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Advanced Subject Matter Expert: Jason Swan Clark

Doctor of Leadership in Global Perspectives

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Dr. Jason Swan Clark designed the Doctor of Leadership in Global Perspectives program and has helped shape its identity, curriculum and learning journey since its launch in 2010. As Advanced Subject Matter Expert, he continues to support the curatation of the programs leadership learning, mentor students and cohorts, help develop its global intensives, connect students with leading practitioners and scholars, and integrate their leadership formation with their doctoral research.

Dr. Clark is the Director of the London Centre for Spiritual Direction, an independent UK charity dedicated to offering resources, training, and support for those engaged in Christian spiritual direction. Dr. Clark oversees the day-to-day operations and its strategic vision. The Centre offers a wide variety of workshops, courses, and supervision opportunities for spiritual directors, all underpinned by its Code of Practice and safeguarding protocols in partnership with the Diocese of London. He also serves as the Director of Affective Leadership LLC, which provides consulting services in leadership training and development for Christian organizations and networks.

Prior to his role at LCSD, Dr. Clark served as a full-time pastor at Sutton Vineyard Church in London (UK), which he and his wife planted in 1997 while he was an investment broker in London. He and his wife served as regional and national leader for Vineyard Churches UK, overseeing church planting and church development in London. He also served as a Vineyard Institute Board and Leadership Team Member, overseeing the training of leaders and pastors for the Vineyard Church International Movement. Dr. Clark transitioned to serve as the principal and head of Waverley Abbey College, leading the development of a new Christian university, at the heart of a partnership with Waverley Abbey and 24/7 Prayer.

Dr. Clark was very involved in emerging and missional church explorations, having overseen the former Emergent UK network. Jason completed his DMin at George Fox, with research in exploration of emerging and missional church theology and leadership. His subsequent PhD at London School of Theology researched theological assessments of consumerism and the implications for evangelical ecclesiology.

Dr. Clark lectures and teaches in other countries on a regular basis in the areas of church and culture. He contributed two chapters to Church in the Present Tense for Baker Academic’s emersion series.

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