A practicing pastor and adjunct professor for 40 years, Rev. Robb Shoaf continues to explore the intersection of secular and religious institutions faith and interfaith communities, local government, higher education, and for-profit and nonprofit organizations. He has a strong commitment to developing the tools for a future that will depend upon the partnerships organized at these critical junctions. Over the years he has found the development of leadership depends upon exploration of themes illuminated by references accessing different academic fields of study within the classroom and providing guidance for application beyond it.
Education
- PhD, Systematic Theology, Drew University
- MS Nonprofit Management, New York University
- MPhil, Drew University
- MDiv, cum laude, Drew University
- BA, Juniata College
Research
- “A New Pedagogy Employs an Old Friend: Beauty and the Quality of Ideas,” Journal of Aesthetic Education, vol. 46, No. 2 (Summer 2012)
- “The Charitable Spirit: Tapping into Altruism to Achieve the Nonprofit Mission,” Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations: A Reference Handbook, (2011)
- “Door and Window: Theology as an Introduction to the Christian Life,” Quarterly Review, (1994)
Teaching
Current
- Business Leadership and Human Values
Impact and Engagement
Business
- Adjunct faculty, NYU Stern School of Business, 2015–present
Community
- As a recent retiree from New Jersey, Rev. Shoaf is involved in a local religious community as part of The Baltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist Church and volunteers as a tutor for Reading Partners in Baltimore.