Dr. Clifton Clarke completed his Ph.D. at the University of Birmingham with his dissertation centering on post-missionary Christology among African indigenous churches in Ghana. After teaching theology at the University of Nottingham and pastoring in the UK for many years, Clarke and his family served as missionaries in Ghana, supporting orphanages, planting churches, and building schools over a period of ten years. He taught and trained West African church leaders in Muslim-dominated areas to effectively evangelize across the West African subregion. He has worked in universities in various capacities in the UK, Africa, and the United States. As a theologian and biblical scholar, Dr. Clarke believes theological training is a critical part of ministry preparation and development. As a professor for many years, he has been invited to speak at universities and colleges all over the world. Currently, he serves as the Associate Dean of the William E. Pannell Center for African American Church Studies and the Associate Professor of Black Church Studies and World Christianity at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena California.