November 17, 2025
Wheaton College is delighted to announce that Dr. Todd Wilson will join the Litfin Divinity School as Senior Fellow of Scripture, Ministry, and Leadership and as the new program director for our M.A. in Leadership starting on July 1, 2026.
Dr. Wilson brings a rare combination of pastoral, scholarly, and executive leadership experience to this new role. Over the past two decades, he has served as a senior pastor, nonprofit founder, university vice president, and thought leader in evangelical leadership formation. Most recently, he has been serving as Senior Vice President and Special Advisor to the President at Southern Wesleyan University, where he has led a record-setting advancement strategy, shaped key institutional initiatives, and provided senior-level counsel on organizational and presidential-level strategy.
A graduate of Wheaton College (B.A., M.A.), Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (MBA), and the University of Cambridge (Ph.D., New Testament), Dr. Wilson has authored or edited numerous books spanning theology, spiritual formation, leadership, and cultural engagement. He is widely recognized as a leading voice in the “pastor-theologian” movement, having co-founded and led the Center for Pastor Theologians (CPT), one of the most influential networks of evangelical pastor-scholars in North America. He also runs Integrated Leaders, a coaching business that supports and equips Christian leaders around the country.
Dr. Wilson's appointment reflects the Divinity School’s deepening commitment to cultivating leaders who are biblically rooted, spiritually formed, and practically equipped for gospel ministry. In addition to advancing the M.A. in Leadership program, he will help strengthen strategic partnerships and philanthropic initiatives as a part of the College’s Advancement Department, and he will launch new efforts designed to equip pastors, church networks, and emerging leaders globally.
“Todd Wilson embodies the kind of integrative, visionary leadership we aim to form in all of our students,” said Dr. Marc Cortez, Dean of the Litfin Divinity School. “He brings theological depth, pastoral credibility, and organizational wisdom to this new role, and we are thrilled to welcome him back to Wheaton.”