Karen Giesen

Adjunct Professor in Christian Education; Assistant Director, Houston Extension

Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas Doctor of Ministry in Christian Education, 2008 Master of Arts in Christian Education, concentration in Educational Administration, 2001. Master of Arts in Biblical Studies, 1998 Rice University, Houston, Texas Bachelor of Arts, major in English, 1967.

In addition to teaching in the Christian Education department, Dr. Karen Giesen oversees Houston operations in her role as Assistant Director of the Seminary’s Houston Extension. There she also mentors and advises over two hundred students who take classes in Houston. Dr. Giesen has served as Director of Christian Education for her inner city, multi-racial, economically diverse church. Her earlier positions include directing publicity and promotion for a large church music ministry and teaching children at a Christian summer camp. She has lectured on Strategic Planning for Ministry at the Logos Bible Conference in New Zealand. Her numerous published articles include a Kindred Spirit profile of J. Dwight Pentecost which received a national award from the Evangelical Press Association.