Biographical Sketch
Dennis D. Frey and his wife Sharon L. Frey

Dennis D. Frey
Born: 8/6/46
Married: 4/1/67, Sharon Louise (McGinn)
Children:
Troy (4/16/68)
Melissa (7/1/71)
Grandchildren:
Benjamin Frey (6/1/93)
Jeffrey Geisler  (4/5/99)
Great Grandchildren:
Titus Frey

EDUCATION:
U.S. Navy Electronics "A" & "C" School, U.S. Navy, 1964-1969
Pensacola Community College, 1969-1971
Consumer Banking Certificate, CITICORP, 1972
Gulf Life Insurance Company, Phase I & II Training Program, 1973
Life Underwriters Training, First Year Life Training Certificate, 1973
Church of the Nazarene home course of study for ministers, 1972-74
Investment Securities School, Inc., NASD Series I Training Course, 1976
Other Business/Insurance/Investment/Management related courses, 1976-77
A.B.S., Nazarene Bible College, Colorado Springs, CO, 1977
M.Min., Trinity Theological Seminary, Newburgh, IN, 1982
M.Div., Trinity Theological Seminary, Newburgh, IN, 1984
D.Min., Trinity Theological Seminary, Newburgh, IN, 1984
Oxford American Graduate School, Phase I of the D.Phil. Program, 1986
Th.D., Trinity Theological Seminary, Newburgh, IN, 1988
M.B.A., California Coast University, Santa Ana, CA, 1993
D.B.A., California Coast University, Santa Ana, CA, 1998
United States Coast Guard License to U.S. Merchant Marine Officer, 2000 - 2010
                                                                             
MINISTERIAL CONNECTION:
Ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, and the Missionary Church, U.S.A.

HOBBIES:
Canoeing, hunting, fishing, gardening and general farm work

MINISTRY CONNECTED SERVICE/CONTRIBUTION (1972 to present):
Evangelist, church planter, pastor, youth camp speaker, retreat speaker, visiting professor, seminar presenter, publications campaign chairman, district Sunday School director, district youth secretary, division secretary, children's camp director, district finance committee member, district ministerial credentials board member, counseling center founder, new church planter, radio and television ministry, crisis pregnancy center board member, Right-to-Life rally speaker, Sunday School teacher.
 
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CONNECTED SERVICE/CONTRIBUTION (1989 to present):
Faculty member -  accelerated seminar faculty -  commencement speaker -  developed international alumni association -  developed alumni student recruiting program -  developed scholarship fund program in connection with a national insurance company (Preferred Risk Group) -  listed in the National Distinguished Service Registry 1989-90 for contribution to Counseling and Development -  founder of Trinity Theological Seminary's online Division -  pioneering work in Web and Internet based advertising and educational delivery systems for theological distance education institutions -  Founder and President of Master’s International University of Divinity - pioneering work in online educational systems for theological distance education -  continuing involvement in the theory, practice and methods of theological distance education including competency based Theological education - frequent traveler and tour host to Israel - member of the International Board of Bridges for Peace, a Christian NGO headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel (2012 -2022) - advisory board member of the Council of Private Colleges of America - policy board member for Right to Life of Southwest Indiana.
                              

SHARON L. FREY
 
Mrs. Frey has been working with children since 1972.  Her experience includes teaching at the grade school level in Christian schools, children's ministry in the local church, bus ministries, children's camps, vacation Bible school, and of course, teaching and directing day care and preschool programs.
 
Sharon is the founding director of three day care and preschool programs, has extensive experience working with local and state government, and has served as a practicum supervisor for students in the Early Childhood Development program at the University of Illinois.
 
Her educational background includes Mt. St. Clair College for Women; Florissant Valley College; Certificate of Early Childhood Development from Parkland College, as well as numerous professional seminars and related workshops.  She holds the Bachelor of Religious Education degree from Trinity College of the Bible.
 
Sharon is the mother of two grown children, Troy and Melissa, grandmother of two boys, Benjamin Frey and Jeffrey Geisler, and great grandson Titus Frey.  She and her husband have been married since 1967, and have served in Christian ministry and Christian education since 1974.  She is an accomplished artist, Bible scholar, and outdoor adventurer and boater.

CONTACT INFORMATION

812-471-0611(office)
812-471-0877 (FAX)
drfrey@mdivs.edu