fideicomisarios de SCU, el obispo Randell O. Drake, le da la bienvenida al presidente Murray con total apoyo y gran entusiasmo. \"Conozco al Dr. Murray desde mis d\u00edas como estudiante en SCU en la d\u00e9cada de 1970. Realmente creo que \u00e9l es el l\u00edder designado y elegido por Dios para esta temporada en SCU. Sus logros en la administraci\u00f3n universitaria, el liderazgo sin fines de lucro y el ministerio lo han preparado bien para servir como el pr\u00f3ximo presidente de SCU. Estoy encantado de que haya aceptado el puesto, y estoy muy entusiasmado con el futuro de la universidad. Yo, y la junta directiva, esperamos ser socios en el liderazgo de SCU donde continuaremos la bendita herencia de Southwestern y trabajaremos para lograr un mayor \u00e9xito en el futuro para el destino de SCU con el presidente Murray a la cabeza \". El presidente Murray se mudar\u00e1 del sur de California con su esposa Teresa y sus dos hijas, Kaitlyn y Olivia.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/SCU-Tom-Murray.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-10I","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}