Dr. Greg Bourgond

GREGORY W. BOURGOND, D.Min., Ed.D.

President and Founder

Heart of a Warrior Ministries

www.heartofawarrior.typepad.com

Email: GWBourgond@aol.com

Dr. Greg Bourgond earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Chapman University (1979), a Master of Divinity degree (M.Div.) from Bethel Seminary in San Diego (1983), a Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min.) in Church Leadership from Bethel (1997), and an Ed.D. in Instructional Technology and Distance Education (2001) from Nova Southeastern University. He completed post-graduate studies in the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard Graduate School of Education (2003). He is the author of “A Rattling of Sabers: Preparing Your Heart for Life’s Battles” published in 2010.

His previous experience includes ten years in the defense industry and commercial business and over fourteen years in various ministry positions. He has held positions as a Principal Analyst and Project Manager for Analysis & Technology, Inc., Senior Project Engineer for Hughes Aircraft Company, Unit Training Manager for General Electric, and General Manager in Burdick Companies. In ministry he has been a Deacon, Elder, Ministry Director, Associate Pastor, and Executive Pastor. He completed 29 years of active and reserve duty in enlisted and officer ranks in the U.S. Navy.

He most recently served as Assistant to the Provost of Bethel University and Director of Strategy for Online Education providing direction for advancement of online education across Bethel University four academic units; College of Arts and Sciences, College of Professional and Adult Studies, Graduate School, and the Seminary. He provided operational support to Bethel Seminary in the areas of distributed learning, budget development, and future strategic operations. He has also served as Vice President for Operations and Strategic Initiatives, Dean for the Center of Transformational Leadership, and Dean of Academic Affairs and Instructional Technology at Bethel Seminary with transregional responsibilities in its six teaching locations, four on the eastern seaboard, one in San Diego, and the main campus in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Greg serves as a consultant and teacher in the areas of leadership formation and development, spiritual and personal formation, legacy, organizational systems theory and applications, strategic planning, distance learning and technology-mediated course delivery, and small group dynamics. He is the President and Founder of Heart of a Warrior Ministries, a ministry dedicated to helping men live lives of integrity and honor under the authority of God. He has taught many schools, churches, and organizations. Greg has been happily married for 42 years and enjoys his six grandchildren every chance he gets.