In 1988, Steve was called as President of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (USA), a non-denominational discipleship ministry to students on college campuses across the country. Alec Hill, current President of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (U.S.A.) said of his predecessor, \u201cSteve brought pastoral care, healing and hope to an InterVarsity community that had undergone much trauma in the 1980\u2019s. When he left in 2001, the Fellowship was healthy and the board fully engaged. He is one of the kindest and most authentic people I\u2019ve ever known.\u201d\u009d Steve continued to serve as an adjunct of professor of Old Testament at a number of schools such as: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Regent College, and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.<\/p>\n
In 2001, Steve made the transition from the academic world to parish ministry. He became the Senior Associate Pastor at High Point Church and the Associate Pastor at the Fountain of Life Family Ministry Center, both in Madison, WI. Alex Gee, Founder & President of the Nehemiah Community Development Corporation, is a friend and partner from that time, \u201cSteve was our founding board chairman\u201d\u00a6 [and] served as a volunteer Associated Pastor at our cross-cultural, multi-class congregation. He helped me to create an in-house urban leadership training program for developing our folks. Steve\u2019s brilliance is only eclipsed by his humility! I\u2019m a better man because of my accountability to Steve and his love for me.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
In 2003, he was called as the Peachtree Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA, while also serving as Scholar in Residence at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. In 2009, he was called as the Seminary\u2019s ninth President.<\/p>\n