Dr. Greg Delort – Vice President for Academics and Professor of Counseling
gdelort@mccks.edu
MCC Start Date: July 1997
Academic History:
- B.A., Lincoln Christian College, 1994
- Church and Family Life
- M.A., Lincoln Christian Seminary, 1997
- Counseling Ministry
- M.S., Kansas State University, 2002
- Family Studies
- Thesis – “Couple perspectives on pastoral approaches to premarital counseling: An exploratory study”
- Ph.D. Family Studies, Kansas State University, 2006
- Family Studies
- Dissertation – “I Make Myself Who I Want to Be: Understanding Adolescent Perspectives of Adoptive Identity”
Ecclesial Experience and/or Passions
Youth Minister, Lincolnway Christian Church, 1991-1995
Ordained, August 1993
Counselor, Student Counseling Services, Lincoln Christian University, 1995-1997
Campus Minister (Interim), Encounter, Illinois State University, 1996-1997
Pastor (interim), Cedar Point Community Church, 2009-2010
Chaplain Resident, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, 2012-2013
Visionary (founding) Member of The Center for Spiritual Care and Pastoral Formation, 2014
Board Member, Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling, 2019-2021
Ethics Board Member, Accord Hospice 2019-present
Academic Interests and/or Areas of Expertise
Board Certified Clinical Chaplain
Board Certified Pastoral Counselor
Board Certified Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor
Diplomate in Pastoral Supervision
Certified Family Life Educator
Peer Reviewer for Family Studies Journals
I have been asked to speak on the following topics in various churches, parachurches, educational institutions, professional and community organizations.
Family (marriage, family issues, parenting)
Leadership
Adoption
Foster Parenting
Contemporary Cultural Issues
Worldview
Counseling
Chaplaincy
Youth Issues
Small Groups
Theology
Pastoral Ministry
Theory
Methodology
Program Delivery and Assessment