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Dunn was born in Monrovia, Liberia?s capital. After earning a Bachelor of Theology degree from LBTS, he was ordained to the Christian ministry in 1987 at Providence Baptist Church, his home church, and was appointed education director and assistant minister. Despite his involvement on the global stage, the BWA director ?has not allowed his global identity to detract from his local commitments to the Body of Christ? in Liberia.� Dunn was chair of the Board of Advisors of the Ricks Institute School in Liberia from 2006-2012 and serves on its Board of Trustees. Ricks, founded in the 1880s, is a Baptist school from kindergarten to grade 12, with a coeducational residential campus. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of LBTS from 2009-2012. Recibió una beca del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias y estudió en el Seminario Teológico de Virginia y en la Escuela de Divinidad de la Universidad Howard, en los Estados Unidos. Ha realizado estudios adicionales en desarrollo comunitario sostenible en la Universidad Estatal de Colorado. Tiene un título honorífico de Doctor Honoris Causa en Divinidad por el Seminario Teológico Bautista de Liberia (LBTS) en 2014. |
Emmett Dunn�is director of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Youth Department. �He became director of the BWA Youth Department in 1994 and, as of 2006, helps to coordinate planning for the Baptist World Congress, conferences and meetings.�